mikebv Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 On Youtube now is a full BV v Oxford match from 88.. Hans, Wiggy, Cox and Dugard etc.. The crowd looks 'huge' in comparison to the final days there.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 12:41 PM, mikebv said: On Youtube now is a full BV v Oxford match from 88.. Hans, Wiggy, Cox and Dugard etc.. The crowd looks 'huge' in comparison to the final days there.. Expand I went to the last ever top flight meeting there in 2007. Despite it being a local derby against Reading, the crowd was awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 4:02 PM, cityrebel said: I went to the last ever top flight meeting there in 2007. Despite it being a local derby against Reading, the crowd was awful. Expand I was no longer an attendee after re-locating some years previous and I have to say that the team in the last couple of years was pretty dire. and the whole Rickardsson thing left a sour taste in one's mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 4:02 PM, cityrebel said: I went to the last ever top flight meeting there in 2007. Despite it being a local derby against Reading, the crowd was awful. Expand The last one was v Swindon ...i think .. lets be honest the last 4 people who ran it lost money even when they won the league . cant see any sense in opening hardly any closed down track unless you like given money away . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 6:25 PM, orion said: The last one was v Swindon ...i think .. lets be honest the last 4 people who ran it lost money even when they won the league . cant see any sense in opening hardly any closed down track unless you like given money away . Expand Swindon was 18/5 and Reading was 28/5 with Belle Vue Sandwiched in the middle. I just checked this on the speedway updates site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 6:29 PM, cityrebel said: Swindon was 18/5 and Reading was 28/5 with Belle Vue Sandwiched in the middle. I just checked this on the speedway updates site. Expand Ok .. memory playing tricks on me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie76 Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 It was on BBC South 6.30 News that the owners of Oxford Stadium have put it up for sale. Could this mean they are fishing for a better deal that NicK Burdir is offering. Nothing on the Oxford Mail site. Hopefully it means the current holders have finally given up on building houses on the site. If this means the stadium is saved it will be second time it has escaped from the developers the first being in the winter of 1975/76 when the SOS with the late Bernard Crapper being one of the commitee leaders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 On 11/13/2020 at 9:51 PM, Rosie76 said: It was on BBC South 6.30 News that the owners of Oxford Stadium have put it up for sale. Could this mean they are fishing for a better deal that NicK Burdir is offering. Nothing on the Oxford Mail site. Hopefully it means the current holders have finally given up on building houses on the site. If this means the stadium is saved it will be second time it has escaped from the developers the first being in the winter of 1975/76 when the SOS with the late Bernard Crapper being one of the commitee leaders. Expand My uncle was also part of the SOS committee back in 1976...let's hope for good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 BBC South reported it again on the late bulletin, but can’t find anything anywhere else. They mentioned that the stadium would need more than just speedway and greyhounds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie76 Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 The man who wants to buy the stadium Nick Budir was on Radio Oxford in the summer, he wants a 24/7 venue. When Nick outlined what he had planned last year he showed a book of his plans that was impressive. The book included a page by Hans Nielsen supporting his plans. Nick is a dog owner but said he would look for a Speedway promoter he seemed confident that there were people interested in taking the role on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie76 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 (edited) I had not remembered your uncle Keith was on the committe but I remember him doing the photos 76 time. I come from Abingdon, during the SOS my dad realised he drank in the same place as Bernard Craper and they were both photographers. They became good friends and Bernard got me to run a junior supporters club part of this involved me selling rosettes, I am wondering if your uncle took some of the photos for the rosettes or whether it was Mike Patrick. I notice your uncle has produced some books in recent years, did he disappear from the speedway scene for a while between the late 70's and the book publications? Edited November 14, 2020 by Rosie76 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 (edited) From todays Oxford Mail https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18871464.developer-sets-plan-regenerate-oxford-stadium-cowley/ Edited November 14, 2020 by Triple.H. Mr Forgetful strikes again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hans fan Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/13/2020 at 10:45 PM, Midland Red said: BBC South reported it again on the late bulletin, but can’t find anything anywhere else. They mentioned that the stadium would need more than just speedway and greyhounds Expand Will be Kevin boothby after the track ,had a meeting there fortnight ago with track owners and members off sis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 If you go to the Save Oxford Stadium YouTube channel a recording of the interview has been posted. I tried to copy the link but cant get it to paste, maybe some copyright issue, or me not doing it right 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steve roberts Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 10:25 PM, Hilly said: Expand Hear and smell it from Headington? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yearfan Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Good luck with the plans! While its obvious that spending a fortune reopening the stadium just for greyhounds and speedway wouldn't be financially viable, making full use of the facilities by having other events can make it just about pay? Detractors of the plans need to realise that most professional clubs in the Worlds most popular game football run at a loss but there existance is justified by the community values of them, job prospects and the money they generate for local businesses on matchdays. - Society need outlets, its not feasible to just cover the Country in swathes of cheaply built new housing without facilities for the communities. - a reopened, renovated Oxford Stadium would be a great community asset even if it didn't generate a fortune for the owners! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 Fingers crossed that we do get speedway back at Oxford, but the thing that puzzles me is where will everyone park, if it's proposed that around 100 houses/flats be built on the car park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 On 11/22/2020 at 10:59 AM, Mimmo said: Fingers crossed that we do get speedway back at Oxford, but the thing that puzzles me is where will everyone park, if it's proposed that around 100 houses/flats be built on the car park. Expand Hopefully for those driving there will still be the option of parking at Unipart. Oxford United use it as an overflow facility for sellout matches 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 11/22/2020 at 7:33 PM, Triple.H. said: Hopefully for those driving there will still be the option of parking at Unipart. Oxford United use it as an overflow facility for sellout matches Expand Is it far for disabled people to walk do you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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