Toady Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Well there’s a surprise https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/24163955.application-drop-speedway-greyhounds-abbey-stadium/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathen52 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Seems Osborne is one step ahead as usual. https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/24163955.application-drop-speedway-greyhounds-abbey-stadium/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 19 minutes ago, heathen52 said: Seems Osborne is one step ahead as usual. https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/24163955.application-drop-speedway-greyhounds-abbey-stadium/ The council are hiding behind the "complex, technical difficulties around consent,"... Writing is on the wall.. All parties involved have known where this ends for a long, long time... And, given hardly a ripple of protest, they probably feel that now is the time to finalise everything.. It would be interesting to see what would happen if some promoter (or maybe all the BSP), came out and said that they would promote the sport there to see how it went... "Finish the stadium, as per the agreement for building the houses, and we will run Speedway there"... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 2 hours ago, mikebv said: The council are hiding behind the "complex, technical difficulties around consent,"... Writing is on the wall.. All parties involved have known where this ends for a long, long time... And, given hardly a ripple of protest, they probably feel that now is the time to finalise everything.. It would be interesting to see what would happen if some promoter (or maybe all the BSP), came out and said that they would promote the sport there to see how it went... "Finish the stadium, as per the agreement for building the houses, and we will run Speedway there"... Going by previous council decisions I think Osbournes request has a good chance of success ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 (edited) Yet again the goalposts are getting moved again...Tomlinson has always hidden behind no new Staduim no more new houses from the begining only for us to hear this ..Cant wait for his reply this time. Edited March 6 by orion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Swindon Council lead Jim Robbins has previously stated he will not support a change of use. Let's see if he backs his words up! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaJones Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 On 3/6/2024 at 12:37 PM, orion said: Yet again the goalposts are getting moved again...Tomlinson has always hidden behind no new Staduim no more new houses from the begining only for us to hear this ..Cant wait for his reply this time. Him and that tool Cllr Adams are acting like none of this is down to them!! Completely deluded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 (edited) 12 minutes ago, thecoombdog said: Him and that tool Cllr Adams are acting like none of this is down to them!! Completely deluded. It's Funny how were taking credit for them Stopping them building houses ..Now its nothing to do with them Edited March 7 by orion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IainB Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 (edited) 12 hours ago, orion said: Does he not know there's a perfectly good speedway track and stadium in existence already, owned by his business partner and one he's promoted at for years? What the flippin flip?!? Edited March 9 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 6 hours ago, iainb said: Does he not know there's a perfectly good speedway track and stadium in existence already, owned by his business partner and one he's promoted at four years? What the flippin flip?!? Whereabouts Iain?.. Sounds absolutely perfect... Let all involved know... Maybe you could be eligible to get a 20% finders fee for finding it? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Being a "glass is half full" kind of guy, I am at least positive that Terry Russell released this statement as the silence since the statement that they had located somewhere to build a track was deafening. So, let's play a game. Let's assume this is true that there is a location found that is a similar distance from Swindon centre as Blunsdon. Foxhill Moto Parc, surely? Obvious place to put a speedway track. Why release this if it isn't true? I'm sure there are many theories regarding that! In the meantime, we can only hope. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvm Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 If, and it’s a big If, you believe that statement, then no doubt these “various legal and planning actions necessary “ will include a significant number of houses on the “potential” site as part of the planning application. I can see it now, the applicant will build “xxx homes with the consent for a further xxx homes subject to completion and operating of said stadium” xxx homes get built whilst the land for the stadium lays dormant, just like Wallyford stadium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 2 hours ago, Grachan said: Being a "glass is half full" kind of guy, I am at least positive that Terry Russell released this statement as the silence since the statement that they had located somewhere to build a track was deafening. So, let's play a game. Let's assume this is true that there is a location found that is a similar distance from Swindon centre as Blunsdon. Foxhill Moto Parc, surely? Obvious place to put a speedway track. Why release this if it isn't true? I'm sure there are many theories regarding that! In the meantime, we can only hope. Well they release many things that are not true 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotteringAround Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Dodgy Tel announces he's found a perfect new place for Speedway, so it's OK to knock the Abbey down. Dopey Swindon council fall for this, and allow the Abbey Stadium to be knocked down and houses built. Tel Boy hits a snag and the perfect new stadium can't be built after all. Swindon council say "never mind, you tried your best" Osbourne hands a brown envelope each to Tel Boy and the Council leader. Osbourne moves on to rinse and repeat at the next town. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagonshocker Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 17 hours ago, orion said: W⚓....TR...not you Tim! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagonshocker Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 45 minutes ago, PotteringAround said: Dodgy Tel announces he's found a perfect new place for Speedway, so it's OK to knock the Abbey down. Dopey Swindon council fall for this, and allow the Abbey Stadium to be knocked down and houses built. Tel Boy hits a snag and the perfect new stadium can't be built after all. Swindon council say "never mind, you tried your best" Osbourne hands a brown envelope each to Tel Boy and the Council leader. Osbourne moves on to rinse and repeat at the next town. Substitute Dopey for corrupt greedy couldn't give a s**t Council. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 He can build the houses when the stadium is built... At the new place... Simple.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Perfect timing to hoodwink the council yet again to believe in this farce.Why wasn’t this released through Swindon motorsports if remotely true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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