First game 2019/20 prediction thread

[Hants_red]

Nice to see the opening day live game is Salford at home to Stevenage..

Something seems very planned there..

Outside of Salford and the media does anyone else care about Salford? The media love-in will be painful to watch this season.

 

[ECFC89]

We do seem to get particularly lucky with opening day fixtures and boxing day in recent years.

Argyle does not clash for me, so all good there.

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

Outside of Salford and the media does anyone else care about Salford? The media love-in will be painful to watch this season.

It will be a ridiculous amount of coverage no doubt..Has a team promoted from the Conf/NL been shown live for its first game in the FL before ?

 

[Temporarily Exiled]

It will be a ridiculous amount of coverage no doubt..Has a team promoted from the Conf/NL been shown live for its first game in the FL before ?

Maybe Luton, but I can't think of anyone else.

 

[Snoop Fog]

Outside of Salford and the media does anyone else care about Salford? The media love-in will be painful to watch this season.

It doesn't bother me. I can see why the media would have an interest in Salford's rise. Why so much hatred towards them. Is it the Man Utd connection?

 

[Temporarily Exiled]

It doesn't bother me. I can see why the media would have an interest in Salford's rise. Why so much hatred towards them. Is it the Man Utd connection?

It's the synthetic nature of the club, the feelings they invoke are similar to MK Dons or RB Leipzig in Germany. Ireally don't give a rat's arse about the 'class of 92', yet even in the fourth division where the media barely covers anything at all, it's impossible to escape that narrative from being shoved down our throats. They're financial dopers, to boot - look at the money some of their players are on. That's awful for the game at our level, and should be a points deduction offence, not something to be celebrated.

 

[Snoop Fog]

It's the synthetic nature of the club, the feelings they invoke are similar to MK Dons or RB Leipzig in Germany. Ireally don't give a rat's arse about the 'class of 92', yet even in the fourth division where the media barely covers anything at all, it's impossible to escape that narrative from being shoved down our throats. They're financial dopers, to boot - look at the money some of their players are on. That's awful for the game at our level, and should be a points deduction offence, not something to be celebrated.

A points deduction offence? Really? They still need to comply with FFP rules. Just because they have a wealthy backer who pays more than the going rate for this level you think they should be deducted points!

 

[Temporarily Exiled]

A points deduction offence? Really? They still need to comply with FFP rules. Just because they have a wealthy backer who pays more than the going rate for this level you think they should be deducted points!

They're bankrolled, it's not sustainable. They lost £32,000 per week last season.

https://www.devonlive.com/sport/salford-manchester-united-david-beckham-2860916

Allowing clubs to be run like that makes it unsustainable to run clubs sustainably.

 

[Grecian2K]

It's the synthetic nature of the club, the feelings they invoke are similar to MK Dons or RB Leipzig in Germany

Or possibly also Doc Marten FC...aka Rubbish & Dustbins.

Wonder whatever happened to them??

 

[les.gtfc]

We've got Salford at home on New Year's Day.

I can smell that TV money already.