Dave Jones

Brandon Estates Appeal has been dismissed !! More news to follow apparently

I've just been looking at some pics of a a very happy & smiling Chris Adams. He must take after his mom.

Fair enough, I must say however that I don't find Sam inspirational in any way , but I do hope the Brummies make a success of next season . The current owner deserves that for his continued financial commitment to the club.

Absolutely, he was a good rider but that was the limit of his skills . His time at Reading certainly wasn't what you would describe as thrilling.

I would love to think this was positive news, but I can't help thinking that this very same Clarke Osborne was speaking in support of the housing developers at the inquiry re the planning application for Brandon Stadium recently & was doing his best to convince the inspector that speedway had no future should not return to the stadium & housing was the best plan .Hardly the action of someone is planning to build a new stadium on the outskirts of Swindon I would say.

It's not just BT either they're all at it . I have had a Virgin package for a few years now which gives me fast broadband, landline, tv with BT sports , Sky sports, & Eurosport.I have always managed to negotiate an exellent price for my package each time I have renewed . This time round , just after i had renewed I had a message stating that they were increasing my deal by£21.50 per month & in new contracts from May 24 they would be increasing payments by RPI + 3.9% if i remember , also there would be no longer be any option to leave penalty free if i didn't like the deal. A phone call & a few pertinents comments got my £21.50 monthly increase removed for the remainder of this contract fortunately. There is pressure being exerted in higher places to get these mid contract price rises stopped I do know, but if it doesn't change I won't be using Virgin next time round..

I would agree with that, he comes across as a guy with very limited capabilities & he should be nowhere near the job he has. The stuff he puts out for for public consumption makes the SCB appear very amateurish .

Judging by the look on his face in the photo above i think he had just been informed it had been postponed indefinitely.

Posibly , but I doubt it will stop the "dirty tricks brigade" from getting to work.

Oxo ?

I think the big turning point in Bomber's career came shortly after he joined the Bees. He was riding at reserve & mainly struggling, but every now & again he did something that made people realise that he had the ability to succeed. The management at Cov moved him up to the midlands , got Chris Anderson to manage his affairs & Brian Andersen to sort out his engines. The rest, as they say, is just history, he became the tremendous entertainer that he is.

Oh yes, & if i remember correctly it must have been an early flight for him, as he had to leave the meeting before the finish .Which was a shame

With Stewart Dickson moving on that leaves a nice little slot for "Grizzly Adams"as TM.. So that's a starting point.

I was always under the impression that Brian was " a signed & sealed " job with Coventry the minute he lifted the title at Brandon.

i haven't seen the video , I'll find it & have a look. Now that I have been reminiscing i am thinking i should make an effort & go there again. We have a couple of friends that we usually holiday with & they keep saying they would love to go back to "Czecho" but won't do it alone . They are a few years younger than us & more mobile though, so we will have to give it some thought. Hope you enjoy your Golden Helmet weekend , might be back there next year ourselves

The transport system in Prague & surrounding areas is brilliant I used to get the 7day tickets when I visited for breaks there in the past . i haven't been since Covid as I can't be bothered by the "terrible service being offered by the airlines & airports presently.i first visited what was then Czechoslovakia in, i think, 1989 & have seen some massive changes there in the years since. I love the place & have visited many of the tourist locations in & around Prague over the years.Many happy memories

Done this many times . Even the slowest trains used to get us to Pardubice in 90 mins , buy some bus tickets at the train station on arrival for a few Czk's & jump on the speedway special bus to the the stadium. Once you get used to the system it's quite easy & as many have stated previously the Golden Helmet weekend is something every speedway fan should exprience at least once.

If i had paid £25 for a ticket to watch last seasons debacle I would have been looking to get a £ 24.50 refund.

Unfortunately the sport is littered with people like Vatcher. They continue to prove that they're totally unfit for purpose yet somehow survive in this sport.n the "real world" they would be removed from their position for being incompetent.

This practise of re-admission tickets only has been going on for years to be fair. I can remember going to Belle Vue once when JP was promoting, it was a fine evening & no issues were expected .However the riders were unhappy with an issue on 1st & 2nd turn which was described as being "like glass". After some work with the grader it was decided that Hans Nielsen would try a couple of laps. He did & gave it the thumbs down so the meeting was cancelled. Many bees fans decided to ask for their entrance fee to be returned, which was initially declined,but as a rather large contingent of fans congregated in the entrance areas & refused to leave the stadium before someone from the club eventually appeared with several money bags & duly refunded all the supporters . On the other hand I once experienced a situation at Swindon where a meeting was called off & we were all advised to keep our rain off tickets . I did this & decided to use it when I returned for the " new date ".So i turned up at the turnstiles only to be told that I needed to go to the big gates at the far end of the car park. When I gave the guy my rain off ticket he refused me entry stating that " I had missed the time frame for the re admission" , I explained I was a visiting fan & that i didn't get to Swindon regularly.He still refused, & then I had to argue my point with him for a few minutes before he decided to let me in. So as you can see this refund/re admission situation has been a mess for many years.

Well until we see what he has to say who knows? It could be something that is better said now.

Don't you think it would be wise to wait & see what Bomber has to say before passing judgement?

I would love to be the person able to update the Wiki page that tells us that Coventry Bees "were" a speedway club to "are". I keep hoping.

What !! Logic isn't your strong point is it?

Well all i can say is that sort of proves my point.