Hamish McRaker Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 I would not be surprised, I did call that move potentially happening back in July About 2 months after the thread I started on 31 May ? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studland Bee Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 With regards to the posts on the Stadium being stripped out, lights, seats, bar fittings etc. Has anyone on this Forum actually visited the Stadium and witnessed this happening ? I will visit the Stadium tomorrow morning and report back what's going on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSmiler Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 With regards to the posts on the Stadium being stripped out, lights, seats, bar fittings etc. Has anyone on this Forum actually visited the Stadium and witnessed this happening ? I will visit the Stadium tomorrow morning and report back what's going on. There is photo evidence all over the Facebook group. Does not look good at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_t Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 (edited) Would it be possible for you to post a link to the page The Smiler? https://www.facebook.com/groups/savecoventryspeedway/?ref=ts&fref=ts Edited November 25, 2016 by martin_t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenMiller Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 Pictures are not great quality, but even so this looks really bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 There is photo evidence all over the Facebook group. Does not look good at all. I'm not really sure what all these pictures show tho. Work may be being carried out which might seem unlikely but is possible. At present people are assuming something bad is happening. It's clear something is happening however I'm not convinced what . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 All this chat and rumors. So some works going on at the stadium, could be for many reasons but most obviously part of the handover to the new owners. Id be worried if it was mid March, it's bloody November! We're announcing signings, unlike Belle Vue and Leicester who we know are in trouble. Wouldn't be doing that if we didn't have a stadium to ride at. Come on people, chill out a bit. It's Speedway, run by idiots, riden by nutters and watched by pessimists. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 Frankly you would have thought that all this warranted a statement from Messrs Horton and Watson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrotron Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 What and where are these pics and what are people worried about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSmiler Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 Just wait until Monday for the Stox statement and also Horton is back in U.K. on Wednesday so don't be expecting a statement until then at the earliest. Let's agree on one thing and that's that we hope it isn't as bad as it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 How do you know it's not just track work....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 How do you know it's not just track work....... By who? Sandhu is hardly going to be doing track when when he's moving out next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 By who? Sandhu is hardly going to be doing track when when he's moving out next week Yes that is what I thought and Mr Horton is not noted for spending money he does not have to. I understand that in the not too distant past he even had to borrow the air fence from Peterborough 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrotron Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 Bulldozers in or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrotron Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 asset stripping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourentee Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 (edited) E'bourne used to be terrible away from home. Yet at home they were nigh on unbeatable and used to regularly qualify or threaten the play off places. That might well be the perception, but I don't think the facts bear it out. Eastbourne made the play-offs twice in the last 10 years of their top-flight existence (I just checked out of interest and that's as far back as the BSPA archives go). They had three fifth-place finishes and were genuinely close in 2012, but six and eight points away on the other two occasions. Other placings: ninth out of 11, 7/10, 7/9, 7/9 and 8/10. Having said that, I accept you don't need to do too much on top of a good home record to make the top four when there are not many teams in the league, as has been the case recently. Edit: Apologies for posting something largely irrelevant, at the time I hadn't read the subsequent posts concerning the activity at the stadium which is clearly a potential worry. Fingers crossed. Edited November 25, 2016 by Fourentee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 What and where are these pics and what are people worried about Facebook save Coventry speedway site 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbee Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 asset stripping correct I think what's happened is Horton Signed a contract for the stadium but forgot to negotiate with the current owners for the actual what you would call fittings so he's got the stadium and nothing else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Beevers Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 This is a rather odd situation and more bad news for UK speedway. No idea how much shale is but I am sure you could get some from a tip somewhere but fittings are quite dear. Terrible contract that obviously want to see the Coventry promotion fail and wonder what odds we are going to get for a Coventry/Leicester merger. Or at least Coventry borrowing the track until their own is sorted if applicable with the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 This is a rather odd situation and more bad news for UK speedway. No idea how much shale is but I am sure you could get some from a tip somewhere but fittings are quite dear. Terrible contract that obviously want to see the Coventry promotion fail and wonder what odds we are going to get for a Coventry/Leicester merger. Or at least Coventry borrowing the track until their own is sorted if applicable with the rules. The right shale is only available from a couple of places. 20 ton is about a grand delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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