Under his leadership, the RFL has flourished. People point to what they perceive as negatives, but, as a sport, we are in a much better place now than we were before. Look at the disaster that was the 2000 World Cup and how the international game was pretty much dead, until the last few years when we have a calendar of events, and the smaller nations playing on a regular basis. Heck, even the 2nd/4rd tiers of the sport are on telly every week - only football has that pleasure!

Back to mergers, if it happens, it happens. This isn't the same as Huddersfield-Sheffield and should not be compared to that which was a shotgun marriage for obvious reasons, as was the GatesHull debacle.

Should the question be asked, do we want a club which can go forward and compete for the top players, keep the young talent and challenge for honours, or would we be happy to continue as is, with perhaps life outside the elite once more?

I will happily watch a Wakey Trin side in the championship but i would never support a merged team, for that reason neither would i support a shared stadium as once we where in we would be pushed into a merger.

Bring on the Northern Rail Cup.

SL is not the be all and end all some make it out to be.

Fact is Wakefield Trinity will not exist outside SL wake up

think you are confusing fact and opinion

Sorry for taking a while to respond to Khlav's question.

What i have been told is that WMDC dare not pass the planning without some consultation with our 'overlords' at LMDC as the threat of a possible public enquiry into the development at Newmarket would completely scupper the project, at least from a timescale perspective.

So the brakes are on guys - i have also been told that both Wakefield and Castleford are being encouraged to open dialogue over ground sharing (probably at Glasshoughton, but thats just my guess).

I should also add that up to this point neither club has been keen to talk to the other about any joint initiatives but the pressure is now on for this stance to change.

Thanks for the reply. I was of the understanding that LCC was consulted in the initial stages of the development and they were fine with it. I think the change in leadership may have altered their stance as the LCC leader, I think, has a constituency on the border.

If it’s about grounds sharing for a year until the planning issues are resolved then I would advocate turning to Oakwell rather than Glasshoughton. The benefits of this may extend to Trinity picking up new support from that area, especially if they can get Parky as and ambassador. They will not pick up any new support from playing in Castleford.

Meetings have already taken place.

If Wakefield agreed to a ground share at Glasshoughton, Newmarket stadium would not get any council funding. WMDC would put all their funds into GH, they would then provide a stadium within WMDC, they would then have completed what they promised and that would be it. Somehow I can't see us falling for that one.

Seeing as it isn't getting any council funding anyway what difference would that make???

Waxes lyrical about Barnsley and Barnsley FC but not often seen there.