M j M Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Every time I drive past that vast out of place white box on the M62 I think of both what a bad location it seemed to be and of how Trinity were screwed over by the whole process. Building stadia is incredibly difficult and the news yesterday really is one of the better outcomes: the club doesn't end up somewhere I really couldn't see was a great location whilst being able to redevelop their own home, which they own. The only downside I see is the ripping up of the pitch. That's a big sacrifice to make for any club. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 hour ago, M j M said: Every time I drive past that vast out of place white box on the M62 I think of both what a bad location it seemed to be and of how Trinity were screwed over by the whole process. Building stadia is incredibly difficult and the news yesterday really is one of the better outcomes: the club doesn't end up somewhere I really couldn't see was a great location whilst being able to redevelop their own home, which they own. The only downside I see is the ripping up of the pitch. That's a big sacrifice to make for any club. I completely agree. I think the way its all turned out has been a blessing in disguise for Wakefield and a much better outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idrewthehaggis Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 On 16/12/2021 at 18:53, The Hallucinating Goose said: I'm really happy for the Wakey faithful, they've had to put up with so much over the years when it's come to the ground situation and it finally looks like something might be happening so let's hope everything is sorted in full and work can start soon. Great news. I agreed and have said this here previous that it is the supporters who are being taken for a ride if their club doesn't keep the facilities reasonable. Is the budget c8m. That is 5000 seats and bogs that work! You could see the Main Stand and the quirky Hospitality portacabins stand (Personally I love it as although its ugly it gives Belle Vue character.) remaining and two new stands being erected. It could be a nice tidy place. 10-11k capacity. Add a 4g pitch and Wakefield's fuiture looks good. Over to Cas and perhaps SRD then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Fantastic for Wakey and game as a whole. Should get them closer to the cap in revenue so they can be more successful on the field to give us another challenger. 4G pitch will be huge in building a younger fan base. Get them on the pitch as kids, make going to the ground part of the routine. In a couple of years we could have 8 teams (Cat, Toulouse, Leeds, Wigan Wire Saints Hull Wakey ) plus some teams in the champ currently all with the finance to be pushing for playoffs, with FTA coverage to boot. Will turn alot of games that werent good for tv coverage due to facilities into another option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Good luck to Wakefield. Its been a long, hard road, so lets hope it works out well. 3 1 "Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." JohnM - 17/01/2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RigbyLuger Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 17/12/2021 at 08:52, Kirmonds pouch said: I can find no record of him at the club. At what level are we talking about exactly, he certainly never signed a full time contract as far as I can see. Why the opinions of a seriously no mark player have any validity is beyond me. I've forgotten a lot of players over the years, but glad I'm not going senile on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve oates Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 On 19/12/2021 at 12:41, ShropshireBull said: Fantastic for Wakey and game as a whole. Should get them closer to the cap in revenue so they can be more successful on the field to give us another challenger. 4G pitch will be huge in building a younger fan base. Get them on the pitch as kids, make going to the ground part of the routine. In a couple of years we could have 8 teams (Cat, Toulouse, Leeds, Wigan Wire Saints Hull Wakey ) plus some teams in the champ currently all with the finance to be pushing for playoffs, with FTA coverage to boot. Will turn alot of games that werent good for tv coverage due to facilities into another option. Very well said, thing's are now looking pretty good, since we feared the SKY money cut was going to badly affect the professional game..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Yep can only be gd. Add Salford getting out of their oversized box and thats another stack of fixtures better for tv if they stayed up. Game has issues but more teams competiting and generating rev is good for the Game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippet13 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Latest hurdle cleared: STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT UPDATE - Wakefield TrinityWakefield Trinity 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler of Chiswick Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 13 minutes ago, Whippet13 said: Latest hurdle cleared: STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT UPDATE - Wakefield TrinityWakefield Trinity Looking good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 48 minutes ago, Whippet13 said: Latest hurdle cleared: STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT UPDATE - Wakefield TrinityWakefield Trinity Great news. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Eel Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Looks very positive. Fingers remain crossed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 It´s another stadium that will be fit for purpose, . Just leaves : Cas , Salford (until they move) and Huddersfield as the main offenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirmonds pouch Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 3 hours ago, ShropshireBull said: It´s another stadium that will be fit for purpose, . Just leaves : Cas , Salford (until they move) and Huddersfield as the main offenders. Why are Hudds an offender. Yes they will never fill the place or not often but I can't see why it's not fit for purpose. Half the NRL clubs don't fill their grounds very often. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, Kirmonds pouch said: Why are Hudds an offender. Yes they will never fill the place or not often but I can't see why it's not fit for purpose. Half the NRL clubs don't fill their grounds very often. But then NRL clubs get oceans in TV money whereas empty stadiums in UK clearly hurts tv value for product. Not Giants fault and I remember that game vs Leeds where it was rocking but if ever a club needed a good season to keep some momentum going, it would be them. I share a similar fear for Wigan and Hull but to a lesser degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Kirmonds pouch said: Why are Hudds an offender. Yes they will never fill the place or not often but I can't see why it's not fit for purpose. Half the NRL clubs don't fill their grounds very often. One of the criteria for licencing was whether the stadium was appropriately sized to the club. The John Smiths clearly isn't, the best possible use of Davy's money would be in creating a purpose- built Rugby League ground for the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREPOSTEROUS Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 So section 106 signed by all parties, funding in place, demo to start 4th July, bit later than planned but looks like it's all systems go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANO Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Wouldn’t it be ironic if the ground finally meets the criteria set 20 years ago and then they get relegated sometimes you have to take a step backwards to move forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Trinity Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 21/03/2022 at 19:08, DEANO said: Wouldn’t it be ironic if the ground finally meets the criteria set 20 years ago and then they get relegated We are not Cas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANO Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 7 hours ago, Forever Trinity said: We are not Cas Both dumps sometimes you have to take a step backwards to move forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Trinity Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 On 23/03/2022 at 18:11, DEANO said: Both dumps So you have moved from relegation to facilities pick your agenda oh and just when did either fail to meet the criteria or is it more urban myth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANO Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Hey I never made the rules sometimes you have to take a step backwards to move forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dboy Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 9 hours ago, DEANO said: Hey I don't understand the rules Fixed it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANO Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Always led to believe that stadiums had to be fit for purpose hence Hunslet and keighley were denied access to the promised land sometimes you have to take a step backwards to move forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREPOSTEROUS Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 More photos of Belle Vue in disrepair..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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