Transport is one of a number of issues that hasn't been adequately addressed. My Leeds supporting mates wanted to pop into the club shop on Friday and couldn't believe it when I directed them towards the jumble sale by the reception.



Aren't we supposed to be a professional club?

I agree that something needs to be done about the experience around the ground. I spoke to someone I've not bumped into since we moved from the Willows on Friday and she was absolutely fuming about the "shop" and a lot of other things around the club. When someone who isn't in your usual circle of match-going mates is saying that, then you know something is definitely wrong.



The access to the ground is a huge problem. If there was an option of moving somewhere else within the City of Salford, with a proper access plan implemented from the start, then I'd be happy with that. If the option is to move the club outside of the City of Salford then, sorry, but to me that will be more detrimental than staying where we are and trying to solve the problems. A lot of the problems aren't necessarily down to where the ground is.

I don't want to see us move out of Salford but the threat of us doing that (if needs be) has to be there if we're to get anywhere in negotiations.



The Doc's acquisition of Oldham Athletic (and Boundary Park) will certainly up the ante in his bid to buy the Stadium.

The ideal site would have been West One, just by the Ladywell tram stop. Excellent for the motorway and public transport links and probably close enough for some of the Willows walk-up fans. It's not out on a limb as Barton seems to be.



The shopping area there is dying on its feet. I think there would have been enough space for the stadium.

Suggest we concentrate on repeating again and again the ways that our stadium ,and match day experience,needs to be improved. It does.

Discussions about moving or threatening to are pointless and embarrassing.

Trust me this subject has very much been on the clubs agenda, I’ve heard it directly from a very reliable inside source. Why is it a pointless and embarrassing subject to you? The fact is our fanbase has shrunk by about 50% since we moved from the Willows and it needs addressing before even more support falls away.

Another reliable source?

The Doctor was sold the idea of the whole package,including a central location to develop new support.

The so called match day experience needs to be improved and it has,compared with the first season ,but there's a long way to go,I agree.

There's no way that they'll change locations now.

It defeats logic and I couldn't give a stuff who the reliable source is,it ain't gonna happen.

Why not relocate back to the Willows and build a new stadium there,car parking on the old cricket ground

The truth is, we won't be moving back to The Willows, Boundary Park or anyone else but if Marwan needs to use the threat of this to get what he wants then so be it.



The transport situation does need addressing but, equally, if the match day experience was better then the journey would appear more worthwhile.



The key IMO is wresting control of the stadium from the current management company and asserting authority.

I agree,but any threat needs to be credible to have any chance of working,and threatening to go elsewhere wouldn't frighten anybody

I wouldn't be so sure.

Whether these threats are pointless or not only time will tell, but, they are embarrassing.



Let me get this straight again, your club (sorry old regime) agreed to a move to Barton subsidised by the rate payers of the City on the promise of 8,000 souls turning up every other week to help pay for the rent.



That didn't happen so you get bailed out by the ratepayers but as your shop is rubbish and you can't get a bus to Eccles or a train connection to Rochdale you want to move out, or buy the ground at a knock down price because its just not working for you and your new regime....jokers