The Oldham deal fell through when the chairman of the football club (Simon Corney) refused to sell because Koukash wanted to build a new stadium to house both the football and rugby club. Since then, the situation at Swinton has raised it's head and he wishes to now help them and rugby league as a whole in the City of Salford.



Over 500 signatures, great effort. If you haven't signed it yet please do.

The petition would have a lot more clout if the majority of signatories were from the Swinton catchment area rather than the general RL public who may be sympathetic but are unlikely to trouble the turnstile operator.

The majority of the signatures are from the Swinton/Salford area, however support from further afield can only assist and help the Council understand there is a genuine support to see Swinton Lions succeed.

Id like to thank each and every person for their signature. I'll be honest its not easy being a swinton fan. We have been through more than most. I was gearing up to watch another team this season as i thought we were gone. However, this has given us a slight glimmer of hope.



Please could each and every one of you urge all your RL friends to sign up. After all we are only 3 years away from our 150th birthday!



Thanks



Barnie!

Done keep it up

Not sure that's his prime motive when it appears he has added the rather large condition that he will only get involved if allowed to build some retail/leisure/restaurant outlets alongside.

That's because Koukash as the successful businessman that he is, knows Swinton Lions will never become a sustainable club without their own ground in Swinton which can make them money through the associated revenue streams mentioned such as restaurants etc.



If Marwan wanted to make a quick buck, do you think he'd get involved? The answer is no, he'd probably just got and buy a few more horses. He wants to see Swinton succeed and he wants to see RL in Salford prosper.

I have a lot of time and respect for Swinton supporters. I remember back in January speaking to a few blokes in the LSV Legends Bar prior to the whiteout pre-season game and they were a top bunch. To travel over to Leigh in conditions like that for a friendly takes real dedication. I couldn't get back to Warrington that night so people must have had some nightmare journeys.



All the best, I hope things will start to look up soon.

Done

All the best next season and beyond

I signed the petition but was wondering where this guy's money derives / derived from?

Well if he thinks so much about RL and doesn't care for a quick buck, maybe he can pay Salfords large debt to the LSV stadium and while he's at it he can pay Swintons large debt to the LSV stadium seeing as he cares so much about Swinton

You really have got a bee in your bonnet regarding the debt both Salford and Swinton have racked up with LSV havent you? Just to calm you down a little, our (Salford) CVA was approved back in February this year which stated all previous creditors will receive any outstanding monies. So, to answer your question yes he can afford to pay Salford's debt and is doing so on a monthly basis.



I trust a similar scenario will unfold if/when he takes over Swinton.



Now take your bitter little self back over to the Leigh board and continue to defend the LSV for allowing two clubs to rack up a reasonable amount of debt within the space of 12 months of each other. It seems they havent learnt anything from the Salford situation. Give them some tips though, one months missed payment issue a warning letter, two months missed payment issue them with a notice informing the party they are in breach of contract and unless they make payment within 30 days they will no longer have use of the facilities. Alternatively, allow clubs to rack up thousand and thousands of pounds debt then complain when they're faced with administration.