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19 minutes ago, ruckerroo said:

Gone, be afraid, be very afraid

 

4 minutes ago, pvm said:

Where have they gone, anywhere nice, or does that statement have some other significance. A few more details might help.

A vague hint PERHAPS in regard to the stadium's future plans?

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2 hours ago, BuxtonTiger said:

If you go to "greyhound star" website there is a letter from the well known stadium owners to the greyhound trainers (sorry I can not post a link)

Do you mean Poole Council as they are the stadium owners.

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2 hours ago, Sotonian said:

Do you mean Poole Council as they are the stadium owners.

Gaming international only lease the stadium and sub lease to the speedway, the owners were the Poole council who have supported speedway through think and thin. What is worrying is that Poole council no longer exist now that Poole, Christchurch & Bournemouth have merged into to one known as BCP. I hope that the new authority has the same attitude to the sport, I am very concerned  this might not be the case, hope I'm wrong

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With Gaming International presumably still having to pay BCP Council some form of rental fee for the lease, with no income at all apart from the currently very underused car park,  then that may well have longer term implications on the stadium's future - especially if they renege on the lease and the Council take it back.

Incidentally the Ford family and several Poole Speedway sponsors still have very good relationships with the new Council.

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1 hour ago, Apollo said:

The stadium is ear marked for flats , the council have been looking at the park and ride site at creekmoor . If it's a possible site for a stadium of any sort , to be partially funded by the developer 

I don't know the Poole area very well having been to about a dozen meetings over the last 10 years including one for the sidecars. I take it that creekmoor is a lot further from the station than the present stadium so if Speedway was moved there it would make it impossible for me to get to the meetings in the future. I know that my attendance in the past will not have kept the stadium in business but on everyone of my trips at least a dozen people joined me in the run to the station once racing had finished and I got the impression that they were regulars.

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2 hours ago, Apollo said:

The stadium is ear marked for flats , the council have been looking at the park and ride site at creekmoor . If it's a possible site for a stadium of any sort , to be partially funded by the developer 

The only area earmarked for properties in the Town Plan is part of the Lorry park and car park adjacent to the derelict office building fronting Wimborne Road.

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