Salford Winding-up Petition Adjourned For Second Time

A winding-up petition revenge against troubled Super League broadside Salford Red Devils has been adjourned for a 2nd time.

The petition was initially adjourned successful June aft nan nine said they were assured of attaining a bridging indebtedness successful bid to salary a taxation measure to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

It has been a rocky play for nan nine some connected and disconnected nan field, pinch a wide subordinate exodus, precocious costs payments and dense defeats successful 2025 contributing to them sitting bottommost of nan Super League table.

"We would for illustration to definitive our sincere gratitude to nan courts for granting a further adjournment," a nine connection said., external

"This affirmative result is simply a captious measurement guardant and allows Salford Red Devils to complete nan remainder of our fixtures this season. It reflects nan resilience of nan nine and nan ongoing efforts taking spot down nan scenes to unafraid its semipermanent future.

"We besides want to admit nan continued support from everyone connected to nan club. Your backing - whether successful nan stands, successful nan community, aliases beyond - remains an important portion of what keeps Salford moving forward."

Salford's fortunes are successful stark opposition to an awesome 2024 campaign, during which leader Paul Rowley steered them to a fourth-placed decorativeness and a play-off spot.

Financial troubles during nan off-season led to nan nine requesting an beforehand connected their 2025 distribution payments, while a consortium led by Swiss businessman Dario Berta completed a takeover of nan Red Devils connected nan eve of nan 2025 season.

Things person gradually sewage worse for nan nine this term, however, pinch main executive Chris Irwin resigning little than 3 months into nan occupation while Salford City Council besides pulled retired of negotiations pinch nan Red Devils complete nan club's effort to bargain their Salford Community Stadium location successful May.

A sustainability headdress imposed connected nan nine by nan Rugby Football League affected squad selection, starring to nan Red Devils fielding youthful sides and being connected nan receiving extremity of a grounds 82-0 conclusion by St Helens astatine nan commencement of nan season.

Since their past adjournment, Salford's owners said nan nine would not close contempt its financial troubles while main operating serviceman Claire Bradbury discontinue her domiciled after she alleged nan club's ownership suggested she "sleep pinch personification astatine nan Rugby Football League" to easiness their situation.

Salford's Super League crippled against Wakefield was later called off because of "significant" use concerns, pinch nan nine having conscionable 2 elder players disposable - starring to a fan protest.

On 25 August, nan club's owners gave assurances to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Mayor of Salford Paul Dennett assurances that they would beryllium capable to decorativeness nan season.

Meanwhile, adjunct coach Kurt Haggerty, who was meant to return complete arsenic caput coach from Rowley for 2026, left nan nine earlier this week owed to their perilous position.