Yippee!

Sheffield United promoted to the Premier League and poor Sheffield Wednesday left behind!

Pleased Chesterfield recovered from a shocking first half of the season  and finished mid way in the Conference.

Wakefield Trinity RL are doing well and Wharfedale RFC are safe for another year.

Apathy reigns in Rusthall

Only 6 candidates for the 9 seats on Rusthall Parish Council.  I was opposed to the formation of the council in 2011 and, apart from 2011, there has never been an election for parish councillors.  Councillors have been either returned unopposed or co-opted.  However this year is a first.  The council will start the municipal year with only two-thirds of its seats filled.

The council should never have been formed.  Sadly it is almost impossible to scrap a parish council......but we can hope.

A shared ground.

Talks are at an advanced stage between Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday and the planning authority over the construction of a new stadium in the Don Valley to be shared by the clubs.  The limited crowd capacity at Hillsborough and Bramall Lane means that in future neither club would be able to compete with the major clubs in the Premier League, assuming of course that either or both clubs make it to the league!

The new stadium will have easy access to road, tram and rail infrastructure and plenty of car parking.

Currently there are no plans to merge the two clubs.