Been comparing belle vue when it is done up to other grounds in Superleague. If we get 12000 capacity with 10000 covered and have 750 hospitality places where will we sit compared to others. What is the most important thing to the RFL is it capacity,the amount of cover or the hospitality.

Beleive it or not it will almost be a A rated ground, the only thing lacking would be seats I think?

That would be good i was looking at Odsal who will have much bigger capacity but dont think that covered stand holds 10000. So would we be better rated ground wise than Bradford.

www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/2011 ... ompliance/ At the bottom it has the grading

www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/2011 ... ompliance/ At the bottom it has the grading

Thanks charlie will that make us grade B looks just short of A.

Realistically the grounds we are comparing ourselves to are:
Cas
Leeds
Bradford
HKR

If we ae comparing ourselves to those four where will we be Headingley will be much better rated than we will be. The other 3 looking at plans for Belle Vue we should be able to have a better rated ground than them.

3 out of 6 boxes ticked at the new BV, should be a b grade, or we play at Oakwell and tick all boxes in relation to stadia, i really cant see the RFL having the balls to kick us out now on these grounds, i think we have played a good game of chess with our masters at Red Halll, and i think we have beaten them.

They rejected the LSV in Leigh when it was 95% complete! All they'll do (of they want you gone) is look ST the ground and go 'Ok where is all this new stuff then?'

And that is when we say over at Oakwell, which is 100% complete.

Where, as I understand it, they advised us that they didn't want us to play.

I'd agree - with hindsight, it looks like AG and his team have quietly and carefully lined up all their ducks in a row, such that the RFL would be increasingly hard pressed to do deny the franchise.

And then they ask to see the finalised contract for you playing their from 2012 - X date?

I think we do have a contract for 5 years to play there

Not having a pop by the way as clearly a lot of good work going on at Wakey but RFL will be (as it stands) dropping someone so you have to see it through there (expansion tinted) eyes!

In fairness too Wakey have floated multiple plans over last decade that haven't come to fruition so you can understand them wanting to see solid (concrete even) evidence to clear you on the ground front!

They did, (or at least that is what we think), but if they are not going to accept the proposed BV, they cannot deny us using a fully operational Oakwell.
Its a shame its not in Wakefield, but then again Wrexham isnt in South Wales (remember the hot bed of welsh RL) is it, so yet another precedent set and yet another nail in the RFL coffin if they are going to kick us out.
I honestly think we have out smarted the RFL, not difficult i know, but they are going to have to make themselves look pretty incredulous in so many ways if they do kick us out.
Im sure thats not how it will come accross from the RFL, it will be" WT have worked so hard to improve off the field..........." but in layman's terms, we've stitched em up.