Skidder1 Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 25 minutes ago, a4poster said: Don’t forget Eastvile (Bristol Bulldogs) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42958113 when it was sold to Ikea! Plus Poole who come under the Stadia UK banner! https://www.poolestadium.co.uk/ How long will it be before Poole will have to miss a season whilst the Stadium is being developed only to never return. The Poole situation is a little different in that Poole Stadium and surrounding car/lorry park is owned by BCP Council. GI lease the stadium and Poole Speedway rent the facility from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 Anyone involved in Speedway knows that Osbourne and his company have no interest whatsoever in building a stadium for Speedway or for anything else. So in my eyes the fact that TR is claiming to be be doing just that with them proves it is purely lip service. An insult to any fan of any club that has ever suffered at Osbourne's hands. A few years ago I was contacted by a Torquay United fan who was worried about GI's promises of a new out of town stadium, as he had seen their track record. I told him the most important thing their fan club could do was to convince the council not to be fooled by Osbourne's lies. The fact that these councils continue to do so absolutely astounds me. Do they never research who they are dealing with? I guess the truth is they no more honourable than he is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: The Poole situation is a little different in that Poole Stadium and surrounding car/lorry park is owned by BCP Council. GI lease the stadium and Poole Speedway rent the facility from them. I don't believe a Poole fan will sleep any easier than a Swindon fan tonight. The GI cancer is always close to the surface. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 24 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: The Poole situation is a little different in that Poole Stadium and surrounding car/lorry park is owned by BCP Council. GI lease the stadium and Poole Speedway rent the facility from them. Reading was the same as Poole. But same end result as Swindon. Nobody is safe when they're involved. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YerRopes Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 No real surprise sadly. Those involved have done the supporters up 'like kippers'.. I hope they're proud of themselves.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, JessicaJones said: Yes, the speedway management should have been open about it from before they went to that BSPA meeting. I found that snippet purely by chance. I phoned my contact at the Adver today and he chased it up which may have forced the press release. It is now in the Swindon Advertiser. Since I researched the history of Gaming International, I thought it highly unlikely that the stadium would ever get redeveloped. And that, coupled with the growing unpopularity of greyhound racing, made me even more convinced. But every time I came on here to say, I was very unpopular….I debated whether to post that snippet at all because every post I have made got shot down in flames! https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/22808306.abbey-stadium-closes-doors-swindon-speedway/#comments-anchor You must be buzzing tonight. Greyhounds will be gone soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaJones Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, thecoombdog said: You must be buzzing tonight. Greyhounds will be gone soon. We had already heard a few weeks ago that the greyhound track is likely to close on 23rd December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 9 hours ago, thecoombdog said: The best years for me was seeing Leigh in action every week. He's probably my favourite sportsman of all time. We were so lucky to witness that class every week for years. Will always remember the 2012 title as it was the first for ages and always good to get one over Poole! I remember punch ups at Oxford when I was a kid! Punch ups at Eastbourne when I was a bit older! Crumpy going unbeaten for about 7-8 meetings in Div 2 one year. Personally, great memories of going with my grandparents and then taking my niece and nephew and my own boys eventually. Gutted to be honest. Got plenty of other things going on in life and we haven't had speedway for 3 years but this still feels like a massive loss. To see Briggs,Broady, Ashby, Kilb, Autrey, Crump (snr) and Jason , Nilsen, Leigh, Darcy ( for a treat) Doyley we have been blessed. Also the lesser lights Malc, Hitchey( so exciting) to watch and Worth every penny a horrible day for me feel betrayed today feel angry but nothing will change. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gresham78 Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 It’s clear that today’s statement has come as no surprise to anyone. From the moment the picture of Rosco with a set of stadium plans in his hands with Osborne looking on was published GI has shown absolutely zero intent to press ahead with redeveloping the Abbey & this announcement was always going to be the outcome. ‘Swindon Motorsports Ltd’ is surely some sort of tasteless joke - what a motley crew. Its just a ‘sop’ to the fans “Look don’t worry about the Abbey, we’ve formed a shiny new company to build a new stadium” Not only is this bad news for Robins fans but it has wider implications for the sport in the UK. How long will a 6 team Premiership last? I think the BSPA was banking on the return of Swindon to shore it up but with Peterborough’s uncertain future it really does look doomed. Would love to be at the AGM this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, JessicaJones said: We had already heard a few weeks ago that the greyhound track is likely to close on 23rd December. Well you won then. