Some people dig up the old "bought the ground for a quid" tale, the £1 was the deposit, the club then stumped up a great amount of money shortly after, not too sure it wasn't £265,000.

So it wasn't due to a "structural" issue as you claimed in your first post then?

Just to add to Fully's previous post - we have also paid for all the stadium modifications this season without relying on the good will of certain supporters who do the work for nowt.

To patronise.....To speak to someone as if they are stupid.
Think you've just proved my point nicely Fully!

Good for you, and us.
Can't see any issue with that.

Whilst I can see your point, 12 months ago I have no doubt that some Wakefield fans were lauding about Cas being in the rubbish too. That's what you get with local rivals and it will always become a point scoring exercise.

I don't think any Cas fan will say that everything is perfect or peachy; in fact, we know that Wheldon Road as a ground isn't fabulous and we need a new stadium for many reasons. In terms of team performance, we have exceeded expectations but we're not invincible.

However, mud-slinging and posting mistruths benefits no-one really. Cas have worked tirelessly over the off-season to meet H and S requirements and go that extra mile to make sure everything is up-to-date. They've also cut a lot of contracts and renegotiated things in the business to raise extra cash. We have improved considerably but there are always ways to continue improving.

It's unfortunate that this has hit Wakefield prior to the season but at least - with the help of invaluable volunteer time - they have been able to save a few quid and get ahead of the game for the remaining time you have at Belle Vue.

That's not patronising. It was just a question; his first comment related to structural issues. After discussing, we've agreed it was a floodlight issue.

Right Everyone back to original post.

Just had it confirmed the council bought Belle Vue for £165K

Sold it back to the club for £1 on signing contracts and balance of £250K paid
by club to council on completion of contract.

Council made a profit of £85K

Club got back a smaller ground than they sold along with condemned floodlights
and a large bill for 'works' carried out by council.

Good old WMDC such fine fellows.

Ha Ha, it was a health and safety issue within Wheldon Rd which is what I said earlier also the floodlights are structural so the answer to your question is yes it was structural.

That'll waz on the fireworks of most of the nut job forum members who love to call us scroungers

Stop doing it then!

But they won't let the truth get in the way of a "good story" so they'll still call us scroungers but who cares ?

Thanks IA.

Just blows the myth that the Council have been especially good to us.

Made a profit on the deal, condemned our floodlights leaving us with a big bill for replacement floodlights and of course they are being particularly helpful as we speak. I love this Council and they will get my vote on 22nd May.

Don't know what you were trying to prove with this post but it's really backfired on you - little knowledge is a dangerous thing