That's the point - neither did we. Whether we were negligent or misled......

I haven't been on this site much this year or talked about Newmarket. and just presumed I was out of the loop but that's shocking mate.

And nice to see Sheffield Eagles now moving into their new 10,000 capacity ' community ' stadium for the start of the 2016 season !!

Unbelievable.

going to be left behind, Wakefield council are clueless about progress

Absolutely snowie ! Wakefield council are shocking and must be a laughing stock amongst other councils across the country.

It always helps when the are two higher education institutions and city ethos of sporting excellence to generate sufficient funding to build such a facility.

You need a Council that recognises the health benefits of an active lifestyle.
You need a Council that understands the influence that a strong sporting presence has on creating aspiration amongst the youth of an area.
You need a Council that doesn't blow smoke up the backsides of its populace and doesn't hide behind flimsy excuses for its inaction.

Top post mate and I agree 100% but how do you get a council like that. You won't get one voted in thats for sure.

Sheffield? The same Council who closed Don Valley Stadium, where the multi-medal winning Jessica Ennis CBE started her career and trained for the Olympics?

This quote from Richard Caborn in 2013 is interesting:

"Community sport is probably facing one of the bleakest periods it has had for some time. Local authorities are facing a reduction of 50% in non-discretionary spending and account for between 80% and 90% of spending on all community sports facilities. The year-on-year impact is going to be devastating."

Given that prediction, which came true, it's even more baffling that Wakefield Council are prepared to dismiss the Newmarket development as nothing to do with them; I would have thought that the development of a Community Stadium at virtually no cost to their budget and without the need for ongoing discretionary funding, would have been manna from heaven. But no - Mr Box says it's a private arrangement between the Developer and The Trust, so he isn't interested.

And we all know why Box is not interested!

The Sheffield situation does show what can be achieved IF the right people get behind a project and have the will to make it happen.
Unfortunately, there does appear to be something missing from our own situation.

Of course, Sheffield does need to secure some funding but, they wont suffer the same planning difficulties that we have endured.

Mind you, knocking down a (relatively) new stadium to build something similar in its place, albeit with some additional facilities seems bonkers, we could have made use of the main stand that they had down there.

Don Valley was a white elephant, a basket case and it needed knocking down.

Don't let the nostalgic whingings convince you otherwise.

Not surprised that a certain person don't appear interested there is a man who stated in the local rag about something not being needed and expensive etc and then goes and votes in favour of it happening.Now that's a train of thought for you at high speed.

Yet people keep voting them in!!