By Chris Dunlavy

SALFORD City have been thwarted in their bid to buy the city’s AJ Bell Stadium in a joint-venture with current tenants Sale Sharks. The League Two side have spent much of the past two years in dialogue with Salford City Council and had hoped to leave the Peninsula Stadium - their home since 1978 - in time for the start of next season. In March, Salford released a statement saying they were “optimistic that a deal will be done” and that only a few “particulars” remained outstanding. However, the council have now rejected Salford&...