Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:42 pm  

dboy wrote:

No and no.

Cas were offered a ground share and snubbed it, laughing claiming Glasshoughton was the Promised Land.

That ship has sailed...they have made their bed...and will enjoy sleeping in it.

Any future deal will now be heavily weighted in Wakey's favour.

Well done Wright and Fulton!

I'm sorry but you are incorrect with this, Cas said they would have talks with the council (and Wakey) as to a shared stadium and Wakey absolutely refused.

Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Sun Apr 07, 2013 1:51 pm  

Wakefield declined to enter the WMDC review offered, choosing to pursue NM on their own.

Wakefield wrote to all potential partners in the district, including Cas and Fev...they declined the offer of a shared tenancy.

Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:59 am  

The only reason that Wakey and Cas keep being suggested as merger candidates is to make life easier for the RFL.
IF we were to merge, it would make the immediate future simpler for other people, not for Cas or Wakefield.
Although Cas are doing it tough at the moment, they bring plenty to SL and people should be trying to help and not keep trying to put the skids under them.

Stay as we are.
With those who run the sport, even if there was a merger, they'd still probably relegate us !

[PopTart]

Re: TO MERGE OR NOT TO MERGE THAT IS THE QUESTION. : Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:49 pm  

I don't see why either side would want to merge.

And in reality there would only be a takeover. Rarely is there a merger of equal status.
So right now it would in my opinion by bad for Cas to merge. Better to go down and fight back then be lost.

Wakefield have been in similar position (and in fact much worse) and I would never have voted for a merger.

Club Merger in WF Postcode : Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:45 pm  

Did you guys hear what was discussed on Back Chat this week?

It was suggested that maybe a Merger of Wakefield and Castleford would be a better option for 1) Survival and 2) If the Comp is reduced to 10-12 Teams.

I just wanted to get your thoughts on this?

[Wildthing]

Re: Club Merger in WF Postcode : Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:37 pm  

I gather you didn't see the thread to merge or not to merge a few threads down then?

Re: Club Merger in WF Postcode : Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:04 pm  

To be put it as simply as possible: there will be probably one super league from the WF postcode in a couple of years time, playing out of a stadium earmarked for Wakefield and within the Wakefield boundary. Whether or not Cas would want to be a part of that is debatable. Do you remember how well Sheffield and Gateshead did in their mergers?

Re: Club Merger in WF Postcode : Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:07 pm  

Wildthing wrote:

I gather you didn't see the thread to merge or not to merge a few threads down then?

I'm so sorry, I didn't. Please forgive me

Re: Club Merger in WF Postcode : Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:10 pm  

Middleton_Loiner wrote:

Did you guys hear what was discussed on Back Chat this week?

It was suggested that maybe a Merger of Wakefield and Castleford would be a better option for 1) Survival and 2) If the Comp is reduced to 10-12 Teams.

I just wanted to get your thoughts on this?

Will not happen.

Re: Club Merger in WF Postcode : Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:39 pm  

Wildthing wrote:

I gather you didn't see the thread to merge or not to merge a few threads down then?

Maybe you could merge the merger threads.....