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, JessicaJones said: We had already heard a few weeks ago that the greyhound track is likely to close on 23rd December. Are you you pleased Jessica overall ? a terrible day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaJones Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: Are you you pleased Jessica overall ? a terrible day. This is why I don’t post on here! You wouldn’t know about the closure if I hadn’t posted about it. You’re welcome….please don’t take it out on me. Aim your upset at Gaming International. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaJones Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 12 minutes ago, thecoombdog said: Well you won then. Congrats. Don’t take it out on me. Take it out on the council and Gaming International. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, JessicaJones said: Don’t take it out on me. Take it out on the council and Gaming International. How am I taking anything out on you? You wanted the dogs gone at Swindon and it has. You were told no dogs meant no speedway and that was correct. Your post yesterday has totally forced their hand today which is appreciated as f*ck knows how long the lies would have gone on for. You have got what you campaigned for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaJones Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, thecoombdog said: How am I taking anything out on you? You wanted the dogs gone at Swindon and it has. You were told no dogs meant no speedway and that was correct. Your post yesterday has totally forced their hand today which is appreciated as f*ck knows how long the lies would have gone on for. You have got what you campaigned for. Ok but not one single person has said thank you for sharing it and I didn’t have to because every time I come on here I just get a load of abuse. Your post comes across as aggressive. I don’t know if you mean that to be the case but that’s how it reads. We were never against the speedway. I said that from the beginning and the whole reason I came on here is so that we could campaign together. No one was interested. Then the fans decided to do their own campaign a few months ago which was a bit late. I’ll stop posting now. I’m sorry you are losing the speedway team - for now at least, until a new site is found (if it is). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noggin Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, thecoombdog said: I just looked at their website. Wow f*cking wee. What a p*ss take that is. Lists the clubs Osborne was involved in and they all are defunct!!! Some absolute comedy there on a bad day. Osbourne the devil incarnate along with his dutiful minnions. There's zero chance SBC will sanction land for sports, they hate people having fun, build build build more homes, welcome to our concrete Jungle where everyone stays indoors. Edited September 28, 2022 by noggin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 39 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: To see Briggs,Broady, Ashby, Kilb, Autrey, Crump (snr) and Jason , Nilsen, Leigh, Darcy ( for a treat) Doyley we have been blessed. Also the lesser lights Malc, Hitchey( so exciting) to watch and Worth every penny a horrible day for me feel betrayed today feel angry but nothing will change. Yeah that limited time with Ward in the team was unreal. What a rider he was and he definitely got the crowds in. Doyley will always be a Robins legend after leading us to 2 titles as captain. The last year at the reshaped track was probably the best I can remember racing wise as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 15 minutes ago, JessicaJones said: Ok but not one single person has said thank you for sharing it and I didn’t have to because every time I come on here I just get a load of abuse. Your post comes across as aggressive. I don’t know if you mean that to be the case but that’s how it reads. We were never against the speedway. I said that from the beginning and the whole reason I came on here is so that we could campaign together. No one was interested. Then the fans decided to do their own campaign a few months ago which was a bit late. I’ll stop posting now. I’m sorry you are losing the speedway team - for now at least, until a new site is found (if it is). Its not aggressive at all. You were fighting a campaign that you would always win because GI wanted the stadium completely gone. We never had a chance of saving speedway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tric trac Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 We could have indoor speedway at the oasis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 8 hours ago, Tric trac said: We could have indoor speedway at the oasis! Or the cycle speedway track if still there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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