I think there is a general acceptance amongst Wakefield fans that the way forward is administration and then most probably very quickly out again, under a new owner and debt free. I also think the SL bid position could now only get better (if you know what I mean), as under the current regime it was at an all time low. That said, I also think there is a growing acceptance that if it was no club or NL1 they would choose NL1.

The confirmation that Newmarket does not and never did have any financial input from WT or BV means that Newmarket continues to be the future for Wakefield and makes them an attractive proposition for a new owner, a new ground for minimal financial input. Of course Newmarket is not guaranteed but looks almost certain to get the nod under public inquiry, but as whomever buys the club will get it for a snip, then it is a gamble worth taking.

I think they are, in the main, at the acceptance stage of the grieving process!

Where has this been confirmed I_A?

By who, to who?

Its so easy to blame somebody else for the situation we find ourselves in, we were warned 3 years ago by the RFL to sort it out, then blame the council for the Thornes park fiasco and NM getting called in, if it was not for Richardsons greed we would be playing in a new stadium at Durkar where the supposed awful Wakefield council wanted us to go after the collapse of Yorks CC expected move to there, as usual its the fans that suffer once again after having our leg lifted by that man, hopefully for the last time.

Prior to Wakefield relegating us the first (!) time, they were a club I was always staggeringly indifferent about - Fev then Leeds were the big matches as far as I was concerned.

Since the relegations though I'd never make any secret for my hatred of their club (admittedly this is based on the few hundred who revelled in our misfortune).

I find it reassuring that out of the targetted 500 "fans" who were urged to save the club - a grand total of 26 have stepped up to the cause. Apologies to the genuine Wakey fans who didn't ignite such hostility between our two clubs over the last half-decade-or-so - but the others? - Well, I'd be a liar if I didn't acknowledge that the CURRENT situation doesn't fill me with great/smug pleasure.

We (SWAG & RFN) asked direct questions and were given very direct answers in confidence, but I can tell you it was NOT the club! Maybe confirmed was poor choice of words, we have been informed, as said on other threads, is the better way of putting it. We do believe that what we have been informed is correct but obviously we are respecting confidences as asked.

I have sympathy for the genuine Wakey fans...not so much for the Know-all, troll types who invade this site from time to time.

dont think we can be too smug here ,
there is a chance that by the start of the season wake could be out of administration, debt free with new investors , a new board and money to spend !
Wish cas had the latter two things going on !

Indeed and how will the 'sympathisers' react if they, or Crusaders, eventually retain SL status at the expense of a club like ours because leaving people whistling for their money is perceived less of an issue than failing questionable stadia criteria.

thats the way it is , crusaders and quinns are living proof.

bigalf - We have now had a second but still confidential source confirm exactly what we were told by the first, so we are as confident as we can be that the information is correct.

I can see them coming out of this ok, and with money to spend as well as a free shiny new stadium, after all its been the wakey way for years to scrape and beg for freebies, then come up smelling of roses.

As for the laughing and gloating, i can see the op's point, right up to newmarket going tits up, they were having a field day gloating about the progress they were making, so while I wont be joining in , I dont see a problem in giving them some in return.

I seem to remember this chissit giving it plenty when he thought they were safe, and the rest of them wouldnt care about a club going bust, they never mentioned Blackpool recently did they ?????

'them'?

Given up pretending to be a Wakey fan on their forum then, amber?

Aaaaghhh , not the old I.P address error!

Unless he's a bit like a former workmate of mine. A strange breed of fan from Normanton, who stopped supporting trinity and started supporting fev just because they hate Cas more

I think he one of a small number of people trolling me via the Residents FOR Newmarket e-mail as well!

He's not all bad, then?