Panthers89 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I don't want Coventry at Peterborough, its our track, not Coventry, hence why hope the situation gets sorted, and sorted quickly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbo Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Just a thought travel to Peterborough to watch Coventry ride speedway on Friday night, then continue on to Northampton to watch Coventry City FC play their home fixtures on the way home, exciting to be a Coventrians supporting local sport!!. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) Doesn't look like Mr Sandhu is backing up his words - hope this mess gets sorted because I was looking forward to tonight ... At least the ice speedway on Eurosport is good Edited March 23, 2014 by Steve0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbo Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Now to serious I posted my feelings about the debacle on Friday night Blayne telling me that both team managers didn't want the meeting to go ahead neither did the riders but the match referee decided that it should . Let me also say I admire Blayne for staying about after the match to be available to discuss our grievances with unlike other senior members. I wasan't impressed by Mr Rogers take it it leave it attitude. I decided not to go tonight, first time in 10 years I would have missed a meeting at Brandon (was going to watch it on Sky, bet they are happy bunnies) I feel sorry for people who travelled to Coventry for what should have been a superb meeting when the meeting was called off shortly before the start. I then read Mick Horton's explanation of how the track is now prepared. He has as the Promoter no say in how the track is prepared or who does it.The explanation of this being the responsibility of the "Stadium" would this be Mr Sandhu?. How can the Speedway authorities grant such a meeting to Coventry when Mick Horton has no control over the Curator or what he does in respect of preparing the track for such a high profile event. I noted that Terry Russell (sky track man was in attendance) do Sky know what's going on. Where do we stand now. I begin to wonder if my £500 plus for season tickets was a wise investment. We are in a mess and we need answers from Mick Horton, Blayne Scroggins, Mr Watson, Sandhu and perhaps Uncle Tom Cobley and all before this mess is sorted. As loyal supporters we need answers, the riders need answers. Last Fridays meeting was a disgrace 6 heats in one and a half hours. Long breaks waiting to see what was going to happen without any information from the roving mike. As I said on the National League site Speedway supporters are a group if long suffering people who travel hundreds of miles to follow their sport, called off, very often little explanation, they moan and go home, back the following week to support their respective teams. No damage, no threats, no fighting just loyal people with a love for speedway and their respective heroes who participate in a dangerous sport. Come on let's get this sorted out. As a long standing supporter we want speedway at Coventry not Peterborough.As a city we play football in Northampton we don't want to have to go to Peterborough to follow our speedway team although we could make a weekend of it I suppose!!. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I just don't understand how Horton had no say in who prepares the track for the stadium. Coventry have been dragged to Belle Vue like level of preparation. I do feel for Horton but he does have to carry the can for anything that goes wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) I just don't understand how Horton had no say in who prepares the track for the stadium. Coventry have been dragged to Belle Vue like level of preparation. I do feel for Horton but he does have to carry the can for anything that goes wrong. The stadium runs other events so for them it makes sense to have there own staff. If I owned the stadium I wouldnt want someone turning up working on my track that wasnt an employee of mine. I dont see how he can be blamed for what happened today, he was told there would be no issues for today. Unfortunately he cant be at the track morning, noon and night. The track man is obviously not good enough to do the job, Horton has now released a statement to put pressure on the owners to sort it out, there isnt much more he can do. Edited March 23, 2014 by woz01 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 The stadium runs other events so for them it makes sense to have there own staff. If I owned the stadium I wouldnt want someone turning up working on my track that wasnt an employee of mine. I dont see how he can be blamed for what happened today, he was told there would be no issues for today. Unfortunately he cant be at the track morning, noon and night. The track man is obviously not good enough to do the job, Horton has now released a statement to put pressure on the owners to sort it out, there isnt much more he can do. Yes, i read his statement. And he rightly points out it wasn't his decision to make regards track prep. But as you say, no i wouldn't want someone not my employee doing a job on my behalf either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) Yes, i read his statement. And he rightly points out it wasn't his decision to make regards track prep. But as you say, no i wouldn't want someone not my employee doing a job on my behalf either. Its what happens when you rent a stadium, you are always reliant on the owners to be decent and get the decisions right. Edited March 23, 2014 by woz01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) It is