I wander if the Cas board have explored moving to NM and would it make sence.
Would the rent we pay be the same as Wakefields? If is is then sell WR and invest in the team! and reap the rewards from increased attendance on match days that a succesful team would bring.
A bold move but this would surely secure a SL future for the club.

now let me think...NO

I'm looking forward to seeing how this thread develops.
It would be a huge shift of direction.

Once the stadium starts, then the met might want Cas on board, but it need plans architects & a start date until that happens it's still only a peace of paper just like we have & until full funding is guaranteed it wont get started

No, it hasn't been explored and nor will the BoD explore it.

And no, it wouldn't make sense. I'd rather own my own stadium than be renting one.

A definate NO for me as most of you will allready know. At the recent Civic Centre meeting a quick show of hands revealed about 90% in favour of staying at Wheldon Road so the answer might be something similar - granted, the fans attending the meeting weren't casual fans - most were diehards.
Pesonally I would rather watch CT in a lower division than move away from the Castleford area I wouldn't be suprised if most were of a likewise feeling.
What I am certain of is A) a move to NM would result in our demise within 2 seasons and B) Wakey and their supporters are getting increasingly more desparate to get us on board. I wonder why ?

Are we?

No brass, a company with a poor track record for delivering and thats why their after the £2m allocated to the J32 scheme

Why?
I don't see what the benefits are, I can accept that it gives you some clout with the bank if you need credit/overdrafts etc but little else.
Take your copper theft, that is going to be a cost to you if you rented it would be the landlords cost and up to them to sort out the replacement and future security of any replacement, just as a topical aside.

Eh?

Yes - I keeps getting brought up by yourself and others on your board does it not ?

it will all come out soon

Because the rent is likely going to be more expense than owning our own stadium? As you said in the post above, the owners will have to make money some how to pay the bills and also any upkeep too. Therefore, the money they get in from rent also has to be worthwhile.

I've no idea how much we spend on maintenance of WR per season but I'd hazard a guess that it isn't as much as it would be in paying rent?

Not that I am aware of.
Personally I always thought it made sense with NM being located where it was.
Tricky was so 100000000000000% against it though and therefore so were the cas flock, after all he promised so much.
TBH I think you have gone too far to oppose the idea of sharing for it to come off, but it is a community stadium.
I would worry it could be the end of two SL teams in the district though.

So you are completely against it on a hunch then?

Come on Columbo, have the courage of your convictions, spill the beans??

Regarding the renting costs, it seems to work for clubs that can guarantee above 8-9 thousand average attendances a'la Warrington Hull and Wigan, OK if a sugar daddy will pay it for you (Hudds/Widnes), not so good for a struggling side moving away from its city boundaries (Salford).
Another club to note who have had trouble paying rental costs are Leigh who also don't have the luxury of a benefactor to bank-roll them.

I always had suspicions of other motives when the NM site was announced. Had it been to to west or north of Wakey I wouldn't have had. Moving in a south-easterly direction and as the crow flies directly towards Castleford was the give away.

at the begining of next month it should be proposed, but who knows
ask the man pulling all the strings,

But on the other about SL clubs, if both shares and worked together in making it work, it would work, if both clubs snubs each other it could go ever way,look at the Wolves and the Reds,Two complexes one prospers and one flops
one each would be nice but it's all down to money

And you know this because you sit on the board ?

Doncaster.

Rent will be cheaper, it's actually built and is easy to get to from Cas.

Doncaster Tigers, it dunt sound wright

No, I know this because the entire BoD were at the meeting at the Civic Centre where SF said he hadn't looked at it and it wasn't an option as far as he was concerned.

Permanent - Never!

Temporary (1 season max) to facilitate WR redevelopment or GH - Only if no other option available.

Stop speaking in riddles man, if you know something spit it out so you can at least be accountable.