Well that will do for me, he is DEFINITELY getting my vote



.... although he was going to get it anyway!!!

Yes ,great work again Inflatable_Armadillo and it is good to know where exactly Anthony Calvert stands on the development.

Outstanding Inflatable_Armadillo1

clearly you ought to be more 'officialy' involved as someone with your grasp of the facts, clarity of understanding of the issues and obvious communication skills would be real assett to the cause.

I agree brilliant work, and also thankyou to the time and effort you have put into informing us the outcomes of your telephone conversations or email's as well as addressing some of the issue's and worries we may have, upon reading a particular argument or letter of objection from certain parties and body's,



TRB - Sign Mr_Armadillo up

TRB SIGN HIM UP
SIGN HIM UP
TRB SIGN HIM UP

I know Inflatable Armadillo is a Rhino's fan but he is certainly putting time and effort into the Stadium issues.

I think we should make him an honorary Trinity fan. He would be excused from wanting Trinity to win when we play the Rhino's.

Its a shame that IA's efforts are not matched by the rest of Wakeys apathetic populous? Well done fellow, always a pleasure to read and a big thank you for your efforts.

Indeed it is. IA's enthusiasm for this development is clear to see and his insights into the planning and construction side is very much welcome.

TRB and I have had a few chats on the phone over the last couple of weeks and I making sure he knows everything I am finding out, much of which (to be fair) he often knows already. He knows his onions does TRB!



I am probably more useful to him and SWAG by not being officially involved at this time! TRB and SWAG has to be a little more cautious and circumspect, because while they are a fan-based pressure group dedicated to getting Wakefield a new home, they are of course in contact with (to a greater or lesser extent) the club, the council and the developer.

I am however an individual that lives close to the proposed development, is a Rhino's season ticket holder and therefore can't not be accused of just wanting this for, shall we say, emotional reasons and at all costs and as such, can say and do what I want!!!

I have offered to help and support where I can and am more than happy to do so. Finally, I also know if TRB and the SWAG guys need me, they will ask, but maybe not asking just yet or even at all, could be equally as good a tactic?

IA - yer a true gent!!!!

Tonight's Evening Post 14th April www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 6224458.jp

Tonight's Evening Post 14th April www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 6224458.jp

Quote The Trip="The Trip"Tonight's Evening Post 14th April www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 6224458.jp'" Leeds City Council are fully aware of the development and indeed have contributed their thoughts towards it. This isn't a row between the two councils as the YEP is trying to manufacture, but a row between local residents with a councillor who has aspirations of becoming an MP and the creation of much needed employment opportunities and sports facilities.

Quote The Trip="The Trip"Tonight's Evening Post 14th April www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 6224458.jp'" Leeds City Council are fully aware of the development and indeed have contributed their thoughts towards it. This isn't a row between the two councils as the YEP is trying to manufacture, but a row between local residents with a councillor who has aspirations of becoming an MP and the creation of much needed employment opportunities and sports facilities.

Another non-story really but the YEP are clearly sensing something they think is worth writing about over the next few weeks, so are happy to wade in.

This story is once more a tactic to make as much noise as possible with the hope that it makes the objection to the proposal look more wide-spread than it actual is, and of course they are trying hard not to appear to be NIMBY's and not making a great job of doing so IMO, but you can't knock them for having a go!

Andrew Calvert told me last night that he understood that the real active level of objection was limited across these three groups to around 30 to 40 people in reality, which includes the Newmarket Lane residents directly affected.

It is interesting, reading between the lines of the article a little, that they appeared to have decided to drop or been unable to mobilise any real support other than in Methley & Oulton and have not mentioned Stanley (and the areas of Stanley, such as Bottomboat and Moorhouse) that are all closer to the development than either of these communities!

The whole public enquiry thing is nonsense and again they must know that (maybe they don't?) and they know that Leeds or Wakefield City Councils have no power to instigate a public enquiry. Of course the other thing is, it was always highly likely there would be a public enquiry anyway because of the green-belt designation! If and when this does happen, and the project gets called in by the Secretary of States office as expected, they will be back in the paper claiming that they have brought all the pressure and it was them that forced this public enquiry because level of objection is high, blah, blah.

The two, shall I say legitimate, groups among the three listed do have a track record of objecting to anything they and their small group of 'active members' don't like and most of that would appear to be purely NIMBY in origin. They would appear to be like a Daily Mail army for hire and happy to wade in just because the reason most of the people turn up to the meetings in the first place is to moan. I am being a little harsh, because I suspect when they don't have something big to moan about, they get lots of good things done for their community by hard work... and some more moaning!