There's more to it than that, if you compare Wakey now to how it was even 10 years ago, it's much improved.

From the train station to the new shopping centre, merchant gate (not taken off yet but it will), the redevelopment of the bull ring and surrounds, the revamped college, the hepworth - I could go on!

Ok there's nothing earth shattering in there but I don't think they're doing a bad job all in all. Stadium aside of course.

When they say WAKEFIELD and 5 towns why isn't Ossett/Horbury included in this . I agree Wakefield needs a council that represents the Wakefield City region.

I presume Horbury/Ossett is part of the Wakefield part of the title. That is why I could not understand why "Wakefield" was missing from the Cas Stadium title.

Is it not 1 council Wakefied & Five Towns ?

Horbury and Ossett have always been part of Wakefield City so don't figure in the 5 towns bit. Cas and the rest were part of West Riding County Council. In the 1974 local government reorganisation the WYCC was abolished and Cas etc. merged with Wakefield. The reorganisation was done nationally and local councillors had little or no say in it. For them to retain some identity the idea of the 5 towns was used. I'm sure we'd have wanted something like the same if we'd have been merged with Leeds.

The reason the authoriy is always Labour controlled is called democracy. It may not always give you the result YOU want but it is democracy (something the US don't understand in their foreign policy). Changing the boundaries to give you the result YOU want is not democracy.

Sorry for such a sensible/boring post but them I'm probably just a boring old git!

www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... roken-ribs www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-lea ... ar-1335652 Yes, everything about the 2 stories above scream "Sick note" Out of interest OP how do you know Kirke isn't "Putting his hand up to play"? Do you have some inside information? If a player is not fit to play, its simple he's not fit to play.

www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... roken-ribs www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-lea ... ar-1335652 Yes, everything about the 2 stories above scream "Sick note" Out of interest OP how do you know Kirke isn't "Putting his hand up to play"? Do you have some inside information? If a player is not fit to play, its simple he's not fit to play.

We must be heading for the record books for the percentage of squad injured. It is ridiculous.

All the moaning about councillors not delivering a community stadium and Wakey being a dump, when the two are not connected is strange.
BellyCouldTackle, the stadium would have been built out of town, so it would not have a positive impact on businesses in the city.
NGB4C, when you look out of your mansion across the rolling fields, what do you see where the ground should be built?
On the other hand Cas have got their planning permission granted for their ground, which will be an extension of the Xscape and Junction 32 complex.
So tell me which one you would approve?