Its a pity that when we are asked to maintain confidences that information is leaked. As it now appears to be in the the public domain I can confirm that we have been advised that Rodney Walker has indeed set up a new Trust, although it does not appear to have been registered with Companies house yet, and that Yorkcourt have said that they will only deal with Rodney Walker's Trust and not the Trust that was specifically established by Wakefield MDC to be the facilitator in the delivery of the Community Stadium for the people of Wakefield. I'll leave you to come to your own conclusions as to why Rodney Walker resigned from the Trust and set up his own.

We are clearly furious about these events and we have a further meeting with the Council next week following which I expect there to be a statement made.

Please don't think that we are doing nothing at the moment because nothing could be further from the truth.

SC , Does the council ( Box ) have it in their gift to dictate which Trust should be the recipient of any new stadium.

That may end up being the case and if it is then it's more power to our elbow but remember we have been to the media well more than once recently, including an ill timed 'nothing has happened yet' rant in the Star just a couple of weeks after the council meeting where promises were made. That made zero difference and if we keep going back too often saying the same thing the press won't have the intrest as it won't have the same impact and why give the council any wriggle room by way of an excuse. Also bear in mind given recent events in this country both the authorites and the media are putting their efforts into other rather more pressing matters than a sports stadium for a few people in West Yorkshire. Timing is key to any 'uprising' and doing it now will not have the impact it should, we might only have one shot left at that route and we need to get it right.

I'd suggest that if Yorkcourt don't like the name on the 'new' S106 agreement then they don't have to sign it, remember they are not obliged by law to agree to a new one. So the current S106 would remain in place which we all know isn't fit for purpose and can be applied to be removed/altered after 5 years, which in this case would be December from memory.

Comrade Box also mentions if anyone wants to know why developer only wants to work with new Trust they need to ask the developer.
Does anyone know Mackie's email address?

All this business with setting up another trust and meetings leading to nowhere or alleged people not attending. What a load of crap, it's like a soap opera. Is it that hard to focus on the actual issue at hand. I despair, I really do.

That sounds like one for our Lawyers.

Yes, we are a bit peed off as well.

Around 8 years ago, I was a guest of Mrs Kear at a game (the one where Diversity played and Danny Brough was sent off for angrily abusing a touch judge, outraged at a decision when we were 50 nil up). In the pre-game buffet, Rodders was there and I was sitting opposite him as he shovelled in his vol au vents, justifying everything with "I'm getting you a stadium". The word "I" was the one used.

Here we are, years on, and I'll use the word "you". You haven't got us a stadium. Leave me some sausage rolls. You haven't earned them.

I'm guessing the correspondence went along the lines of, "Dear Rodney. We've almost been forced into spending millions of pounds we don't want to spend. We could do with some more years of inactivity. Would you mind setting up another Trust? Hot buffet? Of course. Cheers."

A complete joke.

Does this Mr Vause work for the council,or does he support the club?

I think the developers email address is iamathievinglying@loveroddersandbox.co.uk

I think the developers email address is iamathievinglying@loveroddersandbox.co.uk

Is it possible to set up a public enquiry?

Precisely - yet another example, as if we needed one, of how the networks of power in this country protect each other, to the detriment of the little people. Small scale this may be - but it still stinks of corruption.

I would be interested to know if Rodney has any financial stake in any of the entities involved in this proposed new arrangement, or indeed in YCP, or any of its shell or subsidiary companies...

let’s not bite the hand that feeds us too soon, clearly Mr Box has surprised the club, trust, and now what looks like Walker and Yorkcourt by his email. Which looks as if he as breeched confidentiality?
Clearly the trust were awaiting next week’s meetings and clarifications before going to press reading these comments?
If a new trust is to be set up and can work to deliver a stadium surly that’s a good thing and would that have happened if they (Walker and Yorkcourt) were not convinced it could be delivered?

Forget it. It's water well under the bridge and has nothing to do with the stadium. Sorry, #stadium.