Pinny Posted Tuesday at 06:31 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:31 PM 4 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Obviously from a financial point of view it’s better to build but as my initial post, they haven’t built on the track and the business like macdonalds and greggs would of benefited from the speedway still being there and as one of my customers is within a few hundred yards of the track they told me they wished they would have kept it a speedway track than an industrial estate which it has now become The Hancocks were offered a few million for the land were they not? And took it, hence the closure of the speedway. thats what the story was at the time anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted Tuesday at 06:51 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:51 PM 13 minutes ago, Pinny said: The Hancocks were offered a few million for the land were they not? And took it, hence the closure of the speedway. thats what the story was at the time anyway. I think the few million is for the rent of the land but either way the new builds, macdonalds. Greggs, ford, screw-fix etc are not on the land where the speedway was,the outline of where all the track was is still there ,the bar on first bend is used as an office now, the car parks infront of the track are still there and when you go up to the main gates which are still there you wouldn’t know the track isn’t there, not a lot has changed and all the new builds are going the opposite direction to the track as you turn off the main road with ford being the closest, I was under the impression that they were going to build on the track but that doesn’t seem to be the case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted Tuesday at 07:20 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:20 PM 4 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Obviously from a financial point of view it’s better to build but as my initial post, they haven’t built on the track and the business like macdonalds and greggs would of benefited from the speedway still being there and as one of my customers is within a few hundred yards of the track they told me they wished they would have kept it a speedway track than an industrial estate which it has now become The Hancocks were offered a few million for the land were they not? And took it, hence the closure of the speedway. thats what the story was at the time anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty Posted Wednesday at 10:58 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:58 AM Anyone read the Clarke Osborne article in todays Speedway Star? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted Wednesday at 02:25 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:25 PM https://swindonlink.com/sport/consultation/extended/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3q_upQuojLd3tnhi2kr60Xi3GxMHpMZb1Nyus5cDUaXLgUTRGHi6LHvcU_aem_REj1gm9JjewKbou_heU7rg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted Wednesday at 03:26 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:26 PM 59 minutes ago, frigbo said: https://swindonlink.com/sport/consultation/extended/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3q_upQuojLd3tnhi2kr60Xi3GxMHpMZb1Nyus5cDUaXLgUTRGHi6LHvcU_aem_REj1gm9JjewKbou_heU7rg Well, it all seems hopeful. Keeping my fingers crossed for all 'Robins' fans. They deserve their Speedway...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston197 Posted Wednesday at 03:56 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:56 PM I would put that with, the cheques in the post, we stand with WASPI women, etc etc, all of the hollow promises which help another agenda, personally I would love it to happen and if above NDL level would make effort to attend frequently, but the cynical side of me thinks "it ain't going to happen" and Abbey stadium will get built on before a single league meeting takes place at the new venue ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago On 2/26/2025 at 10:58 AM, salty said: Anyone read the Clarke Osborne article in todays Speedway Star? Yes, all sounds great but we have seen it all before and seen it from Osbourne, I guess we will have to hope it happens because what’s the alternative? Blunsdon like Brandon is dead in the water now and if either teams are to come back it’s going to be at a new venue and for those who get triggered by me saying Brandon is gone, get real, Brandon estates will never give up that land for speedway, it will drag on and on for as long as supporters keep peeing money up the wall to oppose planning for houses,if they took a different route maybe just maybe Coventry would be back now imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 3 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Yes, all sounds great but we have seen it all before and seen it from Osbourne, I guess we will have to hope it happens because what’s the alternative? Blunsdon like Brandon is dead in the water now and if either teams are to come back it’s going to be at a new venue and for those who get triggered by me saying Brandon is gone, get real, Brandon estates will never give up that land for speedway, it will drag on and on for as long as supporters keep peeing money up the wall to oppose planning for houses,if they took a different route maybe just maybe Coventry would be back now imo It was Rugby Council who opposed the planning application, and the appeal against the decision was refused by the Government Planning Officer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago (edited) 2 minutes ago, Gambo said: It was Rugby Council who opposed the planning application, and the appeal against the decision was refused by the Government Planning Officer. And it means nothing, that land eventually will end up being houses no matter how long it takes Brandon estates, have people not learnt councils and government are full of crap and their words mean nothing, their words just mean the price goes up Edited 5 hours ago by THE DEAN MACHINE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 1 minute ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: And it means nothing, that land eventually will end up being houses no matter how long it takes If you say so..If you say so..Sigh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 1 minute ago, Gambo said: If you say so..If you say so..Sigh! I would love Coventry back at Brandon but it’s not going to happen and my point was Coventry has more chance elsewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: And it means nothing, that land eventually will end up being houses no matter how long it takes Brandon estates, have people not learnt councils and government are full of crap and their words mean nothing, their words just mean the price goes up Oxford council were very supportive of the campaign to keep Oxford Stadium from being redeveloped for housing. Their stance together with others ultimately enabled the Cheetahs to return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, Toady said: Oxford council were very supportive of the campaign to keep Oxford Stadium from being redeveloped for housing. Their stance together with others ultimately enabled the Cheetahs to return. Who owned the stadium ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 45 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Who owned the stadium ? Risk capital partners own the stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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