scribbler Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Let me get one thing straight here. I'd love EL speedway back at Lynn & if we are I'll be there week in week out but many others won't. Why now all of a sudden is it right for us to be in the EL when we've been approved for PL & drawn Somerset in the cup. What I think is the BSPA NEED 8 clubs to secure their Sky money so they've cook up a super strong Kipper so King's Lynn can get done up like one And whilst KL suddenly enjoy EL they'll be doing so at the expense of 2 EL clubs...and those EL club's supporters. I'm glad I'm not a KL supporter 'cos I don't think I'd feel comfortable with myself at the thought that other supporters were losing out rather than all the EL promotions talking things through and coming up with a compromise. It looks like KL are being used to satisfy the needs of some promoters to fix the EL how they want it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 I am very much for Elite League racing returning to Saddlebow. However, I would prefer it with Buster in charge, rather than some stop gap promoter running it on behalf of the BSPA, who had no feel for the Club, or indeed its supporters. We have to be competive, and not there to be used as just a filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajh Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 I am very much for Elite League racing returning to Saddlebow. However, I would prefer it with Buster in charge, rather than some stop gap promoter running it on behalf of the BSPA, who had no feel for the Club, or indeed its supporters. We have to be competive, and not there to be used as just a filler. Agree with that 100% We don't need EL speedway so it should be an offer we can't refuse. It could of course be the biggest game of bluff the sport has ever seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Well I,m for EL we don't have to break the bank with the team line up as long as we can compete at home at least those fans that want us to stay in th PL and love big home wins that won't happen in the EL but hopefully we shall get better racing than what we,ve seen this season at Lynn .But until I hear it from Buster we are still a PL team and who knows what will happen between now and March . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 And whilst KL suddenly enjoy EL they'll be doing so at the expense of 2 EL clubs...and those EL club's supporters. I'm glad I'm not a KL supporter 'cos I don't think I'd feel comfortable with myself at the thought that other supporters were losing out rather than all the EL promotions talking things through and coming up with a compromise. It looks like KL are being used to satisfy the needs of some promoters to fix the EL how they want it... I'm not sure we'd suddenly enjoy it at all. It will be the same old story, King's Lynn in the top league = bottom of the table. In the EL at the moment I think we could only compete financially with Eastbourne & Belle Vue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crikeythatsfast Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 And whilst KL suddenly enjoy EL they'll be doing so at the expense of 2 EL clubs...and those EL club's supporters. I'm glad I'm not a KL supporter 'cos I don't think I'd feel comfortable with myself at the thought that other supporters were losing out rather than all the EL promotions talking things through and coming up with a compromise. It looks like KL are being used to satisfy the needs of some promoters to fix the EL how they want it... I think things have gone beyond that, the statments on the Bees and Panthers websites, which incidently are identical tend to say things are beyond being repaired. Legal advice has now been sought. It's a sorry, sad state of affairs, and if I were SKY I would show PL speedway and leave the EL to sort itself out for a season, or however long it takes. In it's cirrent format, it's a shambles. Statement on the Bees and Panthers websites are the same. WE have been advised by our legal advisors not to make any public statement at this time regarding the future of Peterborough Speedway. Issued by: Peterborough Speedway Promotion. RELEASE DATE: Thursday 25 November 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Agree with that 100% We don't need EL speedway so it should be an offer we can't refuse. It could of course be the biggest game of bluff the sport has ever seen! Well for Cov and Boro to be in the Elite League something would have to give on one side or the other. With Coventry apparently now threatening legal action, it could become an even greater mess than it already is. I would rule nothing In or out. I am not sure the BSPA would want to spend mega bucks on defending a legal action either. The longer this goes on, with no word from the Chapmans, the more i get the feeling the Club and the fans are being used. Buster is no fool, and its very rare for someone to make a monkey out of him. I do have a little concern. It was reported that Buster had spent 200k on the ground at Kings Lynn Football club, which is an amazing amount of money, on a council owned property, maybe, just maybe he needs to get some cash back into the coffers, and this deal was too good to turn down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 I'm not sure we'd suddenly enjoy it at all. It will be the same old story, King's Lynn in the top league = bottom of the table. In the EL at the moment I think we could only compete financially with Eastbourne & Belle Vue. Screamer finish ahead of those 2, and we are nearly in the play-offs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crikeythatsfast Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Well for Cov and Boro to be in the Elite League something would have to give on one side or the other. With Coventry apparently now threatening legal action, it could become an even greater mess than it already is. I would rule nothing In or out. I am not sure the BSPA would want to spend mega bucks on defending a legal action either. The longer this goes on, with no word from the Chapmans, the more i get the feeling the Club and the fans are being used. Buster is no fool, and its very rare for someone to make a monkey out of him. I do have a little concern. It was reported that Buster had spent 200k on the ground at Kings Lynn Football club, which is an amazing amount of money, on a council owned property, maybe, just maybe he needs to get some cash back into the coffers, and this deal was too good to turn down. Blimey that's a lot of wonga. Surely though the two businesses are seperate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajh Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Well for Cov and Boro to be in the Elite League something would have to give on one side or the other. With Coventry apparently now threatening legal action, it could become an even greater mess than it already is. I would rule nothing In or out. I am not sure the BSPA would want to spend mega bucks on defending a legal action either. The longer this goes on, with no word from the Chapmans, the more i get the feeling the Club and the fans are being