Re: Cas Ground : Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:30 pm  

Fully wrote:

Wasn't it a private company that submitted the planning permission, ergo wouldn't the money be going towards a private company? And indeed, the Stadium Trust was going to own the stadium, they weren't paying for it; again, the stadium was being part-paid by a private company (Yorkcourt).

And Cas could quite easily have set up a trust as has been stated; however, this is going over old ground that we don't need to go over. The point was that there was a lot of council bashing on here and yet they have provided support to you guys with your stadium plans. They could have rejected the application, they didn't; they could have stood by and folded when Leeds opposed it, they didn't; they could have told you they weren't prepared to pay the above nor offer a £2m loan/grant/money, they didn't. They could have given in at public inquiry, they didn't.

Let's face it, any Cllr in this district regardless of affinity will want to deliver what the people want - it gets them votes. Quite frankly, if they didn't, they'd be out the door faster than you can say Maggie Thatcher.

Does that post mean anything?

Re: Cas Ground : Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:42 pm  

Well, yes. A few seem to think that there is a bias towards us. There isn't. Both aren't in a new stadium and both have been offered help.

Re: Cas Ground : Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:00 pm  

Fully wrote:

Well, yes. A few seem to think that there is a bias towards us. There isn't. Both aren't in a new stadium and both have been offered help.

How do you know what help the council has given to you or the Wakefield Community trust apart from pretending to be knowledgable reading fans forums.

Re: Cas Ground : Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:21 pm  

M62 J30 TRINITY wrote:

How do you know what help the council has given to you or the Wakefield Community trust apart from pretending to be knowledgable reading fans forums.

Because both schemes have been in the public eye and any help would have to go through council meetings, hence the £2m loans offered to both, hence the design fees link I posted above.

Re: Cas Ground : Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:21 pm  

Fully wrote:

Wasn't it a private company that submitted the planning permission, ergo wouldn't the money be going towards a private company? And indeed, the Stadium Trust was going to own the stadium, they weren't paying for it; again, the stadium was being part-paid by a private company (Yorkcourt).

And Cas could quite easily have set up a trust as has been stated; however, this is going over old ground that we don't need to go over. The point was that there was a lot of council bashing on here and yet they have provided support to you guys with your stadium plans. They could have rejected the application, they didn't; they could have stood by and folded when Leeds opposed it, they didn't; they could have told you they weren't prepared to pay the above nor offer a £2m loan/grant/money, they didn't. They could have given in at public inquiry, they didn't.

Let's face it, any Cllr in this district regardless of affinity will want to deliver what the people want - it gets them votes. Quite frankly, if they didn't, they'd be out the door faster than you can say Maggie Thatcher.

Yes, but I believe that any monies paid were paid to the Stadium Trust and not to Wakefield Trinity or Yorkcourt. I may be wrong but the Council giving money to a Private Company would raise serious questions and may be "Ultra Vires".

Re: Cas Ground : Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:01 am  

Apologies SC, you're right - it would certainly help if I read my own link (always a good starting place). It seems that a loan was taken out by the Trust to pay for them but if the stadium failed then the council would foot the bill for them.