Fromafar Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 If you listen to recent rumours there`s plenty to go on, but hopefully all the headlines will be made on Monday and our meeting with Somerset.Never listen to rumours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Peter oaks tweets that Berwick are up for sale  Hope you find a buyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Someone from over the "border" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Statement from Berwick Speedway  https://m.facebook.com/BerwickSpeedway/posts/597883913727285 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandits4eva Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 And our uncertainty begins again... Â Wonder if all these rumours I've heard about a "takeover" come to anything..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Statement from Berwick Speedway https://m.facebook.com/BerwickSpeedway/posts/597883913727285 That does not sound like a rumour to me,and probably the real situation within the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Every Berwick supporter will now need to buy a couple of extra lottery tickets I am hopeful some person or people will take over and hope the current board will not be hard to deal with otherwise it will be RIP Berwick Speedway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Don`t think this will come as a surprise to anyone, especially after recent events where our consortium resigned. There are rumours of interested parties, lets hope they come true and Berwick Speedway will come to the tapes next season on what would their 50th in the sport. Â I would like to pass on my thanks to John and Ryan Anderson, George Hepburn for keeping the speedway going, but its been obvious that they weren't enjoying it anymore and if your not enjoying it you`d might as well get out, I am sure they will enjoy their Saturday nights more as supporters of Berwick Speedway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 just read the statement on the unofficial comets website . its a difficult time for all speedway promoters and i wish the berwick promotion happier times in the future . i hope a buyer can be found in time for 2017 and a successful team can be assembled . no one team is safe from the financial chop and i hope it turns out ok . J. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Been waiting for this for a while now, I know of plenty people personally who would take it on but not for anything like they was asking for it, hope they lower the price to make sure it's sold and not just stick in for the money and see the club die, fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandits4eva Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Been waiting for this for a while now, I know of plenty people personally who would take it on but not for anything like they was asking for it, hope they lower the price to make sure it's sold and not just stick in for the money and see the club die, fingers crossed. I reckon the prices proposed could keep a lot of people away... He/ they need to realise they ain't gonna get what they want because the assets (or those actually riding) aren't worth that much at the present time... You can throw in the bond of the club, the ambulance.. Any tractors? And would they be asking the new buyer to buy the fence from them?... taking into account all that was donated from fans as such... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeddiechek Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Personally, I'm tired of all the bickering and sniping in speedway. Â That alone over the past few years has gradually turned me off the sport. Â It'll take something exciting to spark my passion for the sport again. Hopefully that will happen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 speedway is a thankless sport very few owners get the respect they deserve and also it goes both ways the fans dont get respect from riders and promotors the cost of speedway to the average person is too high to get new fans in the cost of running a meeting is too high without good sponsorship only the likes of poole can get enough paying people in to make it pay very brave and deicated person to take on a speedway club (or fool) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsoil Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Everything that has been said in the statement is true, the promotion saved Berwick back when they took over and during their time in charge there has been some great achievements. The FIM meetings gave the club a huge buzz, it was a shame that two of them were rain-affected, but the under 21 meeting was one of the best I have ever seen at Berwick. sky have visited four times and again, this gave the club great exposure. Hosting the Ben Fund meeting was also a big honour. But over the course of time you could tell the enthusiasm of the promotion was waning. Until new faces came on board this season there was very little promotion of the meetings. It's onlt human nature that through time interest and commitment levels will fall. It must be very difficult to maintain a level of enthusiasm when the club faced as many problems as it has with rain in 2014 and injuries the past two seasons. So now a new buyer has to be found. If you believe the stories doing the rounds there are interested parties, my only hope is that the current promotion think of the future of the club and are fair with negotiations. Outside of the bond, the club has very few "assets". I can't think the riders the club owns would fetch much in the current climate where very few clubs are actually paying transfer fees. It would be interesting to know what other "assets" the club actually does own. Does the fence belong to the club? Do the tractors belong to the club or are they supplied by local businessmen? I am grateful to the promotion for what they have done, but the time is right to move on. They have played their part, had good times and bad, but the most important thing is the future of the club. What everybody has to understand is the club is bigger than any one custodian. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeddiechek Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) I guess when selling a going concern, the sellers will have a price at which it is not worth selling as such,then it becomes more effective to dispose of assets. Â Â That often can avoided where there is a decent amount of goodwill in place, though. Edited September 4, 2016 by bigeddiechek 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 it all depends how much they have tied up in it and how much they can afford to loose also how much they are willing to loose to keep it open or loose the lot rather than let someone take it over at the outgoing consotriums cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 If the club is not sold will they close down or continue to run until a buyer can be found? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Hope some investment can be found, as I for one, loved my time there last month, so would be a travesty to lose speedway from Berwick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch Me If You Can Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) If the club is not sold will they close down or continue to run until a buyer can be found? Correct me if wrong? Is Saturday 10th not final meeting of season? Edited September 4, 2016 by Catch Me If You Can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Correct me if wrong? Is Saturday 10th not final meeting of season?I was refering to next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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