donstrigger

I understood the site was bought as a long term investment by the current owner and when the right offer come in he would cash in on his investment, In the mean time the site was least for go kart racing. I very much doubt any Speedway promotion could afford to buy the site or offer a substantially better offer on a lease than the go karts, so i suspect is why it was discounted when speedway was removed from plough lane. If Paschal Taggart is serious about building a new stadium then this could be a much cheaper option should he not obtain plough lane. Transport links are good with tram and train station close. The site is mainly surrounded by common land and the old sewage works with an industrial area between the site and the closest housing and I am sure some noise reduction measures could be designed into a stadium.

It seems unlikely to me that the site will be redeveloped for greyhound racing alone, the cost of buying the site and then building a new stadium would make this almost impossible £40+ million at a guess. Even if the site was developed into a multi use stadium used 7 days a week i believe this would never be financially viable. I suspect that additional housing will be required in any redevelopment plans agreed by the council and that will not be good for the prospect of any Motorsport remaining at the site. However i do believe that it would be possible to built a multi use stadium elsewhere in the borough which could be more acceptable both financially and with any potential noise issues e.g. the Beddington Lane site, should the inevitable happen then maybe this option should be discussed with Paschal Taggart and Merton Council. To me this would make more sense and would seem the most likely way that Speedway could ever return to the borough.

Does anyone know who will be providing the pre meeting entertainment on Saturday?