A funding model is in place and the SoS has pretty much said that the developer has to prove this by 15th August, along with a few other legal agreements.

Well done Wakey and York.

That may be true, we (the humble fan) don't know the mechanics of the operation yet or the costs and neither do you, so picking a figure out of the air and trying to pass it off as a fact make you look (as has already been pointed out), somewhat bitter!!
We are having a good day, a well deserved good day i might add, and numpty's such as yourself cannot spoil it!

There is some more red tape, but it's actually good news for us - the developer is required to firm up the delivery plans for the stadium (106 agreement) and submit that to the SoS; everything should be boxed off in 8 weeks time.

A very good day for them, it's astonishing the progress that's been made at the Club in the past 12 months.

sounds to be still alot of 'ifs' 'buts' and 'shoulds' in that.


But i hope all goes well for you. This year your crowds have improved massively and Wakey are an example to how a club on the brink can turn it round (all be it with a rather large investor coming on board)

You might be getting a call from Bradford soon to ask if they could possibly share homes! in this situation - NO! is the answer.

Just out of interest , how positive has your experience of Barton been Iain ? , and what words of advice would you give our friends in Wakefield ?

God you really are a sour old trollop! Let us have our day! - we all know that Barton hasn't been a bed of roses but I fancy that they are more secure now than they were at the Willows.

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Lease costs unknown, arrangements for food and drink concessions unknown, uptake in support unknown.
Based on, everything being an improvement on where stand today which i THINK it will be, we will be in a far healthier state than what we have been, anything more is a guess.
Who knows our lease costs could even be halved yet!!!!

It is, better than we can have dreamed in all honesty. Good times

I think the fact that we've achieved a 30% increase in attendances this season would suggest that Mr Glover is working to a much-improved marketing strategy; a few decent signings, real progress on the stadium and a continuation of the good work he's already doing should see us taking 10k to Newmarket without too many problems.

There's a lot to happen between now and then, but your prophecies of doom are misplaced and unwelcome.

Away support should be up at the new stadium. The number of away fans who currently boycott our 'third world' Belle Vue will have nothing to moan about and therefore no excuse not to come. They can drink beer from shiny new bars, eat burgers from shiny new kitchens and crap in our shiny new toilets.

While i agree largely with what you've said bren, if our STs were still "normally" priced our gates wouldn't look quite so impressive.
We really have got to get the mix right, that is the reality.
Anyway back on track WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!

I can see my ' reality check ' posts are causing a little upset and bad feeling , that isnt my intention , I like Wakey as a club and your fans , and I'll miss belle Vue when its gone , so as not to be a ' party pooper ' I'll leave it there

No need. However we got the point first time - no illusions for us I can assure you.

What is for sure is the only other alternative simply wasn't an alternative.

Indeed, go and rain on someone elses parade!

Good man!

Well done to Wakey fans for keeping the faith through difficult times!

How big is the stadium going to be?
Please say it won't be all-seater!
What's the plan for when it'll be ready?

Without wanting to cause a mutual b1tch-fest, what's the likelihood of it ending up being a ground share with Cas?

12k
Don't think its going to be
Not sure I_A/TRB will be able to advise I'm sure

Not sure, possibly I guess.

Was there an alternative? As I understood it, you would not have been given a licence next time round if you were still at BV. Anyway as I said earlier I'm delighted that you've got the good news you've all been waiting for. I sha'nt forgive you for turning us over the other week, but its a sign of how far you've come, both on and off the field. Good luck and ignore Starbug (he's just bitter).

That was the alternative!!

1. 12k, but I think that can be improved with corners, like Wire I believe.
2. It won't.
3. Sir Rodders has said that we should start the 2015 season in it, but he hopes for it to be ready even sooner.

As for Cas sharing it - it's a Community Stadium, so I imagine they'd be more than welcome.

I understand where you’re coming from regarding a new facility, it’s a bit like Wakefield fans preaching to the Bradford fans about going into administration, been there, done that. All we can hope is that lessons can be learnt from the Leigh scenario,

But just today let us get a little giddy. It’s not like we see our team every win stuff, just constant relegation battles followed by the threat of not receiving a licence, intersected by deaths of serving players, this is as good as it gets I’m afraid.

Come on Starbug, be happy for us, with your lead maybe Smokey will follow

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Seems Wakey are improving in all areas, well done, its great to see!!!

Imagine if they'd got the boot from SL and Crusaders had stayed in....................

Ah well - onwards and upwards, and well done again, from a Fax fan!