It's about 200 yards from a hospital - handy but I can't see them getting planning for it. Spoke to my old man about it many times,
There was a track up by him further up the valley in the middle of no where and even that wouldn't have got permission.
Personally would prefer to toggle on and off for months with meetings that were of interest but I get locking people in for the full term from a business pov.
I agree. We would pick and choose meetings at Somerset and Swindon after Newport closed down but it never felt the same.
Probably 5 a year at Somerset and even less at Swindon. I actually think we went to Somerset more when Newport were running than after
Newport threatened it every week in their programme notes, the local papers, the speedway star. You name it they complained to it then blamed the BSPA for an average change last minute for them closing down.
It was no secret that the haulage company were coming in.
Birmingham were regulars with it before the stadium owners stepped in.
Newcastle, even Glasgow did under the Facenna's!
I was going purely on Lemons tendency for of a majority Aussie side, but there are quite a few out there, I was even expecting Puk there when Lynn announced their side (perhaps Foxhall bound?)
Mathematically they could have gone along the lines of, Rew, Cook, Tungate and Howarth/PHB making Blodorn start at reserve which feels a lot more potent than what looks like the inevitable line up, especially away from home.
Still having the world no 2 & 3 in your side is some going. When was the last time that happened over here?
Just take a look at the last 10 years of the u21 final.
13 of the 18 that appeared in 2016 final aren't riding anymore. The 8 in the u19 final that weren't in the 21 final aren't riding either. 21 riders that would be hitting 29-31 this year lost to the sport.