Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the Robins : Fri May 12, 2017 9:02 pm  

Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the Robins In a repeat of last seasons 'Million Pound Game' thriller, Super League’s high-flying Salford Red Devils had a Challenge Cup sixth round date with Championship leaders Hull KR. The Robins were out for revenge after last seasons heartbreak but it would be an uphill struggle against a Devils side who have found top form in 2017. The difference in divisions meant that the Red Devils were massive favourites with the bookies but try telling that to KR and their travelling mass of supporters from east Yorkshire. While the main priority for the Robins is a quick return to the top flight, tonight was all about the Cup and getting one over on Marwan Koukash’s side. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the Robins In a repeat of last seasons 'Million Pound Game' thriller, Super League’s high-flying Salford Red Devils had a Challenge Cup sixth round date with Championship leaders Hull KR. The Robins were out for revenge after last seasons heartbreak but it would be an uphill struggle against a Devils side who have found top form in 2017. The difference in divisions meant that the Red Devils were massive favourites with the bookies but try telling that to KR and their travelling mass of supporters from east Yorkshire. While the main priority for the Robins is a quick return to the top flight, tonight was all about the Cup and getting one over on Marwan Koukash’s side. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Re: Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the Robins : Sat May 13, 2017 11:18 am  

Salford Red Devils are the worst supported team in Rugby League. FACT

Re: Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the Robins : Sat May 13, 2017 12:02 pm  

robinrovers10 wrote:

Salford Red Devils are the worst supported team in Rugby League. FACT

Not a fact though really is it? Feel sorry for Salford fans team going really well and all people want to focus on is the attendances

Re: Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the Robins : Sat May 13, 2017 1:48 pm  

robinrovers10 wrote:

Salford Red Devils are the worst supported team in Rugby League. FACT

Worst supported team in the quarter finals of the cup pal

Re: Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the Robins : Sat May 13, 2017 6:53 pm  

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Re: Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the Robins : Sat May 13, 2017 7:03 pm  

robinrovers10 wrote:

Salford Red Devils are the worst supported team in Rugby League. FACT

In the grand scheme of things your probably right, it frustrates the poop out of me, but it's going to take a lot longer than half a season for people to come in droves.
We've never had a heathty following in the SL era and even probably before that, but what we lack in numbers we more than make up for in passion and enthusiasm.
But the most important thing to remember right now is;

1. We are IN super league
2. We are 3RD in the league
3. We are STILL in the challenge cup

All you seem to have is a few thousand more fans, so take a bow I congratulate you in being the best supported team out of super league.

Re: Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the Robins : Sun May 14, 2017 1:28 pm  

DirkDiggler wrote:

In the grand scheme of things your probably right, it frustrates the poop out of me, but it's going to take a lot longer than half a season for people to come in droves.
We've never had a heathty following in the SL era and even probably before that, but what we lack in numbers we more than make up for in passion and enthusiasm.
But the most important thing to remember right now is;

1. We are IN super league
2. We are 3RD in the league
3. We are STILL in the challenge cup

All you seem to have is a few thousand more fans, so take a bow I congratulate you in being the best supported team out of super league.

Until next year anyway....

Salford team are going very well this year. Just a shame no one seems bothered apart from a small core group of supporters. As I've posted before, it's the effect of being in Greater Manchester with 2 top ranked round ball teams.

Re: Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the Robins : Sun May 14, 2017 3:32 pm  

We'll see if you bottle it again in the mpg

The response was in reply to the immature WUM.

We know our crowds are p!ss poor we don't need reminding every 30 seconds by other teams bitter fans and I can't ever see them drastically improving until we actually win something again and all the glory hunters come knocking.

Re: Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the Robins : Sun May 14, 2017 4:35 pm  

DirkDiggler wrote:

We'll see if you bottle it again in the mpg

The response was in reply to the immature WUM.

We know our crowds are p!ss poor we don't need reminding every 30 seconds by other teams bitter fans and I can't ever see them drastically improving until we actually win something again and all the glory hunters come knocking.

I've come to the conclusion recently that I don't think Salford will ever get massive crowds regardless of how we perform. There is little evidence to support the idea that success will bring people flooding in. We always said the Willows was the reason we couldn't grow the crowds. Then we said it was year after mediocre year. While I realise that a brilliant half season requires building on, the response from stay-away fans so far is quite poor. We have shown a gain in averages this season so far but it's been very small in comparison to what's happening on the pitch. I think if the Club can get a regular 5000+ within the next five years we'll be doing very well. I really do think our ceiling is around the 5-6k mark.

I think a partial answer to the question is that peoples income is already stretched pretty thin in all areas, and with football being dominant, it takes a huge chunk of money out of the hands of the very people we're trying to get to come. A couple of season tickets at UTD or City will be setting back a Families income considerably, and as a consequence force them to always give preferential treatment of their time to this spare time activity. After all, if you're forking-out a good chunk of your annual income on season tickets you're going to be damn sure you get to every match.

Now there's talk of this name change nonsense which if true will only alienate a large chunk of the fans we already have. Plus I see very little value of renaming. It's certainly not going to bring in hordes of extra new fans.

Re: Red Devils Fight Back to Disappoint the Robins : Sun May 14, 2017 9:22 pm  

I totally concur Butcher and as I stated in a previous post we never have had a large following since as long as I've been following the club since the late 80's.

If we did (and I know it's a big if) win something then I personally do think we would see an increase, not of a biblical proportion but a few thousand which would then gradually taper off unless we kept the momentum going.