damosuzuki Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Nobody even bothers to point out the absurdity of the council handing out and advice and demands on car sharing these days. What a fiasco this has turned into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) Nobody even bothers to point out the absurdity of the council handing out and advice and demands on car sharing these days. What a fiasco this has turned into. At the moment the use of public transport to get from town to the stadium is a joke. There are only two buses that go past the stadium at about 6 and 6.30pm, others go near during the day, but there is no public transport from or near the stadium back into the town after the meetings. The use of buses to the stadium is not a bad idea but could be costly for the club if not many use them. They have got to be cheap and cover different parts of the town if they want to encourage car users to switch. In fact public transport could be an advantage in getting youngsters to the meetings, something they cannot do at the moment unless they either walk t the stadium or get a lift from their parents. One of the problems with the Council is their continual thoughts that people will use public transport, while the prices are high they will not. Just look at the cock ups they made with the park and ride schemes, they cost a fortune to set up and apart from very few people that now use the one at Wroughton, the other one in Cricklade Road and others proposed have been closed or cancelled. We have the same with the hospital, these same idiots in the Council wanted and claimed people would go there by public transport but they keep the bus prices high and then they wonder why people drive. In many cities throughout Europe public transport is very cheap and people use it in there thousands. Edited June 5, 2016 by A ORLOV 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 At the moment the use of public transport to get from town to the stadium is a joke. There are only two buses that go past the stadium at about 6 and 6.30pm, others go near during the day, but there is no public transport from or near the stadium back into the town after the meetings. The use of buses to the stadium is not a bad idea but could be costly for the club if not many use them. They have got to be cheap and cover different parts of the town if they want to encourage car users to switch. In fact public transport could be an advantage in getting youngsters to the meetings, something they cannot do at the moment unless they either walk t the stadium or get a lift from their parents. One of the problems with the Council is their continual thoughts that people will use public transport, while the prices are high they will not. Just look at the cock ups they made with the park and ride schemes, they cost a fortune to set up and apart from very few people that now use the one at Wroughton, the other one in Cricklade Road and others proposed have been closed or cancelled. We have the same with the hospital, these same idiots in the Council wanted and claimed people would go there by public transport but they keep the bus prices high and then they wonder why people drive. In many cities throughout Europe public transport is very cheap and people use it in there thousands. Councils are only interested in one thing mate, and it ain't speedway.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagonshocker Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Swindon Borough Council have always and always will be a total fiasco of a local Government only there to line there own greedy little pockets with there bullrubbish and backhanders and if im being honest i tend to now think Tomlinson is all talk , absolute joke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunRobin Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Swindon Borough Council have always and always will be a total fiasco of a local Government only there to line there own greedy little pockets with there bullrubbish and backhanders and if im being honest i tend to now think Tomlinson is all talk , absolute joke Have always thought that. I will never forget his quick turn-around when the "new stadium" was proposed. At first he was opposed & then comes the big public protest & hey ho, election in the offing & he's now a big speedway fan. He get's elected to parliament & now we can take a run & jump. He just like the self gratifying numpties we have as a council. Grandiose ideas & little sense! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOS50 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) Swindon Borough Council have always and always will be a total fiasco of a local Government only there to line there own greedy little pockets with there bullrubbish and backhanders and if im being honest i tend to now think Tomlinson is all talk , absolute joke My view of Tomlinson is he's a motherlovin,' fecking, cant of the lowest order. No wonder that Rossiter is a great admirer. Mind they did look good together on Tomlinsons election literature. Peas in a pod perhaps.Says a lot about Swindon fans, they cheered the motherlovin, fecking, cant when he gave a party political speech at the Shabbey. Sorry I forgot, ole Justin saved Swindon Speedway, I know that because he said so. Edited June 5, 2016 by JOS50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOS50 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 At the moment the use of public transport to get from town to the stadium is a joke. There are only two buses that go past the stadium at about 6 and 6.30pm, others go near during the day, but there is no public transport from or near the stadium back into the town after the meetings. The use of buses to the stadium is not a bad idea but could be costly for the club if not many use them. They have got to be cheap and cover different parts of the town if they want to encourage car users to switch. In fact public transport could be an advantage in getting youngsters to the meetings, something they cannot do at the moment unless they either walk t the stadium or get a lift from their parents. One of the problems with the Council is their continual thoughts that people will use public transport, while the prices are high they will not. Just look at the cock ups they made with the park and ride schemes, they cost a fortune to set up and apart from very few people that now use the one at Wroughton, the