A Salford councillor is defying the city mayor’s call for him to resign following his shock election to another authority 160 miles away. Coun Chris Twells has been a Liberal Democrat representative in the Orsdall ward since his election last year.
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Salford Red Devils have announced their new community share offer scheme in a bid to place fans at the heart of the game.
The move, named ‘Reds Rise Together’, allows individuals to purchase a share offer in the club’s holding company, now a community benefit society (CBS). All shareholders are subsequently granted the right to stand for election to the CBS board, a feature that the club deemed ‘a meaningful addition, adding value to its communities’.
The club will become the first from the Northern Hemisphere to take the plunge into a fan-led model, hoping to establish an alternative to millionaire owners.
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As well as giving fans greater benefits, Salford have sought to entrench their place in Rugby League’s elite division by adhering to new proposals from the ‘Reimagining Rugby League Consultation Project’ which can see clubs earn their Super League place through off-pitch behaviours. The criterion for a guaranteed top-flight place includes community performance and financial stability, two principles that Salford will hope they thrive on under a more inclusive ownership model.
Despite the lack of an owner since 2018, Salford reached the Super League final in 2019 and the Challenge Cup final in 2020, all while maintaining the lowest salary spend in the league. Paul King, the club's executive chairman, told Tribune that winning the league feels close.
Talking to the Manchester Evening News, executive director of The Red Devils Paul Trainor says the club has been at the heart of the community for 150 years and now the community will be at the heart of the club.
Almost 24 hours after its launch earlier this week, Paul said
A Salford councillor is defying the city mayor’s call for him to resign following his shock election to another authority 160 miles away. Coun Chris Twells has been a Liberal Democrat representative in the Orsdall ward since his election last year.
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