Who will fund the redevelopment? Yorkcourt?WMDC? The club? IT will take millions to get up to spec

Or a far right Northern Irish political party.

So after 15 years and countless explanations on here and in the media you still can't work it out.Well I'm not going to tell you - I personally don't know IF it will happen but I do have enough nous to work out HOW.

So you don’t know then?

I would say if a bookie was laying bets on funding re development the odds would look something like this.


No one will fund it 1/100 fav


yorkcourt 100/1

WMDC 1000/1


The club 1000000000/1



My bet would be if I could lay one.

The club to get back the ground by way of a loan guarantee from the council plus a little bit of financial input as well.


Once the pig in a poke that is Belle Vue is in the hands of the club all goodwill disappears and we are left with a massive headache of how to make the place acceptable.


I know this is highly pessimistic and I would love to be wrong. But history should tell us the eventual outcome of any deal that relies on Box and yorkcourt

Similar to how I see it. Wary, as I’m sure michael and the trust are of the timing and the detail behind. What impact would it have on Yorkcourts supposed commitments etc. Belle Vue with no finances to develop will leave us in as bad a position as we are today

No statement from the club so, once again, all speculation.

this is what I'd expect, bit like buy an old car and it won't pass an mot, loads spent on it and still bits fall off

was one expected ?

I've got a great idea! Why don't we get a roup of interested parties to approach the Council, who in turn could invite a private wealthy speculator to purchase some green belt land somewhere in the Stanley/ Methley area, say. They could then build a massive building, say, like a big fridge. With all the money that the speculator would make, they could then build Trinity a lovely new ground We could even let some other sports minded people and members of the public use it. To overcome the green belt problem Sidney Carton ...er I mean Peter Box could ask a A big, overweight politician to overlook that little problem and let the speculator off planning permission. Then with all the money coming to Trin we would have a great new ground in about two years time. No problem!!
I think it's a superb idea. Who agrees????

OR

We could just stay at Belle Vue!!!

Haha I'm always expecting one Snowie!
I appreciate people are talking in expectation of what might happen if one does come along.....