Salford are primary tennants. It is a pity we havent got the money to even own a percentage of the stadium. I suppose we will be no different than the likes of Hull, Wigan etc in that regard though.

Great news boys..

The stadium plans look excellent.

I know some of you are disappointed at not owning the stadium but take heart that your revenues will still increase dramatically as a result. I am sure that more fans will attend the games as a result of the move. You can really market yourselves now as one of the regions premier sporting clubs with such a fantastic home.
Shirt sales, ticket sales etc will all raise and you'll be better off as a result.

Plus you seem especially lucky to have a council that values your presence in the city. You can't go wrong in my opinion. It's been a long time coming and you've been really patient and had to endure a lot of ridicule at times but I'm sure you'll all agree it has been worth it.

No but can Sale kick you lot out, namimg Leigh as their second ground, nice to see that Sale selected a team in Rugby League that reflects their own standing in Yawnian and don't won't to be associated with winners.

Just thinking ahead to the new ground, when it opens think that it would be a good idea to make the first round or two of the 2012 season away games and invite whoever wins the NRL next season to be the opposition for the official opening game as they would be over for the world club challenge, that is of course providing we dont win the grand final next season



Imagine a full house for a game against the Broncos or someone of that stature and the memories that would provide for everyone in attendance.

Great idea

MORE CHANCE OF A RUSSELL WATSON CONCERT TAKING PLACE...

It's hardly out of the question. There's usually a warm-up game for the team that's over for the World Club Challenge. Melbourne played at Quins this year and Halifax a couple of years back.

I actually think it's a really good idea and would be something that I would most likely go and see. It would attract fans from other clubs who would not only want to see what the new stadium looks like, but also to see an NRL team in action.

brill idea MR methinks you are in the wrong job.

Well as a few of us know the club does take note of what is said on here and fully intends taking more of a note of the bright ideas some of us have, think that type of grand opening would be a proper way for what we all hope will be an iconic stadium, pity it isnt in the summer as the idea end to the day would be to get a local band of some standing to play and grab headlines on both fronts. We should be mooting this to the RFL right now so they can ensure that the world club challenge is played over herethat season and that the NRL sign up to the game and make it a flood blooded affair rather than an unlimited subs type friendly.

Would also love to see at some point a decent RL 7#s competition being held at the stadium, maybe get a RU team involved to increase exposure, always remember years ago the Wigan 7's and the fun we had there.

Are you winners? When?

Leigh told Sale no to coming to LSV.

No they can't kick us out as we do own a percentage of the stadium, although like Salford we have no say over who can use the facilities, at least we will get our percentage of any proffits made let them come I say.
As for being associated with winners are you seriously putting Salford in the winners bracket.

Whole site is now fenced off.
Plenty of activity going on ny the looks of it.
As for the comuinity stadium aspect I just hope it dos`nt follow the example of what has transpired at Leigh .

It will and we (the fans) need to learn from what the Leigh fans have been through in the first couple of years at the LSV to ensure that our transition to the new stadium is smooth.

Please excuse my ignorance but what's transpired at Leigh?

Briefly Leigh East had problems with the management company over fees , Leigh Genisis FC now playing at Atherton .

Tis true, but I was referring more to the problems Leigh RLFC fans have had, when it was meant to be 'their' stadium (hence the comparisons with our new place).

There was an awful lot of tension between the LSV management and the club/fans over matchday experience, treatment of fans, etc. and it's take a good couple of years to get over that.

I just hope that someone from Salford gets in touch with them and tries to avoid simiar issues at Barton.

Oh ok. By this do you mean LSV management enforced a typically corporate style product with over efficient stewards who nit-pick over every minor H&S infringemnet? i.e., one toe on a yellow line, standing in seated areas and such like.

Which leads me to another question. Anybody know if there will be a standing area? Something that was included in the first design at the request of a large section of fans who've stayed loyal to the club for a very long time.

O/T.


Ive just got back from Leigh having watched them play Fax this afternoon. Their stewards were well organised, polite and extremely helpful. Nothing like the mob handed crew at the willows who cant wait to shift you out of the ground as soon as the final hooters gone!

I too went to the LSV today. It's a fantastic stadium. I loved it. It's perfect. I don't understand the shoe-box jokes either or the digs at the lack of atmoshphere. I had a really great day today and the stadium experience made it so.

Couldn't agree more

Bring your socket wrench set to the first game just incase its all seated, and by the end of the first half there will be a rather large standing area

I've had another quite frankly brilliant idea



As next year will hopefully be the last at the Willows the club will be missing a trick if they don't market the fact.

They need to produce a special commemorative season ticket for next season.
Give next years ST holders the benefit of being given a piece of the turf and some other form of memorabilia come the end of the season.
Give ST holders an option to maybe purchase something of say greater value from the ground, I can see the KOTS household with a nice Post in the back garden as a centre piece.
And there will i'm sure be a past players and dignatories special event in the variety centre which if marketed right could be open also to season ticket holders.

I'm pretty certain there are a million other ways to generate revenue next season on the coat tails of the new ground, let's just hope the powers that be look into them.

How about a commemorative shirt for the final season at The Willows...?

"As next year will hopefully be the last at the Willows the club will be missing a trick if they don't market the fact."

I own a key ring with the message "The Willows 1901-2009" and have three car stickers with the same message.
We've tempted fate once...

Full detailed planning ap now been submitted - publicaccess.salford.gov.uk/publ ... ype=WEEKLY No documents on there yet though.

Full detailed planning ap now been submitted - publicaccess.salford.gov.uk/publ ... ype=WEEKLY No documents on there yet though.