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Used to have the odd lunch with Stewart a while back and saw first hand how much the club meant to him , the man bled red & white this must be a really difficult decision  for Stewart to make.

All the best in whatever you do Stewart and hope you can still attend he will be a big miss.

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Strange one altogether. Looks like the owners are doing it their way. Stuart will not have taken the decision lightly if he has been there that long, that's a lot to give up. Hope the riders are not affected by this. Michael Max seems to be the one with the best relationship with them and has been the manager before. Alan Dick has also done it before. Timing is terrible

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10 hours ago, Owenbros said:

Strange one altogether. Looks like the owners are doing it their way. Stuart will not have taken the decision lightly if he has been there that long, that's a lot to give up. Hope the riders are not affected by this. Michael Max seems to be the one with the best relationship with them and has been the manager before. Alan Dick has also done it before. Timing is terrible

Not just the timing terrible. I thought he was maybe standing down to concentrate on being a promoter and member of the BSPA management committee. For once it looked as if we might have some clout and with Stuart on the committee he might help drag speedway into the 21st century. Now not to be.

Maybe he could be put in charge of  the BSPA.

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21 hours ago, Joseq7 said:

Ah ha conspiracy time is it?

Wouldn’t say conspiracy, but it does come across a little odd that he has mentioned them at all. 

Anyway sad to see, Stewart was always good for a chat and a bit of banter. Very passionate about his speedway and Glasgow speedway of course, disappointing to see.

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good luck to steWART  on his retirement from Glasgow speedway . he will always be welcome @ wucky to pass on advice to our younger members of our  team or just as a double agent !

always seemed stressed on any photos i have seen . maybe enforced pressure from the gods ?

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With SD having gone, we have lost many years of experience and speedway nuance with it, that wont replace itself overnight. The Facennas will have harvested some knowledge during the last few years but not everything. 

 

Do we have the ability to see through the chancers e.g. Barker, do we have a good enough knowledge of the rules to crunch the numbers on a team change at the next set of averages, do we have the contacts to seek out new riders if injuries happen, who is going to kick arses when riders dont push themselves?

 

Time will tell. There has clearly been a fall out somewhere along the line though hopefully the door has been left open for SD to return. Its only after someone has left you fully realise the contribution they made.

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3 hours ago, MD said:

With SD having gone, we have lost many years of experience and speedway nuance with it, that wont replace itself overnight. The Facennas will have harvested some knowledge during the last few years but not everything. 

 

Do we have the ability to see through the chancers e.g. Barker, do we have a good enough knowledge of the rules to crunch the numbers on a team change at the next set of averages, do we have the contacts to seek out new riders if injuries happen, who is going to kick arses when riders dont push themselves?

 

Time will tell. There has clearly been a fall out somewhere along the line though hopefully the door has been left open for SD to return. Its only after someone has left you fully realise the contribution they made.

Because of what you say and by listening again to Cami on the Sunday radio show and re reading the quotes from Glasgow and Stewart, I think it looks as if Stewart chucked it for some reason rather than being sacked. Know that Michael Max knows the ruls and is well known to most riders so assume that why hes been brought into a more prominent role. As I said before think the biggest loss will be not having someone on the BSPA management Committee.

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I have mentioned this before, Glasgow have sacked their whole 2017 team, that now includes the team manager!

Does anyone know if this has ever happened in speedway before anywhere else? remembering it's the same owners in charge.

The  Facennas are obviously very successful outside of speedway,  are they trying to buy success like many "well-to-doos" try to do with football,  could be a dangerous ploy if success doesn't come their way what will become of the Tigers? 

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2 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

I have mentioned this before, Glasgow have sacked their whole 2017 team, that now includes the team manager!

Does anyone know if this has ever happened in speedway before anywhere else? remembering it's the same owners in charge.

The  Facennas are obviously very successful outside of speedway,  are they trying to buy success like many "well-to-doos" try to do with football,  could be a dangerous ploy if success doesn't come their way what will become of the Tigers? 

No they haven't - ask Richie Worrall!

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36 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

I have mentioned this before, Glasgow have sacked their whole 2017 team, that now includes the team manager!

Does anyone know if this has ever happened in speedway before anywhere else? remembering it's the same owners in charge.

The  Facennas are obviously very successful outside of speedway,  are they trying to buy success like many "well-to-doos" try to do with football,  could be a dangerous ploy if success doesn't come their way what will become of the Tigers? 

Need to check your facts !

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1 hour ago, Ghosty said:

I have mentioned this before, Glasgow have sacked their whole 2017 team, that now includes the team manager!

Does anyone know if this has ever happened in speedway before anywhere else? remembering it's the same owners in charge.

The  Facennas are obviously very successful outside of speedway,  are they trying to buy success like many "well-to-doos" try to do with football,  could be a dangerous ploy if success doesn't come their way what will become of the Tigers? 

O.K. not 7 riders & 1 team manager, so is it 6 riders & 1 team manager? that's still  wholesale  changes!

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9 hours ago, MANSE said:

Same situation as when Ian Steel was sacked and Stewart took charge. Also plenty of knowledge in the background if requied

It’s certainly odd bearing in mind it’s the start of the season and he had just accepted a new post on the BSPA. 

I dare say it will come out in due course.

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