Wakefield RFC, I don't think, would ever make a comeback - they'd been at College Grove for almost a century and could only attract crowds in the 200-300 range. There wasn't the interest of money available for them to survive in the age of 'professional' union.

Wakefield FC - I doubt they'd want to share with us after last time, and I think College Grove is the perfect size for them to grow in.

Who else could share it - no idea! Certainly could be used for local rugby/football finals, and the rep. games we get at Belle Vue, all depends on rent charged by the SMC.

Never bother with union but know they still have a license, and not sure what crowds they got.

Do Leeds reserves still play at BV? or has that not bene going on for some time?

Think they play at York now, not too sure, but not been at BV for a while. It's a novelty thing, and once that wears off, who really wants to watch reserve team football?

We really are a one sport city, as good as QEGS may be at producing union talent, there really isn't the interest beyond that. Wakefield couldn't make the step beyond the 'amateur' set-up into the professional game because union was, in a sense, always more of a social game than a true contest to find out who is the best. They didn't have a league set up until the 1980s if my memory is correct!

Wakefield were one victim of that - the money, as always, rises to the top, and didn't filter down enough to keep a club that size afloat in the 'professional' ranks. A shame for those who followed them, but you won't find many who went to College Grove week in, week out.

YES! excellent idea - love it!

The stadium name has to be linked to us, because if we share with any of our rl neighbours then the next step from a Superleague perspective would be 'merger'. So I feel that the more we have that is identifiable with WT, then the better off we would be eg situated in Wakefield, Trinity linked stadium name, WT linked road names around it, tricolour(RWB) seating etc


However, perhaps all these things are hypothetical as we are only going to be tennants and not owners, so the decisions are not those of WTRLFC Ltd.

Looking at the raffle for stadium naming rights the other day I would imagine the stadium would be named after a company like the Galpharm, JJB, Reebok
etc etc

If the SMC can make a fortune selling the naming rights so be it - it's not like renaming Belle Vue, where no-one called it the Atlantic Solutions Stadium, it's a brand new ground and a brand new name.

Allums The Butchers Stadium


Tasty

I went down to watch Leeds vs Liverpool reserves and there was 9000 - 10000 there - couldn't move!

Is that when some big names were playing? Think I can rember everyone going on about that one!

True...and after that novelty wore off there looked like there was plenty of room to move!

9-10 there was a couple more thousand than that, I went is the busiest ive ever seen Belle vue in the SL era that includes million quid game and all the others imo easily 12k dont know how they got away with letting that many In.

On topic

, If anyone thinks that this ground can be called fox / topliss / watene stadium then you need to think again, as much as I would like it to be called one of the aforementioned names, it imo simply cant.

The naming rights of such a stadium are worth $$$$$$$ absolute millions and with the limited resources we have to sell this issue imo will become one of the most important one's to get the ground built. It is simply imo the issue we cannot ignore.

unfortunately too true!!

sell it too foxs biscuits then simples lol

Nicking bits from other grounds and making it ours:-

Playing surface-Belle Vue
Design-Keepmoat
Bars- The Stoop (fantastic aftermatch and band)
Food-The Stoop (pork 'n' stuffing stall)


Seats-Red,white & blue


Stay away from the halliwell Jones idea as its too lifeless (gloomy breeze blocks)IMHO

i would love a free beer tent

so when we play u there evryone gets free ale

Best idea of them all that

How about a soft play area for the kiddies (open all week not just for match days) Parents can come down anytime from 12 ish and keep kids entertained then watch rugby

A mini pitch with mini posts for kiddies to kick the ball over.

Took lad to xscape (cas is part of wakey so kind of ok!) He loved it

Really anything to make it a day out rather than dads thing.

Kids are the future of rugby so they need to be in the loop

3 lightbulbs that work inside the toilet

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What about an average attendance of 11,999??

Just hope we dont end up with a souless shiny shed.

Red, White and Blue seats and good beer

I would like disabled facilities to be much better, but low key, as at present we are 'penned off' in the East Stand, whereas at the KC everyone is integrated. I want to be able to be with the fans, right in the centre of things and really experience a matchday, as I did when I was walking.

I also think having education facilities for kids, and even training facilities for the wider community is a must, so that the stadium is used the whole week.

Also if we could have a teleporting system, that would help on cutting out the 200 mile round trip!

But I think all these things will be catered for, apart from the teleport device of course, as stadiums are much more family focussed these days.

Either way I haven't stopped smiling since I heard the news!

Pork pies?????? tut tut

Maybe like they do in Hollywood, where they allow celebrities imprint their hands.

Pay a certain amount of money to get your hands imprinted on the path outside the stadium.

I;d like to see some recognition of the role RL has on society in this area, and bearing in mind the proposed location an acknowledgement of the close links with (former

) mining communities.