used. Buster is no fool, and its very rare for someone to make a monkey out of him. I do have a little concern. It was reported that Buster had spent 200k on the ground at Kings Lynn Football club, which is an amazing amount of money, on a council owned property, maybe, just maybe he needs to get some cash back into the coffers, and this deal was too good to turn down. It is all very odd. A simple statement from the promotion could quash the rumours straight away. The longer it goes on, the stranger it all seems. Buster is certainly no ones puppet, he's had more run ins with speedway authorities than most I can think of. He's done things his way and he's now reaping those rewards. As for the comment about going up and others expense, I very much doubt there is one KL that wants Coventry or Peterborough to not be about in 2011. I'd like nothing more than Lynn to be part of a 10 team league with a competitive side. If we are being used by other promotions as part of a big game of bluff then the BSPA can stick the EL where the sun doesn't shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I HATE THE RAIN Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Is there any evidence that KL are moving up or is it just rumours at the minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 I do have a little concern. It was reported that Buster had spent 200k on the ground at Kings Lynn Football club, which is an amazing amount of money, on a council owned property, maybe, just maybe he needs to get some cash back into the coffers, and this deal was too good to turn down. The Council fronted up around £130k for the development itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajh Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 By all account we will find out either way tomorrow! Just be nice to know now so the speculation can stop and the team building can begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crikeythatsfast Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 By all account we will find out either way tomorrow! Just be nice to know now so the speculation can stop and the team building can begin. Let's hope we do lol all this speculation is not good for us fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Just a thought Could it be possible that EL speedway WILL be at King's Lynn but under Peterborough's name??????????? The reason I say this is that, if the Peterborough promotion do pull out and it get all legal the BSPA may run the club but the landlords at the Showground rental costs could be out of their reach and Buster has offer a helping hand. Thought's????? I am sure Lynn would never run under Peterboroughs name. And Peterborough don't have an issue with the rental of the Showground i don't think.They have a problem with some of the new rules to what i can gather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Star Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) Well some pretty interesting times we live in eh ? Do i have sympathy with BSPA, no not at all, this has been coming for a while. This has been coming ever since the BSPA allowed one of its members to cream off all the money that previously had been shared between all tracks. The cartel (there's a pun in there somewhere)now have a bit of a problem, and they now have to beg there problem child back into the fold. There never has been more revenue in speedway, than now, it simply isnt being distributed on a fair and equitable basis. There was a time when Keith Chapman had to conceed to whatever punishment the BSPA decided to dish out to him. Now the shoe is on the other foot, Keith holds all the cards. I admire Mr Sandhu, he has been very badly treated by the BSPA for a while now, finally he has said enough is enough, good for him. When he owned Hamill and Hancock, he was forced to give them away when he should have been paid for there services. He is a good man, whom the authorities should have welcomed into the fold, instead he has continually been treated with derision, quite wrongly in my opinion. Dont know much about Mr Frost, but my sources tell me he is a decent fellow, he must have very good reasons for taking the stance he is currently taking. What would i like to see happen now ? Obviously seeing Kings Lynn back in the Elite League is an exciting prospect, and only Buster knows what are the right circumstances for this to happen. I have every reason to trust his ability to make the correct decision for the club. Do i personally care what happens to the sport should Kings Lynn refuse to go up, or if the Elite League fails because of the actions of Coventry, Peterborough or any other club ? Not really I hope that the current situation leads to a new administration being set up to properly run speedway in Great Britain. The BSPA as is simply is not working, not for the clubs, the fans , or for the future prospects of having a successful Great Britain Team. Despite the best efforts of many, we are no closer to developing new young riders for the future now than we were twenty years ago. There is lots of evidence oversea's of what is needed to bring on young riders, but we continue to bury our head in the sand. I do not criticise Rob Lyons or any of the previous Team GB managers for the current lack of International success, we simply are not putting enough resources into training and encouraging youngsters into the sport. With the amount of money Sky has paid for the TV rights over the last few years, some money at least should have been put into youth development. Instead we just continue from one crisis to another Edited November 25, 2010 by Canadian Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castrolargh Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 well said, canadian star, well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastern wolf Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 By all account we will find out either way tomorrow! Just be nice to know now so the speculation can stop and the team building can begin. I think KL should nip in and sign Harris and Batchelor while Coventry and Peterborough aren't looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpvmike Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Let's hope we do lol all this speculation is not good for us fans I agree with that I would also like to see the Stars still in the PL for 2011 The EL is in a mess, which gets bigger each season it seems If all of this cash is around, and we don't know that it is, then offer it to Ipswich to continue in the EL I don't want to see us blundering along at the bottom of the EL and I certainly don't want to see us there at the expense of speedway for the Bees and Panthers fans We have a successful formula at the NA, both on and off the track, which ensures survival every season Lets keep it that way, especially in the hard times to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krytens Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Sky report http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,14465_6526532,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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