I'm more surprised by the lack of output from David Hinchliffe.

I believe that he may have been rubbed up the wrong way by certain people hence why he has not been involved anywhere near as much as he was in the beginning.

Pull Trinity out of bv MC cos the revamp or Newmarket won't happen it's all bull

I might be wrong here but I'm not sure it's fair to have a dig about Cas. We have got exactly the same as them as far as the developer and local authority is concerned: permission. What they have that we don't is someone willing to fund it. Box might want us to move to Glasshoughton but I'm not sure he's done anything extra. It's what isn't being done that is the issue.

A move away from the ground without a plan to move to a permanent home in the future will be the death of the club. A nomadic club won't survive as people will struggle to follow them around to different grounds every season, the academy would too suffer as they would also need to move and the young lads may not be able to make training.

Totally not true! Rodders controls things completely!

David Hinchliffe is a Trustee and is offering his advice and assistance where appropriate.

The 3 amigos - SC, IA and myself - are the chewing gum on the bottom of the developers / councils shoe that they can't get rid of!

Box might want us to move to Glasshoughton but I'm not sure he's done anything extra. It's what isn't being done that is the issue.'"

Clearly not

Unless my memory fails me, weren't both clubs offered money way back then, and the difference is that Cas did have someone willing to put up the rest of the funding. I don't live in Wakefield and get up to date on here so I accept there will be stuff of which I'm unaware. As I read it, both clubs have got permission to build stadia. We just haven't got the wonga.

Don't think there is any funding to create a country park, thats the Developers cost. In addition the Developer has to pay a dowry of £2,000,000 to the Land Trust for the ongoing management and maintenance of the counry park.

Incorrect.

Lateral looked to revise the original planning consent because the retail market has changed and food operators are no longer looking to build large supermarkets.

As a result, they submitted a new application a few months back to convert the original floorspace earmarked for the supermarket into additional retail floor space. This was passed by WMDC at the end of September and has since been sent back by the SOS to ratify without being called in.

The application was supported with a letter by Cushman and Wakefield, acting on behalf of Lateral in securing funding for the whole project. They are in talks with a major pension fund and are close to an agreement but it was conditional on the planning consent being changed to the revised application with specific floor sizes. As this has now been passed, it will provide assurances to those major funding providers. Nothing is ever guaranteed but Cushman and Wakefield seem pretty confident of getting it over the line before Christmas.

Both clubs were offered money towards a new stadium but this was rescinded a while back. The Council is contributing nothing towards the new Cas ground.

It is all being privately funded. Not sure whether Wakey will have access to any money to redevelop BV or towards Newmarket but I'd hazard probably not.

As for the latter part of your post, largely right. I guess your funding was always conditional on the units being built for YC to pay and once they had proof of some funds, that would allow the Trust to apply for grants. I don't see any reason why YC couldn't follow Lateral's route in looking to get a funding partner for the site. Perhaps TRB or SC could advise if this has been pursued as an option or not? And any reasons as to why it isn't a viable option?

I'm guessing the difference is that Lateral are willing to fund the ground and comply with their perceived planning obligations, whereas Yorkcourt are seeking to do exactly the opposite.

My original points still stands, that nothing extra has been done for Cas. The council support the development and have granted planning. What has been done has put both clubs in the same position. The difference with Wakey is that there is a lack of enthusiasm to force Yorkcourt to do what Lateral appear to be doing for Cas.