Re: Wakey stadium plans collapse- again. : Fri Nov 10, 2017 2:50 pm  

Thanks for that SC. My concern is the closure of Castleford Baths and Knottingley Sports Centre. They obviously still need replacing but it seems that the facilities your mention are more like football and rugby than swimming, tennis and squash. Pontefract has also lost its municipal golf course due to government cuts. My protest is based on location.

[Wildthing]

Re: Wakey stadium plans collapse- again. : Fri Nov 10, 2017 3:03 pm  

Tigerade wrote:

Thanks for that SC. My concern is the closure of Castleford Baths and Knottingley Sports Centre. They obviously still need replacing but it seems that the facilities your mention are more like football and rugby than swimming, tennis and squash. Pontefract has also lost its municipal golf course due to government cuts. My protest is based on location.

Yes, of course it is

Re: Wakey stadium plans collapse- again. : Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:17 pm  

Wildthing wrote:

Yes, of course it is

Location is the main problem. Can you imagine the outcry in Cas, Ponte, Fev and Knottingley if new sports facilities were built in Wakefield ? We have just seen WMDC shut everything in our area. I used to be able to book a squash court at Knottingley by just phoning them up. They now tell me my best bet is to join a squash club. As for swimming I've now got to travel to Rothwell.

Re: Wakey stadium plans collapse- again. : Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:11 pm  

Tigerade wrote:

Location is the main problem. Can you imagine the outcry in Cas, Ponte, Fev and Knottingley if new sports facilities were built in Wakefield ? We have just seen WMDC shut everything in our area. I used to be able to book a squash court at Knottingley by just phoning them up. They now tell me my best bet is to join a squash club. As for swimming I've now got to travel to Rothwell.

I don't get the outcry thing. It's not as if Newmaket was getting built by the Council anyway and tbh I haven't a clue what sports facilities they are in Ponte or Knottingley, but I certainly wouldn't care less if any got a swimming pool, sports Centre etc built.

Re: Wakey stadium plans collapse- again. : Sat Nov 11, 2017 1:21 am  

This whole saga with Wakefield's ground has been going on for about 20 years now.
The whole thing should have been sorted years ago

Re: Wakey stadium plans collapse- again. : Sat Nov 11, 2017 3:13 am  

Huddersfield1895 wrote:

This whole saga with Wakefield's ground has been going on for about 20 years now.
The whole thing should have been sorted years ago

I don't think you'll get many disagreeing with that.
20 years? more like 40.
It can't be a coincidence that the worst 2 grounds in SL are under the WMDC authority.
Leeds and Bradford have also lagged behind the rest.
Fev had the right idea and gave up waiting for assistance and tidied up their own stadium, but doing that for a new SL standard stadium needs at least political support from the LA and/or a friendly neighbourhood soccer team.

Re: Wakey stadium plans collapse- again. : Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:53 am  

Shifty Cat wrote:

I don't get the outcry thing. It's not as if Newmaket was getting built by the Council anyway

The council are contributing 2 million to the project.

Re: Wakey stadium plans collapse- again. : Sat Nov 11, 2017 10:31 am  

Tigerade wrote:

The council are contributing 2 million to the project.

Because of the community facilities and it being a real community stadium (not privately owned).
They were getting a bargain. No responsibility for upkeep either.

Re: Wakey stadium plans collapse- again. : Sat Nov 11, 2017 10:49 am  

coco the fullback wrote:

Because of the community facilities and it being a real community stadium (not privately owned).
They were getting a bargain. No responsibility for upkeep either.

Correct - I'm just dispelling the myth that the council are not required to pay for any of it.

Re: Wakey stadium plans collapse- again. : Sat Nov 11, 2017 11:50 am  

Tigerade wrote:

The council are contributing 2 million to the project.

your objections seem to be more about it being in Wakefield rather than any "genuine" concerns.
Wakefield itself has lost plenty and its facilities generally, for a City the size of Wakefield have been mickey poor for years.
Your comments seem to want to deflect attention from WMDC and their lack of action as regards the COMMUNITY stadium, a phrase stolen and used in connection with the Glasshoughton project, when that facility will belong to CTRLFC and whilst some sections of the local community may use some of the facilities, it was NEVER a community stadium.
As someone so keen that "we" have decent facilities, you too should be outraged at their handling of this situation.