The Salford Red Devils financial saga looks set to roll over into another month and with the issues at the club far from over.
According to Gary Carter at The Sun, the owners Sire Kailahi and Curtis Brown are struggling to find the amount needed for the players’ wages for the third consecutive month.
Payday is expected to be on Thursday 24th but following this news, it’s looking likely that the players may have to face another month of being paid late.
However, the report claims that should this be the case, several of the playing squad are ready to submit a letter to the RFL to hand in their resignations.
With more financial troubles and a black hole of £2.5 million needed to clear their debt, it is suggested by The Sun that there are even fears that the club could go into administration.
That would lead to relegation at the end of the season as under IMG’s grading system, a ‘financial event’ would see them drop to a Category C, making them ineligible to play in Super League.
However, it is also reported that a number of NRL clubs are monitoring the Salford Red Devils situation but it appears that the £2.5m debt attached to the club could be a sticking point.
Salford Red Devils squad numbers dwindle as progress of takeover stalls
The club has also seen a number of key, high-profile players leave in recent weeks, from moving to other Super League clubs to retirement.
Following Marc Sneyd’s move to Warrington Wolves, the Red Devils have also seen Brad Singleton head to Castleford and Kallum Watkins return to Leeds Rhinos for a second stint.
In recent weeks, Tim Lafai confirmed his retirement, Nene Macdonald headed out on loan to Championship side Oldham and Deon Cross is the latest player to not attend training.
Whilst the RFL confirmed that the new takeover had been approved, the club’s financial situation is far from resolved.
Salford still remain with just one win in Super League and with the league’s worst points difference, it’s going to take a mountain to climb for the club to progress up the table.
John
April 21, 2025 at 2:12 pm
Pretty irrelevant really. Without a huge financial injection AFTER the £2.5 million debt is cleared, Salford have no chance of being one of the top 12 IMG rated clubs and will therefore be in the championship next season, regardless.
Baz
April 21, 2025 at 9:01 pm
Who on earth let them start this deason in Super League ? Is it too late to chuck them into League 1 ?
Eric T Cat
April 22, 2025 at 11:17 am
This is the deal the Rugby Football League sanctioned!!!
Passed all their fit and proper persons tests, met all the scrutiny for financial probity, met any and all ne essary guaranteed, etc., that the RFL deemed necessary. We have players lives in turmoil, one sided thrashings to zero effect, a coach who is thing himself in knots to kerp things going, fans who must cry themselves to sleep, and still it’s like peering into a Black Hole, from which nothing emerges, but everything gets sucked in. It’s a tragedy wrapped in farce.
They sooner the NRL take over the better. The RFL aren’t up to it. Look at the forthcoming television deal. Every sport around the workd is securing better rights, more money, improved promotion, the RFL are eagerly expecting to take a vastly reduced amount of money, to play pretty much in secret. They have the product, but they don’t want to promote it. Is it purely the fears of those certain three clubs losing their grip on power holding things back?