Subbed, as otherwise it was 181 words I guess

I’d feel better as a Salford fan today than yesterday. They can now move forward having been in limbo for 12 months. Hopefully hindsight judges today as a positive step.

I beg to differ. The club still exists; it’s different to the legal entity owned by rogue traders that was liquidated today. I expect the Reds will rise to take their place in the 2026 Championship. This was a necessary step to get the club back on track.

I've somehow survived the day. It's got a lot harder now the girls insist on Xmas songs 24/7 (and have done since October...)

TLDR

It’s an irreverent tone that was commonplace at the time but is conspicuous by its absence now. The crossover of fanzine producers and programme writers in that era was strong, so this sort of article is by no means an exception (though I thought it exceptional in a different sense).

Having a pop at your own fans, local rivals and punching down at those struggling all in one article is impressive though! Closest we get to that these days is that rather odd Saints fan who writes in Forty-20 but he’s more obsessed with Wire than you are 😂

This is what someone swapped you for a Wigan-Manly programme?!? 😳

Sweet Jesus. There’s not many of them knocking about. A shame it’s glued in (I assume), but a beauty nonetheless.

If there’s a 1926 Championship Final in there, give me a shout 😉

So that’s 14% of the league that have just lazily copied a kit from recent memory rather than bothering to design a new one. Hopefully they’re passing the savings on the fans in the form of cheaper prices, or at least won’t bother bringing out a third kit?