One ofGreater Manchester‘s top rugby league teams is gearing up to end a successful season by giving fans the chance to grab tickets to one of their final home games for just £10.
And even better yet, kids can catch the team in action for free.
With summer officially here and schools across the region now out for the six-week holidays, parents, carers, and guardians often find themselves on the look-out for some different ways to occupy the kids that don’t break the bank too much, and while there’s no denying that a trip to the cinema, theme park, or the nearest beach are all solid choices, there’s plenty of other entertainment options that are worth making the most of.
How does catching a family-friendly rugby league game with thousands of other passionate fans sound?
Salford Red Devils is giving locals the chance to take the kids to see one of their final home games in the 2022 rugby league Betfred Super League on Saturday 13 August at the AJ Bell Stadium for free when they grab an adult ticket for just £10 each.
Salford Red Devils are one of the oldest teams in the Rugby Football League / Credit: John Clifton/SWpix.com (via Salford Red Devils)
Founded all the way back in 1873, Salford Red Devils are one of the oldest teams in the Rugby Football League.
They have been representing Greater Manchester for nearly 150 years now.
The team has won several trophies and major titles over the years, including six Championships and one Challenge Cup, and has also got themselves a loyal fanbase too, who have been with them every step of the way.
Star players like Ken Sio, Joe Burgess, Tim Lafai, Brodie Croft, Marc Sneyd, and captain Elijah Taylor are just some of the famous names that draw fans in their thousands to watch the team each week.
They have been representing Greater Manchester for nearly 150 years now / Credit: Paul Currie / SWpix.com (via Salford Red Devils)
Unfamiliar with what it’s all about, and why the sport is so well loved?
Split into two 40-minute halves with 13 players on each team, rugby league is a fast-paced and exciting game where the ball can only be passed backwards, so players must use their pace, strength, and power to move forward.
Teams need to make their way with the ball to the end of the pitch to score a try, which is worth four points, and then they get a chance to kick the ball through the posts for an extra two points.
Teams have six tackles to gain as many metres as they can – and ultimately, clinch the win.
The team has won several trophies and major titles over the years, including six Championships and one Challenge Cup / Credit: John Clifton/SWpix.com (via Salford Red Devils)
With a season that runs from February to September each year, rugby league teams battle it out for the chance to make it to the top six, enter the play-offs, and earn their spot at the Grand Final – which is played at Old Trafford at the end of the season.
Salford Red Devils reached their first ever Grand Final in 2019 and the Challenge Cup Final a year later – which was their first since 1969 – and with the team currently in fine form, they are aiming to reach another major final this season, with the help of their enthusiastic fans spurring them on.
Fancy being part of the action then?
If you’re looking to join an ever-growing community of rugby league fans, then it’s definitely worth making the most of this limited-time-only offer and grabbing a ticket to watch the Salford Red Devils’ at home against the Huddersfield Giants on Saturday 13 August for just £10 for adults, with all under-16s going free.
You can grab tickets to watch Salford Red Devils for £10 this summer / Credit: Salford Red Devils
There’s tickets for both standing and seating available, as well as hospitality tickets – which give you access to the hospitality lounge with table dining, bar and padded seats.
The stadium is also full-accessible, with seating on all sides of the pitch available.
And, if you like what you see, Salford Red Devils 2023 season tickets are currently on sale at an early bird discounted price too.
Find out more about the offer, and buy tickets here.
Featured Image – Allan McKenzie / SWpix.com (via Salford Red Devils)
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Bohemian FC are giving away five of their viral Oasis football shirts
Danny Jones
Irish football club and growing cult favourite footy fashion industry-leaders, Bohemians, recently dropped a limited edition Oasis shirt to celebrate the Live ’25 reunion tour.
Now, if you were at the Heaton Park dates or any of the comeback shows, you will likely have seen a fair few gig-goers donning the Bohemian FC x Oasis kit collab.
In fact, even if you’ve walked through Manchester city centre over the past couple of months, the chances are you passed someone wearing one of these Britpop-inspired shirts, which have quickly gone down as music culture collectables.
And while pretty much every bit of Oasis’ official adidas Originals clobber and countless other bits of merch continue to sell out, ‘The Bohs’ are offering you lucky lot the chance to cop a free kit. If you’re interested, keep reading…
The Bohemians x Oasis collab shirt is one of our favourites of the year. (Credit: Bohemian Football Club (supplied)
For anyone unaware of the background behind this crossover, the Bohemians are a 100% fan-owned, not-for-profit organisation, who also happen to be the oldest club in the League of Ireland.
Based in Dublin, the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division side has remained deeply immersed in the local community and its sporting culture throughout their history, and of late, they’ve been further infusing that heritage with their equally deep connection to the arts.
