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You really have lost the plot lately.

...unlike you, who's an old hand at it

jokes aside, every time any team steps on the field it's an expansion event.



Classic Wire Wigan games last year are as important to the growth of RL and 1500 rattling around the Stoop on Sky is as bad

Lister, you need to define Manchester.



Salford, Swindon, Rochdale, Oldham..........

Even Wigan is policed by GM.

Swindon??? I think your logic Wilts a bit there! and you missed Leigh.



nb Greater Manchester only exists as a passenger transport area now. Salfordians never accepted they were part of Manchester!

Booked my Hotel.



On reflection seems to make a lot of sense most fans will go to see their team on the day. Richer and/or not local club fans will book a hotel, but that won't overload Manchester Hotels into silly prices. Seems a lot of rooms about at a good price today (you needed to second guess the date to get a cheap deal at Cardiff or Edinburgh)



Piccadilly Gardens will be buzzing Saturday night. See you there.

Salford are proud of being a City! going to be interesting to see if they pick any new supporters up at their new ground which is so close to the Trafford Centre and good transport connections.

perversely, the new ground will not seen by many in the Manchester area as being in Salford and will attract a few Trafford shoppers. They have a big chance to build a new following but they should be beware of Sale as cuckoos in the nest. Look what happened to Stockport County.

Oops.



Obviously that was meant to be Swinton, SORRY Mr Hughes.

Yes it may have been time to have become Manchester Reds! Yes I do not trust the owner of Sale RUFC, when Salford Chairman wanted him to be involved he was not interested but as you say he will wait and then just walk in and want to take over! NO!

Which is a small town in Wigan, which in intself is a small town in Manchester.



I was actually hoping that the magic Weekend would have been held in Nottingham which has 2 stadiums capable of holding the event and both just a short travelling distance from the City Centre.



It would also give all those with a northern mining heritage a chance to shout "SCAB" at the locals!!!









Edgeley Park was originally a RL ground. County went in as tenants in 1902 when they became a Football League side. However, Stockport RL went bust in 1905. In the Early noughties Stockport County almost went bust and as part of the survival plan the ground was sold to the holding comapny of Sale Sharks, Chesire Sports.





Stockport County shafted themselves not the other way round as some would have believe.

Really-He inquired about sharing Warringtons ground which hasnt come to fruition.



So thats Northerners wanting rid of London 'cause we moan and RU taking over a brand new rugby League ground that isnt built yet-

Forgotten to take the Prozac today have you-Watch out there is a big shadow behind you