Does anyone know the situation with Wakefield RFC? in any capacity do they function anymore? I know wakefield FC are playing at college grove now, but does WRFC still exist.

I'm sure the Trust will have looked at the option of talking to other sporting bodies in our city, but was thinking, how much of a hole in the budget of a new 12000 capacity ground would there be IF we had two grounds to sell?

So here's what i was thinking.
BV- Worth around 7 million
CG- worth around the same. smaller area, better located, and in a much nicer area. perfect for housing development.

Thats 14 million straight away. With stadium naming rights sold over a long enough time period we could make up any remaining shortfall.
A new ground would give WFC & WRFC the facilities to move for professional grade competition, and would give every team bearing the name of Wakefield the 21st century facilities we so sorely need at a massively discounted rate.

Imagine it; 3 Wakefield teams, all with potentially different sets of fans, sharing a modern stadium, which is used all the year round. Now in theory is that not only a ground share we could all prosper in, but also the essence of a community stadium.

IMO i think thats what could have been hinted at in recent press releases that have come from our camp!

Forget Cas our ground is comfirmed by a community trust nothing to do with the council now. Cas would not care about us if there ground was being built. Focus on our selves now!

Wakefield RFC were finished as soon as they were relegated from National League One. There wasn't enough support in the city to keep them afloat, and I can't see why there would be now.

College Grove is the perfect size for Wakefield FC and can't see why they'd move to a stadium out of the city centre and, I imagine, with higher rent involved.

BTW, Wakefield RFC didn't and Wakefield FC don't own College Grove - it's Wakefield Sports Club as far as I'm aware - and there's more than just those two sports that have been played there over the years.

As you say Wakefield RFC pretty much ended with there relegation to div 2. What was left, pretty much a fourth team, the burglars ended up down at sandal and have merged/been incorporated into the sandal club.
So no joy there, so it's probably gonna be cas if anyone, but you never know, let's just keep hoping!!!
Harriers anyone??????

You want an athletics track and associated sand pits/run off areas between the stands and the pitch?

It was a joke, everybody else was being roped in to a groundshare I just thought they should have a go!!!'
I'm sure if the powers that be thought we could make a decent fist of it ourselves, there wouldn't be that much suggestion of a groundshare but with our gates bring pretty poor, it will always be on the agenda, even if only by the equality lobby!!

Stevo thinks us and Cas should share in the current economic climate he says it makes sense!

Give your head a shake Stevo!

Using that reason, it does. Whether it's what anyone else wants is up to them.

Wakefield RFC went bust in 2004, 5 years ago, It is Wakefield.F.C. the Bears that play at College Grove, they would love a bigger ground, but need to get the people of Wakefield to support the club first.

Giving Wakefield FC access to groundshare with Wakefield Wildcats would probably mean they would have one of the best stadiums in non-league football. They problem is, the stadium would be massively underfilled, as there is only like 100 or less fans that turn up to watch them.

Well then would this not be the perfect chance!
If nothing else if we could offer better facilities at for say the same rent to get them on board we could use the fact that they would be using the stadium and facilities to our own gain no end in the political battle (if there is one)

By saying WFC are onboard we could show for real that the ground is for everyone in Wakefield regardless what shaped ball you play with!
We are the biggest city in Europe not to have a pro football team, with the right launch and marketing in a new 12000 capacity ground the team could (in theory) take off!

With an aspiring football team working with the community trust we would never need another resident rugby league team, SL or Championship.

I'll have a pint of what your on sandal cat

They need to market themselves them!
With a ground like that they should have aspirations to match it!
Lets face it it won't exactly be a bad place to attract sponsors & fans, which brings money, which can breed success. A formula we're building on.

it doesn't come in a can....