Re: Public Inquiry : Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:47 pm  

Wakefield No 1 wrote:

James Elston was on today, sounds like the inspector asked a lot of questions about sharing a stadium and why this wasnt a possibility..
I dont understand why he would focus on these issues, surely the main issues are funding and viabilty along with the desperate need for a new stadium because of position in super league...

I don't think it will be the inspector that will have asked most of these questions, but LCC's barrister in cross examination. He was building this case yesterday... but all he is building is a house of cards!

Re: Public Inquiry : Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:58 pm  

M62 J30 TRINITY wrote:

On radio Leeds Richard Wright has not ruled out playing at the only true community stadium. The Wakefield & District Community Stadium situated in the middle of the district on the former Newmarket colliery

Shock horror.

Re: Public Inquiry : Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:04 pm  

I hope you didn't mishear the fact that he said playing out of the community stadium in Glasshoughton and you're just stirring Like he says here: http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=1931

I hope you didn't mishear the fact that he said playing out of the community stadium in Glasshoughton and you're just stirring Like he says here: http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=1931

Re: Public Inquiry : Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:08 pm  

Gronk! wrote: I hope you didn't mishear the fact that he said playing out of the community stadium in Glasshoughton and you're just stirring Like he says here: http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=1931 What community stadium in Glasshoughton?

Gronk! wrote: I hope you didn't mishear the fact that he said playing out of the community stadium in Glasshoughton and you're just stirring Like he says here: http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=1931 What community stadium in Glasshoughton?

Re: Public Inquiry : Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:12 pm  

how can GH be even considered an option when, at the moment, its no nearer (some may even say further away) to being built than ours

Re: Public Inquiry : Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:20 pm  

Gronk! wrote: I hope you didn't mishear the fact that he said playing out of the community stadium in Glasshoughton and you're just stirring Like he says here: http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=1931 If he is talking about playing at the community stadium then it has to be Newmarket. Community stadiums cannot be owned by a private company and as such GH cannot be a community stadium. Unless of course Cas are now not going to be owning GH and will now be tennants to a community trust, then he is right to call it as such. Which is correct?

Gronk! wrote: I hope you didn't mishear the fact that he said playing out of the community stadium in Glasshoughton and you're just stirring Like he says here: http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=1931 If he is talking about playing at the community stadium then it has to be Newmarket. Community stadiums cannot be owned by a private company and as such GH cannot be a community stadium. Unless of course Cas are now not going to be owning GH and will now be tennants to a community trust, then he is right to call it as such. Which is correct?

Re: Public Inquiry : Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:51 pm  

Inflatable_Armadillo wrote:

I don't think it will be the inspector that will have asked most of these questions, but LCC's barrister in cross examination. He was building this case yesterday... but all he is building is a house of cards!

James was asked in some depth why he would not move to Cas and he answered it well. LCC used this as a major part of their cross examination although they seemed to have a go at anything they could pick up on however orrelevent. The main reason James gave was that first it is purely a mythical stadium and without having a full business plan to examine on how it would work he would be unable to create a financial model to justify the move.

I feel that this topic will coninue to crop up as things move on and idealyy it should have been killed off this morning.
My overall impression was that James did very well but at times the chair showed signs of weakness and allowed LCC to overstep the mark a little.

Re: Public Inquiry : Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:58 pm  

Gronk! wrote: I hope you didn't mishear the fact that he said playing out of the community stadium in Glasshoughton and you're just stirring Like he says here: http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=1931 No he definatly said he hasn't ruled out the idea of playing at Newmarket. I imagine he has to cover all options incase tesco pulled out of the wheldon road deal.

Gronk! wrote: I hope you didn't mishear the fact that he said playing out of the community stadium in Glasshoughton and you're just stirring Like he says here: http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=1931 No he definatly said he hasn't ruled out the idea of playing at Newmarket. I imagine he has to cover all options incase tesco pulled out of the wheldon road deal.

Re: Public Inquiry : Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:07 pm  

jack in the box wrote:

James was asked in some depth why he would not move to Cas and he answered it well. LCC used this as a major part of their cross examination although they seemed to have a go at anything they could pick up on however orrelevent. The main reason James gave was that first it is purely a mythical stadium and without having a full business plan to examine on how it would work he would be unable to create a financial model to justify the move.

I feel that this topic will coninue to crop up as things move on and idealyy it should have been killed off this morning.
My overall impression was that James did very well but at times the chair showed signs of weakness and allowed LCC to overstep the mark a little.

Quite simply Wakefield fans won't watch the club in sufficent number whilst they were playing at GH and as such wouldn't be financially viable for WT to play there. Simple really.

Re: Public Inquiry : Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:23 pm  

Am I thick or something.
What relevance does the ground sharing have to the LCC objections.
If Castleford were not planning a new ground or if they already had one the sharing issue would not be there.
LCC should be made to ask questions pertinent to their objections.
They seem to be using the ground share issue as extra ammunition which they would not have if said issue did not exist.