Now we'll see it on the other side of the pennines

It only ever raises it's ugly head when one of us is in the mire.



Pointless discussion. Let's face it, rivals or friends, this aint ever gonna happen, cos we both want to be top dogs, and that's what it should always be about, whether we play 5 miles away from each other or 500.

Not a pointless discussion.

After all these years of nothing I am open to change.

Want success for the district.

If at my age I can be progressive why can't you Rebel.

I wasn't stating my personal opinion as such, mate. It's just that there have been so many threads on this subject over the years, mostly dependent on who's doing well, and who's in the dumps, and nobody really ever agrees.



There's nothing to suggest that we'd be in a better position as clubs if we did merge... only the notion that we'd share a massive pool of talent. But that would mean nowt if no one came to watch, because they couldn't identify with the team, for one reason or another.



I don't see Cas lads as that different to us, broadly speaking. But you can't overlook the local rivalry that no one in the world seems to understand other than us, Cas and Fev.

If ever there was a time for all 3 Wakefield clubs to get round the table, it's now; none of us individually are wanted by SL, but together we'd be a different prospect and impossible to ignore.

Yep

How about wakefield rover tigers?

Your right, but boy it would take some selling to the masses

Perfect t



Agree entirely. Common sense at last. South Yorkshire Demons or whatever with the other three clubs in the Championship with semi pro lads. Restricted promotion as well. Build something BIG at Newmarket or even Fev.

I don't share this perception that none of the teams in the Wakey Cas Fev triangle are wanted in SL. They just want one of us to be seriously big. Merging won't necessarily achieve that goal, aside from which we could spend the next century arguing about where to play.

If you lost half of the masses from each club, you'd still be looking at 10,000 people; add in the curious newbies and the returning sulkers, and you'd be playing to 15,000 people every week.



The harsh reality is that the District can barely sustain 1 top flight club, let alone 3; as well as Fev have done, elevation to SL would be the death of them - they will never, ever get enough people through the gates to sustain a SL payroll.

I'll counter your guestimate with my own, namely that if you got 5,000 for a merged team through the turnstiles of a brand new stadium, you'd have done fabulously well.