Quote Sandal Wild Cat="Sandal Wild Cat"From what I can gather that's spot on. Problem being the option for the purchase of WR ends in Oct 2011. Meaning unless you can get Ben Bailey to stump up the cash before you move out or persuade your builders to work on credit/partial payment you could be in a mess in terms of unlocking the funding within the time-scale required. If that should happen I've heard Keepmoat touted around, which I find unbelievable should (should being the operative word) NM be complete. If the 22nd goes our way I think NM will move with great speed. After all our developers will know this time next week if the application has been given a recommendation to approve & with which recommended conditions- which I'm sure they will be working at speed to rectify in light of the future full application; which will rapidly be submitted from what has been said by SWAG and YK.'" The option has been exercised now and the ground has been sold - www.pontefractandcastlefordexpre ... _1_1855933

Quote Sandal Wild Cat="Sandal Wild Cat"From what I can gather that's spot on. Problem being the option for the purchase of WR ends in Oct 2011. Meaning unless you can get Ben Bailey to stump up the cash before you move out or persuade your builders to work on credit/partial payment you could be in a mess in terms of unlocking the funding within the time-scale required. If that should happen I've heard Keepmoat touted around, which I find unbelievable should (should being the operative word) NM be complete. If the 22nd goes our way I think NM will move with great speed. After all our developers will know this time next week if the application has been given a recommendation to approve & with which recommended conditions- which I'm sure they will be working at speed to rectify in light of the future full application; which will rapidly be submitted from what has been said by SWAG and YK.'" The option has been exercised now and the ground has been sold - www.pontefractandcastlefordexpre ... _1_1855933

Well I suppose it is better to be building towards a top Championship side than a mid-table Championship side like Widnes this season.

Quote Riggins="Riggins"The option has been exercised now and the ground has been sold - www.pontefractandcastlefordexpre ... _1_1855933'" In the "Hicksons" thread i alluded to the point that your 3rd biggest shareholder claims to have it from RW's mouth that the option has not been exercised. If you are correct, and I'm not saying your not, you should be all systems go and fair play and good luck. But I urge you to remind yourself of the pace things have moved under RW. Keep up the pressure!! Look how far YK have come in such a short space of time. The article neither says how much the ground has been sold for or when the Tigers will get the funds, even more worryingly nobody from BB was able to comment.

Quote Riggins="Riggins"The option has been exercised now and the ground has been sold - www.pontefractandcastlefordexpre ... _1_1855933'" In the "Hicksons" thread i alluded to the point that your 3rd biggest shareholder claims to have it from RW's mouth that the option has not been exercised. If you are correct, and I'm not saying your not, you should be all systems go and fair play and good luck. But I urge you to remind yourself of the pace things have moved under RW. Keep up the pressure!! Look how far YK have come in such a short space of time. The article neither says how much the ground has been sold for or when the Tigers will get the funds, even more worryingly nobody from BB was able to comment.

I think 'clutching at straws' comes to mind to be honest. The licence was only removed last week so RW couldn't work any quicker really could he.

As regards the shareholders comments, I presume his information came out before the licence was removed. The article states that the ground now is sold, not is lined up to be sold, or is avaliable to be sold.

The club would not disclose the value of the sale to the shareholders at the AGM. As a shareholder and at attendance of the AGM, I would know. So if shareholders aren't privvy to that info why would the public.

And regards to the 'no comment' from BB, why would a comment be needed? They have bought the land, no need to make a statement about it. I don't see other builders making public statements when they buy land.

Ok then squire.
Time will tell.

Clutching at straws? No way old pal.

This is the interesting bit for me
Mr Wright added: “Subject to detailed planning submission approval which we anticipate to be a formality, we can now move the project forward with increased confidence.

That to me does not indicate all systems are go. I am pretty sure if all the funding was now in place he would be busting a gut to get the project started, the report does not indicate this. Theres lots of smoke and mirrors at both Wakey and Cas at the moment I am sure that the next couple of months will decide the future lets see.

There have been so many false dawns I have lost count I am not holding my breath for either project at the moment.

I guess it depends on what team you support into hw you read Wright's comments. Increased confidence to me reads that he is confident already but this will increase his confidence. Other comments in same article;

"It was the one single factor that could derail our plans for the new stadium."

"This announcement is highly significant being undoubtedly the biggest hurdle to overcome in the entire project as it unlocks our key source of funding. "

- talking about the removal of the licence.

Planning permission is expected by Xmas with building commence in the new year. Guess we'll have to wait and see. However, until the kick off of the first game in the stadium, people will always knock our chances.

The truth is your comments are Ball cocks

Next week I am going to start wearing a cap with Ferrari on and in two months time I will own one, Works for Wright

Hope your right , doubt im wrong !! ps, ive heard our next signing is coming from Ossett Trinity !!!