I think that meeting in mid August is just to ratify by full RFL committee whatever is proposed at todays meeting.

I assume that nothing is going to be proposed today as WMDC executives are going to visit the RFL next week with regard to WT.

Why would they do that? Not doubting what you're saying but WMDC are nothing to do with our plight, Peter Box has told us that all along.

Things have changed. Do keep up.

Where is this info from?

Yeah, course they have.

Look north have stated on tonight's show that that the powers that be "Are willing to consider Wakefields request for permission to play next season at BV"

I thought we'd given our notice to quit BV!!

You thing Yorkshire CCC are such a sound bet? They are carrying a debt of £24 million and last year produced a profit of £300. This funding for a new stand to replace the one which has been filled on one day only in each of the last 2 seasons and increase the ground capacity beyond the current level which is rarely met. Yorkshire have been backed into a corner by the ECB, Leeds Rugby and, most significantly, Leeds City Council as they are desperate to have top class sport in Leeds and will do anything to prevent Yorkshire CCC from moving to another city, which would definitely be in the club's best interest.

Leeds Council has brokered a deal to fund the rebuilding of the North & South Stands at Leeds RLFC and YCCC by raising funds from a private finance company in the City then sub letting the stands to the clubs for decades.

What's the difference between this and Wakefield Trinity?
The Council is prepared to broker the deal.
It is within the power of Wakefield Council to do exactly the same thing at Newmarket, or wherever, but they have concentrated on obstructing rather than facilitating. You may ask why - and so does everyone else.

To be fair LCC have a better product to offer to one of the richest cities in the country.
WCC ........don't.

I don't think MC met the full committee today Kev. As I understand it the ones he did meet will report back to the full committee at the full meeting in mid August to debate it.
If what we are all hearing from MC is a true assessment of the situation then I feel the RFL would be setting a dangerous precedent if they don't cut him some slack.

No, he didn't,that was the point I was making. Whoever and how many he met, whatever they decide to do still has to go to a full meeting of the RFL. They will then ultimately decide the future of Trinity. They could go ahead with the decision reached at Mondays meeting or make changes to it.

NO, Leeds City Council understands the value that top class sporting facilities bring to the city and are prepared to pay the price to keep YCCC within the city.

At the end of the day, all they have done is facilitate borrowing which they (and Wakefield Council) are empowered to do. They are guarantors for the loan and enabled this development without which Leeds would have lost its international cricket status.

It's just business.

Yes it's business and mr box and wmdc want it all done at Castleford.

If Box and WDMC wanted it to happen, they would have made it happen by now. Be interesting to hear what they say to MC's offer of lending the money and paying back with interest.