Gaslight - that youth set up sounds reasonable to me, but the issue there would be where do they play; wouldn't the old grounds need to be sold?

Wire_Yed - How about we call the new club The Dukes after the Duke of York who fell at the battle of Wakefield during the War of the Roses before the House of Lancaster went on to take Pontefract Castle and win the war?

Catalancs wrote:Genuine question to Cas fans. Would you rather have Castleford playing in the Championship or a merged club in Super League?


merge and stay in super league and be called something like trinity tigers or be a new club like Glasshoughton RL and have the Tigers and Wildcats clubs like feeder clubs playing in the championship or championship 1 still bring the good young players throught like they do in the nrl.

just think a new ground next door to xcaspe and a new squad like.

1. Richard Owen
2. Aaron Murphy
3. Michael Shenton
4. Daryl Millard
5. Damien Blanch
6. Rangi Chase
7. Sam Obst
8. Richard Moore
9. Ryan Hudson
10. Craig Huby
11. Dale Ferguson
12. Steve Snitch
13. Joe Westerman
14. Glenn Morrison
15. Brett Ferres
16. Tevita Leo-Latu
17. Ben Jeffries
18. Liam Higgins
19. Ben Gledhill
20. Stuart Jones
21. Dean Widders
22. Jordan Thompson
23. Oliver Holmes
24. Joe Arundel
25. James Davey
26. Dale Morton

Also with the loyal supports both clubs have we would be 1 of the richer clubs in the league like leeds, wigan & warrington. and we would not lose quality players to richer clubs like both team for done (shenny 4 cas and same like with atkins & brough 4 wakey). we would have money to keep this player and i think that club would be a super league winning side.

So, another Cas fan who wants the merged team to play at Cas?

Surely Broughy would be tempted to fill that seven spot?? Much better kicking game than Obsty!

=#8000FFBecause it makes the most sense? Newmarket is in the middle of nowhere, POR is in Fev, Glasshoughton is next to the 2nd most visited attraction in the UK.

Like the idea to keep Wakey and Cas going as a feeder club in the championship. I would defo buy a season ticket if its less than £100

It makes the most sense if yer a Cas fan. 22 mile round trip for Wakey fans for a home game?

=#8000FFDepends where in Wakefield you come from doesn't it, from Belle Vue it's a 12 mile round trip.

Whilst it will lead to annoyance and frustration for some I think now is the time to have this debate sensibly. The economics don't add up for us as gates continue to fall and our playing resources get weaker and weaker.
All that can ever be put forward is the 'build it-they will come' strategy associated with a new stadium. That stadium remains a long way away, and time is not on our side. If the Wakefield district wants a professional RL side the best prospect may be a merger. Perhaps we all need to come to terms with that???

From Cas its about 2. Not that you have any hidden motive for wanting it in Cas eh?

I don't think quibbles about distance should be the main driver; surely the critical thing here is which site, of Newmarket and Glasshoughton, can the developer get diggers on to the quickest? Thanks to the heel-dragging of both clubs on the stadia issue, speed is very much of the essence.

=#8040FFNo, I think it's you with the hidden motive here, what is wrong about wanting a stadium next door to the 2nd most visited visitor location in the UK? that's also next door to a train station too? a stadium in a location like that is far better for the game as a whole then one in the middle of nowhere.





=#8000FFThat would also be Glasshoughton, thanks to the Leeds council. Although like already said, Nortmanton would be the best location in terms of distance.