heard a runour today we are doing a deal to move to Elland road

Now then the cat may be out of the bag, there have been massive assumptions by all sorts of trades (fans journalists etc) that its Oakwell well people may just be a bus ride off of what the club have up its sleeve for plan B.

I am sure all will be revealed shortly

Hope not one trip to Leeds a season is enough plus it would look ridiculous a 35,000 + stadium with 6 to 7 thoushand fans in it, possibly less when some of the expansion teams came

Not so sure that would be a good move. Unlike Barnsley theres NO chance of enticing any of the locals to watch us and our support would drop off significantly. I would of thought we'd lose money hand over fist playing there.

Hunslet used to play there and get about 1500

Tommorrow's Wakey Express

Its rather sad but we now have no choice, does it say we are going to GH cap in hand?

if everyone is worried about mergers and feeder teams etc. What about exploring the possibility of a merger of sorts with dewsbury? If they were interested:
They have a ground that could be developed as there's bugger all around it.
They have much less chance of getting in SL with the franchise system.
Their could be a beneficial dual registration of players.
It's a lot closer than Leeds or Barnsley, it's practically on the doorstep.
Warren jowett a former player and wakey lad, joint sponsors.
Just thinking out loud?
Reduced running costs etc.

unfair to Dewsbury as I would of thought that they would of lost their name before us

Short term, temporary stands, I don't think there is a problem, hull kr were allowed in with theirs.

Not sure they would, they would be a feeder club of sorts, but they could become a succesful nl1 club on the back of it??
Like I said just thinking out loud.

Ideal to get to but it wouldn't be home, like I've read before it would be like being a cockoo

That would be a good move until Newmarket is sorted, only 10 minutes from Wakefield, we've always had a good relationship with LUFC using their shop in the Ridings in the mid 90s, LUFC reserves playing at Belle Vue.
We could just open the west stand for the games with no away fans celtic, quins huddersfield to minimise cost and open the south stand for sides with a bigger away following and the Revie Stand for probably the biggest crowd when we play the Rhinos. Do a deal for Wakefield based LUFC season ticket holders and with the increased away support it could work. Knowing Ken Bates though he won't be letting us rent Elland Road on the cheap or has it got anything to do with him? who owns Elland Road is a mystery.
We must keep pressing on with Newmarket though as moving back into the City of Wakefield ASAP is a must.

Doesn't say much at all. In fact if you've read these forums you will be more informed of the situation than if you bought the Express.

Newmarket would be leaving the "city" too so no big deal really. Leaving the District would be more accurate.

Indeed it would. Regardless the headline has done its job and got peoples attention without the article having anything of substance to it.

How would NM be leaving Wakefield???

Newmarket Lane is in Wakefield. Can't say the same for Methley...

It would still be leaving the city as the boundary is just beside Pinderfields Hospital.

Playing at dewsbury wouldn't either WF12.

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Judging by this morning's League Express, Ted Richardson's Plan B is to sling mud at Castleford's stadium efforts.

Care to expand for those without a copy?

He's just telling it how it is.

Not had chance to get mine today, but I shouldn't worry, teds comments can't do a lot to your ground plans, dickies lack of comments, now that's a different matter.

Three points are true, but regardless of point two (I don't know the funding situation, but word has it it's all sorted) and point five (which isn't actually based on any evidence), I'm not sure what putting down the Cas stadium situation is going to get him.