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It will be a huge loss if we loose Coventry and I mean that, I know how it feels to lose a club when they shut Bradford down, I am hoping a new ground is found for the Bees and Sandu stands by his word for the sake of Coventry Speedway and its fans.

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Time for clear thinking here.

 

Sandhu has purchased the land back and is now attempting to develope it for housing. Meaning he is the sole reason Coventry Speedway is in this plight. Anyone disagree?

 

So as far as Sandhu is concerned, speedway is the least of his issues. Far more important to get planning for a couple of hundred houses on the site. He should be cut off from finding a new home for the Bees forthwith. What if a piece of land is found, he is alerted to it, buys it then chucks in a planning permission for more houses?

 

He relinquishes any ownership to Coventry as soon as the Bees are out of Brandon. What rights would he have once he has kicked the speedway out of their home? Would the BSPA still see him as someone to promote a speedway club?

 

This has nothing to do with Horton who is just leasing the speedway off Sandhu until the club are booted out. Once that has happened anyone would have just as much right to run a team in the area providing it gets the backing of the BSPA.

 

Time is now to form a save our speedway group. Time is tight already. If that line is met with lethargy then there is no hope for Coventry Bees.

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Time for clear thinking here.

 

Sandhu has purchased the land back and is now attempting to develope it for housing. Meaning he is the sole reason Coventry Speedway is in this plight. Anyone disagree?

 

So as far as Sandhu is concerned, speedway is the least of his issues. Far more important to get planning for a couple of hundred houses on the site. He should be cut off from finding a new home for the Bees forthwith. What if a piece of land is found, he is alerted to it, buys it then chucks in a planning permission for more houses?

 

He relinquishes any ownership to Coventry as soon as the Bees are out of Brandon. What rights would he have once he has kicked the speedway out of their home? Would the BSPA still see him as someone to promote a speedway club?

 

This has nothing to do with Horton who is just leasing the speedway off Sandhu until the club are booted out. Once that has happened anyone would have just as much right to run a team in the area providing it gets the backing of the BSPA.

 

Time is now to form a save our speedway group. Time is tight already. If that line is met with lethargy then there is no hope for Coventry Bees.

 

They (or some of them) made their mind up in 2010 which is probably why we're in this position. Reads like the final broadcast in the "let's run him out of town boys" crusade!

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Time for clear thinking here.

 

Sandhu has purchased the land back and is now attempting to develope it for housing. Meaning he is the sole reason Coventry Speedway is in this plight. Anyone disagree?

 

So as far as Sandhu is concerned, speedway is the least of his issues. Far more important to get planning for a couple of hundred houses on the site. He should be cut off from finding a new home for the Bees forthwith. What if a piece of land is found, he is alerted to it, buys it then chucks in a planning permission for more houses?

 

He relinquishes any ownership to Coventry as soon as the Bees are out of Brandon. What rights would he have once he has kicked the speedway out of their home? Would the BSPA still see him as someone to promote a speedway club?

 

This has nothing to do with Horton who is just leasing the speedway off Sandhu until the club are booted out. Once that has happened anyone would have just as much right to run a team in the area providing it gets the backing of the BSPA.

 

Time is now to form a save our speedway group. Time is tight already. If that line is met with lethargy then there is no hope for Coventry Bees.

I'm more inclined to think Sandhu will more likely be in a position to find us a new home if he has rebought the site and confident of redevelopment. He would make a shed load of cash if planning permission is ever successful. Whether he actually wants to find us a home is another matter.

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Is there any proof that Mr Sandhu has purchased the land from himself so to speak? Or is this Internet gossip that really isn't going to help anybody ??

 

 

I agree I am not convinced I think someone needs to get a meeting on for fans and air what's going on at least put you lot in the picture.

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This does look a pretty nasty situation for Coventry.

 

I just have a feeling that Coventry will fold, all the assets will follow Horton to Peterborough and he becomes a co-owner with Frost then Peterborough move back up to the EL.

 

I may be just being a little suspicious but I believe there must be a backup plan by Horton

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Time for clear thinking here.

 

Sandhu has purchased the land back and is now attempting to develope it for housing. Meaning he is the sole reason Coventry Speedway is in this plight. Anyone disagree?

 

So as far as Sandhu is concerned, speedway is the least of his issues. Far more important to get planning for a couple of hundred houses on the site. He should be cut off from finding a new home for the Bees forthwith. What if a piece of land is found, he is alerted to it, buys it then chucks in a planning permission for more houses?

 

He relinquishes any ownership to Coventry as soon as the Bees are out of Brandon. What rights would he have once he has kicked the speedway out of their home? Would the BSPA still see him as someone to promote a speedway club?

 

This has nothing to do with Horton who is just leasing the speedway off Sandhu until the club are booted out. Once that has happened anyone would have just as much right to run a team in the area providing it gets the backing of the BSPA.

 

Time is now to form a save our speedway group. Time is tight already. If that line is met with lethargy then there is no hope for Coventry Bees.

