Yes Queens Drive was an option. Would have needed a lot of soil moving to level out the site.

I live in the south of Wakefield, and today received the Winter 2017 Wakefield South Ward Labour Party Newsletter through my letterbox which contains the following statement: "We will be working hard to secure a Community Stadium at Belle Vue that will not only be a resource for the whole city but also help regenerate Agbrigg and Belle Vue. The area has a proud history as a centre for Rugby League andit can also help build a positive economic future for the area"

Strange, only less than six months ago their leader said it was nothing to do with the Council!!!!

Although I'm a commited Socialist, I think I'll give them a miss in May.

Good idea, withdraw from the democratic process because a Rugby League stadium is all that matters. Doesn’t matter that the Tory-enabled Wakefield Academies has screwed up local education, or that Tory cuts to Council spending are damaging everything from social services to policing - let’s just take our bats home and let them carry on!

Oh god, let's not have another Political debate on here, too many people complained last time about it.

PM each other for that sort of thing please.

Exactly my thoughts also, it's getting a bit tedious now all this points scoring between people of differing political views.
Its a forum for Wakefield Trinity and Rugby League, lets keep to the subject.

Correct

Hoping more positive meetings/news this month get some watertight contracts signed and get on with it, 2020 playing in the new Belle Vue stadium and if it's built to the design that was released back in September it will be a very tidy well designed stadium.

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That is a VERY big "if"....the reality could be something very different indeed !!

Hope not because it's a really good stadium design and looking at 88m's other projects they're all well designed. Could be a cheaper flat pack option or as many on here will say nothing will happen we will have to wait and see.

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I don't see why this topic should be locked, with a few spoiling it for the majority.
Simple as that.

You have to ask why aren't they watertight NOW.

Thats the trouble mate, at the time the other contracts seemed watertight but they just tear them up and produce another water tight contract.

Frankly at this moment I don't really care what it looks like or where it is - we've lost that battle for now because time is against us.

With SL going back to 14 teams and essentially a franchise again we need something, anything that meets minimum standards.

We can walk it on everything else especially if we have another good year so we don't need the new Wembley.

A new main stand and a roof on the west terrace and all terracing relayed would just about be enough. It's a far cry from what we want or what we deserve but staying in SL is vital.

Sadly I'm not convinced well even get that in time. MC and the Trust have a devils own job. They need to be pragmatic yet can't just cave in either and they have perhaps 18 month to do it (at best)

Perhaps one thing going for us is that if Manni intends to develop the rest of the site, he will need to ensure the "stadium" is externally presentable or he will just undermine his own project. To then add a revamped Western side and incorporate an Eastern side development into his overall project would get us through the minimal requirements. Leaving the Benidorm in place means we will be able to continue the excellent hospitality that the club has created from such minimal and unlikely facilities.

Entirely inadequate - yes. Entirely likely - yes.

Yup that's about the best we can get short term I suspect

Anyone concerned with Nigel Wood going and now roger draper? From what I have read , it seems ‘the bigger ‘ clubs are trying to take back control of super league which could lead to small clubs been squeezed out ...
In more ways than One we need a new stadium and a half decent one at that..

As far as I can see this will be the first stadium on 88m's portfolio and to make the development look good hopefully they'll stick to the plans, everything else they've done looks good. Apart from the east stand which looks more like a corporate stand the other stands look basic just well designed.

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Let's hope the council see that we get atleast what was proposed on the artist's impression. We've already been given the 'budget' option moving things to Belle Vue, minus the training pitches, smaller capacity etc.

I'm still interested to know why we've aborted legal proceedings. I would have hoped we'd keep that in the back pocket, just incase they decide to carry on extracting the urine!

If we get more than nowt or something less bad than what we have now i'll jig a merry jig.

So will I, however the fact that YorkCourt have been allowed to fleece the public of all that land riles me somewhat. The main thing is we get new facilities and retain our Super League status, so aslong as that is achieved then happy days.

I'd take a redeveloped BV every time over Newmarket, we've seen what happened to Salford when they went out of town. but we won't have a Koucash to save us

Neither have they now, so we'll see how they go if his cash isn't there to prop them up.

I'd broadly agree with that however it depends hugely on what is defined as a 'redevelopment'.

I'd have to disagree. I know we all have an emotional connection to Belle Vue, but the site is very limited as we know, especially with the other plans Manni has for the site....not to mention that the area is a dump. Next to the M62 provides great accessibility for everyone and potential for expansion - each to their own though. As long as we get something, I will be happy.

I guess it is all a matter of opinion. I prefer the idea of staying at Belle Vue. It is fairly central and easier to access for fans who live in the city. I say this in spite of the fact that I drive on the M62 every time I come to a match and come off at the Newmarket turn off to drive through Stanley towards Belle Vue.