Roughly 75% of all PI's go the way of the applicant and given the legal direction on the draft LDF (for 95 ha of B8 land on the M62 corridor) and the proposal to change the Newmarket site to a B8 employment zone, which I am fairly certain will continue under the detailed LDF consultation, and I don't think is held up due to the PI, that is why.

The worry for the NIMBY's is that the still end up with a B8 site, which is very, very likely, albeit possibly a little smaller in overall area and Wakefield and the community gets no benefit whatsoever!

Also, PI's are great at showing people's selfish NIMBY attitudes towards developments (of any kind) and the objectors very rarely make a good case and mostly make things worst for themselves by doing the usual, we don't want this here mate, build it over there instead, attitude!

meh

We have had some strife over the years but I would rate this as the most sickening blow of all.

By looking at this from even the most optimistic perspective, this announcement is soul destroying. The simple truth is come the next round of SL licences we are even more in the dark now than we were 2 months ago. We can't present a credible case regarding stadia, as there is no certainty in anything related to Newmarket, and won't be for some time, and with the licenses being awarded early next year, from even the most ardent of supporters, our chances look dead in the water.

All the positivity surrounding the club has just ended. We are Wakefield together we are stronger. Looks quite hollow now doesn't it?

This is a tragedy.

Pretty much how i see it.

Some will try to put a positive spin on relocating to Barnsley -- i dont think it will matter.The PI delay will scupper our chances of a license in 2012 and the club will fold.
It will be the end of pro sport in the city of Wakefield.

Gutted beyond belief. The RFL now have the excuse they need to kick us out of superleague. Without superleague money we ain't got a chance of servicing the debt we have. Hell we can't manage with it. Game over.

RIP Wakefield Trinity 1873- 2011

thats not really the case though is it ?.
you were never going to be in a new stadium by the start of 2012 but niether are castleford and neither are salford 'probably'.this then brings all the other criteria into play.over the last few years i dont think you've been the weakest club.

We all know the weakest applications will be from Quins and Wrexham but that means nothing, it is still a straight fight between us and Cas i believe.

Right before I hit the road to head home, I just wanted to let you all know that June Fender is not cancelling Christmas in Methley and Andrew Booth and Paul Williams have invited me around for Christmas dinner... so I can stick my head in their oven!

Seems like everything we can do has been done, for now, all depends upon whatever may happens at Castleford , since Salford are up and running.

As for the move to Barnsley, well it depends how many of our old supports bother turning up, how well we promote ourselves in South Yorkshire, and which league we are playing in.

One of the few things which we now know for certain is that the club needs our support more then ever, if it is going to have a fighting chance. Fans need to buy the shirts and attend the games.

Very disappointing news for you guys.

I would like to ask a question, I am not trolling nor trying to rub salt in the wound, however, does this news alter your views on a ground-share at Glasshoughton?

If the council put all the promised into one stadium and the clubs worked together there is no doubt the ground could be up by 2012.

Surely SL in Glasshoughton is better than NL at Oakwell?

Championship rugby is not an option for me. I do not intend to contribute to the club like I do in order that all our time money and effort makes us a feeder club for Leeds and probably Castleford. If this costs us a franchise so be it because at the end of the day that is what the RFL has wanted all along.

Personally I would prefer to see the club play at Oakwell as, however remote, there would still be a chance to attract support from that area to make up for the drop in the attendances moving out of town would bring. A move to Glasshoughten would see the club lose the support with no chance of attracting new fans. All in my opinion of course.

I still do not see this 'untapped' potential in Barnsley. It's football first, cricket second and everything else is irrelevant. Unless 'Barnsley' is in the name, why would the most parochial people on earth watch Wakefield?

I remember an article in a programme from 15-20 years ago where a club director wrote how Belle Vue needed massive improvements or a whole new ground built. We knew then, we know now. You can guess which director that was.

All in all, you can never trust the Tories. I'll stop myself going further with what I'd do to his next curry!

Me neither. Looks like 2011 will be my last season unless by some miracle we get a franchise for 2012.

I'll find something else, probably less painful, to spend my time and hard earned money on.

As I see it the problem with the ground share is the fact that the RFL blatantly want just one team in this area. Therefore who owned the shared stadium would be the decider on who survived. If we shared at Glasshoughton it would just give Cas the funding they need in order to turn their dreams into reality.

The RFL make up the rules as they go along so Crusaders and others aren't included in any franchise decision. It's a straight fight between us and Cas and even if we did have stadiums it would still be the same.