Until there is a viable alternative.

so if we do not get newmarket, we can stay at BV

Costs of doing so are not viable as I understand it from previous comments made on the issue

Exactly !! Flock all .

Newmarket will happen its just when that's bothering me is it a case of holding out for the best deal for the stadium? If so how long are we going to hold out for the best deal? What we all want is the stadium built ASAP and we know it takes time but some official announcement of the stadium progress would be nice because been kept in the dark leads to people making stuff up. We all want the this new stadium so bad lets get the bugger built.

Unless I've missed something, where does he say he knows how many they've got signed up?

Ground share wheldon road

Providing the bank of ireland are willing to extend the lease beyond the end of next season when it expires then yes. If they decide they want to sell it then that may not be the case.

Problem is it is apparently this arrangement that is causing many of the cashflow issues.

i was under the impression that we will stay at bv until we have a new ground and bank of ireland cant do jack about it!

They set the rent rates though. They could theoretically price us out of staying there.

Presumably the rfl would buy what is an iconic ground and let us rent it from them at a more reasonable rent ?

What/who is the "Ministry of Dis-information" alluding to on the first page of this thread ?

Of course, silly me!

I'm only guessing but I'd assume it's the nut jobs forum?

His current user name at the moment is big alf HTH

Isn't Belle Vue the oldest professional rugby league ground in the world?

I think Headingley beats it. They played in belle vue originally but on a different site, I think. Then to heath common? before the present site.
Trinity Heritage will know

If all else fails we could move in with a local club, with an alright ground, from the lower leagues, get ourselves a double barrelled club name and when we're back on our feet we can then move out, take a couple of their best players and leave them for dead.....

I heard on the radio that Batley want us to move from Belle Vue so that Mount Pleasant can be called the oldest rugby league ground in the world.... true or not ,I dont know..

True.

Guys, I appreciate that there is frustration and I genuinely wish there was more I can tell you. It is a couple of months since we met with Sir Rodney and the position is pretty much as I told it. Until all the ducks are in a row, there will be little / no news, but seeing as many of you thought we wouldn't get this far, all I can do is ask you to keep the faith. The only thing to doubt is the timescale, not the outcome.

Just a note to remember - at the point the NM site was removed from the Greenbelt under the LDF there was nothing to stop Yorkcourt sacking off the application that includes the stadium and re-applying without it. That they did not and, having now confirmed the application by completing the reserved matters, they have committed to it.

That's all I can give you - but it seems to be a million miles away from where we were 10 years ago!

Forgot about Headingley, which Wikipedia says they played at first in 1889. The proper new stands mask the age of the place. 1895 was when we moved in. You can't imagine a cycle track around the old girl now can you?

Nobody would be able to get away this doing, would they? ..........

Facilities and capacity won't come into it anymore. WTW's only problem would be getting kicked out of Belle Vue. I can't see that happening either as long as you keep paying the rent you should be OK. Has the club looked into buying back the stadium from the Bank ?

Are you certain about the facilities and capacity thing ?
Even though the franchise system has more holes in it that a large chunk of Dutch cheese, it wouldn't be a surprise for some form of minimum standards to be applied.
We all know that the iconic Odsall stadium isn't up to spec (apart from capacity), but there's nothing wrong with having some minimum standards.
Also, I cant see us buying the\stadium back, when we are supposed to be moving but, who knows ?