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Yet another stadium apparently under threat. What with the demise of Coventry and my team (Oxford) as well as Reading plus Dudley Wood and the recent demolition of Plough Lane speedway's future looks bleak to say the least.

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41 minutes ago, steve roberts said:

Yet another stadium apparently under threat. What with the demise of Coventry and my team (Oxford) as well as Reading plus Dudley Wood and the recent demolition of Plough Lane speedway's future looks bleak to say the least.

The insatiable demand to house an ever increasing population will put a lot of venues at risk. It's strange how these problems don't affect professional football.

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1 hour ago, steve roberts said:

Yet another stadium apparently under threat. What with the demise of Coventry and my team (Oxford) as well as Reading plus Dudley Wood and the recent demolition of Plough Lane speedway's future looks bleak to say the least.

Eastbourne as well is under threat I hear.

As far as Lakeside is concerned the development is probably still some way off because, as I understand it ther3 still has to be risk assessment for environmental impact and pollution. As the was previously a sand pit or quarry it seems quite possible there will need to be  clean up of the site which could be expensive, even prohibitive. 

Things are very much in the air at the moment and could go either way, but Jon Cook seemed very adamant that he wants to keep Speedway alive in the South East.

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25 minutes ago, KevH said:

It's not really........football is a multi billion pound business, while speedway certainly isn't.

It's not multi billion in the lower leagues though is it. Even the likes of cash strapped Leyton orient were never in danger of losing their ground. 

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29 minutes ago, cityrebel said:

It's not multi billion in the lower leagues though is it. Even the likes of cash strapped Leyton orient were never in danger of losing their ground. 

I believe the Orient ground is owned by Barry Hearn's Matchroom pension scheme so not in danger.

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When it comes to football you will be surprised, not the very big clubs who attacking five figure crowds but lower down certainly,  I understand one of the Thurrock teams, was recently in danger of losing their ground, Truro are having to ground share this coming season after losing the ground and apparently Weston Super Mare is now sharing with the rugby club, and many will have heard the problems affecting Dulwich Hamlet who for a non league teams had a fan base that some in League 2 clubs would be envious of.

Look at the amount of brown field sites that you would never have expected housing to be put on because it would make no sense or very appealing because its slap bang next to a motorway or busy A road, no where is safe.

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43 minutes ago, TonyE said:

I was chatting to a couple from Oundle on a recent flight and was told that the Showground is under threat too.

It's been a threat for years , it's not a matter of will it close to speedway it's a matter of when as parts of the land are sold of and houses are moving closer in year by year .

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53 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said:

yup as well as Redcar for the SGP's and all next years BSPA "shared"  events,   I can always be sure that  Scunthorpe will be racing EVERY Friday next season. :o

 

 

And Workington can race on their normal Saturday night as Craig will not be in the G P series

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I sincerely wish Lakeside every success in their efforts to find an alternative venue. We certainly do not want to lose any more tracks to the developers, and when things looked so bleak at Birmingham, we were showered with good wishes from Lakeside supporters in particular and one did send us an anonymous donation of £100 with the message "from a Lakeside Supporter" - and these gestures are remembered.

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On 8/5/2018 at 7:09 PM, MANSE said:

And Workington can race on their normal Saturday night as Craig will not be in the G P series

And Belle Vue change their race nights to Saturdays , maybe some Fridays and Sundays !

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Would love being a Peterborough fan every week seems to be different night and Workington was always a Saturday night.Been their about a dozen times and always a Saturday [Lou Sansom, Malky Mckay and Stonehewer some riders I can remember ]

 

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