SALFORD CITY
LAST SEASON
NATIONAL LEAGUE 3rd FA CUP First Round
FA TROPHY Third Round TOP SCORER Adam Rooney (23)
FANFILE ANDY THURSTON @Broughtonm7
This season will be different because it’s our first ever one in the Football League! We have to pick a stand and stay in it, due to segregation for each stand. Throughout the club’s history up to now, we’ve always been able to wander around the ground.
The pantomime villain will be Gary Neville, for other clubs! His name will be sung at grounds more than anyone else’s. We hear it at every away game, especially if we go a goal down.
Did you know that we were formed in 1940 and not 2014...
The best thing about the matchday experience at Salford is Grandad’s Sausages – the best hot dogs around! The other recommendation for away fans is to enjoy a few beers in our new supporters’ bar.
Our most underrated player is big Mani Dieseruvwe [below] – superb in leading the line for us. He stepped up when the big hitters had injuries in the last couple of months of the season. Our key player will be captain Liam Hogan [above, centre]. He led us to back-to-back promotions by leading by example, on and off the pitch. He always stops for a chat with fans, he supports local charities and he used to be a PE teacher at St Paul’s, next to the ground. It gives a feeling that the fans and the players are in it together. Look out for Alex Doyle, a combative young midfielder who has just signed professional forms after impressing in the academy and earning a call-up for the England schoolboys teams. The best away ground is at Leyton Orient. I loved it – sitting so close to the home fans made for a cracking atmosphere. Granted, it helped that we scored two early goals...
The fans’ opinion of the gaffer is positive towards Graham Alexander. He’s really popular. Jonno and Bern [joint-managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley] were a hard act to follow after the three promotions they gave us, but Alexander has been just as open, mixing with the fans and talking through games – win, lose or draw. He doesn’t hide behind excuses. We’ll finish in the top five.