SALFORD used to be the largest city in England without a Football League team bearing its name. It was also the birthplace and home of some very renowned and influential individuals, such as Shelagh Delaney, the writer who specialised in “slice of life” drama, Albert Finney, punk poet John Cooper Clarke and some members of New Order. But casting aside the Lowryesque landscape of old, Salford has benefitted from a slice of urban regeneration, notably with the BBC moving into Salford Quays’ MediaCity. Around six years ago, the local football club, Salford City, was taken over by a gaggle of former Manchester United players, all of whom had been part of the club’s glorious era under Sir Alex Ferguson. All of these players –…