Dave Jones Posted December 14 Report Share Posted December 14 1 hour ago, Ray Stadia said: I do. When he bought the stadium, he said he was committed to speedway and presumably, bangers and stocks! I think it might be a good idea if you got yourself a little more informed on what has happened at Coventry judging by your last couple of posts. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted December 15 Report Share Posted December 15 (edited) 22 hours ago, Dave Jones said: I think it might be a good idea if you got yourself a little more informed on what has happened at Coventry judging by your last couple of posts. Sandhu was the last person to own the stadium, before selling the stadium to Brandon Estates, although I seem to recall with his brother. He bought it from the Ochiltrees and other owners of the stadium, but the Ochiltrees were dedicated to Coventry seedway. Horton, I believe, was the final promoter, but as we know, a promoter is not necessarily the owner, more often a manager. Horton, obviously made a dogs dinner of it and then Coventry closed. Sandhu had some financial issues as I recall, especially surrounding his brother. I think Sandhu bought the stadium, not to ensure speedway security/longevity, but to hope to build on the land, which is where the situation is now, after he sold out to Brandon Estates. Edited December 15 by Ray Stadia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted December 15 Report Share Posted December 15 5 minutes ago, Ray Stadia said: Sandhu was the last person to own the stadium, although I seem to recall with his brother. He bought it from the Ochiltrees. Horton, I believe, was the final promoter, but as we know, a promoter is not necessarily the owner, more often a manager. Horton, obviously made a dogs dinner of it and then Coventry closed. Sandhu had some financial issues as I recall, especially surrounding his brother. I think Sandhu bought the stadium, not to ensure speedway security/longevity, but to hope to build on the land, which is where the situation is now. Well I’ll help you a little,Sandhu hadn’t been the owner of the stadium for a while prior to its closure. So it was not his decision to shut it down which makes your previous comments incorrect. There’s much more to this which you obviously do not understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted December 15 Report Share Posted December 15 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Dave Jones said: Well I’ll help you a little,Sandhu hadn’t been the owner of the stadium for a while prior to its closure. So it was not his decision to shut it down which makes your previous comments incorrect. There’s much more to this which you obviously do not understand No, Brandon Estates were the owners, but on further research, it appears Sandhu did get into financial difficulty and it was sold to BE, after NatWest called in the loan agreement. At the end of the day, it all went wrong after Sandhu bought the stadium, so yes, I do blame him! Edited December 15 by Ray Stadia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted December 15 Report Share Posted December 15 5 minutes ago, Ray Stadia said: No, Brandon Estates were the owners and who sold it to them? I think it might be best to leave this here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted December 15 Report Share Posted December 15 2 minutes ago, Dave Jones said: I think it might be best to leave this here See my post above please. All I am saying, is it is a pity Sandhu bought the stadium, in my opinion. But, also as we know, speedway in general, is in a bad place and many stadiums are targets for building developers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted December 15 Report Share Posted December 15 38 minutes ago, Dave Jones said: I think it might be best to leave this here Very unlike you 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted December 15 Report Share Posted December 15 2 minutes ago, Toady said: Very unlike you 🙂 I know,no point flogging a dead horse though.😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted December 15 Report Share Posted December 15 22 minutes ago, Dave Jones said: I know,no point flogging a dead horse though.😀 What do you mean, trying to save Coventry speedway is 'flogging a dead horse'? 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenMiller Posted December 16 Report Share Posted December 16 No, going over old arguments that have been done to death many times 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted December 16 Report Share Posted December 16 13 minutes ago, StephenMiller said: No, going over old arguments that have been done to death many times True. Seeing the video of Brandon was very sad. So much history left to rack and ruin. ☹️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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