: Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:06 am  

Herbert's saggy ar$e wrote:

No, no it doesn't.

dont shoot the messanger. come on guys dont tell me you dont believe the geordie (salfords greatest ever loyal fan even though he only appeared 2 years ago)

: Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:41 am  

[quote="Teddington Red"]I am sure he has a full diary.
So do I.
Forget the Forever Reds meeting,all he needs to do is to talk to the Advertiser or,in some way communicate.
The prospect of a Forever Reds meeting,when his diary permits,is a sop.
Too little,too late.[/quote

MOST fans would rather get the questions answered from John in person rather than some "EDITED" comments from any newspapers .
Think everybody knows what you say & what gets printed in newspapers is often very misguided & sometimes very removed from what was actually said in the interview.
Has it not occurred that what was printed in the Advertiser a couple of weeks ago may have not been what was actually quoted to them??????
Maybe the editor of the asaid paper is a fan of another club /doesn't like Salford or many other reasons & decided to run the story to put our club in a bad light???????

As I have said, John will come down to answer questions .a.s.a.p so you will just have to wait.

: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:15 am  

John has always been honest and open, BUT like many fans I feel let down at the moment by the lack of real trustworthy news from the club. We have an Official web site which could be used.

As for Forever Reds, John and the trust have established a great relationship and hope this continues, if you can't attend Shirl/Billysmum always asks for questions and does a detailed write up after so it shouldn't be a problem.

: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:31 am  

Red Willow wrote:

John has always been honest and open, BUT like many fans I feel let down at the moment by the lack of real trustworthy news from the club. We have an Official web site which could be used.

Exactly!

The truths better than the lies, just let us all know whats going on now! If there's no stadium to be had so be it I don't really care just spill the beans for the sake of clarity please!

: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:50 am  

Maybe there is a lack of official news because there is a chance the stadium may fall through completely and the club are working to prevent this. There is no point announcing that and recieving a backlash (from Widnes and Leigh especially) until there is no chance it is going to be built.

Thats the worst case scenario anyway.

: Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:52 pm  

Red Willow wrote:

John has always been honest and open, BUT like many fans I feel let down at the moment by the lack of real trustworthy news from the club. We have an Official web site which could be used.

Thats what I've been saying as well RW.

: Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:34 pm  

looks like JW has his hands full with his proposed hotel at Buile Hill as well.As reported in the MEN and Advertiser today.

: Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:56 pm  

Look, we all accept John has done a fantastic job, and that his honesty at Forever Reds is to be commended.
The consensus,though,is that there should be something on the Clubs website.
That would overcome BBM doubts about the Advertisers alleged 'spin'.
Do we really feel they are bad guys simply because they have said something the Club doesn't like.
As Ferder said at the start,I think,nothing in that article has been shown to be wrong or even challenged!

: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:11 am  

Teddington Red wrote:

Look, we all accept John has done a fantastic job, and that his honesty at Forever Reds is to be commended.
The consensus, though, is that there should be something on the club’s website... I think ,nothing in that article has been shown to be wrong or even challenged!

It depends on what info you want. Remember, the official website is the official receptacle for the club's communiques; official being the operative word. Let’s say, for example, the Chairman issues an open letter to the supporters on the website. What’s it going to say? Probably that the club are extremely confident Peel will deliver a world class stadium. If that’s what you want to hear, then you’ve got nothing to worry about.

Will such a letter include information about whether the new stadium will generate enough money for Salford to be a Super League force? Will it include information about whether a standing terrace will be included in the design? Will it include any other information not already brought to attention by the fans? Maybe. Maybe not. This is the benefit of being able to get people such as John Wilkinson down to a Forever Reds meeting — an open forum. Your questions get asked, and you find out whether you get the answers.

: Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:26 am  

I wonder when the artist impression of our new stadium over at Barton will be ready for us all to see ?