I Remember going to Belle vue last year and first thing i noticed is how the terracing seemed to be sinking, maybe that's a part of the problem.? apart from putting a roof over a couple of old terresces I can't remember Wakefield ever plowing money into their stadium, always preferring to spend on the first team instead. That's I think where your club got itself into a big mess.

Says another new Salford fan.
Always remember where you came from or you may not find your way home

There's a brand new stadium lurking in the background, but its delivery is based on a s106 agreement; before construction starts, the developer needs to build out something like 60,000m2 of warehousing/distribution facilities. The first element is sold, but that leaves a way to go. Best estimates are that works will start in 2015.

In the meantime, thanks to the manoeuvrings of a previous Chairman, BV is actually owned by the Bank of Ireland; that may explain the reluctance of the new BoD to over-invest in a facility that will a) become superfluous to requirements b) isn't owned by the club and c) now operates in a comp where minimum standards have fallen by the wayside.

It's just a shame that BV wasn't considered iconic enough to be saved from evil property developers by the governing body; although I doubt they'd be naïve enough to do that for one club but not for another.

From one of Salfords 63 'fans'

Wakefield have a great playing surfice but the stadium is in really poor shape. How they fit 8k in there is anyones guess.

hope they get it sorted soon, as they are a great bunch.

I'm not an expert but I would guess 8k is achievable because the actual capacity is around 11k.

The majority of the ground is standing. Approx 2000 down either side 5k behind the sticks, 1500 seats and 500 in the hospitality box.

Shows how stupid it 'twas for the RFL to insist on ground improvements as part of a continued presence in SL, wakefieldar e proving that an old club who wins on the field should just be left to get on with it, it's a proven success........oh.

Must be heartbreaking for Wakefield fans, just as the club seemed to be getting back on their feet, another big setback. Their is space and potential for a big club in that area, one to rival Leeds and Wigan, unfortunately we saw 100 years of three clubs worrying about being the biggest club in the WF postcode rather than trying to be the biggest in the country. Wakefield need their new stadium, if they can get it, they can sort their future, if not it's likely a slow death awaits. The same goes for Cas. We could very well end up with no professional RL left in the WF postcode n the next few years. Let's hope not

Steady on smokey. This time last year things weren't good for Cas but things are looking up. I know your return of serve will be stadia related, watch this space...

Surely the biggest issue here is the admission to only selling 2k season tickets. The ground will get resolved, but how do they resolve their low ST sales?

Don't think Wakefield fans are too fussed about the issue. The shedding of all these crocodile tears is amusing though.

Offering heavily discounted £100 adult season tickets again?

It’s hardly an admission, there a counter on the official website!

How do they resolve low season ticket sales? Sell more. A lot of people have thrown their teddy out and refused to get a S because of how the clubs has been run. To me that’s cutting you nose off to spite you face but hey who am I to tell people what to do.

I'm not saying Cas are on the verge of admin or anything, just that a new stadium is integral to their sustainability, staying where they are would be a slow death for them.

Merging Wakey and Cas is a ridiculous solution to what is perhaps the game's biggest problem, namely that no team has developed itself sufficiently to take either of their places. Had that happened, then one or both would have been replaced at the top level by now. The view that a merger would in some way be "for the good of the game" completely ignores the almost complete failure of other teams, both traditional and expansion, and the game as a whole to put together anything better. In that context, I wait with less-than-bated breath to see what Koukash achieves with Salford.