Woz01 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) And you all have to apologise to Starman as it would mean he was actually right!! Bees fans were so adamant it wouldn't happen (and gave Starman grief for continuely mentioning it) and yet looks like it might have to.I don't think anyone thought it was completely off the table especially with certain rumours around, just that it would wouldn't work. It might actually work short term though. Leicester last week said it wouldn't happen as it would not be good for their business, So has Leicester made an official comment to back Horton claims of the bees starting there?You might find Leicester have a new promoter/owner soon. Edited January 23, 2017 by woz01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 I don't think anyone thought it was completely off the table especially with certain rumours around, just that it wouldn't work. You might find Leicester have a new promoter/owner soon. Darcy/Chapman have already spoken in last weeks SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 If it was only going to be for a few weeks, surely it would make better sense to just ride away meetings at the start of the season, similar to Belle Vue this year. If Horton has the main lease at Brandon, it amkes sense to run his home meetings there, and then he doesnt have to worry about the cost of sub letting the track at Leicester, and fans potentially not travelling The problem is we have no guarantee that Brandon will ever be ready. It can be dangerous having to catch up on fixtures especially with our weather! Darcy/Chapman have already spoken in last weeks SS That was last week. Buster might not be the owner quite soon. He said himself he was looking to move the club to someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 ... He said himself he was looking to move the club to someone else. Quite the power broker isn't he? Buster should start a new company, maybe call it "Speedway-Match.com" where speedway clubs and potential promoters can meet. He's done Belle Vue, he's doing Leicester and Birmingham could be a customer by the end of the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 He also did Mildenhall a few years back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 I find the criticism of Buster Chapman and/or the BSPA a bit odd, IMO the BSPA have been more than lenient with Coventry and those trying to see speedway continue there. But there has to be a time when a decision must be made, I thought that would be last Friday but here we are Monday evening without any definite news. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Connor Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Hes a bloody saviour. Cant believe some of the posts on here! Good luck Bees! So if mildenhal would have folded that mid season do you think they would still be running now? with the noise complaints and everything else that was going on there at a similar time. If buster hadn't got involved with Leicester would that have been alive now? before the AGM what would their intentions have looked like. I think Belle Vue would possibly have still been running but who knows. Wagstaff almost deleted us in 2002/2003 time and buster saved us. The coventry/peterborough thing was 2 teams playing up because team building rules didn't go there way. If Lynn hadn't stepped up at that time then 2 teams were prepared to drag the sport in even deeper mud than it is now. This situation now is because a stadium was sold to a man who had other interests than sport in mind. Then sold on to a developer. The coventry fans don't deserve this situation at all because be it this year, next year or the year after greed £££ is going to end up as the winner and it makes me sick! Like there isn't enough empty fields elsewhere to build houses on. sucks 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champs99 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Lets be honest, Chapman is half the reason we're in this mess. When we had trouble in 2010/2011 Chapman took his pot of gold from the BSPA to move up from the PL to the EL keeping the numbers and basically not giving a crap about Coventry and Peterborough surving. All the crap going off now stems back to the 2010/2011 debacle. This is the same Buster Chapman who bought Mildenhall from Mick Horton, stripped the assets and dumped the club. Yet somehow it's Mick who gets crap for trying to kill Mildenhall. So Chapman has left Mildenhall, Peterborough and Coventry for dead in the past. Sorry but I don't like the guy. Spot on post. How co-incidental the 2 Clubs that took the pot of gold, are now owned by Chapman. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 And you all have to apologise to Starman as it would mean he was actually right!! Bees fans were so adamant it wouldn't happen (and gave Starman grief for continuely mentioning it) and yet looks like it might have to. For heaven's sake don't start him off again. All it is at the moment is yet another rumour and I'm more inclined to believe that it will only be Leicester riding at Beaumont Park but probably with a few of the Coventry riders. I'm sure we'll get an actual statement eventually. Wake me up when we do as I'm bored stiff. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 If it was to give time for the Bees promotion to get Brandon up to H and S spec after the lease was sorted out, I can't see why that wouldn't work? The Bees temporarily using Leicesters track for the start of the season, why wouldn't it work? Just say for the Bees first 3, maybe 4 home meetings.... Yep, get all 4 of the Leicester v Coventry fixtures done quick and early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 And you all have to apologise to Starman as it would mean he was actually right!! Bees fans were so adamant it wouldn't happen (and gave Starman grief for continuely mentioning it) and yet looks like it might have to. Nobody does. Darcy said in interview in last week's SS that Coventry at Leicester isn't viable and wouldn't happen. If anything has changed then that is Buster's and Darcy's perogative. Nothing to do with one person getting anything right. The radio interview only said it was a possibility that it might happen by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 The radio interview only said it was a possibility that it might happen by the way. Has there been an interview with Horton broadcast? The news article I heard (at 2pm) was just quoting him and said it was one of a few options :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB252 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) If it was to give time for the Bees promotion to get Brandon up to H and S spec after the lease was sorted out, I can't see why that wouldn't work? The Bees temporarily using Leicesters track for the start of the season, why wouldn't it work? Just say for the Bees first 3, maybe 4 home meetings....There is no prospect of Brandon being bought up to spec. The owners are already hawking it around the motor trade and offering it as a vehicle storage site. Moving to Leicester is actually the quickest way to extinction, as the club would be bankrupt at seasons end and still have no long term plan. The game's up I'm afraid. We aren't the first and we won't be the last team it happens to. It's been a good run and now it's time to move on. Edited January 23, 2017 by CB252 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrotron Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 There is no prospect of Brandon being bought up to spec. The owners are already hawking it around the motor trade and offering it as a vehicle storage site. Moving to Leicester is actually the quickest way to extinction, as the club would be bankrupt at seasons end and still have no long term plan. The game's up I'm afraid. We aren't the first and we won't be the last team it happens to. It's been a good run and now it's time to move on. The most in tuned post I have read on the situation 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Fixture list published tues, presumably tomorrow, it will be interesting to see if Coventry are on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) Spot on post. How co-incidental the 2 Clubs that took the pot of gold, are now owned by Chapman. The 2 clubs that took the pot of gold were Kings Lynn and Birmingham so are you suggesting that Birmingham are own by Buster Chapman as well as Kings Lynn. Not particularly keen on the bloke myself can still picture him going round the showground in the seventies trying to ride a speedway bike he was very much crap then. Edited January 23, 2017 by New era Panthers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 There is no prospect of Brandon being bought up to spec. The owners are already hawking it around the motor trade and offering it as a vehicle storage site. Moving to Leicester is actually the quickest way to extinction, as the club would be bankrupt at seasons end and still have no long term plan. The game's up I'm afraid. We aren't the first and we won't be the last team it happens to. It's been a good run and now it's time to move on. Another claiming to be in the know......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Another claiming to be in the know......... If you're on about owners touting Brandon as a car storage facility then I'm afraid it's correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Another claiming to be in the know......... Or maybe it's just common sense 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa-colette Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Fixture list published tues, presumably tomorrow, it will be interesting to see if Coventry are on it.I noticed someone said on twitter they might be realising 'some' of the fixtures. ??! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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