apparently that is a load of bull, according to local press in wakefield. chairman has come out stating how finacially secure they are. we've heard the rumours at bradford for ages now,and they seem ok so i wouldn't believe everything you hear.

didn't you see the john kear quote?
John Kear : "There's no financial worries. Should the new stadium go ahead then the finance worries should melt away."

maybe if they could shift another couple of 'big name' players along with brough.
i've heard it on very good authority that wakefield were VERY lucky to get a licence this time around and with the promise of a new ground looking like it's not going to be fulfilled... well we'll see what happens in 2011.

we will, last i heard a new site had been agreed that was going to be community owned. the last one fell through but haven't heard about any problems with the new ground. better location as well, just off the motorway. time will tell but wmdc are under real pressure to get this sorted cos if wildacats dont get a francise heads will roll. there is no other sport in the area.

cas, fev... wakefield fc have a decent following believe it or not.

wakefield fc, never hear anything about them apart froma half page spread in the wakey express once a week. fev and cas are rival teams and not wakefield based teams. they are cas and featherstone nowt to do with wakey. and i think fans of any of those three teams would agree. even suggest a merger for been in close proximity to each other and blood would be spilt

what have liverpool and manchester got to do with wigan? nowt yet there are loads of united and liverpool fans in and around the town.
wakefield's crwods are pish poor even without taking into account that the town is rugby mad, there's nothing else there, the general gist of what you were saying.
like i said, i heard froma source close to the rfl that they were lucky last time and will need to show significant improvements for the next licences.
belle vue portacabins isn't going to get them through next time.

i agree it wont, and they got through on the skin of their teeth last time. football is very unloyal sport when you come to the big teams. manchester , liverpool have fans worldwide. rugby isn't the same and you cant compare the two. i live and work in wakey and if you suggested anything to do with cas and fev you would get a few few choice words. clicky, proud areas. maybe in close proximity but that is it. you can't compare it to internationally recognised football teams with players from all over the world. wakefield is wakefield and ask the fans of that club. there is nothing else. mentioning cas and fev doesn't come into the equation.

doesn't mean everyone in and around the city is a wakefield rugby fan.

can see long putting a good few more performances like the one last night and being offered a one year contract at saints.

He has apparently been offered a 2 yr deal at Hudds, which if i were him i would take.

Makes more sense than Wakefield. Would you want to see him stay?

the vast majority are. the towns are very very loyal to their clubs, you go to wakey you see wakey fans. you go to cas you see cas fans, and fev is such a small place you never see anything but. its far more clicky than wigan /saints/warrington, there was nearly riot when they suggested a merger.

as for long, i think saints have already offered a deal but long wants two years, i personally think he will go elsewhere and maybe sign myler which will be a travesty for us

approach salford with the idea of signing myler and letting him continue at salford for a year or maybe even two?
think ratchford will be a better player myself.