Of course the angle used will be the jobs created but also the benefit to the wider community is also a much used line and a headline grabber so a new 'community' stadium for the area will always go down well. There has in reality been little opposition against the plan so any risks involved in public figures supporting it are minimal. You have to assume that there is nothing untoward with the application as it has already been passed at local level so it wouldn't lead to any political suicide, just a case of using their influence to support the local area and there constituents. Wakefields own MP, Mary Creagh, also signed the petition supporting the development and she is also a shadow cabinet member as is Jon Tickett who also supported the scheme i believe. So front bench influence in favour of the development within the corridors of power would be strong should labour be election to govern and we all know it's a case of who you know not what you know. Of course they will try and push it through, they would be remiss not to, they still are supposed to to do the best for the people they represent and keep the promises they make after election time. It will be looked at obviously but i would say that a labour government is more more likely to support the locally made decison of a labour run council than the tories are. The poster i was replying to stated that they had not heard them state any interest in Castleford or RL. He is wrong, they have on both counts and have done many times.

FWIW i don't think labour will get in anyway but even if the tories do it will probably go through eventually. It's just more likely that they will call it in, delay the whole process and make some lawyers plenty of money.

Just wondering what David Hinchcliffe is up to these days ? He likes is RL does Dave, a labour man through and through - perhaps he would like to join Yvette, Eddie and Peter at our next home game. I'm sure he reads these boards - I might be able to get him a freeby if he wants to PM me.

As far as I know from the Cas board he has minimal shares and not enough to make any difference, having said that I think he is too smart a cookie to get embroiled in anything untoward regarding the club, I like yourself are not privvy to what's gone on behind closed doors, maybe trb could tell us, but short of bailing us out financially what else could the council have done when Yorkcourt have clearly shown it's contempt for not only the council but the secretary of state as well



And there in lies the problem, he is putting his weight behind different projects, but the projects are spread far and wide, Wakefield is only part of the MDC, there's the 5 towns as well all wanting a piece of him and the council.

Until you get a Wakefield council what serves WAKEFIELD with Wakefield councillors' whose priority is just Wakefield can't see anything changing.

Maybe he could "pull a few strings" for WTW then? If Ed and Yvette can for Cas Tigers I'm sure Dave could oblige. They all work in the same circles.

Wish we could ban boring Castleford fans from our sites!

If Cooper is as good at getting Cas a stadium as she was keeping my pit open then your in for as long a wait as Wakey are,a waste of skin and breath,the lying corrupt

That is his role and he is doing his level best for us.

You do understand the idea of a 'Community Stadium' and the role of a 'Trust' as opposed to the handing over of freehold?

So hows this for consistency? Quote: "Plans for a new Aldi supermarket and Home Bargains store in Glass Houghton have been rejected over fears they could “significantly impact” Castleford town centre.'" www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/ ... -1-7201478 If anyone has any doubts of were the Councils loyalties lie this should settle it. What chance do we have with this current administration?

So hows this for consistency? Quote: "Plans for a new Aldi supermarket and Home Bargains store in Glass Houghton have been rejected over fears they could “significantly impact” Castleford town centre.'" www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/ ... -1-7201478 If anyone has any doubts of were the Councils loyalties lie this should settle it. What chance do we have with this current administration?

All other developments for the next few years will have to be weighed up against the Five Towns development

Ridiculous favouritism being shown towards the Cas stadium led development at the expense of all others

There will be a public meeting, in Cats, on Tuesday 21st or Wednesday 22nd. We will tell you exactly where the position is with regard to the Stadium at that meeting. Further details will follow when the date is fixed, but most of it will be announced on the night!

Hopefully some good news in what has ben a challenging period to be a wakey fan

Not sure why there would need to be a meeting to tell us it was going ahead? A press release would do that just as well. More likely a call to arms to try and rally the troops pre-election with the aim of putting pressure on people of influence.

As a matter of interest, and i've asked this before and never got a reply, was Belle Vue successful with it's application for becoming an asset of community value? The one you had us all sign an online petition for and never mentioned again?

As part on going negotiations, the Stadium Trust board asked the Supporters Trust to postpone the application and they kindly obliged us in that request. However, the Supporters Trust have now recommenced the ACV application and I understand that a meeting to decide on this is now very imminent. I think Sandal Cat might be able to confirm the exact date?

We will be explain more, in the round and in full context, at the public meeting.

As IA has said we were asked to defer our application to have Belle Vue listed as an ACV by the Stadium Trust and we agreed to that request.

We have now requested that the Council now considers the application and I'm waiting for the date that the panel will meet to consider it but I was told it would be as soon as possible after Easter.

We will provide more information at the Public Meeting.