It may well be frustrating, but its not difficult to see why that will have taken hold. You get promoted after winning the 1998 Division 1. The next year Hunslet win it and get told they are ineligible for promotion due to their ground. The following year Dewsbury win it and get told the same thing. So either your ground was good enough, or you promised to make it so. You are saying it's the former. I don't know which is true, that's why I was asking.

https://www.webcitation.org/5roV185aT?u ... 722356.ece https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2009/ ... dium-plans https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-b ... e-11606958 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bra ... 533503.amp https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ne ... wakefield/ Granted not a beacon of truth, but Wikipedia states that your 2007 application for the 2009 season mentioned being in a new stadium by 2010. You were told you wouldn't get a licence in 2011 without improvements of which you made none. You got in because Crusaders folded. Similarly, Cas according to those articles would be in a new ground by now and currently have what appear to be bushes growing out of the terraces.

https://www.webcitation.org/5roV185aT?u ... 722356.ece https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2009/ ... dium-plans https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-b ... e-11606958 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bra ... 533503.amp https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ne ... wakefield/ Granted not a beacon of truth, but Wikipedia states that your 2007 application for the 2009 season mentioned being in a new stadium by 2010. You were told you wouldn't get a licence in 2011 without improvements of which you made none. You got in because Crusaders folded. Similarly, Cas according to those articles would be in a new ground by now and currently have what appear to be bushes growing out of the terraces.

Quote: dboy "Where in that piece are you seeing the words "We promise to build a stadium by X date"?'" Will a headline which includes the word ' promises ' be sufficient? https://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpr ... ium-698678

Quote: dboy "Where in that piece are you seeing the words "We promise to build a stadium by X date"?'" Will a headline which includes the word ' promises ' be sufficient? https://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpr ... ium-698678

They are plans for a new stadium submitted over a decade ago and approved. "Look Mr RFL man, we have approved plans for a new ground" (or Mr taxman at one stage)

A decade later and you're still in the same hole and actually appear further away from a new ground than you apparently were then.

You've taken the p*** for years.

Moving to a new stadium around 2010. Told to improve the stadium or be kicked out in 2011. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/th ... ouncement/ 2021 rolls around and STILL no new ground.

Moving to a new stadium around 2010. Told to improve the stadium or be kicked out in 2011. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/th ... ouncement/ 2021 rolls around and STILL no new ground.

It is yes. Perhaps then you'd have solid facilities.

Our academy stadium is better than your first team stadium.

I'm not a Cas fan, I'm Wakey.

We are closer than ever to actually getting real development.

I must ask though; aren't you a Wigan fan?

You don't even have a ing ground!

Hence why I sent you comments about Wakefield.

According to those articles you had planning permission for a new stadium approved. Other than starting to build one, how are you closer? You are making improvements to a ground in 2021 you were asked to make improvements to in 2009. Is that progress?

We have a perfectly good ground thank you, albeit we don't own it but nor do several other clubs.

Quote: dboy "Fixed it for you. Meanwhile, we keep on playing at the grounds we own, whilst you pack up to play whole sections of the season away, so that your minor league soccer landlords can chuck a bit of grass down.'" Apart from an article quoting that you will be in a new ground by 2010, multiple articles stating approved planning permission for grounds that nobody has seen yet and an article advising you to improve your stadium by 2011 or you're out (which you didn't) then yes you're right there were no promises. Edit- apologies....it was 2012 your new ground supposedly in application 1. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/ ... ders-rugby "Castleford, Salford and Wakefield Trinity were awarded licences on the basis they would be playing at a new stadium by 2012. " I take it all back, I'm happy as a RL fan to see games in a supposed top level sport played at a stadium that would be lucky to pass non league football regulations and in the case of your mates down the road has plants growing out the terracing.

Quote: dboy "Fixed it for you. Meanwhile, we keep on playing at the grounds we own, whilst you pack up to play whole sections of the season away, so that your minor league soccer landlords can chuck a bit of grass down.'" Apart from an article quoting that you will be in a new ground by 2010, multiple articles stating approved planning permission for grounds that nobody has seen yet and an article advising you to improve your stadium by 2011 or you're out (which you didn't) then yes you're right there were no promises. Edit- apologies....it was 2012 your new ground supposedly in application 1. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/ ... ders-rugby "Castleford, Salford and Wakefield Trinity were awarded licences on the basis they would be playing at a new stadium by 2012. " I take it all back, I'm happy as a RL fan to see games in a supposed top level sport played at a stadium that would be lucky to pass non league football regulations and in the case of your mates down the road has plants growing out the terracing.

If you knew anything about the historic situation, you'd know that not at any single stage was the failure to deliver a new build down to the club itself.

If you knew anything about the current situation, you'd know that PP is in for a new East Stand and a redeveloped North Stand.

If you weren't a sanctimonious , you'd acknowledge that since joining SL, Wakefield have added new floodlights (which have actually just again been replaced with brand new ones), added a hospitality block, built a proper, stand alone toilet block for the away fans and covered 2 sections of terracing with a roof.

It might be crap - but don't say that they haven't made efforts.

I'm sure you will wish the club well with the PP that is due in the next few weeks - you being a through and through RL person, caring only for the game as a whole?

You're not happy??

You only have to come once or twice a year - we are in it all the time.

Anyway, you should like coming to BV - it should bring back nostalgia of when you had your own crumbling ground.

Now you are tenants of a soccer club.