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Anyway following on from that does anyone have a contribution that is not straight from the mouth of a complete halfwit.

 

How you getting on convincing people of the aces 5 league titles in a row by the way

I see you are excluding yourself from the next phase of this discussion then.

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LOL. Thought tbf, even cynical old me expected that once planning permission went in it was a formality. Lets just hope something gets built that is at least half way to being what was described and fitting of the name "National Speedway Stadium".

Why is it unreasonable not to expect exactly what was planned for this facility ? ie A National Speedway Stadium which will hold world events with a potential capacity of over 15,000 with plentiful available track time to produce the potential stars of tomorrow ! That was what the public was encouraged to buy into with the 'buy a brick scheme'
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I see that the Manchester Evening News this morning had a snippet on the front cover..

 

"Stadium is green for go.

A new national speedway stadium has been given the green light at Belle Vue (see page 19)"

 

The ensuing article then commences with "could get the green light this week" then mostly talks about concerns over its impact on the hockey players who could temporarily be left without a home. Sport England are apparently asking for a condition to be placed on the approval to ensure that the hockey players have a base until the Armitage Centre is ready. Hopefully just a minor stumbling block in the overall plan...

 

Blimey...The Armitage Centre..Now thats a blast from the past.

 

Home of the Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools in the 90s. And a very happy hunting ground for me and my now sickeningly famous friends..

 

Sorry for the lack of Belle Vue content.

 

Tom

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Well today's the day. Let's hope for great news. My fingers and toes are crossed.

 

People may laugh at belle vue and slate us. But im confident and really excited. Slate and moan all you want

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Well today's the day. Let's hope for great news. My fingers and toes are crossed.

 

People may laugh at belle vue and slate us. But im confident and really excited. Slate and moan all you want

 

 

So are everyone's Phil, mine included. People are allowed opinions that are contrary to yours without it being slating or moaning. Being doubtful that something will happen is a world away from hoping it doesn't despite what a few wallies on here will have you believe.

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So are everyone's Phil, mine included. People are allowed opinions that are contrary to yours without it being slating or moaning. Being doubtful that something will happen is a world away from hoping it doesn't despite what a few wallies on here will have you believe.

Eh, I'm glad of the haters. Haters are there to be proved wrong.

I just feel there is some unfair criticism. Yes it's taken far to long since the first announcement but remember it was the MEN thst leaked the stadium news. Belle vue wanted it kept quiet for a few years. The MEN really didd'nt help David Gordon and they didd'nt help yesterday. David Gordon was furious again with them yesterday

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Eh, I'm glad of the haters. Haters are there to be proved wrong.

Some people must have very sad lives.

I just can't understand those who want to whinge and moan, and revel in gloom and doom. There are actually people on here who seem to have taken delight in watching the likes of Exeter, Reading and Oxford close, and are still getting their kicks out of potential threats to Coventry and Mildenhall.

 

On the plus side it must really hurt them to see that some of the best speedway racing today is seen at new built stadiums like Scunthorpe and Somerset, whilst the newly build Leicester is an excellent facility which just needs track alterations so that the quality of racing can match the quality of the stadium.

 

A yes vote from Manchester council this afternoon will see another little part of these sad cases die.

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I do laugh at being called a hater an then having people like DaC coming on here and mocking. I'm just glad I didn't make plans for the 2013 SWC final at the stadium which DIDNT HAPPEN! So us "haters" and whatever else people want to call us were right.

 

Also, GP's were mentioned 3 years ago. I see thats already being rubbished by the non-haters. So again, we were cycnical and it doesn't look like happening now.

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I do laugh at being called a hater an then having people like DaC coming on here and mocking. I'm just glad I didn't make plans for the 2013 SWC final at the stadium which DIDNT HAPPEN! So us "haters" and whatever else people want to call us were right.

 

Also, GP's were mentioned 3 years ago. I see thats already being rubbished by the non-haters. So again, we were cycnical and it doesn't look like happening now.

Haters gonna hate is just a saying mate. No malice intended

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What we looking at now Phil, is it 2016 or longer, hoping its 2016 then we can get the SWC back home where it belongs about time we had it as well.

2016 is the target. But any appeals could slow that up. But it was unanimous decision apparently so should be no appeals.

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I cannot understand the negativity around this stadium....I think it comes from the naming of it as the National Speedway Stadium which was a mistake probably...but a lot of people seemed to want it to fail for some reason..

I am naturally a bit of a cynic and pessimist but for a good while now I genuinely expected this to happen and I am not expecting Wembley or the Etihad but a nice little stadium with good viewing , a nice race track and decent eating and drinking facilities will be great and surely everybody would agree with that....

FC United are opening their stadium soon with a 5000 capacity....Salford's RL stadium took ages to get approved and built but is there now....Curzon Ashton' s new ground is a lovely little ground....none are massive....none will probably rival the new Polish stadiums but they are neat and tidy and more importantly....built !

I will go to the new stadium , and I haven't been to speedway in England for about 15 years and I know plenty more will....they won't all come back but some will and that can only be positive........it then needs the rest of speedway to get its act in order and that might be the hard part.

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I think it comes from the naming of it as the National Speedway Stadium which was a mistake probably..

It's not the naming that's a mistake. It's people misunderstanding it.

 

After all, the England football team play their home matches at Wembley, not at the National Football Centre in Burton-on-Trent

 

The British Open Tennis is played at Wimbledon, not at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton.

 

So why would anyone think that the National Speedway Stadium should only be something which must rival the Cardiff G.P.?

 

What we will have is a state-of-the-art stadium which is more than adequate to host the largest EL crowds; with National training facilities, track-based, classroom-based, and workshop based; access to a massive sports science institute being built just a mile down the road; and capability to be temporarily expanded to host a world cup crowd.

 

It's not meant to take the British G.P. away from Cardiff any more that St.George's Park is meant to take the England football matches away from Wembley.

 

We should celebrate safeguarding the future of a historic club that had no future at its current base, and developing something modern for training future British riders.

 

Now, where can we move onto for the next project to upgrade to a moden stadium in a city centre location? if Belle Vue can do it why can't another club...

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It's not the naming that's a mistake. It's people misunderstanding it.

 

After all, the England football team play their home matches at Wembley, not at the National Football Centre in Burton-on-Trent

 

The British Open Tennis is played at Wimbledon, not at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton.

 

So why would anyone think that the National Speedway Stadium should only be something which must rival the Cardiff G.P.?

 

What we will have is a state-of-the-art stadium which is more than adequate to host the largest EL crowds; with National training facilities, track-based, classroom-based, and workshop based; access to a massive sports science institute being built just a mile down the road; and capability to be temporarily expanded to host a world cup crowd.

 

It's not meant to take the British G.P. away from Cardiff any more that St.George's Park is meant to take the England football matches away from Wembley.

 

We should celebrate safeguarding the future of a historic club that had no future at its current base, and developing something modern for training future British riders.

 

Now, where can we move onto for the next project to upgrade to a moden stadium in a city centre location? if Belle Vue can do it why can't another club...

So why were we told it would host the SWC in 2013 and 2015 and they were looking to have a GP there? It's not us that got it wrong but the clubs statements.

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