Like this idea of using New Order song titles for topic headings.

Maybe we could use “Thieves like us” for a topic about Dobbins supporters, “Touched by the hand of God” for a Knocker Norton thread and “True Faith” for when season passes are available.

The Salford home game thread could have been called “Procession”

I’ll get my coat…..

Not one true supporter accepts a “doing ok” attitude but we’re supporters, we buy passes and shirts and travel to away games, it’s what supporters do. What we don’t do is start riots in the streets and set fire to buildings, that’s what people do when life is a frustration and the need for change and resort to revolution. We as supporters grumble but occasionally have ecstatic days, as in 2016/17. To listen to you spouting your vitriol, someone might believe you had a vested interest. One match in 5 years doesn’t make you a supporter and even less an expert on all things FC. Yes AP has to take some of the blame but I’m glad he’s not as fickle as you and others who call themselves supporters.

Best post on here for yonks but wasted as the s will still find a neative

I'm gonna give you "Round and Round" because,
a) it appears the perpetual state of our club and what we have to suffer as a fanbase, like it or not.
b) it's a mighty fine track.

Saw New Order at Tower in 81/82, around the time they released Movement. It was one of the worst gigs I have ever seen in my whole life (and I've stood and watched a few dodgy bands in my time). They were in one of their we-can't-be-bothered-tonight moods. Peter Hook stood with his back to the audience for most of the (short) set.

Conversely, at Manchester Gmex in 1986, they produced a sky-scraping set which painted the heavens, concluding with a version of Temptation which threatened to raze the arena to the ground. I still recall walking out utterly stunned at the power and majesty of what I had just witnessed



That was the thing with New Order, you never quite knew what mood they would be in (archetypal contrary Mancs!!) or what they were about to serve up for your night's entertainment. You paid your money and you took your chance with them!

Any comparisons made between one of the UK's finest ever individualistic bands and a certain RL club not a million miles from here, is purely coincidental, but sometimes like souls find each other.

One thing's for sure, today is definitely a 'Blue Monday' for the faithful on here


And, on that pre-programmed note, I'll get my coat as well

I was involved in promoting them on their next visit to Hull at the City Hall on 16-08-84 pretty long set too. I seem to remember I enjoyed it. I guess as far as FC are concerned we have to have 'True Faith' ....... I'll join you

Talking about Manc bands I thought I was hearing things when they played "This Charming Man" by The Smiths during the half time play list

Got to be 5 8 6. Our wins, draws and losses after the first 19 games next season.

I want a "Bizarre Love Triangle".
I can think of one poster on here who would adequately fit the bill.
I'm struggling to think of a third.....

☆Just had a revisit, that intro is still banging like.

Yeah, I was there for that one as well. Think it was around the time of 'Thieves Like Us' if I recall.

Can't remember too much of the night (39 years ago, my God!!!), but seem to recall they were in a far more relaxed mood than they had been that night at Tower. Mind you, who wasn't in a bad mood when they were unfortunate enough to be spending an evening at The Tower (not exactly the finest advert for the fair city!).

They were my favourite band throughout the eighties and saw them numerous times during the decade in various places. Like I said earlier, you were never sure what would happen with them from gig to gig, usually dependent on their mood.

I think they relaxed a bit post Blue Monday as people began to view them as a band in their own right as opposed to the oppressive weight of being Joy Division part 2 in a lot of people's eyes.

Like the True Faith quip, nice one, God knows the patience of some us on here is being sorely tested this week!!!

Yeah, that stopped me in my tracks as well!! It came across as frankly bizarre!!!
Almost as bizarre as Rick Astley doing an entire set of Smiths covers at this year's Glastonbury, think it was in one of the smaller tented stages, not on the main one.

I had the pleasure of them at Finsbury Park 20 odd years ago seeing I was residing down in Londinium at the time.
Well, it would have been rude not too, wouldnt it?


Mental day.

joy division were a great band,preferred them to new order.sad about ian curtis.

I know this is going off topic but they were a real peoples band. The band hired the City Hall from the council (no agents) and on that tour, they didn't allow any comp tickets all just £5 (rock bottom price), if I remember rightly all the bands on the bill mucked in together in one dressing room (no elitism at all) and I remember having to draw the line when they didn't want to use backstage passes and let the audience back there before the gig. most bizarrely of all they insisted that there were to be no Merchandising sales in the venue. Instead they encouraged the bootleggers outside who followed them from gig to gig and set up a small market in Victoria Square selling T shirts hoodies etc as well as quite amazingly bootleg recordings of the bands previous concerts. I was involved with over 150 gigs at the Hall and I remember that one as one of the strangest. Great show though. Not much happening rugby wise is there



. I'll be getting an off topic reminder from the mods any time

Astley belting out "Girlfriend in a coma"

This country is ruined.

This is turning into an Off Season thread

Ive decided im giving 2024 one last chance as a passholder and if I dont see signs of improvement then im picking and chosing my games from then on.

You get aporox 3 free games on a pass but 2 of those are loop games, we dont turn up in September so chances are theres more dead rubber games than 'free' games and with a ground thats 40% full its not hard getting a ticket.

Smith has my full support for now and I dont expect us to be in the top4 just like that but theres got to be more home games where we are in the game til near the end not dross like Saturday where on a rare sunny day in hindsight id rather have done something else.

Should have played "Panic" instead, maybe omitted due to the lyric about the DJ.

An article has come out ranking SL teams losses for 2022 and we are '3rd best' only Salford and Wakefield made smaller losses.

Know some of it is Covid related but very worrying for RL that everyone posted a significant loss even Wakefield who openly run on a shoesting budget. With SKY money decreasing each renewal im not seeing how the sport is going to survive like this. Theyll probably decide more loop games are the answer.

Something that might have slipped under the radar on a busy news day is Horne and Barmby have joined the clubs centre of excellence board. Good to see two of the Citys best ever sportsman getting involved. Also interestingly James Clark is listed as a board member, does that mean he's staying?

How did the richest club in Super League do?

Lost £1.1m (6th place) but its all been worth it because they romped to the Treble and are so outstanding the NRL have added them as a late entry to their playoffs

Seasons over so not wrong

Well before the investment came and you know this,
The Covid loans have changed everything some can pay some can’t

Rovers total debt/net liabilities now over £5 million isnt it?

whilst we may not be flushed as some and not as skint as some believe, our actual debt came down from the previous year in the article thats behind a paywall