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I don't just pin this on the council, although they play a huge part in it. Another part of the problem is that the good people of Wakefield are happy to travel to other towns/cities to watch live sport, now I've nothing against that what so ever, but those clubs which Wakefield people pay into will only support their local community. Barnsley football club won't go out of their way to run football sessions at schools in Wakefield. They've no interest in helping our community and I can't blame them either when they can help their own.

The work that the Trinity community team does in Wakefield is amazing, they really get kids engaged with sport. Imagine how great it would be if we could also have a football club, a union club, a cricket club etc getting our kids involved in sport.

The perfect place for that to happen would be in a true community stadium

there's not s fit for purpose stadium to watch live sport in the City of Wakefield. The council has shown no interest in making the stadium happen. Why is this? Why let York Court get away with this? #highcourt

The bigger issue is that the good people of Wakefield tend to travel to other cities to work. Wakefield has become a dormitory town feeding areas that have grown as Wakefield has shrunk. The City has been losing it's status and identity ever since the creation of the MDC behemoth.

I know some posts have made political references, and if Beagle is changing from Labour, I can measure the anger there alone.
I grew up with this working class/ working men/ Labour party, Daily Mirror stuff and naturally never voted Labour, I have run my own business for 35 years and consider myself a working man. People are 100% correct in not voting for a party who have offended them deeply, whatever colour. Brexit alone is an example.
If Mr. Box has done something politically wrong, or something illegal , I just do not understand that he cannot be taken to task. He must answer to someone. This has been rumbling for years and I have no idea where the Trust members get their energy from. Why has he not been reported, or has he.
Finally, Can anyone clarify the current role/ involvement of Sir Rodney Walker?

up the Trin, cannot wait for 'Ull.

Those 15000 fans attending a minimum 12 matches per season equates to 180,000 attendances. How many of those 330,00 that you mention actually attend these other facilities. I don't know anybody that swims at Sun Lane, attends the gym at Sun Lane or plays golf at Lupset. I don't begrudge contributing to any of these out of my £970/year council tax for those who want to make use of these facilities, but I would imagine none of them are profit-making for WMDC.

Not 100% true, Bentleberry. Barnsley FC players regularly attended Standbridge first school at Kettlethorpe where they used to have a kick around with the youngsters and give talks.

That was exactly my point earlier Redscat when I questioned it this morning.

A decent stadium could even bring international games here as well as super league. We hosted Wales v Jamaica at our crumbling stadiium last year.

It could even be used to host other ventures too. The Hull KR stadium is hosting a pop concert later in the year. This could bring in more revenue to the city.

Oh get off it. This supposed victimisation got old a long time ago, it's not like Cas get preferential treatment. Look at the state of our ground - not a brick laid for a new stadium.

While it is rather grating to put it politely seeing Box and Jeffries lording it up with champagne flute in hand announcing the new development that will house the new Cas ground I don't link the two stadium projects. I hope Cas get their new ground but like you say they are yet to break earth with a spade and will have to hope the developer is more honest than York Court

Just a thought but I don't think it has been mentioned on here before. Would it be feasible for some one representing Trinity to stand as an independent? It would be the perfect opportunity to confront Box on a public platform. If your case is so good you may have a chance of winning and then sitting in on the meetings.
Its a genuine question so if you think your case is so strong enough why not?

That's not a bad idea at all.

I take it you don't have too much experience of councils?

Unless said "Independent" joined a coalition that could overthrow the ruling party then it would be interesting, if not, it would be like Denny Solomona rocking-up in't Early Bath.

I don't and that's why I asked. Surely they wouldn't have to overthrow the ruling party just to have their voice heard in Wakefield and have an opportunity to confront Box.