: Thu May 21, 2009 1:43 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

Sorry, I was generalising. The point I was trying to make (badly) was that a stadium that gets used 26 times a season (more for play-offs) and offers something to the community, whilst clearing the development debt, has got to be better than 2 stadiums, used 13 times doing the same other stuff in an area that compares to some London Boroughs. It just seems insane.
The same goes for Leigh and the Goons....why build the new stadium that will lose money in the long run, when there is a state of the art one nearby?

I would never say that merger is the way forward....just common sense dictates that you will both be in the same situ in 2 years and one of you in danger of going down.

you have obviously not read Cas' latest statement or any made previous by the club, we are workign hard with local agencies and WMDC to ensure sufficient facilities are put into the stadium to make ours (Cas) a community staium which is capable fo being used 7 days a week! the thought of a stadium being used 13 times a season as you suggest is not viable!!!

our stadium will have a range of community facilities for local schools and business to use, amongst many more things such as function rooms banqueting suits and leisure facilities. with our stadium forming part of the glasshoughton development which includes Xscape (one UK's top tourist attractions) the stadium will be a 7 day a week facility which the whole community and business's will benifit from.

: Thu May 21, 2009 1:50 pm  

Prince Buster wrote:

I would say thats the right approach for any forward thinking person to make.

However try and tell that to our Cas cousins. Perhaps if they looked beyond the bullsyh te their CEO spouts out and approached the matter in
a positive way, they may also realise it could benefit them.

Are you going to be encouraging Wakey to join Cas at Glasshoughton then?

: Thu May 21, 2009 1:52 pm  

Both clubs have problems with funding whether they are prepared to admit it or not. A shared ground makes sense but the difficulty is where should it be located.

Glasshoughton has outline consent and is well located but is in Castleford and therefore unpalatable to Wakefield fans. Stanley whilst technically in Wakefield is almost equi-distant from Castleford Town Centre and Wakefield City Centre but will be percieved by Castleford fans as being in Wakefield.

The other problem in my opinion is that Richard Wright thinks a community stadium is a stadium that is owned by Castleford and sits in and can be used by the community rather that a facility that is owned by the Community or a Trust.

The Council cannot support one club and not the other so they are in a no win situation.

We therefore have an impass but if we both mess around long enough we both will end up with nothing and no franchise.

I would love to see both Wakefield and Castleford with new stadiums but I cannot see two new stadiums within a matter of miles from each other at Glasshoughton and Stanley

: Thu May 21, 2009 1:53 pm  

Gazemous wrote:

Are you going to be encouraging Wakey to join Cas at Glasshoughten then?

I would, as long as it was co-owned! really couldn't care where it is TBH as long as it's in somewhere close to Wakefield. And seen as Glasshoughton is, no qualms from me.

: Thu May 21, 2009 2:14 pm  

This looks rather promising http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=14137

This looks rather promising http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=14137

: Thu May 21, 2009 2:24 pm  

The Happy Hooker wrote: This looks rather promising http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=14137 and I want to build a 5 storey garden shed in my yard.....but I can't afford it & I have no planning permission.......ffs

The Happy Hooker wrote: This looks rather promising http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=14137 and I want to build a 5 storey garden shed in my yard.....but I can't afford it & I have no planning permission.......ffs

: Thu May 21, 2009 2:28 pm  

WRE wrote:

i'm sorry but your post reeks of desperation - deep down i believe wakeforld RL needs cas to go on a joint venture in terms of a stadium much more then cas need wakey.

i firmly believe and have done for a long time our stadium (although taking a lot longer than envisaged) is going ahead and is only a matter of time before we see things progress quicker and for the species a brick being layed so to speak.

i think it's humourous that wakey fans such as your self spout about only one stadium and cas should join ours etc etc you have nothing yet (you say same about us) and its desperation to get us on board!!!

: Thu May 21, 2009 2:29 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

and I want to build a 5 storey garden shed in my yard.....but
I can't afford it &
I have no planning permission.......ffs

complete tool we have planning permission, completed feasability studies and now design briefs - wakefield are welcome to come join us at Glasshoughton!

: Thu May 21, 2009 2:49 pm  

WRE wrote:

complete tool we have planning permission, completed feasability studies and now design briefs - wakefield are welcome to come join us at Glasshoughton!

Go get your tea, your getting boring now

: Thu May 21, 2009 3:00 pm  

WRE wrote:

complete tool we have planning permission, completed feasability studies and now design briefs - wakefield are welcome to come join us at Glasshoughton!

Oh, so I have got an acchitect to draw me some nice plans and the local council have said they are fine.....oh shi7....where's that £30,000,000 I thought I had to pay for it
As for being a tool, I am a tool( AVAILABLE IN ALL GOOD HARDWARE SHOPS)......... who is well able to put aside stupid rivalry, admit when my team are wrong and not just spit my dummy out because I believe MY team have a god given right to be in the top flight.
You sir, are not even stocked in a pound shop! HTH