I was going to give a full answer to this but see the above posts from Iain and IA.

All I can say on the Stadium matter is that Salford, Cas and Wakey have had their chances, now it's somebody else's turn to have a crack at the top flight.

Do agree with that the official 2012 - 2015 franchise process for the RFL & Clubs started last week when Championship clubs put in applications for me that would of been the date to cut all others. So be it they may have until June but IMO if no brick is ladi by the time bids go in should be judged on current stadium full stop.

Seeing as Cas fans, perhaps even you have been telling me for years that they have outline planning permission - which they say is all that counts.



I tend to agree, I wouldn't go as far as to say full planning permission is a rubber stamp job. I would suggest that if the plan is not referred then there is very little chance that full planning permission won't be given very quickly. As I suspect you well know. As we appear to have no funding issues then work starting in feb is not impossible.



That said I'd rather not run before we can walk and for now I will remain hopeful.

The last round LSV was built and ready to go, but because Leigh hadn't played any games there, and therefore didn't have the appropriate safety certificate, we couldn't use it as part of the bid and were judged on Hilton Park.

Not only had you not played there, at the time of the franchise assessment you didn't have a legally binding tennancy agreement with the LSV SMC therefore the only ground you could be judged on was Hilton Park.



Not the RFLs fault, look in the direction of the man who did all the moaning and complaining after the decision, Alan Rowley!

You are Richard Lewis and I claim my £5. Suppose those clubs currently building new stadiums (and nowhere near as far down the track as Leigh were at the time of the last 'round') should all be judged on their current stadiums then? Or in Saints case, no stadium at all on that basis?

I wouldn't sign an agreement for something that didn't yet have the correct approvals. But I wasn't blaming anyone, I was just saying what happened last time, and I'm sure the same will apply this time round.

Was there a SMC to deal with at the time ? , So ' Paper ' will once again suffice for some , whereas Concrete,bricks and steel wouldn't last time for others

Last time I checked, Saints had a tenancy agreement to play at Stobart Stadium?



Personally, if I was on the Wakefield board I'd be looking at a temporary relocation to Barnsley to stay in SL. Let's face it, they aren't going to have a ground ready. And they could use an expansionist argument in their application. It's about 20 miles away from the nearest SL club as well. Would you rather travel 10 miles further to watch your club in SL for a temporary period, or watch them in the Championship?

Considering they have let Saints do as you say , Crusaders do what they did , then that would have to send Cas down



But that is thinking logically , so it will be the toss of a coin

How many years is this agreement valid for?