But I like standing with fans from the opposition - that way you get genuine banter instead of the mindless insults you hear from footy fans. More than anything else that's what I'll miss about BV and WR - I loathe the quasi-apartheid segregation you get in the 'pre-fab' sheds like the Galpharm etc. It's sad ti think that this match day experience will soon be a thing of the past as the RFL force-feed us a sterile, shrink wrapped version of RL.

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Thats my worry that we will lose some identidy and atmosphere.

i think it's good to dull out the away atmosphere. As a home side, the last thing you want is the away side creating an atmosphere capable to out doing the home side's. this way by making them sit will help achieve this. this really counts for those who bring big away followings and not the likes of those who fetch a pitiful number!!

One thing that football fans just don't comprehend is how we do not enforce segregation in RL and if you really want to blow their minds tell them the fans change ends at half-time, that one really gets them confused.

It will be a shame when all the old grounds are gone but thats the way it goes, the up side is that we will have better bars, access, toilets etc but you are right mate something that made the sport so special will be lost.

Does anyone who attended the recent shareholders meeting have any update on the new stadium?
A poster on the casforum who attended the meeting says they were told that the stadium will not be ready until 2013!
Is this correct?

I've read that post and what's there is probably the most up to date information anyone has in the public domain. I believe it was also said that there's a phenomenal amount of work going into the project behind the scenes to ensure that it gets delivered.

I've heard from separate sources that the club have been given a build start date in April this year should the reserved matters application be granted, which could see us move in sooner but making our first full season in the stadium 2013.

This is of course all speculation at the moment, but the poster on casforum seemed very confident about what had been said at the meeting, and felt the Chief Exec was more open than he has been previously.

Xscape want more car parking on the site: cominoweb.wakefield.gov.uk/Plann ... nt=obj.pdf

Xscape want more car parking on the site: cominoweb.wakefield.gov.uk/Plann ... nt=obj.pdf

I hope this won't hold up the application for long.

I had a strong suspicion that this issue would raise it's head and thought that Xscape might put in an REM objection in respect of car parking numbers and I said so here - [urlhttp://viewtopic.php?f=2&t=481220&start=45[/url

It will not ultimatley prevent planning being granted and might not even delay things too much... if they anticipated this possible situation with Xscape? It would appear that the REM application has reduced the number of car parking spaces from the outline permission, can someone confirm this? If they have reduced the number of spaces from the original application they could just be trying it on and hoping to get away with providing less... less spaces means less cost! So they could now just increase the number of spaces back to the outline number (if indeed they have reduced the number) and then Xscape's objection is effectively dealt with.

One option I mentioned was shifting Castleford's 'regular' (non-Sky) fixtures to Sunday nights, say 6.30pm K.O and using the shopping outlet car park which closes at 5pm as the overspill. I think Xscape would be supportive of this as an option as they have to cross there site to get to the stadium... but of course Cas would have to come to a financial arrangement with J32 about the use of the car park.

You can't blame Xscape, the more spaces the better for them and they will keep pushing until they can be appeased or the planners tell them to get lost and grant permission anyway. It is the dead-time that is the problem for them, not people using the car park in the first place. I think that their traffic consultant is being generous by putting the dead-time down as 1hr 40mins, I think 2hrs would be the general minimum with 2hr 30min being a more realistic average. If people coming to Xscape can't get a space and the place is has capacity for more punters, you can see the issue!

Oh god he's back Mr Planning Permission himself

Oh God, Lord of Planning Permission is back