Perhaps it’s this report you remember
Wakefield council to propose ‘solutions’ to community trust over stadium row

April 10, 2017 Aaron Bower

It has been another potentially pivotal week for the future of Wakefield Trinity in their bid to play in a new community stadium in the city.

The council issued a lengthy statement last week in regards to their position on the lengthy battle for a new community stadium for the people of Wakefield – which was responded to in detail by the Wakefield & District Community Trust.

It is the trust which will be the owners of the stadium, not Trinity – they will be the anchor tenants should any stadium be built.

And TotalRL has learned that following a public tete-a-tete between the two parties, the council are preparing to present a number of potential solutions to the long-standing battle within the next fortnight.

As part of its response to the council last week, the Trust said: “If a new multi-party agreement is drawn up and signed that recognises that the floorspace of Newcold contribute towards the 60,000m2 trigger and the Council is prepared to reinstate the £2m financial contribution then this whole matter can be resolved amicably.”

The issue has been on the table since 2012, when the Secretary of State permitted an area of green belt land could be developed so long as Yorkcourt Properties, who were handed the development, gave an area of 35 acres to the Community Trust, as well as investing a sum of £9m into a stadium where Trinity would be tenants.



And this is potential cause for optimism for not just Trinity, but the people of Wakefield in their bid to get a new stadium.

No the one I remember was much earlier than 2017. It was for the first proposed new ground (Waistone) that fell through.

Any news on a start date for the new stand.

No

It does my 'kin head in!

I'm hearing rumours it could be as early as mid-season ??

Invent a rumour like everybody else

"No" has too much truth and finality about it.

I thought I'd read somewhere it was starting in May.

About 2 weeks ago, after the London match, I think there was some news due in a month, so if there is anything it looks like it will be mid October before we know about it..

In Yorkshire Post today that work starts on Sheffield Eagles' new community stadium in early December. Capacity of 3900ish with 4140sq metres of retail area. Seems everybody bar us are gettinq what we can't

Having watched the TV expose of Wcat it’s clear to me tha WMDC is a rotten borough. I know WMDC are not directly to blame for Wcat but it seems dodgy practice of every kind is the norm in this area. To me the rot starts at the top in Box and things won’t change until he is deposed!

We are now what Doncaster used to be, utterly corrupted. It’s not a party political issue either it’s just rubbish people.

Has anyone else seen the statute outside the council building at the top of wood street I can only liken it to councillor box
Hideous, more expense on wasted art

Saw it for the first time this week, Snowie - B*****y awful!!. What about that supposed stick of rhubarb at the corner of Thornes Park? Wonder how much that cost.

If we call our new ground "the Trinity Gallery", we'll attract loads of art grants

OT I know but why aren't Wakefield applying for this UK City of Culture award? With all our top class art gallerys and such we would make millions in tourism which could assist the funding of a community stadium. Bradford of all places have applied and they've about as much culture as Grimsby Docks.

Can we do that? I’d have thought we’d need an alternative venue. Not impossible but surely it would need to be in advance of the start of season.

These days you can build through all but the very worst weather in which case logically you’d build it in the 2020/21 closed season. That said I don’t know how long it would take to get up the main structure and seats which could possibly be used minus the other facilities that could come later. Might only take six weeks with good weather but I could be miles off.

I’d be delighted if you’re right but seems a bit impractical to me.

I might be wrong here but regarding the steel for the framework, I'm nearly sure that you have to order it and can take anything up to 6 month to make it depending I suppose on the quantity and the different measurements.

I don't know but perhaps because our stand might be relatively small the steel may be stock sizes? But yeah I'd have thought it would take a while to design, get planning, and sort the building.

And perhaps a while to sort the funding?!

If anything is to happen then I'm sure MC will want to use the opportunity to generate some positive vibes around the club. As the first public move is to apply for planning permission I would expect the first announcement would be that we are ready to apply for PP as there are many on here who would spot it and steal his thunder within minutes.

Seriously doubt YC will fund anything. They have made their position quite clear and have circumvented the planning conditions expertly so they are no longer legally obliged to stump up.

No, but we can still put a spike in their wheel should they want to develop further, has it gone to appeal yet.

Morally they won't give a toss but on pragmatic grounds, they may well stump up some cash, don't know how much to get us to shut up.

Its all wrong because they should pay for the lot and in a perfect world neither WMDC or the club should have backed down, Sadly this is the real world and the clock is ticking on us, we can't fob people off forever. The club has no choice but to take what's on offer, the alternative is to go under IMHO opinion and thats not worth it om a principle.

As I say if they are contributing I don't know how much or in what form. What I do know is that if the club are funding the bulk then every little counts. If YC were to stump up say 15% and WMDC or the FA or whoever coughs up a similar amount thats 30% paid for in advance meaning any loans required would hopefully attract better rates and more support from the banks.

I know I'm being optimistic and its pure speculation but I can't see MC & co not getting something from those who owe us but maybe they haven't who knows.

Fingers crossed, a new stand is way short of what we are owed but it will get us off the mark at last and considering the last major development at BV was in the 1950's I believe (old south stand) it's well overdue.

Finally, let's be honest, a million pounds from YC would be good value to them to get us out of the picture, they may do it because its good business and NOT out of any sense of decency.