Re: Re: The City of Wakefield Community Stadium : Fri Jun 26, 2015 8:37 am  

lampyboy wrote:

It will be interesting to see the outcome . Scaby could work for one game. Local derby type game. Make a weekend of it. The prospect of playing at a number f locations could work.

Disagree.

Most fans are creatures of habit and we need the same ground, on the same day, with the same kick off time (not withstanding Sky's requirements)
and if we move out of Wakefield, I can only be short term.

Re: Re: The City of Wakefield Community Stadium : Fri Jun 26, 2015 9:41 am  

simcfc73b wrote:

How about a rotation? Couple of games at Fev, Dewsbury, Leeds, Hunslet, Scarborough

Yep.. dumbest idea yet.

Some of the venues could be ok, but Scarborough!

Remember, Fev have taken the stand, the ground has been levelled & it sounds like the site will become a Lidl.

I still think Barnsley would be worth a punt.

Re: Re: The City of Wakefield Community Stadium : Fri Jun 26, 2015 9:44 am  

Dewsbury a lot nearer for me than Newmarket.
You feel as though you haven't really left Wakefield on the journey there.

Re: Re: The City of Wakefield Community Stadium : Fri Jun 26, 2015 9:53 am  

What would happen if the Council decided to list B.V as an Asset of Community Value?

Surely if they did, nobody else but the club would be interested in renting it, therefore they could haggle over the price. It’s not like the land value is going down anytime soon.

Re: Re: The City of Wakefield Community Stadium : Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:07 am  

Dewsbury if we drop down a division, Barnsley if we don't. If the club are to move out of the city and remain in SL it may as well be to a place where potential new support could offset the guaranteed loss of the existing fan base.

Re: Re: The City of Wakefield Community Stadium : Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:17 am  

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

What would happen if the Council decided to list B.V as an Asset of Community Value?

Surely if they did, nobody else but the club would be interested in renting it, therefore they could haggle over the price. It’s not like the land value is going down anytime soon.

All an asset of community value does is effectively give the 'community' first dibs on coming up with the money for a sale doesn't it? And that only lasts for 6 months and the owner isn't obliged to sell to them anyway. Buys a bit of time but ultimately not that much use in reality.

Re: Re: The City of Wakefield Community Stadium : Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:45 am  

milopolly wrote:

Dewsbury a lot nearer for me than Newmarket.
You feel as though you haven't really left Wakefield on the journey there.

While it might feel like that to you, it is outside Wakefield and Newmarket isn't!

Re: Re: The City of Wakefield Community Stadium : Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:55 am  

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

What would happen if the Council decided to list B.V as an Asset of Community Value?

Surely if they did, nobody else but the club would be interested in renting it, therefore they could haggle over the price. It’s not like the land value is going down anytime soon.

The ASV was just about muddying the waters and if it gets approved, it just ultimately does exactly that, so it was worth doing but only buys time if you are critical of it as a process.

Turn this on it's head - who, other than WTW, would want to rent Belle Vue for a figure even say at 10% of the current rental value? Remember, it is a full repair and insurance lease, so it still costs a few grand a month to run, even if they let you have it for nothing! So ASV or no ASV, who is going to rent it other than WTW?

Re: Re: The City of Wakefield Community Stadium : Fri Jun 26, 2015 11:25 am  

Inflatable_Armadillo wrote:

The ASV was just about muddying the waters and if it gets approved, it just ultimately does exactly that, so it was worth doing but only buys time if you are critical of it as a process.

Turn this on it's head - who, other than WTW, would want to rent Belle Vue for a figure even say at 10% of the current rental value? Remember, it is a full repair and insurance lease, so it still costs a few grand a month to run, even if they let you have it for nothing! So ASV or no ASV, who is going to rent it other than WTW?

I’m sure nobody else would want to rent it, but if the club don’t take up the letting wouldn’t the BOI just sell up?

Re: Re: The City of Wakefield Community Stadium : Fri Jun 26, 2015 11:27 am  

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

Some of the venues could be ok, but Scarborough!

Remember, Fev have taken the stand, the ground has been levelled & it sounds like the site will become a Lidl.

I still think Barnsley would be worth a punt.

Scarborough currently play at Bridlington Town FC although plans were announced recently to move back home to a new stadium.

Surely Oakwell (capacity 23000) is far too big...