Over the past few seasons, they blended footy with the music world, releasing several exclusive and highly sought-after kits that all tie back into the club in some capacity, including shirts inspired by Bob Marley, compatriots Thin Lizzy and Fontaines D.C. (equally viral), as well as our very own Oasis.
Liam and Noel Gallagher’s following and its Irish contingent, in particular, are as strong as they’ve ever been, so ahead of the reunion shows getting underway last month, Bohemian FC revealed their special FAI Cup shirt paying homage to the Burnage boys.
Featuring the band’s iconic logo in the traditional blue tones of Dublin City, it went down as an instant hit among Oasis and Bohs fans alike, as well as among footy kit culture connosieurs.
Better still, all the profits from the shirt sales are being split between Bohemian FC and two key charities back in the Emerald Isle and in 0161: Music Generation Ireland and Irish Community Care Manchester, based on Stockport Road – not too far from where the Gallaghers grew up.
Now, although the Manc music legends never played Bohemians’ home stadium at Dalymount in Phibsborough, the Gallaghers remain two of the most iconic green and gold-blooded musicians ever.
Having crossed off Cardiff, Manchester, London and Edinburgh off their Live ’25 reunion tour, their Dublin double-header is up next this August, with two shows taking place at Croke Park, less than a mile from the hallowed ground.
Whether or not you’ve got tickets to see them in the ancestral homeland, or anywhere else for that matter and want to look the part, or just want to wear your colours for as long as Oasis mania lasts, you might as well throw your hat in the ring to win one of five FREE Bohs footy shirts.
As for how to enter, it’s all very simple: fill out the competition form HERE; like and share this post on X (formerly known as Twitter), and follow our Audio North music page, as well as the official @bfcdublin account on Instagram.
Oh, and tagging a friend or sharing a pic of your best Oasis memories wouldn’t hurt either.
That’s it; we didn’t want to make things complicated – this is a giveaway not only in the hopes of scoring our readers with a freebie but a charitable one that helps Irish cousins over the water and here in Manchester.
Comedy nights, run clubs, and resident parties – why The Castings is Manchester’s most social city centre neighbourhood
Emily Sergeant
Manchester is a city full of opportunity – and The Castings is the perfect place to live to experience all it has to offer.
As the bustling hub of the north – and, arguably, the UK’s ‘second’ city, depending on who you ask – Manchester has firmly cemented itself as being somewhere people of all walks of life want to live, thanks to the wealth of live music,sport, nightlife, and so much more.
And for those who want to get amongst it, one of Manchester’s newest city centre neighbourhoods, The Castings, has a social life built right in, ready for residents to make the most of.
Currently rated number one on HomeViews, it has been voted by its residents as the best place to live in the city.
And it recently celebrated its first birthday too, in one of the ways it knows best, of course – with a free party for all residents.
A glimpse into life at The Castings’ stunning lifestyle-led apartments / Credit: The Manc Group
If you were unfamiliar withThe Castings until now, it’s a stunning community made up of 352 apartments to rent in Piccadilly East.
With its range of studio, one, two, and three-bedroom homes, The Castings’ design-led spaces are inspired by industrial shapes, flowing forms, and molten textures.
As well as its stunning apartments, the lifestyle-led development also features a fitness studio, high-spec gym, games room, private dining spaces, a co-working hub, and a 21st-floor rooftop terrace with panoramic views of Manchester.
The Castings is one of Manchester’s most social city centre neighbourhoods / Credit: The Castings
It sits in the heart of Piccadilly East is a neighbourhood often touted as Manchester’s next-generation, and named by The Sunday Times as one ofthe UK’s best places to live and The Castings has been ‘bringing new life’ to this up-and-coming area near Manchester Piccadilly stationever since it launched it last summer.
Even though Piccadilly East – which is conveniently-adjacent to Ancoats, New Islington, and the Northern Quarter – is already home to some of Manchester’s most popular food, drink, and liveentertainment venues, residents at The Castings don’t even need to leave the comfort of their own community to get involved with a wide variety of events and make some new friends along the way.
In just the year since the first residents moved into The Castings, it has hosted everything from live comedy nights to regular yoga and fitness sessions, run clubs, and seasonal resident ‘socials’.
One of the biggest highlights in The Castings’ social calendar so far has to be the recent ‘Spring Social’, which helped welcome the new season in style, complete with an ice cream van, DJs, big Jenga, and lots and lots of pizza, making it a ‘standout’ moment of the year.
If The Castings sounds like somewhere you’d love to live, then the final few apartments are still remaining, and you can head online to book a viewing now.
Emily Sergeant -
3rd August 2022 
