Now in talks with Bulls and BCFC according to their forum and YP. Says and offer to join us is still on the table unless i have read this article wrong..?

It said on the cas forum a bit back he was in talks with them!!
Bradford not a million miles away from Guisely I suppose, and BJ thought we were a safer option so perhaps Parkin thinks the same.

Maybe that's why BJ left, Steve Parkin tipped him off?!

It would be a bloody shame, but he can spend his money wherever he likes I suppose.

Not what I'm hearing, put it this way if he did end up as being part of the club I'm sure he would manage turn into pearman overnight!

Sick of hearing about this bloke and untill he actually does get involved then i couldn't care less, just whats he done so far for WTW.

I think it means an offer to buy Bradford City remains on the table. His first offer appears to have been rebuffed. Ah Van, what could have been...

Just another in the line of 'saviours' built up by those looking for a new hero. Wouldn't have had much faith in anyone who would move another sports club miles away from it's traditional home as some suggested he may (not that we'll ever know.)

Would be nice to have him on board him and AG making Wakefield great once again !!! We are on the way now the final push by Mr Parkin wont go a miss. AG AND PARKIN TO RULE THE WORLD !!!!

To quote other threads he is an investor I just don't get!

So far he's been a monumental non event yet somehow his myth as saviour has grown to epic proportions. I'm still not 100% sure AG is the answer but at least he's here and doing stuff. The fantasist on here who see him as the new messiah need to give their heads a shake as he strike me as user wanting a club totally for his own purposes. If he cared for Trinity in any genuine way he'd own it by now, he's been offered it at least twice in the last 6 month - what's the problem for a man with an estimated wealth of 200 million.

I don't trust him at all, he's no Ken Davy.

You've hit the nail right on the head there Al.

" He is the messiah, I should know I've followed a few".

I read the article as saying his offer to Bradford City is still on the table. This would appear to quash once and for all any rumours about Parkin being involved at Wakey.

That was never the plan, the idea is to keep the whole Guiseley set up where it is in terms of juniors, Academy, & Reserves but the senior team can not move up the leagues if they remain in there current home.

So they either accept that they've reached the ceiling or their league ambitions or they move home. Developing The stadium might offer some improvement but they are limited to what they can do and the ambitions of the Guiseley board exceeds the potential of their current ground, so they don't want to spend money to develop it.

The other factor is Leeds Utd, the thinking at Guiseley is that even if they went all the way to the Championship their crowd potential will always be hamstrung by Utds presence and strength of support. Wakefield offers the countries largest City without Football League representation and luckily for them it's not that far away when you consider it in terms of creating a new powerful Club capable of doing what Wigan have done (Wigan went from the league below where Guiseley are to the PL in just a few short years).

Agree with you Al to a certain extent, if he's going to get involved he should do it as soon as our franchise is confirmed in July or that should be the end of it!

However, the possibility of a bloke who would be so powerful in Rugby League joining Trinity deserves discussion.

I am not 100% certain but I don't think Parkin can be involved with 2 football clubs so in order for him the buy Bradford City he would have to sell his stake in Guisley.

The YP article confirms this. It does state that he would still intend to be a benefactor to Guiseley.

[url=http://www.code13rugbyleague.com/2011/06/14/bradford-bulls-in-line-for-takeover/No-one's spoken to us, says Bradford chairman[/url

Look at it this way. He wanted Leeds Utd, he got Guiseley. Then he wanted Wakefield, now he wants Bradford. Maybe he just aims a bit too high first time around

Surely, if he only wanted involvement to get on board with Newmarket, the £30k + debt that AG paid would have been well worth a punt for a man with his clout?

May not have been good for us mind. Its one thing having the cash, its another spending it.

Well stick him in an OT thread then

That's how I saw it, although I did hear sufficiently convincing information to suggest that his involvement was more about when than if, so it might not be the end of the story.

Heard it on radio leeds, wants to take over BC and combine with the Bulls. Personally I am happy with AG,he seems like he really does care about Wakey and Steve Parkin just seems to want a sports club as a conversation piece. However it is all good for Yorkshire sport.

We don't have a "steve parkin i don't get topic", yet

Although I would be happy to see someone with his assets supporting our club, I said in the winter that I was concerned that he saw us as a way of furthering his football ambitions. Nothing I've read today changes my mind on that. All that's changed is the identity of the rugby club.

I'm happy with a chairman who is interested only in the rugby club, and is doing what he can to turn a complete mess in too short a time-frame.