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As someone who's been going to Ipswich speedway since they enjoyed a fierce rivalry with my 1st love Norwich speedway I'm well aware of how good John Berry was!

 

But I've heard many fans in the subsequent years since Berry's departure from Ipswich go on about how things would be better if John Berry was running Ipswich or indeed British speedway. But in all honesty the 1970's were very different times to what they are. If John Berry was about now I struggle to see where he'd do much better if any better at all.

 

Speedways biggest problem now is how to attract younger supporters to watch cause its scary at many tracks to see older faces the largest % of the dwindling crowds. Take away the over 50's from crowds and you'd have hardly anyone attending. When the over 50's pass away who's going to replace them?

 

As much as the Phillips father and son duo got it wrong at Birmingham they weren't helped by the poor crowd levels. Birmingham can be sustainable if ran properly and by persons with big finance!

 

Like I said last night, the fans fighting fund should help to ease the costs of any new promotion and to enhance their apetite to do it!

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As someone who's been going to Ipswich speedway since they enjoyed a fierce rivalry with my 1st love Norwich speedway I'm well aware of how good John Berry was!

 

But I've heard many fans in the subsequent years since Berry's departure from Ipswich go on about how things would be better if John Berry was running Ipswich or indeed British speedway. But in all honesty the 1970's were very different times to what they are. If John Berry was about now I struggle to see where he'd do much better if any better at all.

 

Speedways biggest problem now is how to attract younger supporters to watch cause its scary at many tracks to see older faces the largest % of the dwindling crowds. Take away the over 50's from crowds and you'd have hardly anyone attending. When the over 50's pass away who's going to replace them?

 

As much as the Phillips father and son duo got it wrong at Birmingham they weren't helped by the poor crowd levels. Birmingham can be sustainable if ran properly and by persons with big finance!

 

Like I said last night, the fans fighting fund should help to ease the costs of any new promotion and to enhance their apetite to do it!

Every business can be run well by people with big finances,Its called subsidising.whatever happens at Birmingham it is essential that they have a business model that is sustainable, income to costs.If it is not they will end up back at square one !
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Check out the concept of"lein" - http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?rd=1&word=Lein

 

It would allow the GRA to effectively hold property to ransom til their debts are cleared.

I think that the link you have provided refers to fiscal rules in the United States of America, we live in the United Kingdom

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As someone who's been going to Ipswich speedway since they enjoyed a fierce rivalry with my 1st love Norwich speedway I'm well aware of how good John Berry was!

 

But I've heard many fans in the subsequent years since Berry's departure from Ipswich go on about how things would be better if John Berry was running Ipswich or indeed British speedway. But in all honesty the 1970's were very different times to what they are. If John Berry was about now I struggle to see where he'd do much better if any better at all.

 

Speedways biggest problem now is how to attract younger supporters to watch cause its scary at many tracks to see older faces the largest % of the dwindling crowds. Take away the over 50's from crowds and you'd have hardly anyone attending. When the over 50's pass away who's going to replace them?

 

As much as the Phillips father and son duo got it wrong at Birmingham they weren't helped by the poor crowd levels. Birmingham can be sustainable if ran properly and by persons with big finance!

 

Like I said last night, the fans fighting fund should help to ease the costs of any new promotion and to enhance their apetite to do it!

 

totally agree re the age demographic !

 

However I have an 8 year old daughter who is now into speedway - started 2 years ago when I took her to a Coventry Storm meeting and now she has a crush on Ryan Terry-Daley.

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Seems like the Mail are putting stories online again, after I contacted them. Yesterdays and todays stories below:

 

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/other-sport/speedway-graham-drury-keen-help-7399018

 

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/other-sport/speedway-well-what-takes-save-7399044

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Retention of title is quite a bit more complicated than that in reality and only applies to goods you may have supplied. A supplier has no right to seize anything he likes to cover a debt. It is unlikely the GRA supplied the shale so they would not, at this stage, have had jurisdiction to sell it. There is a process to go through before they could dispose of items left on their property by a company in liquidation, which as far as I am aware hasn't even happened yet

Very true. I'm talking about the legal concept of retention of title though, rather than the practical application of it.

 

 

Check out the concept of"lein" - http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?rd=1&word=Lein

 

It would allow the GRA to effectively hold property to ransom til their debts are cleared.

Well nobody holds a debenture over Birmingham Brummies Ltd floating assets, so it could be enforced. The costs associated though would be extensive, when compared to the amount that GRA are owed. I would speculate that it is far more likely that they would simply wash their hands of the sport, as they have done at many other tracks if the position wasn't resolved to their satisfaction.

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Looks like the fat lady is about to start singing!

 

:(

I assume you might be referring to the 2014 EL Fat Lady, rather than any 2015 PL slimmed down version????

 

That would be a shame with all the other positive reports/rumours etc.

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Looks like the fat lady is about to start singing!

 

:(

 

We have until Monday......

Very true. I'm talking about the legal concept of retention of title though, rather than the practical application of it.

 

 

Well nobody holds a debenture over Birmingham Brummies Ltd floating assets, so it could be enforced. The costs associated though would be extensive, when compared to the amount that GRA are owed. I would speculate that it is far more likely that they would simply wash their hands of the sport, as they have done at many other tracks if the position wasn't resolved to their satisfaction.

 

Hence the reason for the fighting fund, if the GRA are the obstacle it could go part way to funding the gap.

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