It's about time a completely new merged team was on the agenda. I have been watching Wakey since 1960 and would not have any problems with a merged team as long as there was no senior partner.

Yes York Court can still go ahead with their plans for Newmarket so why would they put money into GH

Great post. I think that after a few seasons, maybe just the lifetime of one licence, both teams would be reaping the benefits of the shared, jointly-owned ground. Thoughts would naturally turn to a merged club. I agree that this is the only way to challenge the big clubs, and with the talent this district generates (which now is snaffled by Leeds, Bradford, etc.) we would as a merged club be able to retain this and genuinely be contenders. Some fans would rather see us just limping along forever, looking over our shoulder until the RFL find a legit way to get rid of us. I, however, believe the club should take control of their own destiny.

I would ,if the team was playing at GH

Planning permission at Newmarket for their proposed development excluding a Community Stadium.

Add to that, people seem to think that Yorkcourt are putting limited, if any, money into the Wakefield project anyway. They wouldn't be losing out much. Waystone and Cas would.

At least this way we can preach about being the only true derby? Hull's are in the same city, we're in the same stadium - beat that!

think we are in a minority though Chairman

Merger, yes. Groundshare, no.

I'm all for a groundshare. I stop at that though. I will not support a unified club if it pains me.

That did occur to me, but I thought I was being just a bit too cynical. They might well be looking at a scaled-down version of the original plan. This may even have been their contingency plan all along, who knows. Some of these developers are masters of the long game.

Hey. Ho.