Castleford may have to scale back their plans for a new ground because of the recession. The Tigers have outline planning permission for a 14,000-capacity stadium just off the M62 but have yet to secure funding and chief executive Richard Wright warned they may have to build the new ground in stages www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... tlead.html

Castleford may have to scale back their plans for a new ground because of the recession. The Tigers have outline planning permission for a 14,000-capacity stadium just off the M62 but have yet to secure funding and chief executive Richard Wright warned they may have to build the new ground in stages www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... tlead.html

Bloody hell.

Doesn't bother me in the slightest. Still underlines our commitment to the ground and the RFL can hardly kick us out when there are other clubs still upgrading their stadium, i.e. Bradford and Hull KR. If we can get two stands built and then finish the rest off later, suits me down to the ground. I would prefer it to be all at once but if needs must, needs must.

Hmmmmmmmmmm how long have Halifax been building their ground, lets hope it doesnt develope like that......

We offer a lot more than Halifax though, in most, if not all areas.

Without this sounding the wrong way :- Why doesn't this surprise me!

Unfortunately I can see the RFL telling us where to go!

Not points scoring, but surely it must a little - come on.

Sorry, what part of this is news? Richard Wright has said before that the ground will be built in stages, and there has hardly been a lack of teams upgrading and building stadium in stages: Catalans, Huddersfield and Hull KR all leap to mind

Call it what ever you want. RW has broken too many promises and we as fans shouldn't have to put it with them. We all spend good, hard earned cash to watch Castleford and to go out of way to get the games and for a statement like that to come out now just before the season starts is beyond belief.

I don't know the ins and outs but RW has turned down people who are willing to help and offer alot more than those already on the board. What is he hiding? why wont he let people in who want to help?.

I think our club has been run poorly since Raper and the Mcdonalds left. We have never built on our success and with the current people in charge of running the club i cant see any positives in the future

Sorry but this does worry me. Only a few weeks ago we were being told it was all on course for architects, planning permission going in and build to start around July. Now we're only gonna build two sides and weren't we supposed to have announced the architects by now ? Nearly a month on and not a word.

Also why has nothing been put on the official website ?

When

I agree with you 100%, but that is just my opinion. However that's not the worry is it. Franchise will be tight next time, 2000 less seats, 3 instead of four stands will all count against you same as they would us.

If franchise is carried out to the letter a lower capacity, incompleted ground could count against you in in a tight race in the worst case scenario possibly lose you a place.

It's not the end of the world but you can't just shrug it off minor IMHO.

As Gazemous says, this is old news and RW mentioned this in his interview before Christmas. www.castigers.com/cgi-bin/tigertv.cgi?207 Not sure why this old chestnut has been brought back up again?

As Gazemous says, this is old news and RW mentioned this in his interview before Christmas. www.castigers.com/cgi-bin/tigertv.cgi?207 Not sure why this old chestnut has been brought back up again?

Disappointing for you guys. Possibly gives Wakey the lead in the stadium race.
For the guy who mentioned Odsal, that never got a warning letter and Craven Park will be fine by the time '12 comes around

When what?

Because, knowing the writer of the article personally, he's not a fan of Cas, so a small reason to spin an old story into fresh bad news wouldn't have phased him much

Sorry pal this is not a race this is about both clubs developing for the future. banter yes but both need to succeed.

The stadium news is old news, but what about the second piece of the statement?

For the club's CEO to say we may struggle to make seventh or better again is remarkable.

What will the coaching staff & the players think of this?. Would any board member of the likes of Crusaders,Salford or
Harlequins say that publicly at a press conference?.

It isnt exactly encouraging any floating supporter to go to the games if a member of the board thinks this.

Negative comment of gerard ratner proportions

I thought it was a fair assessment to be honest.
Bradford, Hull, Catalans and us (Wire) are going to be much better this year imo

Aaand RW&B, I agree however I think Widnes will replace Salford, if one of the other candidates has a cracking application one of you two is making way. Just my opinion of course

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I think you need your eyes checking son

your right

you must be an old if your calling me son though

me noooo, call everyone son.
I'm probably younger than yourself

I was told off my mate who works opposite the ground 18 months ago that palermo had pulled out of buying the jungle because of the recession and the fact it was in there words a flood plain, i posted on here and was called troll, bitter fev fan etc, if my mate knew then so did RW, in my opinion he has been stringing the fans and RFL along with spin and nothing statements. Only a few weeks ago he was opening the new place at xscape where people could go look at the design etc. he must of known it wasnt going to happen, i would be very surprised if anything gets built at glasshoughton other than a warehouse. If i were a cas fan i would be booting down that boardroom door at the next game because that man has been drip feeding you bull for a long time