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Anyone else spot the quote at the end of the story regarding the Midland league fixture still to be run ?

 

"As yet the second leg venue and date are not finalised but hope to be this week"

The MDL team have ridden almost all of their home meetings on the road this year because of stadium 'unavailability' thanks to the ever helpful former owners.

 

Doubt there will be any further two wheeled action this year due to Sandhu's last stand.

 

You have to wonder whether it's worth being saved when you look around on other threads and see them dominated by discussions regarding who's pulled the best stroke to try and secure the latest hollow victory.

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Not houses but possibly a football stadium

As Rugby Council said to Coventry Telegraph when asked, a football stadium will have to be included in a local plan and Brandon is totally unsuitable for a football ground. I will post it again and perhaps you will grasp it this time, Brandon is not on the draft local plan.

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So now that Brandon has not been included on the local plan Sandhu is upset that Horton has done a deal to run the stadium for the next 3 years, effectively replacing Sandhu & Heaver. To me it looks as though Horton has stolen a march and given Coventry Speedway the best chance its had in a few years of surviving.

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So now that Brandon has not been included on the local plan Sandhu is upset that Horton has done a deal to run the stadium for the next 3 years, effectively replacing Sandhu & Heaver. To me it looks as though Horton has stolen a march and given Coventry Speedway the best chance its had in a few years of surviving.

 

Hmmm! Interesting - it does look like this could be the case!

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So now that Brandon has not been included on the local plan Sandhu is upset that Horton has done a deal to run the stadium for the next 3 years, effectively replacing Sandhu & Heaver. To me it looks as though Horton has stolen a march and given Coventry Speedway the best chance its had in a few years of surviving.

I just don't get all this as I'm a bit thick. :lol: I thought Sandhu had sold the stadium for 2.something millions so how come he is still involved and able to put the prices up in the bars etc. Has he rented from the new owners until the end of the season when Mick takes over.....hopefully.

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I just don't get all this as I'm a bit thick. :lol: I thought Sandhu had sold the stadium for 2.something millions so how come he is still involved and able to put the prices up in the bars etc. Has he rented from the new owners until the end of the season when Mick takes over.....hopefully.

You need someone to run the stadium. Sandhu pays the land owner a fee to run the stadium then the speedway and stox pay rent to Sandhu for use of that facility. Food and drink money will mainly go to Sandhu and probably lying some to the land owner. From next year Horton will be running it so he will pay the land owner a fee but in return will get rent from the Stox and food and drink plus what he makes from speedway.

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You need someone to run the stadium. Sandhu pays the land owner a fee to run the stadium then the speedway and stox pay rent to Sandhu for use of that facility. Food and drink money will mainly go to Sandhu and probably lying some to the land owner. From next year Horton will be running it so he will pay the land owner a fee but in return will get rent from the Stox and food and drink plus what he makes from speedway.

you don't know that Horton will be running it depends if contracts were signed or if as rumours are correct will the bspa allow him to
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you don't know that Horton will be running it depends if contracts were signed or if as rumours are correct will the bspa allow him to

The local plan for Brandon says about leases being in force is one reason it isn't on it so I guess they have been. The bspa can't decide who runs a stadium, that's not within their jurisdiction.

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you don't know that Horton will be running it depends if contracts were signed or if as rumours are correct will the bspa allow him to

The BSPA can't stop anyone taking out a lease on any building, land or stadium. If Horton has signed a lease with the stadium it's to all intents and purposes his stadium for the next 3 years.

 

The BSPA can stop him being a promoter but that's entirely different.

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The BSPA can't stop anyone taking out a lease on any building, land or stadium. If Horton has signed a lease with the stadium it's to all intents and purposes his stadium for the next 3 years.

The BSPA can stop him being a promoter but that's entirely different.

obviously I was thinking about being a promoter and did he sign a contract ?as I said if contracts were signed
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obviously I was thinking about being a promoter and did he sign a contract ?as I said if contracts were signed

Why would the bspa ban him as a promoter it's not like he's done a runner, he has a dispute with Sandhu. Rugby Council think there is a lease beyond this year so I think that's quite telling.

So now that Brandon has not been included on the local plan Sandhu is upset that Horton has done a deal to run the stadium for the next 3 years, effectively replacing Sandhu & Heaver. To me it looks as though Horton has stolen a march and given Coventry Speedway the best chance its had in a few years of surviving.

Pretty much sums up what I think this 'dispute' is about. Edited by woz01
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Horton has put his faith and his own money behind both the Bees and the Storm . you want to strike fear into the hearts of speedway fans ,take a look at Rogers track record , every team and individual he gets involved with goes down the tubes

 

The Main Man has certainly weaved with magic with Harris in the GP's NOT! Very good at getting himself on camera though...

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Why would the bspa ban him as a promoter it's not like he's done a runner, he has a dispute with Sandhu. Rugby Council think there is a lease beyond this year so I think that's quite telling.

Pretty much sums up what I think this 'dispute' is about.

but no one knows what the dispute is about everyone is guessing
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Why would the bspa ban him as a promoter it's not like he's done a runner, he has a dispute with Sandhu. Rugby Council think there is a lease beyond this year so I think that's quite telling.

Pretty much sums up what I think this 'dispute' is about.

 

'Not done a runner'... are you sure? :lol::lol::lol:

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