I think tigerman10 is pretty close to the mark.

Castleford have always had a positive spin on most things and always have had a good publicity machine that always seems to paint the glass as half full. They always believe that things will get better and consequently stick by the team. If there are any stories that may have an adverse effect on them within days a good news story is released. We announce a ground at Stanley and within days Castleford issue a press release stating that things are on track at Glasshoughton and then follow it with a piece in the Castleford & Pontefract Express stating that they have or are producing a Design Guide and Schedule of Facilities for the new Stadium - does not move you any further forward without funding but by God it keeps the spirit up and fans interest.

On the other hand we at Wakefield don't appear to have any publicity machine at at all. We have rumours about financial problems, players unhappy etc. etc. and we are faced with silence. Eventually there is a piece denying it all in the Express but as the rumours have been allowed to fester people now think "no smoke without fire"

I have said it on here before and will say it again. We need more positive Marketing and Publicity if we are to go forward and attract new support. I'm not criticising the people doing the job now, not at all, they do a terrific job with the resources they have - they need to be given more support.

Kear's quote didn't really help either.

You would not expect any business/sports team to wash it's dirty linen in public but these rumours don't seem to be going away and seem to be being backed up in a round a bout kind of way by people supposedly in the know. Would be nice to have some idea what's going on but why should they ley mug punters like myself in on it I'll just trail down to Wales to support a team who may or may not be trying, who may or may not all be falling out with each other, who may or may not be being offered to other clubs, playing for a club that may or may not be in serious financial difficulties.

I have remained very positive this season but as always we end up doing our best to self implode. How the hell we expect to entice NEW fans through the gate when all the club seems to do is take the mickey out of those who already do.

Would love to disagree with you purely on the basis that what you are saying is utter rubbish. Unfortunately imo what you say pretty much sums it up, and at the moment for me it is a very worrying time. Not to mention that we are having to bare the brunt of the jokes from the less educated from the other side of wf6 and the Clampetts from Hillbilly land.

Interesting that 'immigrants' seems to be a term for 'non-white' for some people in Wakefield these days...

FFS....you owe me a new keyboard
For as long as I can remember, "London don't belong in SL" because of our crowds....now you get a few poles and it's why you're struggling We are a city full of milwall fans and immigrants.....that's it.
I really worry if you are an example of a thinking RL fan from Wakey......
seriously....you owe me a new keyboard
Immigrants

I think we'll leave this one here thanks!