Talks have begun on a potential groundsharing scheme for Super League neighbours Wakefield and Castleford. Both clubs are involved in separate building projects two junctions apart on the M62 motorway in West Yorkshire and Wakefield Council are hoping to persuade them to come together in one new stadium in an attempt to cut costs. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... adium.html Would this be the first time SL clubs have shared a stadium?

Talks have begun on a potential groundsharing scheme for Super League neighbours Wakefield and Castleford. Both clubs are involved in separate building projects two junctions apart on the M62 motorway in West Yorkshire and Wakefield Council are hoping to persuade them to come together in one new stadium in an attempt to cut costs. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... adium.html Would this be the first time SL clubs have shared a stadium?

Quote JB Down Under="JB Down Under"Talks have begun on a potential groundsharing scheme for Super League neighbours Wakefield and Castleford. Both clubs are involved in separate building projects two junctions apart on the M62 motorway in West Yorkshire and Wakefield Council are hoping to persuade them to come together in one new stadium in an attempt to cut costs. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... adium.html Would this be the first time SL clubs have shared a stadium?'" after all the failings of the wakefied council i can see a merger / or 1 team dropping out the only option

Quote JB Down Under="JB Down Under"Talks have begun on a potential groundsharing scheme for Super League neighbours Wakefield and Castleford. Both clubs are involved in separate building projects two junctions apart on the M62 motorway in West Yorkshire and Wakefield Council are hoping to persuade them to come together in one new stadium in an attempt to cut costs. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... adium.html Would this be the first time SL clubs have shared a stadium?'" after all the failings of the wakefied council i can see a merger / or 1 team dropping out the only option

I thought both clubs were well on the way to building their own new grounds

Only in their minds!!!!



Logic should win out but this being RL and the consistant narrow minded, blinkered thinking that clubs have, it is impossible to say.

Wakefield Council seem to be saying that the cutbacks have left them way short of funds to support two new stadia within their boundaries. This may be the deciding factor. I'm sure neither club would want this solution, but it's hard to see any other reality.

the council appear to be making it look like they are being asked to build two stadiums. in reality the council funding is only a small part of the finance.



this is simply not the case, both castleford and wakefield have been working with private companies in order to get these plans off the ground.



this is not a case of, if the two teams agree to ground share then the council will build one (if only it were so simple)



the wakefield stadium facilities have already been offered to all sporting bodies in the wakefield district (this includes castleford and featherstone)

The thing is the council arent even putting direct funds into either stadium, last year they offered both clubs an area of land which they could borrow money against, in less than a year they have changed there mind and said only 1 club can have the land to borrow against.

Should they? yes.

Can they? probably not.

Location is the sticking point. Wakefield's proposal is half-way between the two centres but is thought of as Wakefield's proposal, and is in Wakefield, and so Cas fans don't want to go. Cas's proposal is in Cas and so Wakefield fans won't go. Each side fears being at the Sheffield end of the Huddersfield merger.



Cas have the advantage of a council leader in Wakefield who is a Cas season ticket holder and shareholder, who is pushing towards the Cas project. So self-interest in politics may win the day for Cas.



Expect to see Wakey playing out of the Barnsley FC ground.

There may even be a possibility that both remain steadfast and stubborn and no ground is built and both clubs suffer the same fate.



Hopefully some sensibility may break out and both team end up with a stadium they can share and be proud of.



Why not have a 'home' stand each - that way the fans can walk up to their own branded stadium by choosing that approach.

Could be worse - you could be at the Gatehead end.

no chance mate.theres no club in RL that can find 15 or 20 million to build a new stadium.any club thats says it can is telling lies.