other one in Cricklade Road and others proposed have been closed or cancelled. We have the same with the hospital, these same idiots in the Council wanted and claimed people would go there by public transport but they keep the bus prices high and then they wonder why people drive. In many cities throughout Europe public transport is very cheap and people use it in there thousands. Cheap public transport, sounds like one of those nasty socialist ideas to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Cheap public transport, sounds like one of those nasty socialist ideas to me. It may be but it has been proven to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyabb17 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) I've noticed that we've Cov at home in Monday 4th July, assume that's a sky meeting. Edited June 5, 2016 by hyabb17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOS50 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) It may be but it has been proven to work. Didn't think you were a nasty socialist. Speedway the UKIP friendly sport. Edited June 5, 2016 by JOS50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 ... just like the self gratifying numpties we have as a council. Well if that doesn't persuade the councillors to vote for planning permission nothing will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOS50 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) Well if that doesn't persuade the councillors to vote for planning permission nothing will It's all over man, relax. Or should I say, it was all over 9 years ago. My view of Tomlinson is he's a motherlovin,' fecking, cant of the lowest order. No wonder that Rossiter is a great admirer. Mind they did look good together on Tomlinsons election literature. Peas in a pod perhaps.Says a lot about Swindon fans, they cheered the motherlovin, fecking, cant when he gave a party political speech at the Shabbey. Sorry I forgot, ole Justin saved Swindon Speedway, I know that because he said so. I want this on the next page, that's better. Edited June 5, 2016 by JOS50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnob Smith Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Wouldn't put my faith in Tomlinson minister for the disabled but votes to cut their money , have emailed him repeatably and get palmed off to other people 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOS50 Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Wouldn't put my faith in Tomlinson minister for the disabled but votes to cut their money , have emailed him repeatably and get palmed off to other people Cameron gave Tomlinson the most important job he's had, yet Tomlinson will not even tell how he will vote in the EU election, so he must be for out, this being a good opportunity to show loyalty to his leader, so as for caring about speedway..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOS50 Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Particularly if they put in plans that they know won't pass! They wouldn't do that surely? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzCagney Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 They were always going to be dragged kicking and screaming to build a new stadium and we were always concerned about inadequate plans being submitted. The council were warned on plenty of occasions about not letting them build before a new stadium was in- it seems they didn't really take us seriously. How messy is this going to get? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 It's only a mess to Speedway folk. For the builder's, land and current stadium owners everything is moving in the right direction and to plan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOS50 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Why I'm so angry and rude. For anyone who doesn't know the area, the north Swindon development of which the Abbey is now an integral part, is larger than any town in Wiltshire, apart from Swindon, approximately a town the size of Salisbury added on between Swindon and the speedway. So this town has, as always punched above its weight to help the rest of you, most everywhere else round here there are protests against extra housing. So fool that I am I prayed for the saviour of the world renowned Abbey Stadium, after all its just a few acres of land compared to hundreds of acres of new housing. Could it have survived? There's always alternatives to any plan surely? I felt at the time (2007) we should have fought harder to save the place. Old Swindon may have done, but this is a tory town now. The council were generous with planning for this site and even more so when G.I. asked for more. So with six meetings left, what happens next? The only way forward appears to be the demolition of the old before the new can begin, I just want to get it over with now. Oh yeah I'm a miserable insomniac as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Why I'm so angry and rude. For anyone who doesn't know the area, the north Swindon development of which the Abbey is now an integral part, is larger than any town in Wiltshire, apart from Swindon, approximately a town the size of Salisbury added on between Swindon and the speedway. So this town has, as always punched above its weight to help the rest of you, most everywhere else round here there are protests against extra housing. So fool that I am I prayed for the saviour of the world renowned Abbey Stadium, after all its just a few acres of land compared to hundreds of acres of new housing. Could it have survived? There's always alternatives to any plan surely? I felt at the time (2007) we should have fought harder to save the place. Old Swindon may have done, but this is a tory town now. The council were generous with planning for this site and even more so when G.I. asked for more. So with six meetings left, what happens next? The only way forward appears to be the demolition of the old before the new can begin, I just want to get it over with now. Oh yeah I'm a miserable insomniac as well. So, not confident about the play-offs then?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliant Robin Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 So, not confident about the play-offs then?! Or the Poole meeting being re-arranged by the looks of things ;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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