Quote: LyndsayGill "I'd love to ask Rodney Walker why he feels he can deliver a new stadium when he has been unable to do so for the last seven years. It can't just be the presence of Michael and Chris on the Trust as they have not been around for all of those seven years.
And I'd love Yorkcourt to explain why after a 'friendly and positive meeting' which included Chris, they decide on the 16th of June they cannot work with Chris (and Michael). Perhaps they ask too many difficult questions ?'"
Seven years?! More like 27. I remember in the early'90's when Mr. Walker was chairman of the club itself promising this that and the other. I remember getting excited seeing artists impressions of the shiny new stadium, which along with the signings of Jonathon Davies, Laurie Daley et al were going to see the rise of the once mighty Trinity once more as a major player in the world of RL. I'm pretty sure back then he was a millionaire, of course it's not all about finances, probably that's never been the main problem, but why anyone thought with Mr. Walker being involved that would actually lead to the thing being built i'll never know!! His track record in other ventures may have been successful, although I venture to suggest more on a personal level than anything else. He's dipped his toes in a few things sport wise, snooker I seem to recall, with limited success and impact. When he was chairman of Wakefield Trinity, he generally failed to deliver.