it seems like my earlier request failed despite the best efforts of rebel rebel. there are now 27 pages to make my way through. any chance that somebody with a triple digit iq who is not massively emotional and prone to irrational over-reaction can summarise the main points so that we can debate where that leaves us?

1) We need 5000 members to tick a box on the franchise application - we currently have just over 3000. To try and get that number up we have launched Club 1873 - a lottery type scheme that costs £2 a week, with weekly £500 prize and 2 mega draws per year for £5000



2) We are redeveloping Belle Vue until Newmarket is ready - roof over North terrace (the one opposite the Hospitality Boxes), roof over part of Western terrace (side opposite the main stand), new bar and new refreshments facilities.

what that man said

As fordy says!!



The membership is needed as a requirement of being in SL, i gather around a 1000 have already joined the membership (which i think is a good idea incidently, and where my £5 a week lottery money will now go) so we need about the same again.

As JE said "without it we aren't in S"L, so come on, what's £2 a week for the club you love.



The ground development(funded largely by AG) has been submitted to the RFL, because we are a new company we are allowed to keep adding to our franchise bid, and this is an addition and one that i think is a common sense approach at ticking a box.

The SL requirement is 12000 covered supporters, well i can think of several grounds that are partially exposed, so we are on parity with them, and hugely improved.

I think everything that is being done, is to make the RFLs job impossible to kick us out justifiable, and i think from what i have seen so far we are heading in the right direction.

I would also hope that the RFL realise what efforts are now being made by the club, and in such a short period of time, and that we are worthy of beo=ing a SL club, which i am certain was not the case under the old regime.



I think/hope there is still a lot going on behind the scenes that is still to make the club a dominant force, and while i am a little dissapointed that we still have unanswered questions, i like that they are not promising us the earth like in the past.

I 100% believe that everything that they have said, either has or will be delivered (cosmetic my ar$e!!!!)



All the speakers were passionate, especially AG, JE and JK, the players and staff mingled with the supporters, a great idea having a player sat at each table!



As supporters we have to understand our place, and that we have a responsibility to support (££) our club, if we want it to be the best, it is not just down to a benefactors money.



Finally i just want to add, it was fantastic to see so many fans there, an absolute shot in the arm for everyone connected to the club, im sure a huge boost to the team, coaching staff and management, and it proved 100% to me, that we deserve a top class team in SL and that it can be delivered.

Who made you king of the forum? People are free to post how and when they wish rather than what is convenient to you. If you don't like it don't read it. I'm sure the mods will do there best to keep it tidy with or without your patronising support

do you make a habit of being rude to every new poster or is it just me? i’m still finding my way round here but already you’ve attacked me twice, and exposed yourself as somebody that can’t tell a consistent tale regarding whether or not they use discounted tickets.



you sound like a real tub thumping fan.

many thanks to fordy and flubber for their considered responses: much appreciated.



i had hoped for news of a new investor, or some comments that confirmed that we’d been advised very strongly not to go to oakwell and hence the ground couldn’t be used against us. i’ve checked the website this morning, and it seems that we openly admit we don’t meet the ground criteria on all counts with what was announced which is still a worry.

The other big positive was from Alf Davies' speech and he has worked with the RFL in the recent past.

He said that there was a lot of support for Wakefield within Red Hall which is good to know.

The RFL have clearly told us that they don't want us to move out of Wakefield and with that comment from Alf coupled with the moves from the new management to address the issues they do have with us then we are moving in the right direction, and the chance of a franchise is much better than it was 4 months ago.

How do you join up for this memberhip?

Vasty has never been rude to me.

Is the mega draws £3,000 pound...??

Really, so your normal way of ingratiating yourself into a new environment is to post demands as to how the place should behave to suit you - interesting method. Not rude just bemused.



Still finding your way around the forum, yeah right of course you are

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I most certainly do use them, no inconsistency in that. My wife is in Unison, she will occasionally at my request buy some discounted tickets that I will then pass on AT COST (usually pints) to folk who otherwise would not have gone and payed full cost - so nothing lost. I always pay full but that's just me I'd have no issues with others who didn't. So what's your problem?