Vickers - again : Sun May 10, 2015 11:23 am  

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... ts-9225613 Slating the fans and the people of the city again. Claims it's not acceptable for people to say they didn't know there is a game on. Says people "must" come to games. He's starting to look more and more like Tarry in the competence stakes - though at least Tarry shied away from publicly slating the fans.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... ts-9225613 Slating the fans and the people of the city again. Claims it's not acceptable for people to say they didn't know there is a game on. Says people "must" come to games. He's starting to look more and more like Tarry in the competence stakes - though at least Tarry shied away from publicly slating the fans.

Re: Vickers - again : Sun May 10, 2015 11:27 am  

Frustration i imagine just like a lot of us are!

Re: Vickers - again : Sun May 10, 2015 11:32 am  

He seems to forget the fact that he gets paid to be there, for the fans it's the opposite!

Re: Vickers - again : Sun May 10, 2015 12:05 pm  

Very poor PR from Vickers.

I'm a season ticket holder and was unable to attend on Friday. I offer my sincere apologies and perhaps I should send vickers a bunch of flowers.

Re: Vickers - again : Sun May 10, 2015 12:30 pm  

As I said on twitter, the CEO of Tesco didn't blame their recent poor results on their customers.

If Vickers thinks everyone knows that there's a game on he should visit the chippy behind the Unicorn on a match day where the guys in there never know who we're playing. That's the sort of business, in the heart of the local community, that should be targeted for fixture posters. Or he should try getting a taxi from Eccles before a match where the taxi drivers hardly ever know there's a game, let alone who we're playing. He claims that everyone is working really hard, but if that's the case, they appear to be putting their efforts into the wrong thing.

The traffic on Friday (not Thursday as the articles states) was awful. It took me about 50 minutes to get from the East Lancs (Folly Lane) to near the Unicorn. I'm sure plenty may have seen that, and the weather, and turned round.

The flip side simply is the problem with the stadium. I love Salford RLFC, but I generally don't enjoy the matchday experience at Barton. I simply don't look forward to it, I look forward to away games far more. I don't get any kind of buzz, more like the opposite, as I walk towards the ground. There has been more Salford fans at two away games this season than there were at home on Friday night. Things are putting people off, and I'm not really seeing action in trying to improve things.

Re: Vickers - again : Sun May 10, 2015 12:58 pm  

^^^^totally Agree

Re: Vickers - again : Sun May 10, 2015 1:24 pm  

Seems like he doesn't know when the game is on himself- and neither do those writing in the MEN -
The best thing that salford can do is gag their embarrassing owner and chairman and get those involved in the rugby to do the talking.

Re: Vickers - again : Sun May 10, 2015 1:35 pm  

Well Mr Vickers you must be at fault if people don't know the game is on, you must be, not, doing the right sort of advertising. not everyone are on social media.
I very nearly did not go on Friday with the weather being dreadful and the game on TV
People will come when Salford start winning 5,6 games together and are high in the table i.e. doing well.
We have had to many false dawns

Re: Vickers - again : Sun May 10, 2015 4:23 pm  

That would be the game according to my fixture list would have just finished .
about the sixth fixture so far to be moved ?

how many people actually knew it had been moved?

the stadium itself doesn't actually have ' next fixture is --/--/-- ' for the next Salford game , though I have now an infinite knowledge of the Sale fixtures which are posted copiously about the place .

Salford seem to abandoned their Text - e-mail prompt service for tickets & fixtures to their database , no posters & advertising for the fixture and 1 hour before kick off the priority traffic bollards hadn't been put out on the A57.

Sale had a 6000+ crowd for Mark Cueto's last home game and had 900 bookings for an end of season dinner after the game . I guess they were there because they were told about the event in good time . chances are they didn't fear the end of season event would be cancelled ' because their owner believed had nothing to celebrate ' for not reaching their play offs .

with an important on the road game against Widnes & only 3 home games remaining before the leagues split . they would be better off using the limited opportunities to promote these fixtures positively rather than threatening their customer-base.

Re: Vickers - again : Sun May 10, 2015 4:34 pm  

You will suffer with poor attendances till you get out of that stadium.It took my daughter 75mins from Duchy Rd to the stadium.Taxi drivers from Eccles only take you as far as the unicorn because of the one lane on the return back to base.Fantastic Stadium built in the wrong place.If ever you do get a big crowd its a problem leaving.