Great Gesture by Salford Red Devils : Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:11 pm  

I hope lots of Bolton and Bury Fans take up the offer https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/49481338

I hope lots of Bolton and Bury Fans take up the offer https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/49481338

Re: Great Gesture by Salford Red Devils : Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:11 pm  

Huddersfield1895 wrote: I hope lots of Bolton and Bury Fans take up the offer https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/49481338 Great gesture or cynical ploy to gain some free publicity and maybe some new fans ? Tbh, I'm not sure that going to watch Salford will be any comfort to the fans of Bury and the Bolton fans will just be happy that they still have a club to support.

Huddersfield1895 wrote: I hope lots of Bolton and Bury Fans take up the offer https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/49481338 Great gesture or cynical ploy to gain some free publicity and maybe some new fans ? Tbh, I'm not sure that going to watch Salford will be any comfort to the fans of Bury and the Bolton fans will just be happy that they still have a club to support.

Re: Great Gesture by Salford Red Devils : Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:08 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Great gesture or cynical ploy to gain some free publicity and maybe some new fans ?
Tbh, I'm not sure that going to watch Salford will be any comfort to the fans of Bury and the Bolton fans will just be happy that they still have a club to support.

I agree, poor effort IMHO even if and it's a big if it's well-intentioned.

Re: Great Gesture by Salford Red Devils : Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:16 pm  

Why does everything have to be a "cynical ploy" ffs?
Great gesture from the club you should be applauding them not deriding them. Idiots.

Re: Great Gesture by Salford Red Devils : Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:38 pm  

of course its a marking ploy but surely if your a salford fan you'd be thinking what have I paid a season ticket for or even why they should pay on the day when some can just walk in for free as they hold a bury season ticket

I can see the inventive of it

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Great Gesture by Salford Red Devils : Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:51 pm  

snowie wrote:

of course its a marking ploy but surely if your a salford fan you'd be thinking what have I paid a season ticket for or even why they should pay on the day when some can just walk in for free as they hold a bury season ticket

I can see the inventive of it

i'm sure both of them will be quite miffed.

Re: Great Gesture by Salford Red Devils : Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:51 pm  

northmanchesterdevil wrote:

Why does everything have to be a "cynical ploy" ffs?
Great gesture from the club you should be applauding them not deriding them. Idiots.

Lol jog on Salford are taking advantage of a very unfortunate situation no matter what spin you put on it.

Re: Great Gesture by Salford Red Devils : Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:09 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

i'm sure both of them will be quite miffed.

Your so funny and Original I bet your a great laugh at funerals ! ow and by the way arn't you supposed to be a forum moderator ? if so you might want to heed your own advice.


This forum is designed for people to discuss all aspects of rugby league in a friendly, non-partisan, open and educated manner, but we’ve noticed in recent weeks and months that a number of our regular posters are not fully embracing the ethos of the place.
What we don’t want to see (in no particular order) is; points scoring, sniping, trolling, one up-man-ship, bullying, or otherwise belligerent posting.

As for anything positive I wouldn't expect anything from the RL Fans "FAMILY"

Re: Great Gesture by Salford Red Devils : Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:15 pm  

Wow what a bunch of miserable pr*cks you lot are (apart from FishermansJockstrap who is just a troll).

Do you really think Salford RLFC gain a huge amount out of this? Any Bury/Bolton fans that turn up won't be putting any money in our coffers (even food/drink sales go to the stadium management company) so there is no financial gain. The media exposure is minimal to say the least and I'm sure anyone that does take advantage of the offer is unlikely to be rushing to sign up for a Salford season ticket anytime soon. Likewise I can hardly see those spotting the gesture through Social Media etc suddenly clamouring to the AJ Bell because of our amazing generosity.

Maybe, just maybe, the club are trying to do their bit to help local fans of other sports in their hour of need (although Bolton appear to have a stay of execution for now)? We've invited people down before on freebies (family racially abused in Salford/Armed Forces Day etc) so it's not a first and I hope it won't be the last.

As for Salford Season Ticket holders having their noses put out of joint, I can't see it being an issue. Doesn't bother me one bit as I pay to support my team and will do so regardless. I've always felt we're a family club so fully endorse anything the club does to support local communities.

Now get a life you saddos.

Re: Great Gesture by Salford Red Devils : Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:33 pm  

Great gesture by Salford. I can't see a problem with it.

Amazing how a bunch of Wakey fans jump-on to it like a ton of bricks.

Every club do a promo of some sort during the season (even Wakey). Kids-for-a-quid, invite-a-friend ect. It's called trying to get new support. I hope any Bury or Blackburn fans attending catch the RL bug. They might even be tempted to watch RL on a regular basis - which IMO can only be a good thing.