Groundshare option 'remote'

Fully · Post by **Fully** » 14 Sep 2008, 00:13

WAKEFIELD Trinity and Castleford Tigers have admitted that the prospect of them sharing a new stadium following the collapse of plans to move the Wildcats into a Â£60m facility at Thornes Park are remote.

Speculation has been rife that the Super League rivals will come together to build an alternative stadium since Wakefield Council's announcement earlier this week that it could not afford to fulfil its pledge to develop a state-of-the-art community stadium near the city centre.

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/rugby-le ... 4489245.jp

GThornton · Post by **GThornton** » 14 Sep 2008, 00:18

I like this part : -

That news offered reassurance to the Tigers, who have already gained outline planning permission and who hope to appoint an architect and design team next month.

And about time too.

Fully · Post by **Fully** » 14 Sep 2008, 00:20

Once the council give us the thumbs up, it's full steam ahead. I'm still confident we may just be in it for the 2010 season.

WHELDON-ROAD-END · Post by **WHELDON-ROAD-END** » 14 Sep 2008, 00:31

Fully wrote:Once the council give us the thumbs up, it's full steam ahead. I'm still confident we may just be in it for the 2010 season.

I hope so, the sooner we move in the better IMO, get used to the stadium till 2012 and then see where the franchise malarky takes us ..

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 14 Sep 2008, 00:40

Once I see the first bricks being laid then my worries will go however up until then we're in the same situation as Wakey. (ok maybe slightly better off as we've got the land etc).

ten · Post by **ten** » 14 Sep 2008, 00:54

After reading that article I'm a little more confident that we won't be sharing our ground with Wakey. Nothing is for certain yet, so let's just wait and see. :pray:

"Castleford remain confident of realising their ambition to move into a Â£15m stadium at Glasshoughton by 2011, in spite of the local authority's financial situation, and have not ruled out the possibility that Wakefield could join them.

However, that move seems unlikely with Trinity officials unconvinced that they could persuade their supporters to support the club if it was based on the outskirts of Castleford."

tigertrike · Post by **tigertrike** » 14 Sep 2008, 08:25

it would be better for the pussycats to merge with Fev as there ground is closer than our new one...

5.3 miles to fev

7.7 miles to glasshoughton

tigerman1 · Post by **tigerman1** » 14 Sep 2008, 08:34

tigertrike wrote:it would be better for the pussycats to merge with Fev as there ground is closer than our new one...

5.3 miles to fev

7.7 miles to glasshoughton

yeah and both sets of fans deserve each other should be a match made in heaven for the same league NL1

Dirk Diggler · Post by **Dirk Diggler** » 14 Sep 2008, 10:35

GThornton wrote:I like this part : -

That news offered reassurance to the Tigers, who have already gained outline planning permission and who hope to appoint an architect and design team next month.
And about time too.

Would that be the same architect and design team that was supposed to be appointed at the begining of the year???

monkeyface · Post by **monkeyface** » 14 Sep 2008, 11:48

had a walk up yesterday, and 2 lads where saying that there ahead with the planned earthworks, also there was a engineer who took a liking to the dog ,and we got talking and he said that things where coming on nicely , i asked when the blocks or concrete would be seen, he reckons before the end of the year and he said the stadium would fly up ,

so we will see,

Birstalltiger · Post by **Birstalltiger** » 14 Sep 2008, 13:05

monkeyface wrote:had a walk up yesterday, and 2 lads where saying that there ahead with the planned earthworks, also there was a engineer who took a liking to the dog ,and we got talking and he said that things where coming on nicely , i asked when the blocks or concrete would be seen, he reckons before the end of the year and he said the stadium would fly up ,

so we will see,

Who was the contracters was Fisher construction or Amon a Carroll who doing the work or has Waystone put some people on site.

RonnieGibbs'forearm · Post by **RonnieGibbs'forearm** » 14 Sep 2008, 13:47

The Wakey camp is sounding decidedly downhearted and talk on their forum is becoming quite desperate. Certain members have e-mailed wmdc and 'demanded' that a groundshare withCas be forced as a priority on he council agenda. Others are speculating about shipping off to Oakwell again as an option and others till are trying to suggest that sharing with Dewsbury would be feasible

I understand that our position in this debacle is not entirely stable yet but I wouldn't swap places with the pussycats. The majorityof the posts on their forum are from very angry and confused fans who are talking of the lack of a plan b, no prospects of sponsorship, the chances of being kicked out, lack of recruitment for next year and a general feeling that they are well and truly screwed.

ten · Post by **ten** » 14 Sep 2008, 14:08

RonnieGibbs'forearm wrote:The Wakey camp is sounding decidedly downhearted and talk on their forum is becoming quite desperate. Certain members have e-mailed wmdc and 'demanded' that a groundshare withCas be forced as a priority on he council agenda. Others are speculating about shipping off to Oakwell again as an option and others till are trying to suggest that sharing with Dewsbury would be feasible I understand that our position in this debacle is not entirely stable yet but I wouldn't swap places with the pussycats. The majorityof the posts on their forum are from very angry and confused fans who are talking of the lack of a plan b, no prospects of sponsorship, the chances of being kicked out, lack of recruitment for next year and a general feeling that they are well and truly screwed.

I don't think they are in any position to be demanding anything at the minute.

tigerman1 · Post by **tigerman1** » 14 Sep 2008, 14:10

i really hope that if they have to ground share the whole seating is in black and amber i want it known just by the colour scheme that they have no statium they have no input into anything with the stadium and most of all every time any game is played there they are playing at the jungle home of Castleford Tigers,

old cas lass · Post by **old cas lass** » 14 Sep 2008, 14:18

tigerman1 wrote:i really hope that if they have to ground share the whole seating is in black and amber i want it known just by the colour scheme that they have no statium they have no input into anything with the stadium and most of all every time any game is played there they are playing at the jungle home of Castleford Tigers,

Yep, what he's says.

castigerowen · Post by **castigerowen** » 14 Sep 2008, 15:47

Yeah totally agree with that as well and when they cant get anywhere close to filling it all you will see on sky is Black and Amber seats standing out like a sore thumb with the odd wakey shirt in the crowd !!!!!!

alf garnett · Post by **alf garnett** » 14 Sep 2008, 16:08

it will never happen just read what pole cats fans are saying in r l fans ....its a none starter....

the ground will be the home of cas tigers
lets keep it that way

WHELDON-ROAD-END · Post by **WHELDON-ROAD-END** » 14 Sep 2008, 18:16

alf garnett wrote:it will never happen just read what pole cats fans are saying in r l fans ....its a none starter....

the ground will be the home of cas tigers
lets keep it that way

Yes lets! :clap:

wastedyears1981 · Post by **wastedyears1981** » 14 Sep 2008, 19:38

The only time Wakey fans should be stepping foot in the new cas ground is when they tie us in the Challenge Cup ....cos life in SL for pussycats is looking ever so bleak ..... WAKEY!!!! you can play anywhere in the country ....just not CAS!!!!!

WHELDON-ROAD-END · Post by **WHELDON-ROAD-END** » 14 Sep 2008, 19:39

wastedyears1981 wrote:The only time Wakey fans should be stepping foot in the new cas ground is when they tie us in the Challenge Cup ....cos life in SL for pussycats is looking ever so bleak ..... WAKEY!!!! you can play anywhere in the country ....just not CAS!!!!!

:clap:

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