Letters and Emails to the express and local politicians in support of the development will help and will do no harm

I really don't understand where you are coming from. You are risking a vital element in the overall equation - through complacency.

You have alluded to the overall scheme, yet you seem blinkered to the role of the individual cog within the machine - to the point where I am beginning to think you are being deliberately contrare.

no complacency at all, I just happen to think that we've all played our bit and now it's down to the developers who have a different set of objectives to us, but we have a common intrest.
I may be blinkered, like you may be full of your own importance which is why you are always very accusing of others with opposing views to your own.

I have no view of my own importance - I do however have a view of the importance of this project.

At least I now know where your motivation comes from!

Just for once i'm lost for words

I can fall out with people quite easily!

Sorry boss

Don't you start!

Can I have a go then ????

astound me?

Kinleycat & TRB - can I suggest you keep your little tiff to PM's so that we don't give the impression of being divided over the proposals for creating jobs and securing a great part of our city's heritage.

remind me again the point of this forum, is it just so we all have one opinion? Trb's !!!!

Get you being all Perez DeCuellar!!

Clearly an educated man!!

Not really,had to Google it to make sure I didn't mis-spell it,didn't want picking up on my grandma'

Not at all. Every one's opinion is equally valid and open debate is something we all enjoy, but when previous posts have mentioned the high probability of opponents to the development at Newmarket keeping tabs on the forum I just see little value in giving them greater ammunition.

In fairness - I don't think we disagree on the product - merely the delivery of it. I'm quite happy to discuss the methods of approach and, on this occasion, I disagree with kinley.

No you can not!



Not when you havn't got your uniform on anyway!

nice to see you put in your place now and again, no doubt we will feel the blunt of it

Look how many people signed the "No war In Iraq" petition or The country side alliance march in London Politicians take no notice of petitions, downing street gets 10s a week with and they smile and do their own thing.

Oh look - a feeding frenzy! - Oh goody!

In clarity to the above comments:

Our firend 'rugbyball' is a Featherstone fan who appears to wish to de-rail the campaign to influence the planning process in favour of the proposals submitted.

5 years ago it seemed that WMDC would do little, if anything, to assist in the building of new sporting facilities for rugby league. We have come along way since then, not through what SWAG has done, but through the what the fans have done - once they had a campaign to support. We are quite possibly approaching the point where our use will be no longer required, but I have no desire to end up like the South African cricket team (sorry Al) and end up 1 winning ball short of getting what we set out to achieve.

We are NOT there yet - please do not be swayed otherwise by some of the comments on here!

Tres bien!!

I've always said that I will not believe the new ground will happen until I am stood in it watching a game - there have been plenty of ideas, plans, let downs, over the years. We are now getting close towards it being reality but as TRB says, we are NOT there yet. It still needs the support of the fans and the community of Wakefield and others.

I'm on the wrong side of the M62 in Rothwell (owned by Leeds

) but probably closer to the new site than many in Wakefield. There have been a few letters of support for the stadium in the local press and I will support the plans for the stadium and other stuff as much as I can.

About 10 or so years ago before everything went ga-ga for Leeds United, they were looking at having a new ground just of J45 of the M1 - this would have been about half a mile away from my house. Immediately a number of locals turned NIMBY and wrote to the press saying it would bring loads of fans to Rothwell to get drunk, fight and cause damage like had never been seen. I never agreed with them and would have supported the stadium & and retail park / industrial area around it - if it came back as an option I would support it again.