Les Tonks Sidestep

Yawn... As you very well know the majority of the available scoring for 'community' is local population size and the value of a club's community work cannot be measured simply by their Foundation's turnover (another flaw in the grading system) but never one to miss an opportunity to bash Fev are you?

From the latest email, basically not much chance/scope to improve on where we are What is clear from the more detailed reporting that we’ve received is that the club is performing well in the areas within our control. The Board explained its position at the meeting regarding our improvement plans but as discussed some of the scores around performance, attendance, community etc, are likely to remain unchanged due to the structure of the criteria that are clearly, skewed to the current top 12 teams.

Given the limited financial info in the accounts of both (indeed most) RL clubs it's impossible for anyone outside the club to actually know/have access to the relevant figures

Fev's scores for anyone who might (still) be interested and hasn't seen: Fandom 3.08 Performance 2.56 Finance 2.0 Stadium 1.11 Community 1.0

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Pioneering transplant surgeon Sir Roy Calne, aged 93 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-67907549

Mike Sadler one of the first recruits to the SAS, aged 103.

Glynis Johns, aged 100. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67888244

Kids Company charity founder Camila Batmanghelidjh, aged 61 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/02/kids-company-charity-founder-camila-batmanghelidjh-dies-aged-61?CMP=share_btn_tw

Just seen on FB that Keith Cotton has sadly died today.

Of course there is but what of hers is doing dry January? Ooo, er missus.....

IMG/RFL: "are these attendance figures genuine?" Club: "yes" IMG/RFL: "great, thanks"

Actually last year WMDC 'gave' Wakefield £5.9m of the £12m they spent from the S106 fund...... https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/politics/council/call-for-assurances-to-protect-ps6million-council-investment-in-wakefield-trinitys-belle-vue-stadium-revamp-4428604

Steve Halliwell, best known as Zak Dingle, aged 77

Definitely. I think the commentator even refers to one having another go after having had a rest

The sport of kings....

Axiom PP documentation assumes the industrial park will open sometime in 2026 - the plan is already one year behind schedule. Planning is almost a formality but the biggest issue is that they still do not have customers for the units. Until they do nothing will happen (see previous retail proposals) and I really can't see them coughing up any (S106) money till then. WMDC will almost certainly also be more cautious as they seem to have suddenly woken up and realised that the S106 money handed over for the Belle Vue re-development may not be 'protected' and yet again they may have failed the council tax payers of the district https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/politics/council/call-for-assurances-to-protect-ps6million-council-investment-in-wakefield-trinitys-belle-vue-stadium-revamp-4428604

It's easy to find out why. Go have a look.

The club has 'owed' MC money for years although for some reason it doesn't ever to have been recorded in the accounts until last year. The loan is interest free, with no payback date and seemingly unsecured. Unless an investor comes along he's unlikely to get it back any time soon.

Or even gain 0.5pts because the LA boundaries are changed.....

Fev play Wakefield in the second league game on the 29th. They're away at Batley 1st out (17th)