Yorks move over Headingley talks (9 Dec 1997)

9 December 1997

Yorks move over Headingley talks

By Nelson Clare

YORKSHIRE yesterday made the first tentative overtures towards resolving their dispute with Headingley's owners by suggesting that both parties return to the negotiating table.

Secret talks broke up last week when Paul Caddick, the chairman of Leeds Cricket Football and Athletic Club, claimed Yorkshire had walked out in protest at a planned press release.

But at a press conference yesterday, Yorkshire chief executive Chris Hassell stressed: "We would be quite happy to begin negotiations again with Mr Caddick. We have received a number of ultimatums and threats which we are not too pleased about." Hassell claimed Caddick's proposals to redevelop Headingley "lacked substance" and were "no more than a model proposal".

Yorkshire say they entered talks with Caddick to discuss the viability of Headingley's redevelopment and insist that their proposed move to a purpose-built stadium in Wakefield is still "very much alive".

Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)