The reality is that neither Wakey or Cas will ever be serious contenders in SL; there are a finite number of resources within the district that RL can attract (fans, advertising revenue, WMDC support, corporate deals etc) and at present, those resources are being split between two clubs. That situation allows both clubs to merely survive, but never to thrive, hence the malaise that currently (and always) afflicts both teams.

For me, a merger with Cas (and Fev) should be on the agenda for all the clubs right now and should be part of the plans to move to Newmarket; intransigence and refusal to accept change in the short term will, in my view, lead to one or both SL clubs folding and as someone else has said, that could signal the beginning of the end for RL in the district.

Carpe diem!

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thats the excat weay i see it apart from the shirts which we could both keep our home shirt colours and play alterrnagtive (not home and away) this would at least keep some of the more angry fans happy

I hope none of this will ever happen! You should all be ashamed

Realistically though if a Franchise for both our clubs rested on something such as a merger, I would most likely lose interest in the sport, I couldn't bare to say goodbye to Wakefield Trinity, the history and everything the club means to me as a supporter in favour of a Merged team.

The only Silver Lining would be Albert Rosenfeld/Allices Phallus (or whatever other guise he once had / has) would be let out of the Mental Hospital!

Ashamed for not having the fight. I would rather go down fighting im afraid, if that means no club or one in the NL's then so be it.

the fight weve been fighting for 15 years

me too. superleague is not the be all and end all of rurgby league.

i have spent many happy times watching wakey play fev, batley fax et al.

i will watch wakey anywhere(including a shared ground) and will never attend a SL game featuring any merged nonsense team!

Realistic? As someone has said Super League is not the be all and end all of Rugby League. I am a Wakefield supporter nothing more nothing less, I would never have the same passion for a merged club, and without the passion, there would be no interest. The 'buzz' of seeing Wakey win would be lost for me, for me that is the best part about being a supporter and that is why a merged team should never happen in my eyes.

Just different views TFC - I have watched them since 1960 so saw all the glory years, but if it came to situation where Wakey was not given a franchise (and therefore NO hope of coming back into SL), I would happily support a reborn NEW team. The positive interest would outweigh the supporters who would never support a merged team (like yourself). Don't get me wrong, I would prefer to see a vibrant and competitive Wakefield team on its own, but as we have seen over the years that is becoming more and more difficult.