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He at Swindon I think?

It would be beneficial for Sandhu to put the seats back in as Stox get packed crowds at Brandon as it is. No doubt it'll cost him if reports are true that nost were damaged while being removed.

Agree. You'd think Sandhu would want both stox and speedway to be successful at a new stadium, would mean more money coming in for him and of course the initial outlay won't be cheap. He'd probably employ someone to be promoter like he does with Heaver at the Stox. If a new stadium ever happens of course!

I detect sarcasm in his post Skidder!

He'd be a 7 at PL level last year so no justification why it isn't this year also.

The payment of the lease has already been paid it seems. Sandhu is a multi millionaire but once he gets his profit from the Stox the cost of removing then putting back (or replacing) will be minimal especially for him. The only problem is both their egos getting in the way again.

There was 3 to choose from according to Sandhu at the time.

Hortin still in America I hear but a short statement shouldn't be difficult.

Does seem strange that no statement from the club has been released yet.

I hope Sandhu refits the bar. That's one way to get even more money out of me!

So have we got a lease for 3 years as the statements suggests or is it still one year plus 2 if conditions are met?

Also Coventry v Middlesbrough in the 90s. Rick Miller on his own pulling wheelies for 4 laps only to be excluded for 'not racing'

Look forward to the friendly rivalry!

The contractors will be rubbing their hands with all this extra work.

Deal 🖒.

Yeah look at Swindons!

Cheers Steve. You and most others have been very supportive over the last few days.

It's brilliant news but I won't be 100% convinced until tapes up. We've had so many ups and downs recently. Hopefully this can finally be a start where Horton and Sandhu actually work together for the benefit of both sports in the Coventry area. That is absolutely vital going forward. Many thanks to Cllr Stokes who has again gone above and beyond to help keep the sports going. He's not bad for a tory 😂

According to the Telegraph there is a deal on the table. Will it be signed? A move to Leicester would only work if it was only for a year and there was a track waiting after that year. Pointless otherwise.

No towel as been thrown, the Telegraph says they are talking this evening. Weird considering the Coventry Stox statement earlier in the day said Horton wasn't going to take on the lease. Hope the talks are productive.

Yes he starting the ball rolling by getting a lease that Sandhu had no interest in getting. If Horton didn't have a lease there wouldn't even be a Coventry 2017 thread. If Horton didn't secure a lease, who would? It's Sandhu lease that finishes tomorrow. Hortons lease starts Jan 1st till Oct 31st A friend of mine went to Brandon to look at the actual damage. It's not just the seating that's been damaged, he think things have been taken without any care and the wiring around the place is badly damaged. I'm sorry to say I just don't see Sandhu actually paying to fix and replace things if he is only going to rent from Horton, would make no sense. My mate thinks it would cost a fortune

They didn't have to rip out the seats then smash them to bits or rip out the bar fitting and put them in a skip. They did though. Then why doesn't Sandhu want the lease if he's prepared to do all that?

Cheers pal. Both are to blame regarding the deal and subsequent statements but with reports of the seats smashed I'm not sure some of the stuff will see a new stadium (if we ever see one). Cllr Stokes said he wasn't and I took that in good faith but it doesn't sit right with me after recent events. Sandhu and Co have never even tried to get a longer deal and we're adamant 2016 was the end. Why?

I can't do links but the Coventry observer has done a report. Sandhu has had all the seats smashed, why do that if you want to get a deal to continue racing there? Crazy.

Rumours were around a while ago that Sandhu is actually part of Brandon Estates, the site owners. In effect he sold it to himself. Wonder if there is any truth in it. I didn't believe this but I have to wonder.