That statement is exactly what I, as a Wakefield fan, would have hoped for!

Wakefield should pursue their stadium ambitions and Cas should pursue theirs.

WMDC should do everything in their power to help BOTH clubs achieve these ambitions. If either stadium plan fails, it should not be because of anything that WMDC has done (or failed to do).

Good luck.

theres the crux of it,
However, Castleford Tigers has always stressed the importance of maintaining momentum on its own proposed stadium development at Glasshoughton. The club is delighted to announce today that it has signed an agreement with developer Waystone Ltd., which guarantees the land required for a new stadium at Glasshoughton.

With planning consent already secure, the 20 acre plot of land at the Junction 32 site is the confirmed location upon which to build a state of the art stadium which will secure the Super League future of Castleford Tigers.

Architects Ramsden & Partners have already been appointed and will be unveiling detailed plans for the proposed stadium's development ahead of the Leeds Rhinos fixture next month.

So its onwards and upwards with ours while the polecats can colour in the very nice crayon drawings that they have , so glad they arent coming to ours, at least it will be ours



keep off our land polecats

It's called progress...

Does that mean the council pull back their kind offer of land?

How does this sorry affair look to the RFL?

RW would of seen through the feasability study and decided on its outcome the course of action for Cas to take, Wakey dont want to wait to be told anything and only want it to be their plans or nothing.

Show us the plans RW then whisk them away sharpish and get them through!

Hopefully we will start, I am not even bothered if it is a phased build.

Rather us with bricks and mortar and Wakey in Barnsley with a promise.

We never wanted on it.

Good luck to you. We've both got we wanted now, not to be seen within a mile of each other. I hope Glasshoughton progresses now, because it is largely irrelevant as far as Wakey is concerned, and I would like to see Cas stay in.

The statement didn't need the Newmarket comments, as it acknowledges a bloodied nose, but if both parties are being honest about their respective prospects, then it is good news for both. And it means there will be not be a Calder Trinity Tigers team playing anytime soon.

Good luck Cas.

Am i reading it right and the council will support Newmarket not us

Both teams going it alone and fair play to both, no need to be falling out about it.

No. I think it states that the council will give the support required for Newmarket in the same that it has supported the Cas project, which helps with the planning prospects, rather than just supporting Glasshoughton.

And the loan of the land to lend against whats happening with that??

More smoke and mirrors why cant Cas just tell us where they are at with respect funding?

Sorry cas but not good enough again why cant you be honnest

Maybe that's why there is the barbed comment about the feasibility study, as I expect Richard Wright was banking on the study backing Cas, and then you would get the funding.

Good luck anyway. I want us both to succeed.

Finally slugger someone who actually realises that the "support" on offer is not actually financial.



Its support in terms of dealing with planning and all the red tape that goes with it. Its exactly the same support offered to cas a couple of years ago.

The land on offer is a piece of land somehwere in teh WDMC which the clubs can use as security to borrow against - its not the land actually being built upon.

tb was showing me the club statement over lunch: well worded.

Cas were prepared to co-operate, while Wakefield were not even prepared to consider that.

One comes across as a lot more positive than the other – and it isn't the latter.

As Cas were prepared to co-operate and Wakey threw their Teddy out, please can we have Wakey's 2 million Land Value as well as ours?





I think not!!! WMDC got what they wanted, the perfect excuse to withdraw the offer to both clubs.

There were logistical problems to overcome, hence the delay.

Cas were prepared to co-operate because they thought Glasshoughton would be the choice.
You can bet that if Richard Wright had thought that Newmarket would be the choice he wouldn't have wanted to co-operate (unless he's looking for an excuse)

No matter what either club says/announces the only time I will believe in either stadium is when I see it.

Who is falling out?

I really hope they get their ground.....

I can just see it being a race now for the 'last spot'.

RW never said never, Wakey said never ever.
And all that before an 'Independant' study would have shown the most feasible ground.

Fordy - Does that mean Ted and Rodney knew Glasshoughton would be the choice?

I'm guessing both Clubs and those involved thought/knew that GH would be the choice otherwise, I guess, the roles would have been reversed.

Your choice not ours we are going for new market end of you were always going for GH end of. Its in both clubs hands now, you will complete yours if everything is in place we complete ours if the same applies, any gaps will be exposed in both plans and the cost will be SL (probably) or going out of existence.

I am happy with the choice of my club and you should be hapy with Cas' choice get over the bickering and support your own application I am sure there qill be some big hoops for all of us because the reality in all probability is that neither side including the Council appear to have been totally transparent as yet.

The last couple of weeks have been a major gaff on the part of some people.

I was refering to cooperating with the study.

Not for WMDC - They got what they wanted from both clubs!!

All the land back and distance from both BOD;s

Nail on Head!

Sense indeed i just wonder if the council will offer a statement( i almost believed that they would for a mo silly me)