100% agree!

It smacks of his last chance to manipulate things in order to get his hands on the funding that York Court would provide should Wakefield be forced to share at GH. He knows he's got no money, no prospect of getting any money and his web of deceit and spin is soon to be revealed.

His days as Cas Chairman and the salary he's enjoyed by prolonging the inevitable with regular yet hollow updates and messages of false hope to the Cas faithful are almost up. He knows it, the gravy train is about to hit the buffers and when it does he has zero future in Cas as his unpopularity will eclipse that of Pearman. That's why he's paving the way for his exit by closing his business interests in Cas and getting the flock outa there.

Can't wait for fully to come along and justify the letter

The letter is written in reply to a request and confirms that Castleford were willing to partake in a feasibility study into the 2 stadium projects in the summer of 2010.

This was at the point when Cas had realised that they weren't going to be able to raise sufficient funds for GH and it was an attempt to re-direct funds from the council and from NM to the GH project. SWAG and the club (Ted at the time) agreed that it was not right to go into this without the formation of strict guidelines beforehand. The idea was scrapped.

RW makes no mention of the suggestion to undertake exactly the same type of process previously, dating back to the early formation of NM.

Whatever his point may be, it beggars belief that a fellow club would involve themselves in a process such as this and it is, as others have said, a very low blow indeed which harms the reputation of himself and (to a lesser degree) his club.

We have known about this letter for weeks but have waited until it was in the public domain before commenting.

Unless I read it wrong it goes a bit further than that TRB, correct me if I am wrong but dosn't it strongly suggest there is no desperate need at all for Wakefield to want a stadium as one is easily achievable for them at Glasshoughton should they so choose. This thereby undermines the central issue at the PH and the main reason why WMDC are backing the newmarket development on Greenfield land.

Also the way I read it, he tells the nimbys wakefield have been unreasonable and acted in their own self interest by persuing newmarket and not going along with his suggestion to share at Glasshoughton

I haven't it recently - and you could be right - but I couldn't confirm either.

What a horrible man RW is.

Think some Cas fans will be quite disgusted at this obvious attempt at derailing our plans. The RFL should step in and say something regarding this as we are trying to better our situation which progress for Superleague and rugby league as a whole. RW is could be perceived as trying stop progress within our game with antics like this.

I hope Cas get their stadium and I hope we have a long rivalry between us, but Wright is out of line, and from the Cas supporters point of view as well, not just ours.
I have nothing against Cas, but I have against Wright. I always thought some fans picked on him too much and that it couldn't be as bad as they say....but he has proved them right I'm afraid.

Our enemy's friend is our enemy.

Cas don't deserve to have a numpty in charge like him. Would gladly join in support of any Cas fan who wanted rid of him. They deserve better than that.

Someone (more knowledgeable than I) should write progress on the VT, especially the RW part. I think the rest of the Rugby Community should see what we have to put up with.

What an utter scumbag RW is. Vile little man.

what gets me also about the letter is the emphasis on community stadium

at what time did it become a community stadium only when our plans was revealed

if our project does come good and theirs doesn't and they have to share with us we should do so providing RW does one.

Should keep his nose out and more to the point Yorkcourt wont put any money into GH as its all dependant on planning at Newmarket so that one sits on its backside for starters.
I can see some very upset Cas fans as what kind of message does this send out to them.

afraid it won't be our choice as we will be just tenants

Regretably I have to say that I'm unable to describe the situation much differently.

disgraceful behavior. I hope the RFL force him to leave and throw a hefty fine his way. an absolutely horrible human being. I dont particularly like castelford, im sure no wakefield fan does, but this does nothing for feelings towards them.

I hope the situation becomes that we get the stadium and then he comes begging to ground share so they arent kicked out..... and i hope we use acts such as this, as evidence to reject their request.

This is not the Cas fans doing, they are probably as horrified as us

I've already written to the RFL asking them to investigate. Wonder if they'll take any notice?

After all we are one big happy family.

And yet again one of the offspring try to skank the family.



the swear filter has

edited, what was the correct use of the word, in both senses.

If RW hac thrown his weight and influence behind Wakeys stadium then it would stand to reason Wakey would have reciprocated and both clubs would have been in a stronger position and may have even had their stadiums in further stage. Petty small minded anti rugby tactics will make him no friends in the rugby community, we all compete against each other but we all need each other or the whole thing crumbles.

Is it available to view online?

Tried looking in the NM planning portal, although new docs were added today none were his.

If it's not available to view would someone please type it up???

Despicable man! Almost tempted to form a similar movement petitioning that any new supermarket should be located in Wakefield not Castleford. Use the LCC line of "we're bigger we need it", with a hint of RW's tactocs of scuppering the clubs which gives you the best gate of the year.


He once to my (in date) student ID off me as he thought the pic was dissimilar to me, made me pay the additional tenner or wait outside. Scum bag!

Are we not offering too much attention to this letter?

Its very appearance is obviously going to cause a stir from a Wakefield/Cas rugby rivalry perspective, but from a political stand point, does it really change anything? It's not like the planning inspector isn't going to be aware of the Glasshoughton development.

Maybe, but as it was intended for use by the objectors in their submission, but now initially raised by Yorkscourts Barrister - Andrew Piatt - in order to allow Sir Rodney to nullify it, then it's intention was clearly to de-rail our proposal in favour of GH.

So in summary, IMO, no is the answer. It's dirty tricks by a fellow member of the RFL and is unprecedented in being a direct attack on the very establishment of competing club. Not on - and, again IMO, an apology should be forthcoming!