TRB - thank you for your reply you speak from the heart

Enter David Garthwaite.

I'm not sure if your employed or not but generally people tend to get paid monthly! So spot on!

The current owners were ready to move on 10 years ago but circumstances dictated that they stay involved.

So here we are, 10 years on, it's no surprise that Teds recent financial blow has prompted him to reassess how much longer he can be contributive to the Trinity cause.

In my opinion Ted and the BOD have taken the club to the point of no return as far as the stadium go's, by that I mean that any new owner could not now unwind the progress made towards a new stadium in favour of staying at Belle Vue and maybe dropping down a division for financial reasons alone.

Also the club has been built up to be in a strong position off the field in terms of junior development, community work etc. There are some excellent people on board in the backroom. The business model stands scrutiny on it's own merits, which is more than most other clubs who rely on a sugar daddy can say. The prospect of a new stadium becoming more and more likely, the increase in revenue streams and everything else that comes with it only make the club more attractive to a potential new owner/investor.

There's also the practical issues of new ownership to be taken into account, any new owner will need time to familiarise them selves with the nuances of running a SL club. The year to come would offer a great chance to do that before the club moves into its new home.

Also a new owner would want to restructure the club to suit their vision and style of ownership. It would be easier to do that from day one in the new ground rather than having to alter what the previous regime had set in place.

So from the BODs point of view this is the absolute best time to seek a new owner.

Agree with most of that.

I guess this announcement could be viewed in two ways; the optimistic view is that the BoD believe that the process of getting the new stadium and a SL licence is indeed past the point of no return and as such, the club is worth a hell of a lot more now than it was just a few months ago. That being the case, it's a very sensible decision to sell now, when the return will be much greater.

The pessimistic view is that the BoD know that all is lost and are deserting the sinking ship.

My personal feeling is towards the former, but only time will tell.

By such a quote I assume you are trying to say wages have been withheld? Care to enlighten us some more because this is the first I have heard!

I think Ted's hand has been forced by the RFL. It appears to be against RFL rules to run a club when your bankrupt or in an IVA. If he was to stay it would of been a big negative against the name of the club come franchise time. I hear Johnathan Francis made a recent offer to buy Ted's shares and he is probably the interested party that the club is in talks with. New owner and a fresh start...onwards and upwards!

overdue as you know but are too arrogant to admit

I can't help but feel this is part of your imagination. I suppose you just want to believe that we are in some kind of crisis. It stops you focusing in your ongoing problems at the Jungle! Reverse psychology eh?

Seems to me that you spout about as much truth as your beloved Mr Wright.

When will you get the message that we don't really want you here and that nobody believes you are anything other than a bitter and twisted Cas fan with a grudge for some reason.


Please for once take the hint and bog off!!

Correct. He's an embarrassment to the decent Cas fans!

god sake pass me a sick bag.

im gonna look at this as bad to me its another sign of nl1 for 2012 im sorry to say.we are struggling to get a ground rummered to be signing at best nl1 players(purdham apart) our coach who at the start of the season was saying he couldnt wait to lead us into a new stadium but now wants out to any other sl cluband now the bod in affect want out,maybe im pesamistic but i think the future looks very bleak and to be truthfull am already starting to feel very sad

And the government want to cut education spending !