Re: Statement from Wakefield & District Community Trust : Fri Jun 30, 2017 4:54 am  

I also don't see how we can trust the people that have stalled the building of this stadium for years and years and now suddenly they want to have it built by next year! Leaving the people who want it building more than anything behind!! It's a crazy world...

Re: Statement from Wakefield & District Community Trust : Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:53 am  

A cracking piece of in depth journalism in today's Wakefield Express ....not.

Re: Statement from Wakefield & District Community Trust : Fri Jun 30, 2017 11:29 am  

Wakefield No 1 wrote:

I also don't see how we can trust the people that have stalled the building of this stadium for years and years and now suddenly they want to have it built by next year! Leaving the people who want it building more than anything behind!! It's a crazy world...

I was thinking the same - RW does everything in his power to sabotage, undermine and spoil the process, works against the club owners and the Trust, then colludes with the developer to make himself the white knight; and people seem quite happy to accept this, for the sake of it being built - regardless of the cost.

Unbloodybelievable!

Re: Statement from Wakefield & District Community Trust : Fri Jun 30, 2017 11:45 am  

bren2k wrote:

I was thinking the same - RW does everything in his power to sabotage, undermine and spoil the process, works against the club owners and the Trust, then colludes with the developer to make himself the white knight; and people seem quite happy to accept this, for the sake of it being built - regardless of the cost.

Unbloodybelievable!

But the alternative is no stadium. It's not right, but let's see what the white knight delivers and at what cost before we march with flaming torches.

Re: Statement from Wakefield & District Community Trust : Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:01 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

But the alternative is no stadium. It's not right, but let's see what the white knight delivers and at what cost before we march with flaming torches.

I think the time for waiting to see what happens has been and gone a long while ago. He's had 7 years to make things happen and so far we've seen jack-all.

I really am struggling to understand why you think he can suddenly do something different????

Re: Statement from Wakefield & District Community Trust : Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:03 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

But the alternative is no stadium. It's not right, but let's see what the white knight delivers and at what cost before we march with flaming torches.

I've just been to Asda and bought a box of matches

Re: Statement from Wakefield & District Community Trust : Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:06 pm  

Fordy wrote:

I think the time for waiting to see what happens has been and gone a long while ago. He's had 7 years to make things happen and so far we've seen jack-all.

I really am struggling to understand why you think he can suddenly do something different????

Because he's bolted from the Trust and established a new one. That tells me that he's spotted a finishing line that wasn't there before. For whatever reason, he thinks he can best deliver it on his own. It might be hot air, or he's spotted a financial opportunity, but something has clearly changed.

The club has given him a month. I'm of the same view. If it's all hot air, that's when the scapegoating begins. If it isn't, it's simply a case of assessing the costs involved.

It's like when the buyer of your house drops the price by 10K on the day of exchange when they know you're committed to buying elsewhere. It's a disgrace, but sometimes if it's the only way to sell your house you've got to suck it up and get on with it, as the alternative is not moving.

Re: Statement from Wakefield & District Community Trust : Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:14 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

Because he's bolted from the Trust and established a new one. That tells me that he's spotted a finishing line that wasn't there before. For whatever reason, he thinks he can best deliver it on his own. It might be hot air, or he's spotted a financial opportunity, but something has clearly changed.

The club has given him a month. I'm of the same view. If it's all hot air, that's when the scapegoating begins. If it isn't, it's simply a case of assessing the costs involved.

It's like when the buyer of your house drops the price by 10K on the day of exchange when they know you're committed to buying elsewhere. It's a disgrace, but sometimes if it's the only way to sell your house you've got to suck it up and get on with it, as the alternative is not moving.

Correct; and as if we have a choice anyway. Which they know

Re: Statement from Wakefield & District Community Trust : Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:24 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

Because he's bolted from the Trust and established a new one. That tells me that he's spotted a finishing line that wasn't there before. For whatever reason, he thinks he can best deliver it on his own. It might be hot air, or he's spotted a financial opportunity, but something has clearly changed.

The club has given him a month. I'm of the same view. If it's all hot air, that's when the scapegoating begins. If it isn't, it's simply a case of assessing the costs involved.

It's like when the buyer of your house drops the price by 10K on the day of exchange when they know you're committed to buying elsewhere. It's a disgrace, but sometimes if it's the only way to sell your house you've got to suck it up and get on with it, as the alternative is not moving.

Re: Statement from Wakefield & District Community Trust : Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:42 pm  

Suddenly big talk about a health club on the site, would RW have his fingers in that pie?

Critical thing will be the presentation of the terms of the stadium lease - if they try to manipulate it so the club are not the beneficiaries of match day revenues from catering, parking etc then they will I'm sure be told to poke it. The current trust has set out exactly what is acceptable, this must not be deviated from or will only end in trouble.