Watched the Cas V Leeds semi final there a few years ago and was very impressed. Anything approaching that would be more than expected.

To clarify it wasn’t sold it was put up as security against a loan/overdraft, fundamentally there is/was nothing wrong with that in a business sence. Also the Bank of Ireland are hardly ‘dodgy’.



The use of the land as collateral may happen again though I suspect in a far more sustainable way.



I don’t know who owns the ground but so far it would appear to be the club not the trust though I may be totally wrong.

Certainly the press release from WMDC stated that the money had been loaned to Wakefield Trinity, with no mention of the trust.

I'm not sure where this leaves the trust, in relation to any "community stadium".

For Trinity, in a way, this is better than it being a community stadium as the asset would eventually be owned by the club.



Does this mean that there will be some "token" facilities at Newmarket and how will this affect any access to grants, which may be harder to access ??

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Ref. Dodgy bank in Ireland. It was a tongue in cheek comment. I’m sure I read somewhere that the Trust is in control but I could also be totally wrong.

I’ve now find out. It not my place to tell the whole complex deal but I can offer you that it’s a bit of both for now, but it is the club who own it at the moment.

From subsequent comments on the subject, BarnsleyGull, I would say not such a stupid question as you claimed it was eh?? The Trust as I see it were formed to obtain a community sports venue at Newmarket, not to achieve a sale of the ground to Trin, hence my question. As it turns out I think the latter is the better option.

Looking at cheaper solutions, I guess something like the below (with a deeper roof) along the Western Terrace would be fit for purpose. I think it holds 1500 and is approximately a third of the touch line. This is Harrogate Railway so should be achievable for Trinity, especially if the link up with Wakefield FC opens up football grants.

Yeah that's the sort of thing I would envisage us looking at, maybe another ten feet deeper to give a decent view then there'd need to be a crows nest for the cameras and commentators to be located.

Think we can do better than that, looking at that it's basically a temporary stand/structure - I'm guessing but I don't know for sure that it would only have a ten year lifespan before having to be replaced.

I’d imagine it will be a fit for purpose ground that’s built. I couldn’t imagine MC settling for the cheap option on something like this with only a limited lifespan. If it’s getting done it will be done right. Of course there’ll be a budget but I wouldn’t expect any corners to be cut.

Correct, I’d rather it take as long as it takes rather than settle for that - we are a SL club. I know money is tight but we will have to do better than that.



Sorry Jinj and Klav I get your point but it’s a rung to low for me.

It may take 10 years to secure sufficient funding for something more 'permanent' so as a stop gap I see no issue. The east stand needs the facilities, the west can be something this basic until something better comes along. Still hopefully we'll know the clubs plans in the not too distant future.