From the outside looking in, it is hard not to feel that there has been a huge con-job on the rugby fans of Wakefield, and on the general public. The permission granted was obtained on the provision of a community sports stadium with the city's only professional sports team as the major tenant. For the stadium not to be built looks like a massive con-job. "Thanks for the permission. Now do one!"
I know other factors are involved that change things, but surely the position should be that if there is no stadium, the development ends. If the community stadium is provided at Belle Vue (my preference anyway), I can see how it can be justified, but with no sign of movement on that front it seems like the con-job is almost complete.
The frustrating thing is that there is no lack of will. People (and we know who they are) have put countless hours of their own time into this, and I don't know how they do it.
The answer seems simple enough: are the funds there or not to develop Belle Vue properly? If not, the permission for Newmarket should be withdrawn immediately. You never know, it might then suddenly appear. The community stadium envisaged wasn't a couple of training pitches, and the public inquiry didn't look at that meagre option.
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