Re: Public Meeting Confirmed for 22nd April - Cats : Fri Apr 24, 2015 5:32 pm  

Theboyem wrote:

And as such could probably be argued either way in court!

That's why we have Courts, to settle differences and rule on ambiguities.

If it is decided that legal action is the only way forward we have to decide whether to take action (and raise the money to do so) or give in and probably let the Club die because there is no way we can continue to play at Belle Vue at a cost of £250,000 pa.

Re: Public Meeting Confirmed for 22nd April - Cats : Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:10 pm  

Wouldn't it just have been easier to ask the council the question "will this affect the s.106 agreement?" when first alerted that the Newcold development was not in accordance with the original design?

Re: Public Meeting Confirmed for 22nd April - Cats : Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:26 pm  

Chairman Miaow wrote:

Wouldn't it just have been easier to ask the council the question "will this affect the s.106 agreement?" when first alerted that the Newcold development was not in accordance with the original design?

Isn't hindsight a wonderful thing.

In any event why would anyone think to ask that question when the Secretary of State in his report and consent stated that the development could not be disaggregated which the Council appear to have done.

Re: Public Meeting Confirmed for 22nd April - Cats : Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:51 pm  

Sandal Cat wrote:

That's why we have Courts, to settle differences and rule on ambiguities.

If it is decided that legal action is the only way forward we have to decide whether to take action (and raise the money to do so) or give in and probably let the Club die because there is no way we can continue to play at Belle Vue at a cost of £250,000 pa.

So how long can we afford to play at Belle Vue and is there an end target date before you make the decision? And if we were to get relegated, which is a distinct possibility, how would this affect things?

Re: Public Meeting Confirmed for 22nd April - Cats : Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:04 pm  

Brian Briggs Ghost wrote:

Throughout all this Sir Rodney Walker has been very quiet. I wonder why.

Sir Rodney is a diplomat and very good at it.

He is Chair of the Stadium Trust and I hope he remains as such.

Quite happy for now for him to remain in the background.

Re: Public Meeting Confirmed for 22nd April - Cats : Sat Apr 25, 2015 7:19 am  

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-7228758

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-7228758

Re: Public Meeting Confirmed for 22nd April - Cats : Sat Apr 25, 2015 7:26 am  

Terrible article. Really forgettable. They haven't drilled into any detail nor hammered the real villains in this saga at all. All it looks like is Trinity whining that they haven't been given public money to contribute towards a stadium.

Re: Public Meeting Confirmed for 22nd April - Cats : Sat Apr 25, 2015 8:31 am  

Sorry to appear negative but I have the same concern as "The boyem" basically YC never had any intention of building a stadium, they used it as a mechanism to secure the planning permission and they will develop up to the trigger point and then walk away with a tidy profit and a big 2 fingers to the Stadium Trust and people of Wakefield.

In that scenario nothing else that has been talked about matters, because they will have no obligation to build the stadium and therefore nothing for us to challenge through the courts or otherwise.

If we cannot afford to continue to play at Belle Vue, unless a sugar daddy suddenly pops up from nowhere, I can only see one of two options in the next few years:

(1) We end up in the championship ground sharing with Dewsbury or Featherstone (assuming they would have us);
(2) We cease to exist.

Its an extremely pessimistic outlook, but IMO its the harsh reality.

Re: Public Meeting Confirmed for 22nd April - Cats : Sat Apr 25, 2015 8:55 am  

And when we cease to exist, the need for YC to build a stadium is gone and the covenant on BV goes too, then BoI will make a killing on selling the land to a developer.

Re: Public Meeting Confirmed for 22nd April - Cats : Sat Apr 25, 2015 9:39 am  

asmadasa wrote:

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/wakefield-trinity/trinity-and-council-clash-over-stadium-1-7228758

That looks suspiciously like the write up in the Wakey express.