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| Quote: Thrombo69 "Just had a very interesting conversation with someone regarding the Featherstone media blackout AND mystery investor.......'"
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| The mystery investor is said to be Cath Hetherington from Wakefield who is putting in the money to get the stands finished. This is also the reason for the DR deal. The reason behind it all is that Wakefields lease at Belle Vue ends at the end of the season and it's looking likely that they will be evicted by the RBS who own the ground. This obviously leaves them with nowhere to play, hence the link up with Featherstone.
The cloak and dagger secrecy is said to be because of a possible 'conflict of interests' going forward into next year if both sides are in the middle 8 and CH is involved in both.
The lad who has furnished me with this info is a decent fella and been correct on many issues regarding Fev etc.
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| Well that'll certainly put the cat amongst the pigeons won't it? I can't imagine either set of fans being happy with that.
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| Bet Wakey fans won't be best pleased it it's true about the ground share.
Re the DC business I think Fev are being smart given how much money is available for the top two in the Championship this season.
Just as an aside at Fev last week' seemed to me both their 2 new stands where almost complete so I wouldn't have thought it would cost too much to finish them. I would not have thought they would need a Wakey Board member to put the money up to do that.
Maybe it will be Wakefield Rovers Doubt it myself although I am speculating' as I do these days before I go to bed' well' it stops me having to go to the bathroom.
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| Quote: Fev 1979 "Be honest with you if this is the case il be reviewing my support of 25 yeas with the club'"
Well the Wakey chairmen was on Radio Leeds after the game, and he confirmed it........one of his lads played at Sheff apparently!
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| Weren't Wakefield already partners with Keighley? Thought you could only partner with 1 heartland club. Does seem a very strange decision considering how much everyone hates the partnership system and how good Fev are anyway, not going to get many better players but are going to annoy a lot of fans.
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| Plus how they castigated us when we had ours with Wigan 'every dog has it's day' as they say.
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| Quote: Lowton_Sparrow "Weren't Wakefield already partners with Keighley? Thought you could only partner with 1 heartland club.'"
Nope. We used to be partners with Doncaster but that was last season.
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| Quote: Wildthing "Nope. We used to be partners with Doncaster but that was last season.'"
So what's your take on this?
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| Quote: salfordlad "
Just as an aside at Fev last week' seemed to me both their 2 new stands where almost complete so I wouldn't have thought it would cost too much to finish them. I would not have thought they would need a Wakey Board member to put the money up to do that.'"
You are right that the stands are just about complete - but we had all those pieces from scarborough FC that cost nothing
Its all the other small things that is not really noticed that cost the money like the brickwork, the electrics and the ground around and behind the stands that needs sorting out and will take the most time
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| Quote: Fevxr2i "You are right that the stands are just about complete - but we had all those pieces from scarborough FC that cost nothing
Its all the other small things that is not really noticed that cost the money like the brickwork, the electrics and the ground around and behind the stands that needs sorting out and will take the most time'"
You have electricity in Fev?
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| Quote: mapleyther "You have electricity in Fev?
Apparently so - whilst out walking the whippet following a hard days slog down the pit rumours amongst the neighbours suggested our town crier would deliver this ground-breaking news in his daily annoncements in the town centre
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| Quote: Fevxr2i "Apparently so - whilst out walking the whippet following a hard days slog down the pit rumours amongst the neighbours suggested our town crier would deliver this ground-breaking news in his daily annoncements in the town centre'"
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| Quote: Thrombo69 "The mystery investor is said to be Cath Hetherington from Wakefield who is putting in the money to get the stands finished. This is also the reason for the DR deal. The reason behind it all is that Wakefields lease at Belle Vue ends at the end of the season and it's looking likely that they will be evicted by the RBS who own the ground. This obviously leaves them with nowhere to play, hence the link up with Featherstone.
The cloak and dagger secrecy is said to be because of a possible 'conflict of interests' going forward into next year if both sides are in the middle 8 and CH is involved in both.
The lad who has furnished me with this info is a decent fella and been correct on many issues regarding Fev etc.'"
I doubt this is true. If it is I will be very disappointed. Why would we build these new stands to compete with the best of them, only to let one of our near neighbours jump aboard, not good!
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