Re: Ground : Tue Aug 09, 2016 12:35 pm  

I'll chuck something else into the discussion which is worth considering if the choice is between Fev and Dewsbury.

I think we could play at Dewsbury and keep our identity quite easily.

However if we had a season or two at Fev I believe the cries of merger would soon start to become very loud.

Re: Ground : Tue Aug 09, 2016 12:52 pm  

Prince Buster wrote:

I'll chuck something else into the discussion which is worth considering if the choice is between Fev and Dewsbury.

I think we could play at Dewsbury and keep our identity quite easily.

However if we had a season or two at Fev I believe the cries of merger would soon start to become very loud.

Can't see it we could keep our indentity quite easily at either ground, that is unless we were to be relegated. If that was to happen then without our own ground the merger talk would probably start no matter where we were playing.

Re: Ground : Tue Aug 09, 2016 12:58 pm  

On the subject of expense, if you leave Belle Vue with the intention of returning then you still have the expense of the upkeep of the old girl. You can't just walk away from it without some maintenance especially the pitch.

Re: Ground : Tue Aug 09, 2016 1:07 pm  

newgroundb4wakey wrote:

On the subject of expense, if you leave Belle Vue with the intention of returning then you still have the expense of the upkeep of the old girl. You can't just walk away from it without some maintenance especially the pitch.

A return to BV would be to a newly built or massively upgraded stadium, not a return to the status quo.

Re: Ground : Tue Aug 09, 2016 1:39 pm  

Less than a 5 minute drive to Dewsbury from my house but it still isn't in Wakefield! But i'm sure Michael Carter knows what he is doing.

Anyway, sounds like there could be an announcement on friday. Two year groundshare whilst Belle Vue gets a make over is the rumour.

Re: Ground : Tue Aug 09, 2016 1:44 pm  

Theboyem wrote:

Less than a 5 minute drive to Dewsbury from my house but it still isn't in Wakefield! But i'm sure Michael Carter knows what he is doing.

Anyway, sounds like there could be an announcement on friday. Two year groundshare whilst Belle Vue gets a make over is the rumour.

If that's anything like possible, then everyone should be delighted

Re: Ground : Tue Aug 09, 2016 2:00 pm  

Theboyem wrote:

Less than a 5 minute drive to Dewsbury from my house but it still isn't in Wakefield! But i'm sure Michael Carter knows what he is doing.

Anyway, sounds like there could be an announcement on friday. Two year groundshare whilst Belle Vue gets a make over is the rumour.

Providing that the contract is watertight this time then that might not be the end of the world but it cannot be allowed to drag on any longer than that though i feel without being seriously detrimental. The council will need to keep the pressure on the developer to ensure this is delivered on time.

Re: Ground : Tue Aug 09, 2016 2:08 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

If that's anything like possible, then everyone should be delighted

Well delighted in the fact that the sale of the superbowl means we are now left with a major turd polishing operation in one of the biggest cesspools in Wakefield. But yeah it's better than nowt.

Re: Ground : Tue Aug 09, 2016 2:09 pm  

So the developer who now owns Superbowl and the gym are known for the small retail parks with a mini-mart/Starbucks/petrol station type set-up; if that fronts a redeveloped BV, it could be a win for everyone - a historic, but newly fit for purpose stadium, with additional facilities on the doorstep - add that to the rumoured car park nearby and all of a sudden, MC looks like a fecking genius.

Re: Ground : Tue Aug 09, 2016 2:31 pm  

bren2k wrote:

So the developer who now owns Superbowl and the gym are known for the small retail parks with a mini-mart/Starbucks/petrol station type set-up; if that fronts a redeveloped BV, it could be a win for everyone - a historic, but newly fit for purpose stadium, with additional facilities on the doorstep - add that to the rumoured car park nearby and all of a sudden, MC looks like a fecking genius.

Yeah means we'll not have to spend a fortune on poor standard stuff in the ground anymore. Park up, grab a subway and drink then go into the ground. Sounds a plan.