Winditon Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 47 minutes ago, Justgotmecpc said: Even the long burger van que lines have gone now.. is it a case of people just can't afford to come nowadays with all the huge fuel bill hikes as even with the under 16 free policy it's hard to get people to come & watch especially with a team that isn't producing on track Probably paying a fiver for a burger is the reason 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo133 Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 Shocking performance, Wells wasnt interested, Jack Smith struggled and looked out of his depth, strange signing imo. What's up with Clegg arguing with the tractor driver about the track? Sad to see nobody except Wright wanted to do heat 15 until Clegg got talked into it, absolute shambles!Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 50 minutes ago, KEITH M said: Also like a football manager and player has to speak to the media after a match I think ( unless you have 2 on the trot ) a rider who wins a race should be made to take a victory lap so the fans can show their appreciationĀ Not one rider came round till ht 14 even ranting roy mentioned that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 59 minutes ago, Neila said: Geoff you are very brave (stupid ) to be able to afford to travel to the north east with the cost of fuel. You could have watched it on BSN since been labeled a horror show !!! Stupid is the word neil but if u going to "johns plaice" might aswell carry on to geordie landĀ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 43 minutes ago, HectorRacing said: Is that land at seaton burn still avaiable? Is it the one next to the retail unit?Ā Always thought it'd be the one on the roundabout at the top, that's been empty for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, HectorRacing said: Is that land at seaton burn still avaiable? Is it the one next to the retail unit?Ā Ā 15 hours ago, JCookie said: Always thought it'd be the one on the roundabout at the top, that's been empty for years. Both sides of the road where the A1 met the A19 were available at the time... and we had put an interest in against one of them but when the Facebook release went out with.... it's my club and I am not leaving Brough... amongst others... and that was after all the noise about wanting away from Brough... it was never followed through... those proposals were well and truely wizzed on from a great height... RegardsĀ THJ Edited June 13, 2022 by TotallyHonestJohn Spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 52 minutes ago, Winditon said: Probably paying a fiver for a burger is the reason You can't charge 'seaside prices on a council estate',,, the ice-cream man told is that one.Ā 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, KEITH M said: Thatās because after you have been people think there is nowt leftĀ Ha & if they waited for you to buy a burger or hot dog by the time you asked how much is this & that was the stuff would be out of dateĀ Edited June 12, 2022 by Justgotmecpc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 minute ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: Ā Both sides of the road where the A1 met the A19 were available at the time... and we had put an interest in against one of them but when the Facebook release went out with.... it's my club and I am not leaving Brough... amongst others... and that was after all the noise about wanting away from Brough... it was never followed through... those proposals were all and truely wizzed on from a great height... RegardsĀ THJ A shame that it's come to that, but then again how much of a future does Newcastle really have under this management by the sounds of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 20 minutes ago, JCookie said: A shame that it's come to that, but then again how much of a future does Newcastle really have under this management by the sounds of it? Ya not wrong but at the end of the day there is only one person who can turn it around... and fair play to him its his way or no way so if it sinks or swims its all on his shoulders... RegardsĀ THJ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamapotts Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: Ya not wrong but at the end of the day there is only one person who can turn it around... and fair play to him its his way or no way so if it sinks or swims its all on his shoulders... RegardsĀ THJ Would you contact him to extend and olive branch and work together to put it right?Ā 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 12 minutes ago, Mamapotts said: Would you contact him to extend and olive branch and work together to put it right?Ā Haha... nice thought but no... unfortunately the way things were firstly done; then the discussions that followed and then finally the way things wereĀ then left;Ā I think that ship has long sailed sadly... Regards THJ Ā 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) RIP newcastle speedway. THJ was our only hope and he was kicked into touch by the funniest business man I've ever known... at least his burger vans have made a killing this year, plenty time in the stadium to have 2 or 3 meals with these extra long, badly organised meetings of pure cr@p... there was loyal fans there tonight, who have been to every single meeting without fail for the last decade at least, who walked out mid meeting. If that doesn't tell you what state we're in, I dunno what will. I can sit and plead with THJ to work with Rob and the paying members of the supporters club, but if he doesn't want to I respect that decision... even if its just moral and not monetary support... we need someone with a bit of a speedway brain to guide us... BTW Jack Smith has got to be one of the worst signings we've ever made, I can think of at least 10 other NL riders I'd have preferred... some even know how to ride our track... I'm so happy there's no meeting next weekend, I need some time off from this... Edited June 12, 2022 by Diamonds85 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 26 minutes ago, Mamapotts said: Would you contact him to extend and olive branch and work together to put it right?