Toto Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Great to see the end of the pirates. You reap what you sow Ford 1 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 I can’t understand why anyone would rejoice at the prospect of losing a championship club or any other club for that matter. It’s too early to say whether or not they will survive but I hope they do. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Toto said: Great to see the end of the pirates. You reap what you sow Ford What a nice speedway supporter you are, with that sort of attitude you won't have speedway to watch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Toto said: Great to see the end of the pirates. You reap what you sow Ford Wishing the Matt Ford Consortium all the best in taking on and developing the whole stadium! Just think with 'money no object' and income from a 7-day a week operation, Premiership speedway (and even a NDL side) could be back. www.bournemouthecho.co.uk today. Edited August 7, 2020 by Skidder1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabbsjoe Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Skidder1 said: Wishing the Matt Ford Consortium all the best in taking on and developing the whole stadium! Just think with 'money no object' and income from a 7-day a week operation, Premiership speedway (and even a NDL side) could be back. www.bournemouthecho.co.uk today. thats optimistic at best, would a NDL side bring the crowds in to make it worth running ? would the consortium have the pockets to fund a premiership team, after all Ford himself chose to drop to championship and costs must have been a reason for that. adding the ownership and running costs of a stadium on top of that won't help. who knows what state the sport will be in once we get through the worst of covid and a recession, will there even be speedway in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moranboys Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 18 hours ago, Toto said: Great to see the end of the pirates. You reap what you sow Ford totally uncalled for in a club that is steeped in history.just take stock of what you are saying as it often has a nasty habit of coming back and biting you on the derrière' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 18 hours ago, Toto said: Great to see the end of the pirates. You reap what you sow Ford I only hope you post is a joke in very bad taste. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toto Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, wealdstone said: I only hope you post is a joke in very bad taste. Not a joke at all.Ford was willing to put Cov and Boro out of business without a care in the world. People have short memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Toto said: Not a joke at all.Ford was willing to put Cov and Boro out of business without a care in the world. People have short memories Take your anger out on Ford not the club. Edited August 7, 2020 by wealdstone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, wealdstone said: Take your anger out on Ford not the club. What anger has he got with matt just a wind up merchant the team he support or suppose to never been to poole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Toto said: Not a joke at all.Ford was willing to put Cov and Boro out of business without a care in the world. People have short memories Were you born then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, Arthur54 said: Were you born then Doubtful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Toto said: Not a joke at all.Ford was willing to put Cov and Boro out of business without a care in the world. People have short memories That may or may not be true but it was also a different time. Neither Poole Speedway or the owners are responsible for the pandemic, the actions of those who run greyhound racing or the local plan. I suspect that many clubs are possibly under the cosh as we live in different times and different priorities and who knows what will be left of the world of U.K. speedway. One thing you may well find is that most Redcar fans could do without your sort of support. You are not a true speedway follower but I guess you have something that you get off on but let us know when you next visit the southern part of the U.K. and those tracks that are left, many will be more than happy to put you right and god help you if you turn up at Poole and are bold enough to make yourself known. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toto Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 8 hours ago, Hawk127 said: That may or may not be true but it was also a different time. Neither Poole Speedway or the owners are responsible for the pandemic, the actions of those who run greyhound racing or the local plan. I suspect that many clubs are possibly under the cosh as we live in different times and different priorities and who knows what will be left of the world of U.K. speedway. One thing you may well find is that most Redcar fans could do without your sort of support. You are not a true speedway follower but I guess you have something that you get off on but let us know when you next visit the southern part of the U.K. and those tracks that are left, many will be more than happy to put you right and god help you if you turn up at Poole and are bold enough to make yourself known. How can I turn up at Poole if its closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 10 hours ago, Hawk127 said: That may or may not be true but it was also a different time. Neither Poole Speedway or the owners are responsible for the pandemic, the actions of those who run greyhound racing or the local plan. I suspect that many clubs are possibly under the cosh as we live in different times and different priorities and who knows what will be left of the world of U.K. speedway. One thing you may well find is that most Redcar fans could do without your sort of support. You are not a true speedway follower but I guess you have something that you get off on but let us know when you next visit the southern part of the U.K. and those tracks that are left, many will be more than happy to put you right and god help you if you turn up at Poole and are bold enough to make yourself known. He’ll be the bloke singing Hold The Line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 17 hours ago, Toto said: Not a joke at all.Ford was willing to put Cov and Boro out of business without a care in the world. People have short memories I must have a short memory. Please explain how Matt Ford was trying to put Coventry and Peterborough out of business, “without a care in the world”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: I must have a short memory. Please explain how Matt Ford was trying to put Coventry and Peterborough out of business, “without a care in the world”. He wasn’t. He and other promoters were tying to keep the sport viable. Matt Ford is no angel but if people knew the truth about the so called Winter of Discontent they would know that he and a couple of other promoters did a a lot behind the scenes to patch up the differences and keep the sport together in that time. I am no lover of Matt Ford , and I have been critical of him enough on here, but credit where it’s due, he understood the sport better, and was a far better administrator of the sport in his time on the BSPA management committee than the cowboy currently masquerading as chairman will ever know how to be. Toto is absolutely clueless about the sport. But of course , we knew that already. , 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Whilst not wanting to put them out of business, in Peterboroughs case under Rick Frost that season he made sure that the Panthers didn't track the intended team that was being lined up by them, rumours of sly rule changes that were being brought in specifically to stop the Panthers being to strong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, scoobydoo said: Whilst not wanting to put them out of business, in Peterboroughs case under Rick Frost that season he made sure that the Panthers didn't track the intended team that was being lined up by them, rumours of sly rule changes that were being brought in specifically to stop the Panthers being to strong. Yes, but where did those rumours spring from and what is there validity.? I have a lot of time for Rick Frost.He is a genuine bloke and Speedway is poorer without him but in 2010 he was still a bit of a novice promoter. I noticed as time went on he distanced himself from the Trump Sandhu position. The dispute was primarily about points limit s and money paid to riders. Matt Ford at the time, could have afforded it as Poole were very successful but he good see that it was going to drive some clubs out of business or at least into the lower leagues, which wasn’t going to be good for the sport. It all became academic anyway because between the lot of them they still managed to lose the TV deal and mess the sport up completely. Edited August 8, 2020 by E I Addio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 hour ago, E I Addio said: Yes, but where did those rumours spring from and what is there validity.? I have a lot of time for Rick Frost.He is a genuine bloke and Speedway is poorer without him but in 2010 he was still a bit of a novice promoter. I noticed as time went on he distanced himself from the Trump Sandhu position. The dispute was primarily about points limit s and money paid to riders. Matt Ford at the time, could have afforded it as Poole were very successful but he good see that it was going to drive some clubs out of business or at least into the lower leagues, which wasn’t going to be good for the sport. It all became academic anyway because between the lot of them they still managed to lose the TV deal and mess the sport up completely. Independent body anyone? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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