Re: Wakey Express- Groundshare : Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:15 pm  

Gaslight wrote:

Nothing at all to worry about, a stadium in Glasshoughton with amber & black seats, Wakey fans will love it

Sure you'll love the red & blue seats at Newmarket more!!

Re: Wakey Express- Groundshare : Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:22 pm  

newcat wrote:

Sure you'll love the red & blue seats at Newmarket more!!

Easiest solution for me - one end black, one lengthways stand amber, the other white, the other end blue.

Cas have black, amber and white in their 'colours'; white and blue are in Wakey's and blue is also a nice neutral colour for away supporters.

Re: Wakey Express- Groundshare : Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:33 pm  

Just a thought:

If wakey share with us who pays for the stadium, as I understand their stadium is being largely funded by the development company who want to put up all the warehousing?

Likewise if we share with them some of our investment is by Waystone.

I can't see either of the developers wanting to invest in the others project.

Anyway common sense says Glasshoughton site however since when has common sence ever prevailed in WMDC

Re: Wakey Express- Groundshare : Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:34 pm  

binks wrote:

Disagree as the kids who will support the club when us old boys are no more will not have the sentiment for the old club that we have ( Again look at West Tigers / St George Illawarra )

Agree that i feel the Nm project is a non starter as Leeds City council alone have scuppered that plan and Central Gov will see land available 4 Miles away thats not green belt why would they have a bun fight over NM

This is still my pref option i would love both clubs get a ground , Its just im not opposed to Plan b or C if thats what it takes

Who's going to take those kids to watch matches? I'm sure you like myself started going to matches when your father/uncle/grandad etc took you, since the day my nephews were born i've been looking forward to taking them to games one of them is now nearly old enough and as long as cas tigers still exist (and not as a feeder club) i will take them to games as will many more. If we merge we dont just lose thousands of supporters from each club (and more than likely end up with less than both clubs had to begin with) but you lose thousands of future supporters.

I dont know how people get this idea that a merged club would start winning trophies it wouldnt have anymore than either club has now as it wont have anymore supporters than either club has now.

Re: Wakey Express- Groundshare : Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:12 pm  

Hmmm... very interesting developments today.

IF (big if) this independent review really is fair and open, there can only be one choice to take forward. Should Newmarket be selected with all it's problems and objections over Glasshoughton then there clearly will have been a massive injustice done. Trying to compare the two projects at this moment in time is just silly - there simply is no comparison.

Sure, it opens up a whole new worm canning factory with respect to franchise apps, merger, how the share works, who owns what, etc.. but as far as the first hurdle goes, it MUST be Glasshoughton, simple as that.

Re: Wakey Express- Groundshare : Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:22 pm  

There seems to be an assumption that a groundshare guarantees the SL status of both clubs. Since the RL have already stated a current SL club will be dumped to make way for a new club who will get the boot if its not Wakey or Cas? Anyone see one of the RL's golden boys (Quins, Cats & Cetic) being relegated? I don't. Salford? Not likely if their new stadium is up and running.
My fear is that one of us will still be demoted to the Championship and its clear the RL would like it to be Cas.
I'm afraid we could be in a groundshare in the lower division and as the poor relations to a SL Wakey we'd end up either as Wakey's feeder club or in a merger.

I support Cas, always have, always will. I'd rather Cas were at Wheldon Rd in the 2nd or 3rd tier than this.

Re: Wakey Express- Groundshare : Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:35 pm  

Catalans are skits, Quims are on a rocky road and the team from Royston Vasey are in trouble as they have a load of debt to pay to the 6 aussies and john harbin, so thats three teams in the SH!TE

Re: Wakey Express- Groundshare : Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:38 pm  

If the stadium gets the go ahead to be built in glasshoughton.
Then when the franchises get given out, cas are kicked out of SL wakefield stay in.
What then.
Wakefield fans will be in up roar having to travel to cas to watch SL while cas play in NL1, if it was the other way round i wouldn't be happy at all.

Whata mess the whole debacle is.

Re: Wakey Express- Groundshare : Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:00 pm  

pyeman wrote:

Who's going to take those kids to watch matches? I'm sure you like myself started going to matches when your father/uncle/grandad etc took you, since the day my nephews were born i've been looking forward to taking them to games one of them is now nearly old enough and as long as cas tigers still exist (and not as a feeder club) i will take them to games as will many more. If we merge we dont just lose thousands of supporters from each club (and more than likely end up with less than both clubs had to begin with) but you lose thousands of future supporters.

I dont know how people get this idea that a merged club would start winning trophies it wouldnt have anymore than either club has now as it wont have anymore supporters than either club has now.

im 40 and still go with my dad my brother and my son and always will , but im not resistant to change, like ive said my pref is both wakey and Cas get a license and a new ground each but in all fairness thats not gonna happen

Re: Wakey Express- Groundshare : Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:56 pm  

poppys mum wrote:

If the stadium gets the go ahead to be built in glasshoughton.
Then when the franchises get given out, cas are kicked out of SL wakefield stay in.
What then.
Wakefield fans will be in up roar having to travel to cas to watch SL while cas play in NL1, if it was the other way round i wouldn't be happy at all.

Whata mess the whole debacle is.

I doubt they would kick you out but its a interesting point you make.