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Even if a merge was a good idea, I have no view on that at the moment, it is so far from today’s agenda that it is irrelevant.

It is so far from the agenda because there is essentially a top flight land grab in progress at Super League level. If we take for granted for a moment that one or both of Cas and Wakey are on the exit chute, right now and Featherstone are doing everything they can to position themselves for a shot. Therefore, I would suggest at the moment, as I have said all along, the position in SL belongs to the first person to pour concrete in a new facility, and if neither do, Fev believe they have a sporting chance to nick it.

So, I would expect nothing regarding a merge, share or anything until the next licensing application or unless someone pours foundations for a stadium, or funding for a major and serious improvement or overhaul, not plans, approvals, committees or trusts – actual bricks and activity with FUNDING.

If someone did miraculously find £10m in a funding package to actually build something not a dream, well, that really does change the dynamic.
Without a doubt in the "Calder Valley" whoever lays the first bricks and shows the money is in place, well they are the ones who are in a position to offer "help and solidarity" to the others with facilities and secure their own legacy first.

It is an interesting discussion, but largely moot at this time.
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We can be bold enough to make a stand and do battle for our views and beliefs. But we must strive to be mature enough not to resort to unnecessary personal attacks upon people with opposing views.

As always with this question there is an assumption that a merger will dominate market forces.

This is not correct.

Look at the Sheffield/Huddersfield Merger. You would assume this means there is no longer a team in Sheffield. Wrong. There is a team in Sheffield, as there are fans, who wish to support a sheffield team.

Any Merger would be as a business, so sure both boards could vote for a merger to share assets and spread costs etc. But actually whilst the clubs merge, the fans stay separate and just start up their own club or fade away.

The business's can merge, but the traditions cannot.

As for groundsharing. In an ideal world it's a good idea, but with both clubs setting along their own paths a long time ago, I'd be shocked if it can now be done to everyone's taste.

Which ever team happens to be in the ascendancy at the time will always have the final say. The only true form of merger is for one team to dominate the other and over the progression of years, new fans will come from the less dominant area to the more dominate club (if they can market well enough). Just as Bradford took fans from other areas when they dominated that locality.

Sport is competition and sometimes that competition is to the death. It could be in this case, but there is no saying in 10 years time that this debate will not still be going on, with Cas or even Featherstone in the ascendancy.
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Actually, an excellent point, I think my post rambles between merger and ground share!

I started out thinking merger in the proper sense, not like GatesHull and Sheffdersfield.... they were distateful events that went against every right minded thing.

Prehaps I revise my sentiment to "the first one to pour........ becomes attractive to a share" but for now, everyone has to fan the flames of their own ambition.
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Why is it that people from outside the area think that a merger is a good idea but, the people that matter, ie those that live in the area and support different clubs, don't.
The only way that it could be acceptable is if we could travel backwards in time approximately 150 years and start with just 1 club in the locality, sadly, this is not possible.
Some of the do gooders should go and do their good elsewhere !
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mdean wrote:
Even if a merge was a good idea, I have no view on that at the moment, it is so far from today’s agenda that it is irrelevant.

It is so far from the agenda because there is essentially a top flight land grab in progress at Super League level. If we take for granted for a moment that one or both of Cas and Wakey are on the exit chute, right now and Featherstone are doing everything they can to position themselves for a shot. Therefore, I would suggest at the moment, as I have said all along, the position in SL belongs to the first person to pour concrete in a new facility, and if neither do, Fev believe they have a sporting chance to nick it.

So, I would expect nothing regarding a merge, share or anything until the next licensing application or unless someone pours foundations for a stadium, or funding for a major and serious improvement or overhaul, not plans, approvals, committees or trusts – actual bricks and activity with FUNDING.

If someone did miraculously find £10m in a funding package to actually build something not a dream, well, that really does change the dynamic.
Without a doubt in the "Calder Valley" whoever lays the first bricks and shows the money is in place, well they are the ones who are in a position to offer "help and solidarity" to the others with facilities and secure their own legacy first.

It is an interesting discussion, but largely moot at this time.


I think you're right in much of what you say mdean, and I have said earlier that Wakefield are in the box seat regarding, laying brick and concrete as you succinctly term it . Its because that would leave great clubs like cas and fev forever as also rans in the Super League game that I raise my concerns. If cas were the first to build the Stadium that leads the way into SL long term survival then likewise Trinity will thereafter find it difficult to ever catch up.

But if each respects the others existence and realises you will be stronger together as a new club, then they can build something together, and the 3 can be the embryo for a new great club. With no one club having the whip hand and dictating terms to the other 2 and forever dominating the merger.
Like many have said and I agree, A Hull / Gateshead type merger is a merger in name only and you dont want any of that, it stinks. To have real longevity it would have to be transparent and fair. With "all parties pouring the concrete at the same time".

Before any of that could ever happen we wait and see what becomes of Wakefields own project and the ramifications this has for other clubs in the region should Trin get the go ahead to go it alone.
However if the application fails, then there is magnificent opportunity to come together and create a power club to match anything in Super League. You could have your own Langtree Park, and all thats great about Fev, Cas and Wakefield would run through the stadium and every blade of grass.
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It's easy for outside clubs to say that we should merge but that's because they don't understand the history and passion between all 3 clubs. Why don't hull FC and hull kr merge? Bradford and Leeds etc?
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The thing for me is that no one from Wakefield, Cas or Fev has ever said a merger is a good idea.
Neither fans nor clubs want it.....even if it means dropping down a level.

People from outside who want media attention keep raising it and saying we will not progress if we don't.

So can't we just agree that if they are right, one or both of us will die and they don't need to worry about us and if we are right we will succeed on our own.
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Fully wrote:
I never said he played for CT.

You said Ellis was better than anything to come out of Cas.

Ellis was born and raised in Cas, and played in Cas before moving to Wakefield. Therefore, he came out of Cas.


Actually came out of Selby but hey what's a fact with Fully.
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vastman wrote:
Actually came out of Selby but hey what's a fact with Fully.


Selby then.

But he played for Cas Lock Lane and admitted growing up watching Cas too. And Selby's a Cas area. So he may as well be from Cas.
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Fully wrote:
Selby then.

But he played for Cas Lock Lane and admitted growing up watching Cas too. And Selby's a Cas area. So he may as well be from Cas.

So along with rugby league, geography isn't your strong point either then?
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