your kidding rebs , right

sorry spongy

reading these forums suggest to me that no matter this club does some half wits will always find a need to moan.

this is miles better than what was happening and more realistic than pipe dreams.

i sometimes really wonder why anyone bothers

deep down mr glover has got to be hoping that the rfl say "actually mate - you've made your intentions clear, here's your three year licence, now don't chuck £500k at belle vue, save your brass and spend it on wakefield trinity's future, be that by adding it to the newmarket pot, or on player development/community work etc."

it's a lot of brass to throw at something for a year and right out of the game.

Maybe you're right but it shows his level of commitment to the club and to the RFL, and that, if they believe him, may be the tipping point in our favour.

With the timescales that are set and the way these things tend to run its highly likely we'll be at BV for the next two years.

Something else that I don't think has been mentioned so far, and that may also apply, is the dual use issue. If, as we've been told, Guiseley AFC train at BV, and the club is looking for a ground that meets Conference standards, then upgrading BV could kill 2 birds with 1 stone, so to speak. This is pure speculation, btw.

Two pitches for use by amateur sports clubs. One with a stand.

Would it be possible for AG to put the cover on the west stand before the franchise announcement as it seems the smaller of the refurb work to be done.dont know anything about PP but if it could be done wouldnt that show building work had begun?

Will we get a new scoreboard?

Didnt they say at the 2nd meeting that they now had funds for the whole of the west side? So maybe not that cheaper

I think that changed - with now one outdoor pitch and one indoor one - subject to the level of funding available. If not enough funds, then probably 2 pitches as you suggest.

state of the art

We should fund raise to fund any shortfall.

When this all goes through the level of interest from the city will be out of this world. I'm sure a strong supporters group could get sponsorship from local businesses. Even if it were to the tune of £1,000,000. When NM breaks the soil and the world recognises this a thing of fact, not of fiction, we will be flooded with support.

For years as a district we've struggled with our training facilities, NM offers the chance to have an onsite training facility most championship football teams would be proud to own. We need to seize this opportunity for every single positive possible.

The educational facilities on offer really excite me too, but that's a bit of a "bus mans holiday" scenario.

Once we have NM underway I honestly think the next thing we should be thinking about (as a city) is establishing a university.

I had exactly the same conversation earlier today with regards to establishing a University in Wakefield.