Here's a suggestion SwintonRed, how about you volunteer to spend the time before games handing out leaflets, being ignored etc. Being accused of theft ?



Clique? maybe but only in that people who attend meetings now know each other.



I haven't been to FR meetings for the last year or so for personal reasons, but I can assure you that being involved is time consuming (did a stint as treasurer) and a thankless task.



People like Iain attend meetings, spend their time trying to understand all the rules and regulations.



Any fund raiser is hard work and often poorly attended, this is after leaflets have been handed out.



New blood is always welcome and the academy welcomes the support.

I've sponsored the tries in the last two seasons but I must have missed seeing that it was running again this season (I can't easily attend meetings because I live in Warrington and don't have my own transport except a bicycle). Can someone ensure that my name is included this year (at £1 per try, home and away) and I will pay up in full at the end of the season. I would describe myself as a sleeping member of FR - they can have my money but not my time.

Pfft, it's all Oz trips and press schmoozing. Sack the lot of em'.

Some sort of banner or sign facing the Barton bridge would also make sense. I have spoken to quite a few who drive past on the m60 everyday and have no idea who plays in the stadium. Often having no idea who SCR actually exist and what game they play.



Also if they are closing the unreserved seating in the east stand, they need to make some available in the west, I know a couple of St holders that have wanted to bring friends to game but cannot sit next to them and that kinda puts new people off coming if they are sitting on their todd.

Simplez, £20 is too much. I dropped out of watching rugby league more than 3 or 4 times a season when prices went above about £14.

From what I have seen of the west stand there are large blocks that don't have anyone sitting in them. I'm sure that the ST holders could just move seat to sit with their friends.

There's always plenty of traffic on the Barton stretch in the mornings, it'd be ideal to have some sort of advertising there. They used to have a big poster on a board on the side, whatever happened to doing that?

I think FR and the people who run It,have done a good job,how would your supporters association work,would It also

be a voice of criticism If that was needed.

Well, Luke Patten reckons Sundays would be better for the crowds. menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... the-crowds

Well, Luke Patten reckons Sundays would be better for the crowds. menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... the-crowds

What an interesting article by Luke Patten - a non too veiled criticism of Matt Parrish, clearly there was much more going on behind the scenes that we fans were not aware of.



FWIW I prefer Friday nights as that then leaves the rest of the weekend free, but I do understand the points made by others, Sundays would be better for many families and many travelling supporters

Quote GT="GT"Well, Luke Patten reckons Sundays would be better for the crowds. menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... the-crowds'" ...but accepts he doesn't know the ins & outs of how viable it is. We'd all like to see a surge in crowds replace the need for corporate cash (or better still, add to it) but there's little evidence to suggest the switch alone will make a jot of difference to our crowds. The switch, coupled with an improved matchday programme of events like those banded on here and Facebook (car park BBQ, funfair etc) strikes me as the way forward but it would be a costly gamble which we can ill afford to lose.

Quote GT="GT"Well, Luke Patten reckons Sundays would be better for the crowds. menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... the-crowds'" ...but accepts he doesn't know the ins & outs of how viable it is. We'd all like to see a surge in crowds replace the need for corporate cash (or better still, add to it) but there's little evidence to suggest the switch alone will make a jot of difference to our crowds. The switch, coupled with an improved matchday programme of events like those banded on here and Facebook (car park BBQ, funfair etc) strikes me as the way forward but it would be a costly gamble which we can ill afford to lose.

When you say City, I assume you mean Salford rather than Manchester? In which case, may I suggest a few venues?



Lamb Hotel (Eccles) 400 yards from my new flat!



The Hope - Everyone knows where it is! Handy for most Salford residents to get to (10 min walk from my flat!)



The Grey Mare - Handy for the Weaste/Langworthy mob. (& one stop on the tram for me!)



St Michael's/Grapes/Unicorn - Our new catchment area (& on the 67 bus route for me!)



Red Lion/Wellington - Covers the Height & Salford Precinct. (Did I mention it's a 10 min walk from my sister's?

)



The Cock (Worsley) - Covers Worsley/Walkden/LH. Couple of nice barmaids last time I went in as well!



Irlam - Any of the social clubs on the main road would make sense.



May also be worth trying to tap into the Sale/Urmston/Partington/Stretford area as well so somewhere like The Wetherspoons in Sale might be an option?