I should also add that up to this point neither club has been keen to talk to the other about any joint initiatives but the pressure is now on for this stance to change.

Thanks for the reply. I was of the understanding that LCC was consulted in the initial stages of the development and they were fine with it. I think the change in leadership may have altered their stance as the LCC leader, I think, has a constituency on the border.

If it’s about grounds sharing for a year until the planning issues are resolved then I would advocate turning to Oakwell rather than Glasshoughton. The benefits of this may extend to Trinity picking up new support from that area, especially if they can get Parky as and ambassador. They will not pick up any new support from playing in Castleford.

Meetings have already taken place.

If Wakefield agreed to a ground share at Glasshoughton, Newmarket stadium would not get any council funding. WMDC would put all their funds into GH, they would then provide a stadium within WMDC, they would then have completed what they promised and that would be it. Somehow I can't see us falling for that one.

Seeing as it isn't getting any council funding anyway what difference would that make???

Waxes lyrical about Barnsley and Barnsley FC but not often seen there.

Surely this is the most obvious solution for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats! [iIf[/i the planning permission does get called in we all know we could be looking at a good 2 year delay. Why not have an agreement in place with Barnsley FC to play there for the next 3 franchise years if need be. There is no way we could be turned down for franchise with such an application. I have my doubt weather the ground at Glasshoughton would ever be built without any financial input from us or Wakey council so why feed the enemy? The distance from Wakey to Glasshoughton is the same as Wakey to Barnsley. Where are not going to win any new fans what so ever playing in Cas. Playing in Barnsley in the short term opens us up to all new potential new fans. It keeps the club alive until the time comes that we can move to our New Ground.

Having said that I'm still pretty confident that planning permission will be granted for Stanley. All concerns of the objectors have been addressed by the developers. The guys that grant permission to these developers aren't stupid, they aren't fooled by these emotional arguments. They are level headed professionals that judge these things on cold hard facts. The fact that such an influential man like Sir Rodney Walker is involved makes me more confident.

If anyone has seen todays Wakefield Express you would probably know that the chances of the council putting any money into a stadium development in the near future are probably next to zero. We are about to face the biggest slash on public spending in well over a generation. With a budget cut off around 25% (£30m shortfall) it's hard to see it been politically possible for such funding to be available for a lot of years to come.

No more talk of bailing out a struggling projects like Glasshoughton. Lets wait on the planning permission but have a plan B, that is in Wakefield Trinitys interest not our rivals.

Couldn't agree more.

Playing in Barnsley would be a nightmare for those using public transport to go to games. Trains can be more expensive and buses I don't think go direct on a Sunday from Wakefield to Barnsley. Blame Arriva for cutting back good services between the two.

Thats a very very minor problem that could be solved with very little effort considering whats at stake!