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Yes, we believe that all with be attending with the possible exception of Jeremy Heaver.

Here is our agenda for tomorrow's meeting. We hope to see as many of you as possible there, for what should be a very interesting evening indeed. This meeting isn't a protest - it is a constructive forum for keeping the fans in touch with what is planned for the future at Brandon and for speedway and stock car racing, and to discuss ways of working together. Save Brandon Stadium 8 to 10pm Thursday 23 July 2015 Binley Woods Village Hall Please note: the hall will be in use until 7.30pm and time will be needed to rearrange the room so please don't expect to gain entry until c7.45pm. Agenda 1. Welcome and introductions 2. Background to the meeting 3. Current position on the housing proposals 4.. Contributions and updates invited from Mick Horton (representing Coventry Speedway), Jeremy Heaver (Stadium Manager), Rugby Borough Council and Binley Woods and Brandon & Bretford Parish Councils 5. Future organisation 6. Other potential courses of action 7. Open discussion 8. Summary of key actions

Howarth, Harris and Garrity would have been my first names on the team sheet this year so I was sad to see him go. It would be great to have him back in the fold.

A quick heads up for those who may be interested.... The 'Save Coventry Speedway' campaign was started in September 2014 after the announcement that plans were being prepared for the building of housing at Coventry Stadium in Brandon, which has staged speedway since 1928. It was also announced that motor sports at the stadium, one of the country’s finest and best loved motor sport venues, would cease at the end of the 2016 season. Supporters were assured that a new stadium would be built in the a Coventry area before the existing one was 'levelled' but we have had no news of any developments in regard to locating land for a new stadium, nor any progression of housing plans on the exiting site, or any announcement of a change of plan at Brandon. This meeting is called to put the future of both speedway and stock car racing firmly back on the agenda with urgency and the 'Save Coventry Speedway' campaign will be inviting key representatives from the stadium, the council and the promoters of both motor sports to speak at this meeting to enlighten concerned fans. It is also hoped that a fund will be set up to ensure that the interests of the racing community with its long and rich heritage can be properly represented. We are all aiming for the same thing - the preservation and prosperity of our beloved sports. So it’s time we came together with common purpose. 8-10pm Binley Woods Village Hall. Thursday July 23rd. Local residents, speedway and stock car fans all welcome! Please state if you will be coming with numbers. The hall has limited capacity.

Havvy is right, in the online match review comments..., it was nothing short of a sensational performance for the fighting Bees. I always love my trips to Monmore for the close racing, plenty of overtaking and decent view - and this was one of the best, and the atmosphere was pretty spot on for Bees fans but must have been extremely muted for the Wolves faithful. I've always thought that a good, close away win is the holy grail for this supporter, and so was again last night. Hats off once again to Captain Fantastic who thoroughly deserved the manager's glowing praise in this report. Harris is so aware at the moment, whether of the best lines to take, of his partners' and oppositions moves or of his team mates in the pits. A joy to watch And a vintage season to be a Bees fan, indeed.

What a cracking meeting. Best for a long, long time at Brandon with a big crowd, lots of overtaking, tense scoreline, plenty of drama and a great atmosphere. Serve that up regularly and the crowds will come flocking back. Proper speedway returns to Brandon. A top night's entertainment.

Very sad..and (if I understand it correctly) all over a Facebook post! Ridiculous...

Lucky I didn't notice this! There might just have been fisticuffs...

Silence is golden! When we're lucky. For me, a trip to the speedway is about the whole package, and maybe it's because I have spent a good chunk of the last twenty years putting on events that I am perhaps more aware of the plusses and shortcomings of the presentation side. And at Brandon, the only bright spot is David Hammond's voice and assured, relaxed style. But he's just the announcer ... The crowd was very poor last night. And that didn't help the atmosphere either.

York is a complete joke. Last year it looked like he was on the way out and many many of us rejoiced at that. The man made no mention during last night's meeting as to how many heats we needed to complete for the result to stand (the main topic of conversation amongst the people I was with), just as in previous meetings he has done nothing to inform the crowd how league points will be divided when it's a close finish. In short, the presentation is absolutely dire at Brandon. Now we've lost Chris Simpson and his well prepared jingles and rider themes, there's zilch atmosphere created. All we get is that bloody 5-4-3-2-1 Manfred Mann jingle every time there s a 5-1. And whoever the 'DJ' has no sense of mood...he/she even decided to play 'Tonight is going to be a good night' during the Poole fixture when it clearly wasn't! Awful, awful, awful!

