Oh yes!

Day - 22 to a Cas announcement/RW smokescreen, then!!!! #glasshoughtonaloadofoldcobblers

























Obsessed!!!!

Hmmm!

Kind of lost touch a little bit with the goings on there. I know the council are trying damned hard to give them a leg up to try and keep the clubs on something of an even keel - but of the two, NM is now the clearest route and it will be interesting to see things play out following the announcemnt.

I suspect that the spin war will continue until the foundations are being poured - and then a bit more.

I should note that I have stated all along that my vision of the future includes both clubs playing in separate new stadiums and that I would love our 'derbies' to be bigger and better as a result!

I think the spin war will almost go into meltdown when we get the nod on the 19th.

I can't help wondering if the deafening silence from RW lately is down to him waiting for the NM announcement.

My feeling is that if we get the nod, he'll start drip feeding bad news to Cas fans, in preparation for announcing a groundshare, 'after all avenues have been exhausted' etc etc; makes sense really - he can then sell WR for a sensible price, instead of the fabled figures they've been talking about, and trouser more of the cash for operating costs and such.

It seems to make some sense, although can you see Cas being a viable proposition away from Cas, in a ground that is perceived by Cas fans as ours? I can't. Our crowds would double theirs at Newmarket. If they are going to head to the Championship, they would be better to stay at Wheldon Road. At least the crowds would stay with them. Cas at Newmarket will be a tough ask. Cas at Newmarket in the Champhionship is a non-starter.

My feeling is that their finanical future is contingent on the sale of WR, so I don't think staying there is an option. One look at their bargain basement approach to recruitment this season gives a fair indication of how strapped they are - I just can't see them selling WR then ploughing all the cash into a new stadium.

Time will tell.

No it isn't HTH. In fact, it's nothing to do with Cas. Unfortunately, out of our hands but the planning application for WR is ready to go in and will go in once situation with supermarket operator is resolved.

The intention is to go into the new stadium debt-free. Again, HTH.

As for recruitment this season, IM had a budget. The money he had available to him was spent on securing the likes of Owen, Clark, Milner, Walker etc (our young kids) on better, longer-term deals.

Oh and English Rangi Chase's £175,000 contract!

That might be the intention, but still, you can get your pipe and slippers ready for when it happens!

And whats the situation.

This!

The news of the outcome was going to be a month later...2 and a half months ago

No, it doesn't help at all.

I'm not interested in getting to an argument with you on this - I'm just expressing a view based on my observations; I'm not stating that any of them are a fact, nor am I suggesting that any of my predictions will come true - just thinking aloud.

It's an interesting aspiration though that the sale of WR, given that it's current market value will be significantly less than it was when RW first kicked his spin machine into life, will raise sufficient cash to wipe all the clubs debts AND fund the build of a brand new stadium. Good luck with that one.