The only alternative site located near Belle Vue is the former Power Station site. And if feasible would have been a far better opportunity than Newmarket to develop a new stadium, then again LEEDS would have moved the boundary AGAIN so that they can take a percentage, as is the case at Newmarket.

Quote from swag after Thornes Park fell through, note the first sentence. If you already had a site with a good chance of development why were you asking the council for a site?

That's a cracking response. I'd wait until the 2012 season when we are playing in it. I'm sure it will look better in real life. Oh no, wait a minute, you'll be in NL1 by then and going to Fev for your derby game.

Shouldn't you be busy creating a new account with a new name







notachanceofanewgroundb4casifever

Seem to recall that access was the big problem with this site, and when Thornes Park then entered the discussion, it was an obvious road to follow. With hindsight, of course, we're all wiser.

you obviously don't know Doncaster Road in Wakefield, at its peak hours in the day its an atrocious road to use, the site would of been big enough and there was a railway track that could of been used but Newmarket will do fine

the club was all on for the power station but got talked out of it by the council. the council wanted the land for other things and talked theminto thornes park.

Talking to a WMDC Cabinet Councillor Cas fan today who described WTW as being in the now due to the PI which he claims we have known was going to happen all along, but then went on to say Cas were equally in the because even though they were putting in for Planning Permission this week, their funding package was a few million short. I know it's been said before, but just thought I would repeat it!

Considering the fact there is only one access road into the former power station of Doncaster Road they could have always used the back access road from the back of Eastmoor, then again one access road already in place is better than no access road at all as is the case now at Newmarket. That sir is how well I do not know that area.

There's two issues here,
Franchising
stadium delivery

I know to some extent they are entwined but the club or clubs that eventually deliver a stadium will be the ones that have a long term future.

If the PI delay costs Trinity a franchise but the Newmarket development gets built sometime down the line then the club will win out eventually.

On the other hand if Castlefords perceived greater progression toward a stadium wins them a franchise for now, their inability to deliver a stadium will be their downfall in the end.

Don't see it that way at all mate. The land loans are apparently dependent on the clubs being in super league. They will be reviewed again after the franchise decision has been made. We won't have a franchise, I'm sure of that. Cas will take on the land loan intended for us, because it's all about delivering a stadium in the WFD area, and Wakey council will have delivered. The remaining celebrations in front of the town hall you can imagine for yourself.

that would cost a lot of money to build a road their with a river and a railway to cross.