I dont want us playing at Dewsbury permanently either, but a Wakefield Stadium to accommodate us appears to be pie in the sky, as it has been for the last 30+ years. But to suggest that we could be thrown out on the basis of our home ground being just outside the metropolitan district ? Id like to see where this is a specification for clubs.

Can't help but think the RFL make these things up as they go along. Why would they relegate us if Dewsbury was brought up to Super League standards? Why also would they want rid of what is probably, under MC's stewardship, one of the most efficiently run clubs in Super League?

Oh for the days of no outside interference where your league status is based upon your performances on the pitch over a season of straight home and away fixtures, one up one down, and nothing else. Return to that simple criteria and we may get some fans back.

Maybe people who would rather chop their own cockend off than vote Tory? And as if they'd be of any more use to us. Get real. Rugby isn't everything to everyone either they have other priorities

Wakefield is controlled by people not interested in Wakefield. The sad thing is that the individuals who ARE supposed to represent the City wards don't have a backbone between them.

The sadder thing is, they don't have a majority either.

I mean even the Labour Councillors. Presume East, North and Central still are 100% Red Rosette. Don't know about Rural, Crofton & Ackworth, Wrenthorpe etc. All sit in the pre-council Labour Group Meetings looking at their belly buttons no doubt.

Perhaps we could merge and become Wakefield Trinty and Shaw Cross Sharks Rugby (Super) League Club - it seemed to work for Hudders/Sheffield and Hull-Gateshead.

Tbh I've more interest in belly's posts' than I have in politics at any level, so forgive me if I'm wrong here, but irrespective of whichever party you support don't the councillors from all the districts' which make up WMDC meet together thus rendering the minority of councillors' representing the city with their vote obsolete in the face of Mr box and his followers. which was the point I was trying to make.

Chiz

Don't forget the wards of Ossett and Horbury as well as all the Wakey wards. There are still a sizeable number of Labour Party members to make life extremely uncomfortable for Box if they chose to stand up and question his actions and motives. Problem is , Box is a bully and they are all afraid of him and put their own self interest first.

Quote from MC in todays Wakey Express saying that the move to Dewsbury could be back on by Easter.

A bloke once said to me ' All the Wakey councillors must have something missing' I often wondered what he meant.

No schunter your right its not the Labour Party as such at fault,loads of Labour local authorities have done their areas proud with modern sporting facilities, Leigh and Warrington being prime examples.Even little old Dewsbury have fared better than Wakey. In fact the WMDC Labour Councillors seem to be doing a great job in making sure Cas get a brand new stadium GIVEN to them free of charge, no strings attached, a deal we can only dream of in Wakey.

Its the man at the top that is the problem and not the political party he represents.

None of the above it is the lack of money, we have planning permission supported by those very same councillors, we have a site but we don't have anybody to pay for it. The council must represent all the people and due to severe financial restraints from our friends in blue they cannot be seen to be investing in something that benefits anything from two to three thousand people at most.
I am sure that these same people are not putting any money into Featherstone or Castleford, the latter have the planning permission, the land but currently no money, this sounds familiar.
I know we like to blame others, but our main problem is the imposition of austerity coupled with a council which has three clubs within its jurisdiction.
I actually think it's quite amusing that you think by voting the Labour council out it would make one iota of difference to our position.
I want someone to explain to me what we will gain from moving to Dewsbury and abandoning Belle Vue. We have no contingency plans, so once we go that will be it, whatever MC may say because like our unelected leader leaving is leaving and like her we too don't know what we will do. We will have restricted our bargaining position because what do we have to argue with.
You can hear the analysis of our position "if you don't build us a new ground we will stay here in Dewsbury and be demoted because we don't have the money to upgrade their ground, how would you feel about that ".