Just back from Lakeside..that was a meeting I'd written off by Heat 10, saying to my friend that I thought we'd be lucky to come away with anything. All the more delighted to nick the win at the death then, with a superb first lap from King and Harris in the final race. Another good all round team performance though alarm bells were ringing after another two pointless opening rides from our No1. I'm sure he'll come good soon though... Kennett was by far the fastest rider on show, but choked again in Heat 15. Much more entertaining than Wednesday's drab affair in Norfolk.

Mad dash up from London after meetings and I made it just in time for the sun delay .... Bad luck again for Bees who really should have come away with a point. I agree with those who say that the track is over rated, and certainly compared to Monday's thriller at Monmore Green this was dull follow-the-leader speedway, with just a couple of decent races and precious few overtakes. Hopefully Lakeside will offer better speedway on Friday.

Great racing, as ever at Monmore and not a lot wrong with the track IMO other than everyone going for the Karlsson corridor at the same time. First bend did get a bit slick from several heats in which caused several riders to overslide but I still rate the circuit as amongst the abound for close racing with much overtaking. For Bees, Robson and Kylmakorpi excelled but Harris was clearly suffering from the effects of what looked like a painful first bend spill. Add to that Robson's engine fail while placed third in Heat One, Danny King's third turn bail out while in a scoring position and Jason Garrity going awol in his third and fourth outings and we should have been there or thereabouts . Porky (I think) went on about Coventry gambling on running the last heat in the rain and coming away with nothing, which confused me as Bees clearly came away with the point!

Really looking forward to this one.. I'd better get my skates on, finish my work, and jump in the car! Could be a close one..

That was a cracker. Great atmosphere, packed stadium, decent race track with several passes, plenty of close racing, a great view from the first bend and a totally motivated Bees team. Kylmakorpi was sensational. Happy Bee here!

shambles! Maybe they can go after Mads K now, which is what they should have done in the first place...

And the horrible mess that has gathered in the window frames of the grandstand overlooking the pits - an absolute health hazard waiting to happen. I brought this up with Horton at an open mic under the stand two years ago and he laughed at me :/

If I have a moan it's that I like to see new young talent coming through the ranks and this year the Bees team will be 26 years older than last year! Cue Dad's Army theme...

Misunderstanding with the stadium owners, apparently.. not for the first time.

Sandhu's words in 2010 were "There will be houses... We'll do it the right way when we do build the houses, we'll have another stadium, there will be another track, I can assure you.. we'll find a site" And now, four years on, the only hope in that direction that Mick Horton can muster is to say on the radio that "Sandhu is quite interested in finding a new stadium" I hear that Dave Rowe has been pushing Jeremy Heaver for an interview. If that happens, let's hope there's a little more than just hollow words. It seems obvious to me that the silence is due to a lack of any progress in finding a site, so no wonder that no one is saying anything. Given that there has been no sighting of any architects plans or specs (maybe Belle Vue could give them a few tips;) one has wonder now whether the whole idea is a dead duck.

I agree

Evasive and vague were two words I heard used afterwards, so nothing new there. If anything of great import had been said, I think the word would have got around by now. Perhaps more use to hear his comments at the end of Tapes Up BBC C&W from Monday, when he also said very little of any importance. the main points, for what they were worth : "Mr Sandhu is quite keen to look for a new stadium, but this is all just rumours..and we can't rely on rumours.. we have to look at our options and I have opened talks with Rugby and Coventry councils.. I think we'll be at Brandon for more than 2 years, it will be a long, drawn out process... the most important thing is that Coventry are still racing.. I would like to think that there is a commitment from the council that will point us in the right direction."

Congrats Poole. A great season to be supporting the Bees. Shame we fell at the last hurdle.

Good turn out today, with many Bees fans there. Here is the planning portfolio http://www.framptons-planning.com/portfolio/item/brandon-stadium-rugby-road-coventry/

Three quid extra for a play off final. I don't have a problem with that! Not quite sure what will happen with the racecard as the printers will never have time to prepare which teams are playing, let alone who the riders are..how's that going to work?