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O/T Salford City FC

PostPosted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 5:08 pm
by redrobo
The current owners of the above have invested a further £2.5 million into their club to try and ensure promotion to EFL 1 this summer. :shock:

On the evidence of what we saw when we played them at The Globe they certainly need that investment if promotion is to be even a long long way away. :o

If only we had a 10th of that amount to invest in the squad it would be like a second coming of Christmas. :)

We can only dream of such money being made available for team rebuilding and even then nothing is guaranteed. :!: :!: :!:

Re: Salford City FC

PostPosted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 5:22 pm
by HALMA 1983
They're even offloading their cast offs to a hard up club just 8 miles away :lol:
Premiership within 5 years :o

Re: Salford City FC

PostPosted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:18 pm
by Phoenix Shrimp 2017
redrobo wrote:The current owners of the above have invested a further £2.5 million into their club to try and ensure promotion to EFL 1 this summer. :shock:

On the evidence of what we saw when we played them at The Globe they certainly need that investment if promotion is to be even a long long way away. :o

If only we had a 10th of that amount to invest in the squad it would be like a second coming of Christmas. :)

We can only dream of such money being made available for team rebuilding and even then nothing is guaranteed. :!: :!: :!:


If true that's mind boggling! Got to be a bigger budget than most, if not all EFL 1 and probably quite a few Championship clubs.

Re: Salford City FC

PostPosted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:22 pm
by marky No.1

Re: Salford City FC

PostPosted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:30 pm
by black morse
That's 2.5 mill over the last 6 months not a new 2.5 mill. Bearing that in mind they still have a lot to do to get promoted this year.

They'll not be a Premier League club and my bet would be League 1 at best. Few owners keep throwing money away like that unless they are getting rapid results, which they have up to now but they'll grind to a halt.

Should this thread not be O/T?

Re: O/T Salford City FC

PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:51 am
by P/T Indie
I agree at the very best they might manage to do a Burton and have 1 year in the Prem but with their crowds I think they will be League 1 a bit like Fleetwood.

Re: O/T Salford City FC

PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:03 am
by mrpotatohead
The investment is coming from a group of relatively young, very rich ex footballers, a vanity project which will undoubtedly run for quite a while and may even attract other heavyweight investors if one or two of them get bored, they won't ever make the premier league but the championship will be achievable.

Re: O/T Salford City FC

PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:50 am
by BerlinWaller
Each ex player owns 10% in the club. Peter Lim owns the rest of the club so they already have a Billionaire on board.

Re: O/T Salford City FC

PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 4:58 pm
by black morse
Now 12 points off play offs. Not their turn this year!

Re: O/T Salford City FC

PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 4:59 pm
by HALMA 1983
black morse wrote:Now 12 points off play offs. Not their turn this year!


GOOD :o

Re: O/T Salford City FC

PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 2:09 pm
by paulshrimp
I see that they are splashing the cash having just bought Bruno Andrade from Lincoln. I never like these “undisclosed fee” transfers. I would like to know exactly what teams in out league can afford

Re: O/T Salford City FC

PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 5:00 pm
by black morse
paulshrimp wrote:I see that they are splashing the cash having just bought Bruno Andrade from Lincoln. I never like these “undisclosed fee” transfers. I would like to know exactly what teams in out league can afford


You'd only be jealous ;)

Re: O/T Salford City FC

PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 6:44 pm
by Redalert1970
Salford throwing their money around again today signing Bruno Andrade from Lincoln City

Very very good player who will do well in league two