Makes a lot of sense to me, if it's Dewsbury - I'm in!

Dewsbury until the Wakefield Community Stadium @ thornes is built.
Up the Trin

So realistically Newmarket and Belle Vue dead and buried. Dewsbury our only hope - god help us!
All we need then is a sugar daddy to build us a new stadium. Not going to happen is it. Ah well Dewsbury Trinity has a ring to it!

Don't think that would help now tbh.

I do wonder what Dewsbury will make of it. They might end up with a slightly improved ground, but the casual rugby fan might prefer to turn out for Super League than the Championship.

I was just thinking the same. How will this effect them in both the short and maybe the long term, especially like you say when there is an option to watch a SL side on a weekend. It's a big decision for them as well. I suppose it depends what we bring to the party and if it outweighs any loss of casuals fans.

Does anyone know the official Capacity. In Wiki it says 5100 but in other places it says 3500

You'll be waiting a long time for that.

Some real sense being talked on here now .Great if we could own share of stadium to give us a feel of 'belonging'. Even the feelings of resignation people understandably have can be channelled into positivity. Could unite the fans and enable us all to put up two fingers to all against us. This would be especially enhanced if this difficult period could be eased by continued improvement on the field of play.

Not sure about that, i bet YC are very happy with his work so far.

The whole thing is a mess. I really do not know how the likes of TRB etc manage to keep going with it all.

Id like to lay the blame totally at YC/WMDC's door, but all the previous owners and the general public of Wakefield need to take some responsibility. MC is doing the best he can with the cards he has been dealt but i bet there is not a day goes by where he doesn't regret ever getting involved!

If Dewsbury is our only hope then so be it, although like most, i cant say i'm happy at the prospect.

Are we not doing what many on here have ridiculed with regards to London. Why would Dewsbury want to give us a share and is it their ground to do so.
You all blame the council and the developer but aren't we giving them just what they want. What happened to the money saved by reducing the rent because it was not spent on the ground.

We are not giving the developer or the council anything. We have no choice its a battle we have lost we have been out manoeuvred by their unscrupulous and shameless behaviour. I see this as a tactical withdrawal , we are still fighting and the war is still there to win.

Dewsbury might not be a bad thing (imo) NM is dead,BV is not fit and we are only tenants.Good ground with abit of work,Only down the road,Its as good as been in wakefield,NM was nearly in leeds and we still get to watch our team.Cant see much else on offer.Its the only good apple in the barrel,I will support it if that's what it takes.Yours a wakefield trinity supporter.

It's Dewsbury then come let's do it ,no more gun against our heads ,f em !!

Dewsbury will be a disaster for this club, and that's speaking as someone who would follow Trinity there. No good will come out of it long term.

However I concede there doesn't seem to be another option. Carter won't put the money in, not enough fans would put the money in and the council certainly won't either.

The stadium and land surrounding it is owned by Dewsbury Rams.
If you haven't been there for a while you'll be surprised at the work that has been done over the last few years.
There is a new terrace behind the posts on the owl lane end and an excellent electronic scoreboard. The stadium has also been kept in an excellent standard, ie painting and new turnstiles.
When Wigan visited in the cup this season, the fans thought the stadium was fantastic.
Once the other end behind is the posts is finished it will look great

Is the Owl Lane pitch up to having two teams playing on it for a full season? I have only been to the ground once shortly after Dewsbury moved there, but from what I've seen in passing I'm not over impressed.

At the moment the club are using the stadium pitch for training until the floodlit all weather sports pitch is built in the next year. Until then it could possibly be an issue. If Wakefield moved to the stadium I'm sure something would be sorted

Cheers for that, Flatcap.

Whats the capacity and seating capacity mate?

Total capacity now with 3 sides complete is 5100 with just under 1000 seats

What's the feeling at your end about a potential groundshare?

My opinion is I think it could be good for Dewsbury.
We tried to convince Ossett Town to move to our stadium a few years ago. Their supporters seemed excited by the idea, but the aging members voted against the move to stay in their ageing stadium.
Our chairman has said in the past that to own and run a stadium costs a lot of money, especially when it isn't used for 5 months a year.
If we had a tenant or if we sold a share in the stadium it would help towards the costs of running the stadium.
A lot of money has been spent by the club over the past few seasons on the stadium.
Over the next season a brand new all weather pitch and some 5 side pitches are being built, so the stadium and surrounding area is getting better and better each year

So it has got to be a good option on the grounds of there is no more options.

It's a bad option, the fact it's seems to be the only option doesn't make it a good one.

So where has all the money come from to build it and then for all the improvements?