: Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:14 am  

tigerbaz wrote:

:LOL: and i may not

That is a suprise you usually have a lot to say about nothing

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:59 am  

LE has an interview with Rodney Walker in which he makes it very clear there is an opening for Cas in the new stadium project - very interesting.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:01 pm  

vastman wrote:

LE has an interview with Rodney Walker in which he makes it very clear there is an opening for Cas in the new stadium project - very interesting.

Well I hope for Wakey's sake it's not dependent on Cas involvement.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:01 pm  

vastman wrote:

LE has an interview with Rodney Walker in which he makes it very clear there is an opening for Cas in the new stadium project - very interesting.

Just posted on another thread, that Wright fella from Cas certianly did not rule out a ground share on SL show. He just said "difficult for the fans"

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:02 pm  

Disco wrote:

Well I hope for Wakey's sake it's not dependent on Cas involvement.

I would very much doubt that would be the case! We seem to have funding in palce!

Only time will tell but I would much prefer not to share

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:47 pm  

Disco wrote:

Well I hope for Wakey's sake it's not dependent on Cas involvement.

TBH the vibes I'm getting is that it is Cas who need the lifeline not the project. Clearly from the developers point of view two is better than one.

If I were Cas fans I'd start to think outside the box and prepare yourselves for the unthinkable.

Please note, not claiming insider knowledge but reading/hearing what Walker/Wright have said both are leaving their options VERY VERY open especially RW who seemed utterly intractable a few weeks ago.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:06 pm  

vastman wrote:

TBH the vibes I'm getting is that it is Cas who need the lifeline not the project. Clearly from the developers point of view two is better than one.

If I were Cas fans I'd start to think outside the box and prepare yourselves for the unthinkable.

Please note, not claiming insider knowledge but reading/hearing what Walker/Wright have said both are leaving their options VERY VERY open especially RW who seemed utterly intractable a few weeks ago.

I'll decline to comment on what I think Richard Wright's thinking, but any groundshare is bound to be taken by fans as Step 1 towards a merger. I could be wrong but given the choice:

a) Watch (what would inevitably become) Wakeford Trinity Tigers playing in Super League, or
b) Watch Castleford RL play in the Championship

... I'm pretty sure most Cas fans would prefer 'b' to 'a'. With that in mind, Wright must know that if he's forced into moving over to (eg) Stanley, he'd by and large be moving a dead duck.

However I'm still not at all sure it will come to that. It seems to me that Walker could be 'putting out feelers' - perhaps because he knows he can't deliver Stanley on his own? I don't take League Express, but I've not seen or read anything to suggest that Cas are diverting their energies away from Glasshoughton just yet.

As I said, if Wakey are dependant on a share with Cas to get their new ground then that's their problem and theirs alone. Still, nice try though...

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:47 pm  

Disco wrote:

a) Watch (what would inevitably become) Wakeford Trinity Tigers playing in Super League, or
b) Watch Castleford RL play in the Championship

There is a third option and that would be to join forces with Fev in their
new stadium.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:49 pm  

Anybody else see the interview with DW on SL show? Theres the score for ya

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:50 pm  

Disco wrote:

I'll decline to comment on what I think Richard Wright's thinking, but any groundshare is bound to be taken by fans as Step 1 towards a merger. I could be wrong but given the choice:

a) Watch (what would inevitably become) Wakeford Trinity Tigers playing in Super League, or
b) Watch Castleford RL play in the Championship

... I'm pretty sure most Cas fans would prefer 'b' to 'a'. With that in mind, Wright must know that if he's forced into moving over to (eg) Stanley, he'd by and large be moving a dead duck.

However I'm still not at all sure it will come to that. It seems to me that Walker could be 'putting out feelers' - perhaps because he knows he can't deliver Stanley on his own? I don't take League Express, but I've not seen or read anything to suggest that Cas are diverting their energies away from Glasshoughton just yet.

As I said, if Wakey are dependant on a share with Cas to get their new ground then that's their problem and theirs alone. Still, nice try though...

If the clubs did merge, I would stop going. Would be crap!

As for the ground, Wakey would be able to go alone and don't need Cas. I believe it would be a bigger benefit to have a ground each but hey that's just me.