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No riders of a decent standard who aren't here already want to ride here ask Sheffield Oxford and Birmingham are hopeless but other than some lower/middle order tinkering what can they do

I can't see a CPO in this climate plus it would undoubtedly be subject to a legal challenge (depending on the cpo price) that would potentially incur the council in substantial legal costs I'd say negotiation remains the only hope for Cov however slim that possibility is. I do however wish them all the very best

Then the club won't have any complaints when people don't bother

No guest facility for a rider who hasn't ridden for you

If Birmingham are banking on decent crowds they'll need to find some parking from somewhere otherwise people won't bother Perhaps another discussion with the One Stop Centre?

They had 1 marked cash and 3 card/cash yesterday

When I looked at it a BSN season pass equated to approx £30 per month if you count the season as 8 months. At the time TNT were asking around the same monthly cost. Obviously you get lots of speedway with BSN but other sports with TNT. I certainly wouldn't be paying £60 per month for both although it does appear that some have been successful at getting cheap deals for TNT

But at a similar monthly cost to the TNT deal* so not ideal for those who can't or won't pay that sort of money each month. *You do of course get more meetings with BSN

That would be a tough ask I guess, sponsors are hard to find at the best of times and this seems like a significant amount for this level of speedway. We can only wish them well

Borrowing a significant amount of money from an external source doesn't seem to be a good fit with the fan ownership model Presumably "the fans" would then be responsible for paying back the loan regardless of what happens

Risk capital partners own the stadium

Makes sense thank you

Thanks, is the barrier taken down after each meeting?

New air barrier and extensive padding for the RSJ's and concrete wall sounds like an incredibly expensive but necessary requirement. I note the reference to a foam barrier at Lynn, is that the actual air fence or the protection underneath it?

It's pretty basic, not enough room for a separate track so would need to be shared with the cars I'd say it's worth an enquiry especially if the Rye House revival doesn't happen

As the guy stepping down wasn't in charge when the original decision was made I wonder if we asked him

"What about the meuller, the wonga....?" 🤣

Indeed but many people presuming it'll be on TNT, might be another shock coming with no domestic speedway on TV.

See the post from Flagrag over in the News Section No decision yet on where the domestic speedway coverage will appear

Anyone know when the domestic speedway tv contract is up or has a break clause?

Not the news that anyone wanted then

Let's hope whoever this steering committee consists of they've got enough finance or sponsorship lined up to underwrite the costs of running a team Wishing them every success

I think a premier league Wolves team running at Perry Barr on alternate Mondays with the Brummies would lose a significant amount and wouldn't do Birmingham any favours either

If they were going to look at running elsewhere then presumably they'd have tried to get that off the ground in 2024. It's probably a sure fire way of losing money so I can understand why they haven't Finding land, getting permission, partners and finance for a multi purpose motor sport site then building it and running it must be the outside of all outside chances Whilst Monmore is still there and most of the track intact it remains the best chance of something happening in my view however slight that chance might be

Not a word about the thousands who have booked hotel rooms/travel etc If there was any doubt about the viability of the event why announce the date? Shambolic