Re: New Signings : Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:34 pm  

@PaulCam1972 - spot on. I find it very frustrating that we can have a branded Toyota sports car and the advertised website address is incorrect... and many similar examples.

@TheButcher - To be fair to the club, the website is the best it has ever been, but hopefully it'll significantly improve next year! Regarding communication, I agree and weekly emails should be a top priority.

Next season there needs to be a reliable and super easy means to purchase tickets. During this season, I've sometimes found it difficult to purchase extra tickets. Wrong website links, incorrect telephone numbers, correct telephone numbers that just ring out... If I was a casual fan, I think I'd perhaps have given up!

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:52 am  

TheButcher wrote:

I feel it's pretty difficult to critique our playing season as changing head Coach halfway and bringing in new players constantly is not exactly the idea of a team focused on achieving. It would also be unfair to judge harshly, as a Coach and team need that off-season to build the solid foundations of a successful season. So with that in mind I'll reserve judgement at this time next season. If a Club goes through upheaval it needs time to settle. Which brings me to my next point...

What I can judge from this season is the abilities and performance of the Club's earners not on the playing/staff roster. Which has been far from great, which is a shame as it's an area that should be making vast improvements as it's not tied-in with what goes on on the playing side of things. I still think we are falling short in most departments. We are still not getting the simple and cheapest things right. The Website is next to useless with little or no updating and has actually regressed. I'm getting no emails from the Club at all about anything, even though I'm on the email list. The over-reliance on Facebook as a means of communication is too narrow and the Owner uses Twitter as an effective tool in ramping-up the hate towards the Club. We should be getting bombarded off the Club from all directions. Not just the odd report from the SRD foundation. Matchday Centre has moved from its text-based incarnation (Which was well liked and became a discussion platform on top of action updates) to a phone-based app with real commentary done in an amateur way (Although I personally enjoy it when it works, it doesn't stop me from constructive criticism)

Where's Salford TV?

Where are the midweek training vids and interviews to build a game up?

When's the shop going to stop being a side thought?

When MK decides to put his mind to things he can be very effective but he's in danger of losing focus on the little things at Salford in favour of Twitter rants, becoming the RFL's nemesis, and being the focus of the Media instead of the Club.

On the whole, I'm disappointed that the Club (To me at least) seems to have changed little in its outward appearance of sloppy practice when it could and should have been the easiest thing MK could tackle.

Absolutely spot on Butcher.
We have a university on our doorstep that is renowned for its various media and IT courses.Surely its not beyond the realms of possibility that we could have approached them to do The TV channel with weekly video updates and interviews and to generally keep the website more current and user friendly.Has the benefit of not costing huge sums of money and also engaging with a large student body within our community and getting more people through the turnstiles.

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:09 am  

Interesting-Reading through the List of courses available at Salford Uni they actually do a course on "Self Harming".After dealing with the trolls we get i might sign up for a bit of that.

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:04 pm  

I don't need to sign up: I've been a Salford fan for many decades so PhD standard.

Re: New Signings : Tue Sep 09, 2014 5:01 pm  

JobsForTheWives wrote:

Interesting-Reading through the List of courses available at Salford Uni they actually do a course on "Self Harming".After dealing with the trolls we get i might sign up for a bit of that.

As a "Better Together" Scotsman, who not only decided to leave rural splendour over the wall for Blackburn, then adopting Salford as "MY TEAM" during the McRae years, I believe that I've endured enough self harm to last a lifetime....

Why couldn't I just be a glory hunter lol

Re: New Signings : Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:17 am  

PaulCam1972 wrote:

As a "Better Together" Scotsman, who not only decided to leave rural splendour over the wall for Blackburn, then adopting Salford as "MY TEAM" during the McRae years, I believe that I've endured enough self harm to last a lifetime....

Why couldn't I just be a glory hunter lol

... Because the Willows reminded you of Tanadice , and you could still stand on a terrace & pee against a wall at half time ..
It just wouldn't sit right supporting a glory hunting side

Re: New Signings : Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:33 am  

middleman wrote:

... Because the Willows reminded you of Tanadice , and you could still stand on a terrace & pee against a wall at half time ..
It just wouldn't sit right supporting a glory hunting side

So true middleman...
What I can't understand is why G4S always complain when I pee against the glazed wall in the VIP area - I thought it was there to allow you to relieve yourself whilst still seeing the pitch ffs

Oh well, at least I aint been banned yet, I blame Hock!!

Re: New Signings : Thu Sep 11, 2014 8:22 pm  

Just been reading about Matt Groat on the st George board! Jeez ! He sounds powder puff for his suze with no heart according to them! I will reserve my hudgement till I've seen him in the flesh, but surely we didn't waste a quota spot for someone who sounds so underwhelming?

Re: New Signings : Thu Sep 11, 2014 9:16 pm  

Watched his 'highlight' reel; it was eerily reminiscent of Vitaliano Mauro.

Seems an odd signing.

Re: New Signings : Thu Sep 11, 2014 9:31 pm  

When it comes to new signings i'm amazed how short sighted we are as salford fans. We always seem to be looking for a short term fix. Focusing on who's coming into the club, what big name signing is next. If MK reads this forum no wonder he keeps going out buying players.

We need to build slowly !!!

To build a good club you need to produce your own players, admittedly that hasnt been a focus for us for a few years but we still have employed staff to do this side of things.

I found out tonight that as long with Will Hope leaving, apparently George Tyson is also on his way. Combine this with the fact we dont seem to have any academy players coming through. You have to ask, what has Alan Hunte been doing for the last three years???

We'd rather buy other teams academy cast offs, bizarre !!

And before people start saying they aren't good enough ive watched our academy a few times this season, and believe me there are lads there as good as any..

Come on Llestyn let salford fans watch salford lads !!