As a member of YCCC at the time (even have the video and booklet produced by the club and WMDC at the time somewhere,) the mandate of the membership was to leave Headingley for Durkar, and the only thing which stopped the move was the action from Caddick and the inability to get out of the lease agreement. If that hadn't happened, Wakefield would now host Test Cricket.

silly me for expecting anything else

Quote ="dickie mint"icon_biggrin.gifOH: silly me for expecting anything else '" Show me the money! Anyway I've found a few links, but nothing that confirms who owned the land at Durkar. However reading them leads me to believe it wasn't WMDC who are barely mentioned. www.independent.co.uk/sport/york ... 72053.html www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricke ... shire.html

Quote ="dickie mint"icon_biggrin.gifOH: silly me for expecting anything else '" Show me the money! Anyway I've found a few links, but nothing that confirms who owned the land at Durkar. However reading them leads me to believe it wasn't WMDC who are barely mentioned. www.independent.co.uk/sport/york ... 72053.html www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricke ... shire.html

Damn Ted to hell

www.thefreelibrary.com/Yorkshire ... a060850418 Quote If Headingley does prove feasible as the 21st century home of Yorkshire cricket, the county club and Leeds CF&A, headed by chairman Paul Caddick, intend to remain in partnership there, in a complex that will also host the Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club who are based in Headingley in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire.They are the current Super League Champions. They are owned by the same company that also run Leeds Carnegie rugby union team. rugby league club. But, if either planning permission or funding is not forthcoming, it is expected Caddick will release Yorkshire from their lease and allow them to press ahead at Durkar, where all conditions appropriate to redevelopment are already thought to be in place.'" It's a shame this didn't come off, but what's done is done. YCCC are still in the process of getting Headingley up to standard.

www.thefreelibrary.com/Yorkshire ... a060850418 Quote If Headingley does prove feasible as the 21st century home of Yorkshire cricket, the county club and Leeds CF&A, headed by chairman Paul Caddick, intend to remain in partnership there, in a complex that will also host the Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club who are based in Headingley in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire.They are the current Super League Champions. They are owned by the same company that also run Leeds Carnegie rugby union team. rugby league club. But, if either planning permission or funding is not forthcoming, it is expected Caddick will release Yorkshire from their lease and allow them to press ahead at Durkar, where all conditions appropriate to redevelopment are already thought to be in place.'" It's a shame this didn't come off, but what's done is done. YCCC are still in the process of getting Headingley up to standard.

No mention of Ted, just trying clarifying to position from YCCC's end back then.

Here's another link www.network54.com/Forum/274761/t ... never+was' Whilst it doesn't explicitly state that WMDC owned the land, it's hard to imagine they didn't. Not that it matters much either way any more.

Here's another link www.network54.com/Forum/274761/t ... never+was' Whilst it doesn't explicitly state that WMDC owned the land, it's hard to imagine they didn't. Not that it matters much either way any more.

www.vote-2007.co.uk/index.php?ac ... pic=4982.0 Just abit more than half way down someone on there called Dark Matter reckons that WMDC never owned or controlled the Durkar site.

www.vote-2007.co.uk/index.php?ac ... pic=4982.0 Just abit more than half way down someone on there called Dark Matter reckons that WMDC never owned or controlled the Durkar site.

I thought it was Peel who owned the site but from whom they bought it originally, I have no idea?

That was the point.

Quote ="RebelRebel"Here's another link www.network54.com/Forum/274761/t ... never+was' Whilst it doesn't explicitly state that WMDC owned the land, it's hard to imagine they didn't. Not that it matters much either way any more.'" I can't see how that suggests they owned it, just suggests they were pushing the project. They didn't own the Thornes park site either but it didn't stop them from flogging that as a potential venue for a few years. ...and yes it hardly matters anymore

Quote ="RebelRebel"Here's another link www.network54.com/Forum/274761/t ... never+was' Whilst it doesn't explicitly state that WMDC owned the land, it's hard to imagine they didn't. Not that it matters much either way any more.'" I can't see how that suggests they owned it, just suggests they were pushing the project. They didn't own the Thornes park site either but it didn't stop them from flogging that as a potential venue for a few years. ...and yes it hardly matters anymore

Fair comment.

Agreed, this Vastman character clearly has many issues

Any man that has enough time to write regular 2500 word essays on a RL forum when a simple short reply would suffice needs to take a long hard look at his self, the information he gives is always tedious, self riches as well as very boring, all I can assume is he has problems articulating his self and some form of OCD

Personally I think his sudden reappearance on the forum is because he knows the new Trin owner comes on here and he is looking to become his human foot stool

Let’s be honest Vastman, you’re a poor man’s Phil Townsend at best

Apart from the last part - which I don't understand at all, have you for one second stopped to think that there may be other, more private matters, which may have led to someone not posting for a while. There's the small matter of LIFE whoch sometimes gets in the way of even the most ardent of posters on here!

TRB how much do you know about denby dale.

Very little TBH. It was all before I got involved with the club and I have generally applied myself to the things that be changed and influenced rather than what can't. I've never once had a conversation with Ted or anyone at WMDC where this has come up.

My own opinion of it is that WMDC didn't own the land, but held the key over it in terms of being able to grant the PP. I was as disappointed as most that we couldn't fulfil the idea of having a Test Match ground in Wakefield.

Musson - quality post....

Vastman and his ilk are the reason i stopped coming on here in a former life... their 'holyer than thou...i have the inside knowledge..my opinion is the only one...i will bore you senseless posts are kak'

reckon you are bang on the money ....he seems to be applying to be the new owners lap dog....

for what its worth... think that Richardson srewed up by expecting a stadium solution to drop in his lap...(especially the thornes park fiasco)... i would also love to know where the stadium sale money has gone?

any future owner... keep the club going - get the crowds up - keep us in super league - get us to wembley ...(79 is a long time ago) ..... no pressure then !!

Bloody hell TBD you don't want much do you! Got to agree though, no pressure at all!!!

Fine, whatever you say

Like London busses two at once, whatever you say.

You stopped coming on here in a former life, how spooky - who could you be.

Only at Wakefield could it happen. We are (hopefully|) at the dawn of a new era and we still fall out with each other.

There are indeed some giant egos on here; even at times of adversity, their own petty conflicts remain at the forefront of their minds.

I read your post with interest and I agree. I personally don't have a giant ego but Vastman does.

The only thing that worries me is this. I have read your posts on here and I do hope you are including yourself as one of the giant ego holier than thou brigade (not my words). I have certainly read nothing from you to suggest otherwise - and you wouldn't take the moral high ground and disagree would you

I think it goes a little something like this; fine, whatever you say.

Excellent post, pretty much some up my feelings also