Crump99 Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 You can't keep sinking £150k a season into the club, it just couldn't sustain itself as a top flight club. Sad day. a couple of weeks ago they could: "Losses on and off the track won’t drive away the Panthers owners" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 It's a shame that Frost didn't put the club up for sale after the last home meeting and then there may have been a chance of finding a new owner to run EL speedway in 2014 - the main thing now is the club doesn't close a new owner needs to be found ASAP to run PLracing in 2014 . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 There was a big hint in this article but still a shame that it's happened. Never really "got" Rick Frost I'm afraid and will always be remembered as one of the ones who nearly killed British speedway in 2010 and now he has done it to Peterborough in 2013. I do hope that someone comes in as we need all the clubs to survive - sad day indeed. Agree with most of that, the article made me question his intention to run I must admit, but I dismissed it. Now its become reality its a bloody awful feeling, absolutely awful. If only I could win the lotto this week.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kester Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Why do you have to quantify a sad day for the panthers with a cheap dig at Leicester.........how low can you go. You really need to get off that high horse. I was highlighting what a sad day it was for us all, we have lost somewhere great, and replaced it with....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 It's a shame that Frost didn't put the club up for sale after the last home meeting and then there may have been a chance of finding a new owner to run EL speedway in 2014 - the main thing now is the club doesn't close a new owner needs to be found ASAP to run PLracing in 2014 . Can only agree with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2 Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Can only agree with that. Agreed, surely all 'Speedway' fans would want a new owner for Panthers and entry into the Premier League otherwise the sport that seems to be slowly dying in the UK takes a step closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Hope this is only a temporary problem for Peterborough and they are soon back at the EoES in whichever league they can. On a slightly worrying thought ....... which team is KKS, Hougaard Racing, MJJ Racing etc etc going to infultrate now !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 If they find a new owner why can't they go back into the EL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2 Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 The press release from the AGM just made it sound as though that was not an option but I see your point. Also if say the current 10 teams start filling their 1-5 positions before any potential new owner is found then the options left for rider's 1-5 for a Peterborough team would be sparse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 If they find a new owner why can't they go back into the EL. Because Leicester have their spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2 Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Because Leicester have their spot There is that, so in theory any potential resurrection would mean taking Leicester's Premier League Spot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Kev Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Really feel for the Panthers fans tonight, was very surprised and disapointed that they wont be in the Elite League next season. Fingers crossed someone is found to take over and the Panthers can race on next season. I went to the EOES for the first time last season, and it would be a massive blow to the sport to lose a track as good as that, best track I have been to. Sad Day 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david2905 Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 There is that, so in theory any potential resurrection would mean taking Leicester's Premier League Spot? That won't happen this year, can't chuck Leicester out after inviting them, so would have to be an expanded EL in 2015 or an EL club drops out in 12 months/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 If the current owners were losing £100k per season, it would make sense for any new owners to start off in the Premier League, rather than going straight in at the deep end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieE Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Just want to say how gutted I am for all Panthers fans tonight. Hope this isn't the end for your club and you can return at any level at least in the future and hopefully find your way back to the EL sooner rather than later. Will really miss my trips to the showground, especially the annual bank holiday double header with us Bees. Probably my favourite venue to watch speedway. Would be great if the showground could at least be used for shared events next season to keep a foot in and make sure the place is not completely wasted in British speedway but no doubt there'll be reasons why that can't happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irk Deflector Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Never really "got" Rick Frost I'm afraid and will always be remembered as one of the ones who nearly killed British speedway in 2010 and now he has done it to Peterborough in 2013. I do hope that someone comes in as we need all the clubs to survive - sad day indeed.It was the inbred clowns that nearly killed speedway not Frost. They still have every opportunity to finish the job - time will tell! Fingers crossed for Peterborough - if they don't run next year they may have planning permission issues given proximity of new housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy jimmy Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Peterborough fan base was too low to ever sustain EL racing, shame but that is the reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 You really need to get off that high horse. I was highlighting what a sad day it was for us all, we have lost somewhere great, and replaced it with....... Why not leave it at having lost somewhere great, why have a dig at a club who are willing to risk running in the EL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TesarRacing Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Agree with most of that, the article made me question his intention to run I must admit, but I dismissed it. Now its become reality its a bloody awful feeling, absolutely awful. If only I could win the lotto this week....The trouble is Blu, that is not the solution. You can't have teams running at a loss season after season whether there are the Mr Frost's around. At some point when you finally call it a day this is what happens as it is impossible to find a buyer. British Speedway has to find a way to get the sport back on its feet financially. Unfortunately, the decisions at the AGM have not addressed those issues in the slightest. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexPanther Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 The powers that be really dont get it do they? The EL is in terminal decline and what do they do to resolve issues, absolutely zip, de nada, nothing. The annual watering down of the EL meeting hasnt addressed or resolved significant issues both on and off the track and whilst they continue to bury their heads in the sand I can only see Peterborough Panthers as being the first of clubs that will follow the same route. Whilst Panthers fanbase wasnt great, the majority of those fans will be lost to speedway for good, if there are no takers for the club. Can speedway afford to lose fans from an already diminishing following? Despite the SKY coverage with peaktime Monday night viewing not a single club had a nationally known sponsor, why? GB speedway hasnt moved with the times. To many outsiders the sport is considered a joke and at times its hard to argue against that. The product on the track is constantly tinkered with year after to year to very little if any effect. Until the sport adopts a professional approach both on and off the track its not going anywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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