uk_martin Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 6 hours ago, Woz01 said: The council can insist on them providing funds and/or build a stadium in any successful planning application. Why should RUGBY Couincil go out of its way to help a team bearing the COVENTRY name? What's Coventry (City of Culture) Council's role in all of this? Are they really as bad as their neighbours in Dudley Council? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 (edited) On 26/12/2017 at 2:01 PM, uk_martin said: Why should RUGBY Couincil go out of its way to help a team bearing the COVENTRY name? What's Coventry (City of Culture) Council's role in all of this? Are they really as bad as their neighbours in Dudley Council? Coventry Council are assisting the group. Coventry Council do own land in the Rugby area and it was rumoured that one of those sites were offered to see if it was a viable option. As i say just a rumour. Rugby Council know the benefits of having speedway and stock car in their area, I'm sure they claimed themselves it was the biggest attraction for visitors into the Rugby area. Anyway, when will be hear confirmation either way about running in 2018? Edited December 29, 2017 by Woz01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Woz01 said: Coventry Council are assisting the group. Coventry Council do own land in the Rugby area and it was rumoured that one of those sites were offered to see if it was a viable option. As i say just a rumour. Rugby Council know the benefits of having speedway and stock car in their area, I'm sure they claimed themselves it was the biggest attraction for visitors into the Rugby area. Anyway, when will be hear confirmation either way about running in 2018? I'm sure that Rugby Council will love to have all the attractions and amieneties that they don't have to pay for in their area. I suspect that if you asked Rugby council to stump up THEIR tax payers money though, it would be a different story. There would be plenty of people on the Northampton side of the borough who would ask big questions about why their cash is being used to prop up a Coventry team rather than supporting the local health service etc. As for the date of the confirmation, I asked the same. Who knows? It might take as long again this time around as it took last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Richard Weston said: Rugby council might put money in - as long as they thought the stadium would provide an income and a return on investment. Hailsham is the nearest town to the Eastbourne Speedway track and there, the local council (similar to Rugby one) has just spent £12m on buying a shopping centre. It believes it can use the shopping centre to regenerate the town and provide another source of income. It appears as if the money is being borrowed to buy the shopping centre because interest rates are so low. The question is: would a stadium provide a source of income or be a drain on finances. Is Hailsham financing the development itself though? I think you'll find that it'll be giving the green light for a private developer to do the donkey work. And if speedway was seen as such a big region regenerator then how come the sleepy hamlet of Brandon hasn't been transformed into the Las Vegas of Warwickshire over the past 50 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 4 hours ago, uk_martin said: I'm sure that Rugby Council will love to have all the attractions and amieneties that they don't have to pay for in their area. I suspect that if you asked Rugby council to stump up THEIR tax payers money though, it would be a different story. There would be plenty of people on the Northampton side of the borough who would ask big questions about why their cash is being used to prop up a Coventry team rather than supporting the local health service etc. As for the date of the confirmation, I asked the same. Who knows? It might take as long again this time around as it took last year. Money is not currently (and I'm not sure it ever will be) an issue. Land and planning permission is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 The help we need/ask isn't financial. Any sports club needing a new site councils will usually help with that especially if it has community benefits and backing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 On 29/12/2017 at 2:48 PM, Richard Weston said: The local district council which covers Hailsham (Wealden District Council) has bought the shopping centre. No doubt it will employ contractors to do the upgrades etc but it is the new owner. And Wealden District Council is financing the purchase itself (or the residents - council taxpayers - are). Wow, that amazes me. Tax payers money being used for property speculation. Obviously no schools or hospitals to finance in those parts of the world then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 3 hours ago, Woz01 said: The help we need/ask isn't financial. Any sports club needing a new site councils will usually help with that especially if it has community benefits and backing. Tell that to Cradley fans. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 55 minutes ago, adonis said: add to that ,Long eaton ,Reading , Bradford and all the London tracks , sometimes i think people get a little confused between speedway and football The council found a new site for Reading. The council gave it planning permission. The problems were elsewhere ( and are probably ones that should concern Swindon fans) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 1 hour ago, uk_martin said: Wow, that amazes me. Tax payers money being used for property speculation. Obviously no schools or hospitals to finance in those parts of the world then. It amazing the amount of commercial property that council have been buying in recent years. It's a scandal but nobody seems to care. The government should be looking at what any local council spends on commercial property and taking twice that figure form next years budget, 1 lots because they clearly don't need it and a second lot because they still have last years to spend (albeit they not have to sell the property). Local councils should not be investing anything in no public projects. Mind you, lets not forget most of them lost a fortune when Icelandic banks went bust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 The thing that annoys me is that residents tend to complain about noise and dirt when in reality these two are a thing of the past. Regarding the noise you can barely hear the bikes down the back straight these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, adonis said: ... i think people get a little confused between speedway and football OR they look at the city of Coventry and think, "if this city can't house it's football team (that had to seek refuge in Northampton until Wasps Rugby Club gave them a lifeline) then what chance does speedway have in that city?" A spot of politically correct, multi-ethnic, all-inclusive, equalities and diversity appeasing "culture", anyone? Edited January 1, 2018 by uk_martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 On 01/01/2018 at 10:54 AM, uk_martin said: OR they look at the city of Coventry and think, "if this city can't house it's football team (that had to seek refuge in Northampton until Wasps Rugby Club gave them a lifeline) then what chance does speedway have in that city?" A spot of politically correct, multi-ethnic, all-inclusive, equalities and diversity appeasing "culture", anyone? The football club moved because the owners wanted to bankrupt ACL (half council owned) and get it for nothing but returned before Wasps bought it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSmiler Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 The fact no news has been posted yet for the new season speaks volumes. Starting to think even this won't happen now. I miss Brandon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Zero news since the AGM, what's the hold up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 51 minutes ago, Woz01 said: Zero news since the AGM, what's the hold up? Even the BSPA suspicious of Horton's motives? It doesn't get much worse than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Ever the optimnist...No News is Good News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 http://www.coventrybees.co/news.php?extend.3830 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 The National Development League? That's like a mix of the national league and the midland development league lol... Which one is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 20 minutes ago, Dandelion said: The National Development League? That's like a mix of the national league and the midland development league lol... Which one is it? National Development League has been the official league title for as long as I can remember, but ‘National League’ or NL is often used in the vernacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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