Les Tonks Sidestep

Stan Bowles, aged 75 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68394453

Confirming that funding isn't in place for the Industrial Park....

See also 2nd Tweet for the competition...

I think it was the same for the proposed Retail Park development and despite it being pointed out in at least one objection to that it was ignored. There's also still the 'small' matter of Axiom actually having customers to build for.....

Although from the WMDC 2036 Local Plan...

Jamiroquai bassist Derrick McIntyre aged 66, in a car crash

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'Cards that have been dealt'? Cas have tried to hang on to someone else's coat tails or grab any passing straw to get a new/redeveloped ground for the last 50 years rather than getting off their backsides and doing something about it themselves.

That would be my guess, although, to state the obvious, it could possibly be earlier if Axiom were lucky enough to woo a (some) big player(s) soon. I'm not even sure they've announced that they've got funding in place yet for the Retail Park? I think that they had the Canadian Teachers' pension fund lined up for the Retail Park build but whether they're still in the game?

The situations are slightly different in that Yorkcourt always had customers in place but 'pulled a fast one' the first time round whereas Axiom/Lateral didn't and haven't. There was a more watertight agreement in place for the Retail Park proposal so I assume they would have been good to their word. I haven't seen any documentation (S106s or the like) for the Industrial Park/Ground redevelopment

Axiom are applying for full planning for the enabling works only the application for the actual build is outline, simply because they haven't yet got customer/tenants so don't know what they're going to be building! In their blurb they don't expect to be in a position to apply for full until (at least, with a following wind) a year later, and even then it is expected to be piecemeal. The initial plan was to be in a position to open the park in 2026 and we're already getting on for the enabling work being 6 months behind schedule, so...... Given their experience with the Retail Park plan, and having (rumoured at least) to have spent getting on for £20m so far, I doubt they'll be keen on potentially throwing away another £10m. And re-Plan B, I've heard rumours from a fairly reliable source that at least some of that (to reach the seat number threshold) won't be happening

Finance is probably still the major hurdle. Unless Jepson is going to fund the rebuild they'll almost certainly have to wait at least until Axiom/Lateral know for definite that the Industrial Park is a goer, and that still looks to be some way off. Planning is obviously important but don't forget they've already twice had full planning for a brand new stadium.

Considering we're at least 2-3 (probably more like 3-4 after some gaming of the system by clubs this year) points off the top 12 just exactly where do folk think these extra points are going to come from?

Ex-Wales RU fly-half Barry John, aged 79

Actor Carl Weathers aged 76 probably best known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky films

Although he didn't actually make it onto the field, didn't Allan Agar sit on the subs bench after an injury to (I think) Tex Hudson* away at HKR around '83/4 after last playing in '68? *from memory AA commented that TH was rushing to get off the coach for a last pre-match fag and twisted his ankle

He was definitely stretching it for a while when he came off

There's also an interesting section on page 2050 (that's the actual document page number rather than the pdf page number which is 2055) regarding land to the north east of J32 of the M62....

That ties in with my 1st screenshot although I couldn't see anything related to us on page 2150 of the link you posted (was about leisure corridors, canals mainly) so searched and found the stuff about the land use change.

I've just edited my post with screenshot of all you need to see

I think it's a wish rather than something happening any time soon That's that then.... PS it's page 2078

The Local Plan has been adopted. https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/localplan As far as I can tell this is the only reference to 'our' land https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/media/b0bdq35b/volume-1-development-strategy-strategic-and-local-policies.pdf page 190