Red Devils wiped by Dr Marwen Koukash

[RL The greatest game]

Marwan Koukash: Former Salford Red Devils owner agrees to write off debt - BBC Sport

 

[deluded pom?]

Isn’t it the debt that the club owes him and is also conditional?

 

[Leigh Howlett]

It was the least he could do seeing that they never achieved what he predicted, at least the Salford club is still going when a lessor benefactor would have seen them struggling in League 1.

 

[deluded pom?]

It was the least he could do seeing that they never achieved what he predicted, at least the Salford club is still going when a lessor benefactor would have seen them struggling in League 1.

They still have to be solvent next year for Koukash to wipe the debt.

 

[Perth Red]

Its a bot hard to make ends meet when less than 3k fans turn up for games.

 

[deluded pom?]

Its a bot hard to make ends meet when less than 3k fans turn up for games.

I can’t see them being solvent on attendances like that.

 

[adamkungl]

Seems like a matter of time before they drop.

It would be a pity to have no top flight teams near Manchester but Salford haven't engaged the city nor have they seemed interested in doing so.

 

[deluded pom?]

Seems like a matter of time before they drop.

It would be a pity to have no top flight teams near Manchester but Salford haven't engaged the city nor have they seemed interested in doing so.

The reasoning being adam is that Salford is a city in it’s own right and rightly or wrongly they don’t like being called or classed as Mancunians. The problem there is that the city isn’t supporting their team, even less so since the move to the AJ which has poor transport links.

 

[adamkungl]

The reasoning being adam is that Salford is a city in it’s own right and rightly or wrongly they don’t like being called or classed as Mancunians.

Yep aware of that. Why I said "near" rather than "in" Manchester. Wasn't attempting to imply anything other than what I stated.

 

[deluded pom?]

Yep aware of that. Why I said "near" rather than "in" Manchester. Wasn't attempting to imply anything other than what I stated.

I beg your forgiveness.

 

[Perth Red]

If koocash had thrown money at fan engagement and getting the infrastructure of the club stronger, rather than rash expensive signings and fanciful logo changes, he might have left the club on firmer foundations and with more fans supporting them.

 

[deal.with.it]

Salford and Leigh need to realise that they cannot sustainably be in the top level of a intercontinental sports league.

They could both remain pro with their attendance levels, with players feeding into a Manchester pro team.

 

[deluded pom?]

If koocash had thrown money at fan engagement and getting the infrastructure of the club stronger, rather than rash expensive signings and fanciful logo changes, he might have left the club on firmer foundations and with more fans supporting them.

The stadium does them no favours. Transport links are terrible and that forces people into driving there but then the car parking isn't great either. There's nothing close by to encourage fans to turn up early.

 

[roughyedspud]

The problem with koukash was he didn't spend money at both ends of the business..spending money on kids & academy is every bit as important as splashing out on marquee players...and koukash scrapped salfords academy..

Simon Moran at Warrington did it right

 

[Haffa]

The reasoning being adam is that Salford is a city in it’s own right and rightly or wrongly they don’t like being called or classed as Mancunians. The problem there is that the city isn’t supporting their team, even less so since the move to the AJ which has poor transport links.

Went to a game there on a Friday night last May. It was near impossible to get to from Manchester. I got to TW Stadium and back on the Thursday night rather easily in comparison.