Its not greenbelt when gypsys stay on it and a tip site and a former pit its not treated like greenbelt is it.

Now you are just making yourself look silly

There are too many things to comment on in this thread but I have three points to make.

1) Cas development is Cas's development. Why do we continue to get into an arguement about who's is best. Concentrate on ours and leave them to theirs.
2) A "protest" will always be a mistake.
3) If you want to get involved, get involved. Don't come on forums like this calling to arms from the comfort of your PC. We are way ahead of that stage. Either help the guys who are already out there doing the hard work or don't. Trying to play cyber-politics and prove that someone has quoted something about the development incorrectly or that you know more about Greenbelt-Brownfield sites is worthless to the project.

Passing opinion on the forum is of course fine. That's what it is there for. The starting post to this thread isn't that, it is at best scaremongering, and that isn't good - The good thing about it is the passion for Wakefield behind the post. That should be harnessed in a more productive way.

Why would a protest be a mistake. Should we just sit back and take then and die as a club?

Not at all. They aren't the only two options.

In my opinion,
1) Protest gives the impression of force over negotiation. It makes us look like we are the unheard minority rather than the majority with a good business case.
2) It will ruffle feathers of people who I thinkwould be better in support of us than pushed out.
3) You don't know who else will join in and cause it to get out of hand, plenty of undesirables will jump on the opportunity to put a window through or goad the police. That will kill us quicker than anything else.

and finally, I'm not sure we actually have an enemy to protest against.
When a decision is made that we think ist he wrong one and unjust we can protest against that, but right now it seems to me that there are things that are moving too slowly but no one has said we canm't do it yet...unless I am missing something.

So as I said, I applaud your passion for this, I just think a protest is the wrong way to go.
On a personal level, I would support all activity that involves campaigns to tell people how good the project is and what benefit it would be and even stand up and tell people my own feelings on it, but I wouldn't attend a protest.

Just what have you got to protest about?

...Well said POPTART...I think you will find most LEVELHEADED trinity fans will support your reasoned logic !!!

As frustrating as this is all getting, a "protest" would generate as much negativity adit would positivity, there is no way on earth you would get 15000 people to go, more like 150, and the NIMBYS would have a field day, and because of frustration we would have caused ourselves some embarassment.
We can't do anything about about the clock ticking or the speed of the decission making. We have to sit it out.
As 100% positive as I am, I feel the clock seems to be ticking quicker than we want it to.

I dont know if you would know or not but have yourselves and yorkcourt come to any agrement with the highways department about the linkroads as i know this can be one hell of a sticking point, i believe it took waystone about 3 years to get the problems ironed out with the highways department before they could start and build the Xscape complex. Also does this come under the planning permision banner or is it a seperate procedure to apply for the linkroads.

a PROTEST WOULD let the council know we want it its good to voice an opinion we should have had a new ground 15 years ago and they are still messing about. It would be a peaceful protest. Did it or did it no help St helens yes it did and there chairman was even involved I think they are more correct than some of you on here that will just sit back and let the club die !

FFS man...how many people do you need to tell you that you are in a minority of 1 !!
The right people are doing the right things behind the scenes. Just 'cos us mere mortals are not informed of every single step in the process doesn't mean it's not happening !!!!
We all want it to happen.....but as TRB keeps telling you....keep the faith.

Do you realise 2011 is the next licensing?????? Hard to keep the faith as it currently stands we have not a cat in hells chance !!!

Equally a protest will not make a stadium materialise out of thin air. There are procedures that have to take place, very long and time consuming procedures that can not be fast tracked. The important date is in September, than there will be another important date a number of weeks after that.

Stamping your feet and spitting your dummy out right now will achieve nothing other than get people’s backs up who do not have an interest in this development with comment such as ‘we should have had a new ground 15 years ago and they are still messing about.’

Sit back and chill. If the time ever comes to protest then SWAG will have their first point of call (and no doubt a benefactor for any costs they incur to organise any such event!).

So I don't understand why you think a protest will make it go quicker.

Statement from club regarding Community Stadium posted today. wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/2010/07/ ... -wildcats/

Statement from club regarding Community Stadium posted today. wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/2010/07/ ... -wildcats/