A great many councils have funded community stadiums. Rather than being a donation to private companies, which nobody is demanding, the best examples of community stadiums are hubs for projects that improve the community in a range of ways- whether that be education, health & wellbeing or sport & leisure.

As for what the wmdc put first, it’s hardly the city. The eastern centric approach has seen a disproportionate amount of investment into the eastern wards, whilst the city centre has been left to waste away.

The best way the wmdc cam right the wrongs they’ve contributed to with the Newmarket debacle would be to take Michael Carter up on his proposal.
- The council take out a loan to fund the purchase of the BV site.
- MC/the club pay the interest on the loan, meaning a zero financial contribution to the taxpayer.
- The principle amount for the loan would be covered by WT’s rent, with the council having a new multi-million pound facilities on their books for no financial input.

Absolutely, It's called living living within your means, what's it called in Leeds




You don't really have much credence in your argument when you have to twist my words to make a point, I never mentioned everyday inflation I questioned your reasoning that Wakey and Cas were responsible for the stagnation in the rise of the salary cap, and also pointed out that certain clubs were responsible for trying to navigate round it, Wakey's financial ability/inability to keep pace with the cap is their business and their's alone, and only comes into debate when they act irresponsibly by living above their means or transgress the rules by trying to cheat the cap, hope that's a simple enough explanation for you, though I fear it may not.

Stop trying to be clever, because you’re not and just look silly trying to be with attempted smart lines like that last line.

I never said Cas and Wakey were responsible for the salary cap stagnation, what I said is that they’ve benefited from it, and you have the cheek to say I’m twisting words to make a point? Don’t be a hypocrite.

Also give over with the “Wakefield’s ability to keep pace financially is their business alone” because Wakefield fans pop up questioning other clubs both SL and Championship when it suits....so again cut out the hypocrisy. Your fans don’t seem to mind piping up questioning the finances of clubs who don’t run reserves do you now.

In Leeds it's called "growth". Unfortunately, it's a word that's not too common in RL.

I'm not trying to be clever, just lowering myself to your argumentative standards, as for looking silly I'll have to live with it I suppose



Your not twisting your words your making them up as you go along despite contrary to what you've already written.

So is Wakefield's finances any of your business, or do you think that because some Wakefield fans discuss other clubs finances in general that automatically gives you the right to criticise Wakefields lack of funding, and you call me a hypocrite

Make up your mind, first I was twisting my words and now I’m making them up as I go along...it’s almost like your making up your argument as you go along.



That’s not being a hypocrite...,you may want to look up the meaning of the word because you clearly don’t understand. I think on a rugby league FORUM we can discuss ANYTHING. I’ve not said we can’t discuss any certain subject so again, no hypocrisy. You just don’t like people pointing out Wakefield’s financial shortcomings because you don’t have a good enough rebuttal.