Brandon Update

[Dave Jones]

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.

[Ray Stadia]

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 Sunday at 08:39 PM by Ray Stadia

[Dave Jones]

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 

[Ray Stadia]

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 Sunday at 08:55 PM by Ray Stadia

[Dave Jones]

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 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ray Stadia]

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.

[Toady]

38 minutes ago, Dave Jones said:

I think it might be best to leave this here 

 

 

 

 

 

Very unlike you 🙂

 

[Dave Jones]

2 minutes ago, Toady said:

Very unlike you 🙂

 

I know,no point flogging a dead horse though.😀

[Ray Stadia]

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'? 😏

[StephenMiller]

No, going over old arguments that have been done to death many times 

[Ray Stadia]

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. ☹️