Salford Red Devils chief quits club alleging ownership 'suggested she sleep with individual from RFL'
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Salford Red Devils to examine allegations against ownersClaire Bradbury announced her resignation on August 14; the club said it would conduct an internal inquiry.
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- Claire Bradbury announced her resignation on LinkedIn on August 14, while the club said she had left on August 12, 2025.
- Bradbury accused the owners of misogynistic and inappropriate conduct and said she had been encouraged to sleep with someone at the RFL to smooth matters over for the club.
- Salford Red Devils condemned inappropriate language and behaviour and said it would investigate the allegations internally, establish the facts and issue a report afterward.
- Since a consortium bought the club in February, it has lost several key players, at times struggled to pay salaries, received an RFL sustainability cap in January and currently sits bottom of the Betfred Super League.
Misogynistic, inappropriate language from the ownership suggesting I sleep with an individual at the RFL to 'smooth things over' is not acceptable.— Claire Bradbury, former chief operating officer of Salford Red Devils, in a statement
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