To add something to the mix, all three of Stanley and Outwood East Councillors came along tonight and Simon Wilson, the Conservative (the other two are Labour) said that not only had the Wakefield Conservative group lobbied Eric Pickles before, when they called it in, they wrote again and told him that he was making a huge error and that they fully supported the application and it should have been handed back to Wakefield!

No Don't hold back let it all out

The more and more you look at the reasons behind it being called in the more and more it points to one person.It does seem to be a decision taken on a personal level. Maybe the Danny Lockwood article yesterday is a pointer as to why.

So let me get this right. The land that Castleford had earmarked for their new stadium at Glasshoughton has been redesignated for housing?

Whooooooooooooooosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As someone who doesn't really understand the whole planning process does last nights news put our franchise bid in a stronger position or not,also does it make our bid stronger than cas's.I realise we will probably be playing in barnsley but if the stadium is looking even more likely is this better than a stadium that cas are still building as we will already be in a sl standard stadium in barnsley whereas the jungle is not of standard (i think)or is it just wishful thinking that we may still have an outside chance of being in sl after this season?Also could the news attract investors who were put off before?

The worry if that happens, is that the developer wouldn't need to use WTWC and the stadium as a trojan horse in order to get planning through and could save themselves millions (watch your backs)

I must admit, these new decisions are clouding the already very murky waters for mine.

If it prompts the SoS to act quicker in respect to our inquiry it helps, if it doesnt and we are still awaiting the result then we are still in the same boat i think.
Cas' would be stupid not to have a plan regards playing in a SL stadium, just for the additional points/marks it would give them for their franchise application if GH has not moved on.
Based on our previous app, if NM is moving on or we are at either Oakwell or Keepmoat with off field improvements i find it hard to see how our franchise can be worse than last time.

I agree that our bid would be stronger than last time but if the RFL dont want us in then they wont, however the way i see it unless Cas managed to get their stadium built extremely quickly then there is no way that their application can be better than ours is so they would have to get rid of us both.

Naievely asking again sorry chaps but if the NM plans have been changed, slightly moved, expanded or whatever won't further planning permission be required?

Re: SL stadium, bids due April Oakwell not been announced yet and will be no guarantee on NM still and how long Oakwell required / available for? Can you see them accepted that (when they need to boot one) especially after broken promises from last bid? Wakey club or not?

Where's the logic in this? Loopholes aren't going to do you any favours, and your financial difficulties right now would surely leave a huge black mark?