Quote ="Sensei-Bull"I think it will be down to how many fans bother to come out to watch the team that he's heavily invested in. I don't know the bloke and I don't pretend to, but he seems to be happy that the team are heading in the right direction. He does however, appear to be losing patience with the stay away fans who don't appear to appreciate all the time, money and effort that he's been putting in over the last few years. This is in no way a criticism of the fans on here as I imagine that you all attend regularly but I wouldn't be surprised if he's getting a tad frustrated. Oh and then there's the RFL...
I hope that he sticks around for you. We've got our own drama's over at the Bulls and I wouldn't wish the uncertainty on anybody.'"
Why would non-season ticket holders spend their hard earned on watching a team that has been continuously in the press for all the wrong reasons since 2014?
Even the biggest positive this club has had in the last ten years (a team that should have finished 6th in Super League) has been overshadowed by the deduction of 6 points for breaking the cap. As if that wasn't bad enough we've had to endure months of Koukash promising fans that we had in fact done nothing wrong, the RFL had a vendetta against us and we would get our points back on appeal. How embarrassing that was when an independent sports tribunal ruled in favour of the RFL.
Then there are the countless issues we've faced with players such as Gareth Hock, Cory Paterson, Rangi Chase, Harrison Hansen, Kevin Locke, Tony Puletua, Theo Fages etc which has seen the clubs name dragged through the mud.
I don't blame the "floating" fans for staying away. Do I expect to see them back for the middle 8's too? No. Why would people spend their money to see us play Championship teams?
I did a quick check on our average attendances prior to the announcement of the 6 point deduction and after it. Prior to the announcement we were averaging 4,451 (this even includes the crowd against Catalan which is usually our lowest of the season) and afterwards 2,937. If that isnt comprehensive proof that the Salford public are p*ssed off and done with the club in 2016 then I don't know what is.
We've finally got things right on the field and I would suggest Marwan spends the majority of the off-season re-engaging with the Salford public (and ensuring we don't break the cap again).