not very clever of Horton to rely on someone else, who it appears he has no control over, to carry out one of the most important parts of the Coventry Speedway business. It would be interesting to find out why the previous person responsible for track preparation was removed or left. Edited March 23, 2014 by A ORLOV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Its what happens when you rent a stadium, you are always reliant on the owners to be decent and get the decisions right. Such a shame new people have got it so horribly wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 As somebody involved in promotional events, We bring the act/show and it's up to the venue to deal with the logistics and making sure everything is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yes, i read his statement. And he rightly points out it wasn't his decision to make regards track prep. But as you say, no i wouldn't want someone not my employee doing a job on my behalf either. I always thought the same policy applied at Peterborough as well and the stadium owners had their own staff to prepare the track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Anyone know is the dole has gone up? Need more, Not enough to live on as I can't afford BT sport.. Just Sky Sports. As somebody involved in promotional events, We bring the act/show and it's up to the venue to deal with the logistics and making sure everything is fine. You will have to start remembering what you have posted a few hours ago, then you will not look so daft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 You will have to start remembering what you have posted a few hours ago, then you will not look so daft. I see nothing changes with the multi aliased one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TesarRacing Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) As somebody involved in promotional events, We bring the act/show and it's up to the venue to deal with the logistics and making sure everything is fine. You will have to start remembering what you have posted a few hours ago, then you will not look so daft. I need a doctor - is there one in the house I wonder?!! Edited March 24, 2014 by TesarRacing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poole Quay 7 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I need a doctor - is there one in the house I wonder?!! Ask Hougaard to write you out a prescription.... He hasn't got around to telling us he is a Doctor yet. But that is only a question of time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hopefully a few harsh words will be spoken at Brandon today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hopefully a few harsh words will be spoken at Brandon today. Lets hope the new owner cares and listens. After months without speedway, the fans were really looking forward to these meetings. Really hope something is sorted by Friday so we can get the EL season going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfromcov Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 either this is a bog standard speedway F**k up, or its planned... either the new owners (whoever they may be) have decided to get rid as soon as possible, three years is looking a bit optimistic now! or, as is rumoured sandhu has bought the place back from himself, in which case this is an even worse scenario, absolute zero chance of a new stadium. we can be polite and say its option 1, but by the sound of Mick Hortons response, i'm not so sure. and we very concerned when mick Horton rescued Pboro, perhaps we can now see why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur cross Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I just don't understand how Horton had no say in who prepares the track for the stadium. Coventry have been dragged to Belle Vue like level of preparation. I do feel for Horton but he does have to carry the can for anything that goes wrong. At most stadiums where the speedway club rents or leases its track from another sport's landlord (most often greyhounds), the speedway club's rental agreement includes carefully worked-out details for matters like track preparation which make it clear which responsibilities belong to the stadium landlord and which responsibilities belong to the speedway club. What appears staggering in this current Coventry case is that no-one (whether it be Mick Horton, the stadium owners or, after being dragged into it after yesterday's farce, the BSPA) appears to be quoting such a rental agreement as a starting-point for working out where it's all gone horribly wrong. There'll be different quirks in each club's rental agreement with the respective landlords ... for example, as far as I know, Sheffield's deal includes the stadium staff taking care of putting down and taking away the protective sheets over their dog track whereas Newcastle's deal includes the Diamonds being responsible for this task (as seen in their appeals for more volunteers on their club thread on the Premier chapter of this forum). But the key thing is that each club knows where it stands with its own landlord and, usually, there's also a degree of flexibility when extra track work's required beyond a club's usual raceday access ... for example, with a few days' notice, most greyhound-sharing speedway clubs can get an extra morning or afternoon's access to their track on a quiet day for the dog racing. Any such co-operation or flexibilty at Coventry appears to have fallen off a cliff and, more worryingly, there doesn't seem to be any sign of such relations being repaired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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