Re: Cas Season over just 2 games left : Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:58 pm  

kinleycat wrote:

The ground issue ownership, i dont know if that makes a difference, as i dont know if owning or renting is more cost effective. Looking at the amount of clubs in rented grounds may make it appear more cost effective, but is that just because they dont have the ££££ to buy one? i dont know.
Im sure it will bring both clubs additional income streams so that is the positive in it.
Undoubtably two clubs sharing one ground has got to make financial sense, it just has.
The risk to us all is that, we dont want to run the risk of losing our own clubs identities, 100% understandable, however unless there is a huge shift in fortunes for one or both of us (and i'm not saying its impossible) our struggles will continue.
IMO a representative SL club is he way forward supported by the whole area, and when that team is not playing we can support our teams in the championship or championship 1.
The best local junior players coming through to SL level, with a smattering of the best International talent and the chance for those local juniors to be blooded first in the lower leagues.
It makes some sense, from a financial and a RL point of view, it may also harmonise the community a bit and spare some of us our sanity too.

I really like this idea

My main objection to the original Calder plan was that our three great clubs would cease to exist, but this gives us the best of all worlds.

Ownership of the SL club should be split equally three ways, with us each acting as a feeder club to the regional SL side.

What would you call the team? I like 5 Towns RLFC

Where would you build the stadium? Glasshoughton seems like the ideal place, it having the best transport links and being roughly in the middle of the major population centres.

It'll never happen of course, but it's something that I would support 100%

Re: Cas Season over just 2 games left : Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:44 pm  

Homer_J_Simpson wrote:

Where would you build the stadium? Glasshoughton seems like the ideal place

Nah - Newmarket is equidistant between Castleford and Wakefield - it's a much better location.

And therein lies the problem!

Re: Cas Season over just 2 games left : Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:57 pm  

bren2k wrote:

Nah - Newmarket is equidistant between Castleford and Wakefield - it's a much better location.

And therein lies the problem!

But it's not between Fev and Wakefield.

Re: Cas Season over just 2 games left : Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:38 am  

Newmarket is NOT equidistant between Castleford and Wakefield and whether it's "a much better location" is debatable. You having a laugh Bren2K surely?
NM is OK if you like walking the dogs or even a bit of "stobart spotting" before you go to a game - there's nowt there.

Re: Cas Season over just 2 games left : Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:48 am  

I think GH is the perfect location and although it would never happen,I think the area would have one of the best teams in Sl.

Re: Cas Season over just 2 games left : Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:20 am  

Tigerade wrote:

Newmarket is NOT equidistant between Castleford and Wakefield and whether it's "a much better location" is debatable. You having a laugh Bren2K surely?
NM is OK if you like walking the dogs or even a bit of "stobart spotting" before you go to a game - there's nowt there.

I'd say NM is almost exactly equidistant, however we are forgetting fev, so if i am being 100% honest i would say (for this reason only) a joint community stadium in GH would be the fairer of the two, however another plot may have to be chosen, which of course adds even more time to an already too lengthy process.
As for walking dogs and Lorry spotting, if i'm off to a game there is little else i am off for (other than beer obviously) so it may as well be up a mountain or in the middle of a wind farm as Exscape/junction 32 etc etc etc.
I think a merger on these grounds where our clubs are kept as feeder clubs has some legs, but i'm probably in a minority as i dont where blinkers unlike many who would object!!

Re: Cas Season over just 2 games left : Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:24 am  

Homer_J_Simpson wrote:

I really like this idea

My main objection to the original Calder plan was that our three great clubs would cease to exist, but this gives us the best of all worlds.

Ownership of the SL club should be split equally three ways, with us each acting as a feeder club to the regional SL side.

What would you call the team? I like 5 Towns RLFC

Where would you build the stadium? Glasshoughton seems like the ideal place, it having the best transport links and being roughly in the middle of the major population centres.

It'll never happen of course, but it's something that I would support 100%

5 Towns RLFC ? I don't think i've heard anything less catchy in my life!!!!
God knows? but unless it had no mention of either club it would cause nothing but objections.
The amateur's if selected go on to play for the Wakefield District team!

Re: Cas Season over just 2 games left : Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:42 am  

Forget it. Neither club would ever agree to a merger, it is all or nothing , unless they both get grounds sorted out. Or of course other clubs go under like Bradford, and possibly Hull KR.

Re: Cas Season over just 2 games left : Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:55 am  

Scabbycat wrote:

Forget it. Neither club would ever agree to a merger, it is all or nothing , unless they both get grounds sorted out. Or of course other clubs go under like Bradford, and possibly Hull KR.

Any club with the ambition but not the money will run the risk of going under, thats how it works.
Teams without ambition will just struggle on and achieve nothing, and they're clueless supporters will then moan and start blindingly obvious threads such as this one because of it.
Now listen carefully, i will say this only once.
If all our clubs were to be kept as feeder clubs in the championship and the new representative club was in SL, wouldn't that be acceptable to all interested clubs and more importantly the RFL?
Don't reply straight away, think about it, you may see it makes some sense but you may run the risk of not posting something stupid. Think about it.

Re: Cas Season over just 2 games left : Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:57 am  

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