Never thought I' d see the day when I would be agreeing with SS, First of all can we believe anything Sandhu says , 2 years ago we were assured there was no partner Sandhu was the sole owner , So why does the sole owner have to purchase what he claims he already owns , Bees fans taking his word for him finding a new site is a Huge risk ,because if he takes our eye off the ball and we let redevelopment slip through unhindered in the mistaken belief that he is interested in anything other than profiteering then he will make fools of us , If he owns brandon which has the track , stadium .facilities and most important of all Planning Consent to run 3 sports , then why uproot them on some pie in the sky new piece of land , far easier to buy said piece of land and develop for housing than to try to gain PP on it for Noisy sports . . Trust Sandhu at your peril , but for me his open testamony as to why he bought Into Coventry speedway in the first place the subesquent reasons why he carried on running speedway because his plans to redevelop were thwarted and his later Lies about not having a partner who is now a convicted money launderer and fraudster , mean this is someone we should not be affording any trust to . forget the new land and get lobbying Rugby Council and it's MP's to keep to it's word and retain Brandon as a sports facility . let sandhu build his houses elsewhere

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In my opinion I think over his time at Coventry Mr Sandhu has done enough to earn our respect and trust that he is a man of his word. He has never said houses were not in the plan for Brandon, the way businesses are set up you never understand the full ownership and every reason behind it. Had there been much in the report a few yrs back then HMRC would have acted and more would have been reported and the sale would have been questioned.

 

I may be in the minority, I am not sure but given previous I'd quite happily take Sandhu's word. Speedway and its politics that let him

Down. Look at how we find our Elite League today !!! Maybe, just maybe if they would have listened to Sandhu we might be in a better position than we find ourself in in 2014.

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In my opinion I think over his time at Coventry Mr Sandhu has done enough to earn our respect and trust that he is a man of his word. He has never said houses were not in the plan for Brandon, the way businesses are set up you never understand the full ownership and every reason behind it. Had there been much in the report a few yrs back then HMRC would have acted and more would have been reported and the sale would have been questioned.

I may be in the minority, I am not sure but given previous I'd quite happily take Sandhu's word. Speedway and its politics that let him

Down. Look at how we find our Elite League today !!! Maybe, just maybe if they would have listened to Sandhu we might be in a better position than we find ourself in in 2014.

Maybe you can purchase one of the houses he builds - if you trust him that much. He might even let you choose which bend of the track for your plot. He is a businessman and, like all businessmen, he will do what is right for him.

 

I do hope that Coventry continue at Brandon though as there is a lot of history at that venue.

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Steve, the problem I'd that Brandon is full of history and me and my family have many many great memories.. However.

 

To attract new fans to the sport and keep the ones we have I think a move isn't the end of the world. In 10 years time the place would need almost a complete make-over. The terraces are dangerous in places and I can't sit in the stand because the seats are that close it isn't comfortable.

 

Did anybody expect Sandhu to come out and say I will 100% find you a location and finance a new stadium?? We can look at the situation half empty and look at the negatives and what's all wrong with all this or we look at it half full and work together and do all we can to ensure our speedway club continues.

 

He is a businessman, but the Emil deal wasn't cheap was it I bet, the money spent on Brandon and I think in previous years it was Coventry who were mainly buying riders and then the hassle over Hamill and Hancock going to Oxford on loan etc. He has by far put his money into Speedway for what return??

 

And I'd go for Olsen way and house number 5, think it would be by the first bend if I ask nicely enough.

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As an off the wall diversion, a few friends were having a discussion this afternoon and we wondered what reson was there for Coventry adopting The Bees teaam name.

One reason could be it isn't or wasn't Cov it was allways Brandon Bees so that seems to go together
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Maybe you can purchase one of the houses he builds - if you trust him that much. He might even let you choose which bend of the track for your plot. He is a businessman and, like all businessmen, he will do what is right for him.

 

I do hope that Coventry continue at Brandon though as there is a lot of history at that venue.

Coventry continues at Brandon or not at all , The only site that will not have nimbies ,who in this day and age always get their way ,is in the middle of the Sahara desert ,even then some do gooder would be complaining that the noise of people enjoying themselves is upsetting the sand !!. If Brandon is lost then it's the end of the road .

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they were originally brandon bees, because there was already a coventry team, until it folded.

back in the day when we had two teams, now we are looking at none!

 

yes we know its tired and needs lots of work, but lets not forget the history, move to a farmers field and its gone overnight.

 

i used to go to highfield road every home game, lots of great memories, they moved to the ricoh it was a "memory desert", only went a couple of times after that

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Speedibee I totally agree with your post, are correct in your saying that, why move from brandon. Do not trust sandhu. I think He's going to be pulling the wool over all the Coventry bees eyes if they believe his so called story about finding a new piece of land and a new stadium. Complete rubbish, the sooner people realise that the better, stay put and stay at brandon. Otherwise your Your have nothing at all.

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i used to go to highfield road every home game, lots of great memories, they moved to the ricoh it was a "memory desert", only went a couple of times after that

So I take it Six Fields is out then phil.....

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Sad to say that I agree with speedibee and if Brandon goes then I don't think they could get somewhere else within 3 years so the end of the road for speedway in Coventry. :sad: The stadium may be run down but it still has a lot of history and compared to other tracks and their facilities it's one of the better ones. Would be a tragedy for it to disappear.

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