Ā Ā 8 minutes ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: Haha... nice thought but no... unfortunately the way things were firstly done; then the discussions that followed and then finally the way things wereĀ then left;Ā I think that ship has long sailed sadly... Regards THJ Ā Funnily enough, someone asked me the same question today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 Daft question: probably VERY daft and someone is going to explain to me exactly why not and how much it'd be... But would it not be cheaper to buy the dogs out if Brough and relay a normal shaped track and have it as our stadium, that we can then run our own race night, amateur meetings and practices on (for a price of course). Compared to sourcing our own plot of land and building a completely new stadium!! I know... very silly of me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, Diamonds85 said: Daft question: probably VERY daft and someone is going to explain to me exactly why not and how much it'd be... But would it not be cheaper to buy the dogs out if Brough and relay a normal shaped track and have it as our stadium, that we can then run our own race night, amateur meetings and practices on (for a price of course). Compared to sourcing our own plot of land and building a completely new stadium!! I know... very silly of me... Correct.Ā Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Diamonds85 said: I knowļ»æ... very ļ»æsilly of me..ļ»æ. You answered your own question there Biffa... lol... Win the Euro Lottery and offer the stadium owners around Ā£4.5 million quid and you will be sorted... RegardsĀ THJ Edited June 12, 2022 by TotallyHonestJohn Spelling 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: You answered your own question there Biffa... lol... Win the Euro Lottery and offer the stadium owners around Ā£4.5 million quid and you will be sorted... RegardsĀ THJ That's about 4 million more than I thoughtĀ Ā do we not own any percentage of the stadium whatsoever... just rent a couple hours every Sunday.. How much would building a whole new track cost though, with buying land, laying a whole track and creating facilities... I know it could be done over a period of time... but can't be too far off the price you just quoted... surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted June 12, 2022 Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Diamonds85 said: That's about 4 million more than I thoughtĀ Ā do we not own any percentage of the stadium whatsoever... just rent a couple hours every Sunday.. How much would building a whole new track cost though, with buying land, laying a whole track and creating facilities... I know it could be done over a period of time... but can't be too far off the price you just quoted... surely The costs are going up on a weekly basis due to the rise in the cost of living but if you are prepared to do a lot of the work yourself you are now looking at around 150k to set out a basic track and 100k to illuminate the spot... or you can pay a construction company double that for a basic set up or 250 million or more for something like the millennium stadium... I worked with guys who worked on the Old Trafford refurbishment and that was 285 million However it all depends on what you want... you can get a Nissan Almera for 15k or a 370z for 75k so basic and cheap or all bells and whistles... but they both get you from a to b... The land is the same: you could lease it off the Authouity or the land owner or buy it off them from a grand an acre to a million quid an acre and anywhere in between depending on where it is but it's all just pie in the sky... When you win the Euro Lottery would be the best time to look at things... give me a shout then and I will help you spend it... Oh and NewcastleĀ do not own any of the stadium they rent... RegardsĀ THJ Edited June 12, 2022 by TotallyHonestJohn Edited for accuracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted June 13, 2022 Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 2 hours ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: The costs are going up on a weekly basis due to the rise in the cost of living but if you are prepared to do a lot of the work yourself you are now looking at around 150k to set out a basic track and 100k to illuminate the spot... or you can pay a construction company double that for a basic set up or 250 million or more for something like the millennium stadium... I worked with guys who worked on the Old Trafford refurbishment and that was 285 million However it all depends on what you want... you can get a Nissan Almera for 15k or a 370z for 75k so basic and cheap or all bells and whistles... but they both get you from a to b... The land is the same: you could lease it off the Authouity or the land owner or buy it off them from a grand an acre to a million quid an acre and anywhere in between depending on where it is but it's all just pie in the sky... When you win the Euro Lottery would be the best time to look at things... give me a shout then and I will help you spend it... Oh and NewcastleĀ do not own any of the stadium they rent... RegardsĀ THJ Thanks very much for all the useful insight. I can't imagine there's many people in the North East with that sort of money who are interested enough in Newcastle speedway... we're all doomed. Land is very expensive... I don't think I've ever seen or ever will see 150k in my entire lifeĀ Ā I do play the lottery... if I ever win big... I'd love to give it a go 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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