Starman2006 Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Good luck with the fight to keep the Bees going. You are lucky in the fact you have options of going elsewhere Yep, and there best option is as ive said a thousand times Leicester. Not ideal but its still speedway and your team.. Still Coventry fans will have none of it. So one would assume they have given up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packerman Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Good luck with the fight to keep the Bees going. You are lucky in the fact you have options of going elsewhere if it were Poole to close down I'd really have to think about giving up altogether as our nearest is Swindon that is 2 hours away with good traffic, but I wouldn't wish it on anyone not following there chosen team. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Yep, and there best option is as ive said a thousand times Leicester. Not ideal but its still speedway and your team.. Still Coventry fans will have none of it. So one would assume they have given up.. It wouldn't be 'our' team though would it. You don't seem able to grasp the fact that Coventry and Leicester are arch rivals ~ a bit like Wolves and Cradley in the past or Poole and.....well just about everyone. Neither set of fans would be keen on a Coventry side riding at Beaumont Park, it would have to be a Leicester team or nothing. Quite possibly a few Bees riders will end up there but they will be riding for the Lions if they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 It wouldn't be 'our' team though would it. You don't seem able to grasp the fact that Coventry and Leicester are arch rivals ~ a bit like Wolves and Cradley in the past or Poole and.....well just about everyone. Neither set of fans would be keen on a Coventry side riding at Beaumont Park, it would have to be a Leicester team or nothing. Quite possibly a few Bees riders will end up there but they will be riding for the Lions if they do. he dosent get im afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naffer Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) Starry ,The crowds would not be viable at Leicester though would they? I would imagine at very best 50% down on current levels which are hardly great. Our only chance of Speedway this year is to remain at Brandon ,there will never be a new stadium as many have already stated. Up the bees. Edited January 8, 2017 by naffer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehammer Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 The other fact is that whilst there's only half an hour between the Coventry and Leicester stadiums not all fans are local. I know a number of fans that come from half an hour or more away in the opposite direction to Leicester. These fans are a lot less likely to make the trip to Leicester regularly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrotron Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Doesn't that lady with the dogs do Leicester and Coventry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 he dosent get im afraid Starman would get it more if you used football teams rivalry like Southampton and Portsmouth Ask him if he would mind Saints players being at Fratton Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Doesn't that lady with the dogs do Leicester and Coventry Thats Gemini. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 It wouldn't be 'our' team though would it. You don't seem able to grasp the fact that Coventry and Leicester are arch rivals ~ a bit like Wolves and Cradley in the past or Poole and.....well just about everyone. Neither set of fans would be keen on a Coventry side riding at Beaumont Park, it would have to be a Leicester team or nothing. Quite possibly a few Bees riders will end up there but they will be riding for the Lions if they do. You got a better solution then. he dosent get im afraid No niether do you by the sounds of it. Starry ,The crowds would not be viable at Leicester though would they? I would imagine at very best 50% down on current levels which are hardly great. Our only chance of Speedway this year is to remain at Brandon ,there will never be a new stadium as many have already stated. Up the bees. As ive said, have you got a better solution. Even your estiemed leader Neil Watson never posts on here now that must tell you a story. All this has been in the pipeline now for several years. Yes very sad i know. If Brandon gets flatterned the developers are only interested in one thing. I wonder what that is ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naffer Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 There is no easy solution that's why it has dragged on for several years ,a site was muted not far from Brandon but that application was turned down by Rugby BC. With all the in fighting between the stox and Speedway now it's a divided cause as well . The only solution would be for Sandhu and Horton to make up and be all kissy Kissy and Rugby BC to grow a pair and sort out a compromise deal at Brandon or find an alternative plot of land for Brandon Estates to develop leaving Brandon alone altogether. If their is a political will to do this is the question ,more money in houses and council tax income I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 There is no easy solution that's why it has dragged on for several years ,a site was muted not far from Brandon but that application was turned down by Rugby BC. With all the in fighting between the stox and Speedway now it's a divided cause as well . The only solution would be for Sandhu and Horton to make up and be all kissy Kissy and Rugby BC to grow a pair and sort out a compromise deal at Brandon or find an alternative plot of land for Brandon Estates to develop leaving Brandon alone altogether. If their is a political will to do this is the question ,more money in houses and council tax income I suppose. Sandhu and horton will not happen, otherwise spot on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 If the speedway was supported like stock cars then I feel things would be different, it will be a sad day when Brandon closes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) If the speedway was supported like stock cars then I feel things would be different, it will be a sad day when Brandon closes. It is mate, but clearly housing and council tax brings in a lot more than Speedway and Stocks. Edited January 8, 2017 by Starman2006 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Doesn't that lady with the dogs do Leicester and Coventry Yes she does....and Peterborough on some Sunday's as well too because all these tracks allow dogs. I live in Leicester so only a few miles from Beaumont Park. Coventry is just 21 miles up.....or down?.......the M69 which we live near so an easy journey and Peterborough 41 miles but a horrible journey. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Yes she does....and Peterborough on some Sunday's as well too because all these tracks allow dogs. I live in Leicester so only a few miles from Beaumont Park. Coventry is just 21 miles up.....or down?.......the M69 which we live near so an easy journey and Peterborough 41 miles but a horrible journey. We allow dogs as well Gem as im sure you know.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Don't think I'll ever get to Poole again but have many happy memories of holidays in Dorset. Lovely area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 You got a better solution then. No niether do you by the sounds of it. As ive said, have you got a better solution. Even your estiemed leader Neil Watson never posts on here now that must tell you a story. All this has been in the pipeline now for several years. Yes very sad i know. If Brandon gets flatterned the developers are only interested in one thing. I wonder what that is ? Neil Watson was on here a few days ago referring SS to their pre-Christmas message on their website - that they would post something when there was any updated news!! Negotiations are ongoing and are clearly 'delicate'. The slightest word or statement that might be taken more than one way could be like a red rag to a bull with the 2 protaganists (Sandhu and Horton) involved. Any statement from Coventry Speedway will come with the agreement of Brandon Estates, I would imagine - and rightly so. IMO anything else 'official' that has appeared in the public domain recently is simply one side attempting to flex their muscles via the media.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Don't think I'll ever get to Poole again but have many happy memories of holidays in Dorset. Lovely area. Yep it is, we live here but we dont appreciate what we have, because we see it all the time. Neil Watson was on here a few days ago referring SS to their pre-Christmas message on their website - that they would post something when there was any updated news!! Negotiations are ongoing and are clearly 'delicate'. The slightest word or statement that might be taken more than one way could be like a red rag to a bull with the 2 protaganists (Sandhu and Horton) involved. Any statement from Coventry Speedway will come with the agreement of Brandon Estates, I would imagine - and rightly so. IMO anything else 'official' that has appeared in the public domain recently is simply one side attempting to flex their muscles via the media.. Im talking him posting generally like he used to. Perhaps he feels obliged not to.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proud panther Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Neil Watson is Hortons puppet, so he isn't going to say anything, because Horton isn't saying anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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