Said before a ball was kicked that Salford should be removed from SL and all teams given bye rounds 
Their results have compromised the league table and made a mockery of the competition!


It’s been coming for 5 or 6 years 

Feel sorry for the Salford fans but those running  the club for tbe past few years are not fit to do so.
The club is a disgrace to RL and they should be kicked out of SL.
If that means their permanent demise then so be it they've stuck two fingers up to Authority and doing thi gs right for years.

If they go under I think they'll find it hard to even come back in League 1 form.


At the end of the day it just needs investment but with the current setup it seems a long long way off.

You’re right, but I don’t think the current setup can last. There are some great clubs in League One and Championship that run on sponsors, ticket sales, merch and hospitality alone.


Through Salford, London and even the Trin to an extent, it’s been proven that unless you have a rich backer like us, Wigan, Hull, Leeds, KR, Catalans, Saints, Warrington, Huddersfield (for now), and Leigh, you can’t survive in super league. 
But clubs in the lower leagues absolutely can. Salford probably have to return to that unless/until a rich backer comes in - but if there was a willing party, I think that would’ve happened by now.


Toulouse will be an easy swap for Salford in 2026. Then we’ll see if Bradford, London and York can grow enough (because that’s what this is really about) for 27/28/29.

I'm not sure it will happen like that for Salford.
When its a sudden drop you keep going because the fans walk away and it's hard to get them back.


When Wakefield went down we had an extra boost to drag the fans along.
Similar when Cas went down.


I think if we'd lost the first million pound game it would have taken years to get back.


Salford will be left with the very core of the core if they go down to League 1.


I agree you'd think Toulouse are the most likely but Bradford is the real forgotten golden egg.
Hopefully if they see a possible route they'll drag investment in too.