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I think your first sentence is fair comment, but the bit in bold is simply wrong in law. There was (as I understand it) no contractual relationship between BV2016 (DG &CM) and ISG, therefore no basis in law to take action. MCC were the contractors therefore only they could sue ISG, while BV2016 would have a right of action in contract law against MCC for failure to provide what they had contracted for. MCC could counterclaim for unpaid rent but that wouldn't absolve them of their liability to BV2016 for failing to provide a track that was fit for purpose. It is difficult to pass judgment on the role of the BSPA (or indeed the SCB) without a clearer understanding of what exactly that entailed.

So either Manchester City Council a] extracted £690k from ISG that represented losses to their tenant (BV speedway) which they failed to pass on to the injured party; or b] having presented ISG with the claim they failed to extract the money from them. Either way it doesn't paint MCC in a flattering light, and in either case the withholding of rent by DG & CM seems a proportionate response. The politics of this is potentially tricky. On the one hand there is the desire to expose MCC's shortcomings, on the other their is the need to get them to let the stadium to BV 2017. Ultimately the council (or more precisely the senior officers involved) will go for the solution that leaves them with the smallest possible quantum of blame, and that is certainly not a derelict and unlet site. Whether DG & CM get the compensation that is warranted is (I'm afraid to say) very much of an unknown.

I think Slough will be track sharing with Basingstoke this season until the damage caused by Betjeman is sorted out.

I use the fastcat, and expect to travel down for a good number of meetings. Let me know when you are interested in going and I can give you a lift if I'm planning to go.

well here's six: http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=81167&p=2751469 http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=81167&p=2751481 http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=81167&p=2751494 http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=81167&p=2751525 http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=81167&p=2751750 http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=81167&p=2752438 I think you owe me an apology!

There were posts on this forum about rumours circulating at Coventry and King's Lynn meetings the day before and the lunchtime meeting at Leicester on the 19th March that there were problems with the track at the NSS. It may be correct that the scale and nature of the problems were unknown but it clearly didn't come as a surprise to some.

That doesn't read like a report to me. I would hazard a guess that it is the text of the as yet unpublished investigation by the Speedway Star. While revealing, it clearly doesn't tell the whole story.

I'm rather confused, are you aiming these comments at me?

Who is the third best no 3? There appear to be two 8th best no 3s - Ellis and R Worrall.

Local authority lawyers are not always the most dynamic of people, and it may simply be that the process of signing everything off is a time consuming one.

But whether or not you have valid title depends on the circumstances. see Lewis v Averay and Little v Ingram

24 so far, and will probably end up as about 28 between nine teams. In comparison in 2013 there were just 15 spread across ten teams (including three that had no Brits at all).

Not mentioned on here, but currently receiving a lot of love (and deservedly so) on the Leicester 2017[!] thread:- Colin Cook

Only if you ignore the fact that five (possibly six) teams will have a number 7 with a lower starting average. So with only Sarjeant and Graversen above Ayres that makes him one of the BETTER number sevens. 2016 opening green sheet 5.22 2016 final GS 6.85

Robin Southwell seems to have some interesting business connections according to today's Private Eye (page 37), which would no doubt make him fit right in at the BSPA. Here's an earlier PE piece on Mr Southwell: http://www.ianfraser.org/eads-chief-executive-robin-southwell-drawn-into-a-hornets-nest/

Lebedevs topped the Polish League (second tier) averages last season. Kylmakorpi was second. That also put him ahead of Hougaard (Lions no 1 in 2016), Lindgren (his Daugavpils teammate), Hans Andersen, Sam Masters, Scott Nicholls and Chris Harris.

Averaged 5 from 7 MDL matches for Mildenhall last season. (for comparison Niall Strudwick averaged 8 from 8 MDL matches in 2016)

A lot of questions about that team with not much EL experience. However it does have potential. Ayres and Riss are both entertaining and improving riders I would be happy to see in a team I support. Gomoloski has improved since he last rode here and is good value on his average. For the team to fit Lebedevs must be coming in on 7 (or less), if so that is a steal as his continental form puts him on a par with riders in the 8.5-9.00 bracket. Against that I'd be worried about Gomolski and Lebedevs Polish league commitments, Nilsson's ability to be a number one away, Auty's injury prone style and getting the Glasgow version of Wolbert. On balance I think it is a better team than the initial reaction suggests, and an imaginative one given the circumstances. If the new signings settle in to the Beaumont Leys track then the Lions will be difficult to beat at home.

Think you could take some of the postings on the BSF as quite persuasive evidence that that has already come to pass

His last foreign league team was Hammarby in 2012, so I don't think he's interested in riding abroad anymore.

Good grief is this argument still going on. On the basis of the plentiful evidence presented in this thread the conclusion seems quite clear - that there is little between them. If one is better than the other any difference is marginal. Personally I'd be happy to see either of them in a team I supported, although at 22 vs 26 I think Howarth has more potential for improvement.

The original papers make it fairly clear what the funding process was. Step 1: council borrows money (from Public works Loan Board or on open market) Step 2: stadium built (give or take a third bend/back straight stand) Step 3: council pays interest on borrowings which it finances from rental income for stadium hence the rent being so high.

There are none at present

From the 29 Jan Press Release: THE British Speedway Promoters’ Association are pleased to finally confirm Coventry Bees will be racing in the 2017 SGB Premiership. We have accepted proposals for the team to race on a temporary basis at Leicester’s Beaumont Park for the opening weeks of the season with the ultimate aim of moving back to Coventry during the campaign. For the avoidance of doubt, both Coventry and Leicester will be racing as separate teams and this is in no way an amalgamation of the two clubs. The move has been made to keep Coventry on track in very trying circumstances with their former Brandon Stadium home currently unavailable. However, strenuous efforts will continue to be made to take the team back to the famous site. Bits in bold would suggest that nothing has actually been resolved, just some more time bought.

You're right, I've confused Sam Woods and Adam Kirby! Woods' most significant contribution was as a member of Rye House's fours winning team.