Swindon Stadium

[steve roberts]

On 11/10/2023 at 4:17 PM, orion said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67380185

Well there's a surprise!

[Toady]

On 11/10/2023 at 4:17 PM, orion said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67380185

Can’t be viable then (His new buzzword)

[frigbo]

https://swindonmotorsports.co.uk/latest-news/f/site-for-the-all-new-swindon-motorsports-parc-secured

 

Lol

[orion]

The saddest thing is that some Swindon  fans have got taking in by the new press released 

[steve roberts]

1 hour ago, frigbo said:

https://swindonmotorsports.co.uk/latest-news/f/site-for-the-all-new-swindon-motorsports-parc-secured

 

Lol

More Osborne rhetoric.

[Ghosty]

45 minutes from Swindon, could be Newport? Why hasn't Swindon council taken Osbourne to the cleaners.  

[skydog]

Wonder what the completion date is, 12th of never?

[IainB]

I wonder if this new site they've identified has housing redevelopment potential?

[Spidvej]

11 hours ago, Ghosty said:

45 minutes from Swindon, could be Newport? Why hasn't Swindon council taken Osbourne to the cleaners.  

Newport is outside the 45 minutes, but could be Chippenham, Bath, Bristol, Reading, Newbury, Cheltenham, Gloucester…

What about Faringdon, where the old training track used to be ?

IF this proposed new track comes off, I think Swindon fans could be in for a shock as to where the track is, as it won’t be anywhere near Swindon. Hopefully, I am wrong on this bit, though. 

[SSL84]

33 minutes ago, Spidvej said:

Newport is outside the 45 minutes, but could be Chippenham, Bath, Bristol, Reading, Newbury, Cheltenham, Gloucester…

What about Faringdon, where the old training track used to be ?

IF this proposed new track comes off, I think Swindon fans could be in for a shock as to where the track is, as it won’t be anywhere near Swindon. Hopefully, I am wrong on this bit, though. 

So. What hae been told or seen where this new track will be? Or the pie in the sky track?

[orion]

So many reasons for this garbage.. Quite clearly they were thinking of taking away the licence from him and now they won't be able to  with the promise of this that won't  be found out to be total crap for  about 2 years.. ..its just total bull to buy them more time to knock the stadium down and not allowed anyone else to make a genuine attempt to run speedway in Swindon .On some of the Facebook pages you got some of the Swindon fans talking about it like it was real..so so sad.

[Fromafar]

1 minute ago, orion said:

So many reasons for this garbage.. Quite clearly they were thinking of taking away the licence from him and now they won't be able to  with the promise of this that won't  be found out to be total crap for  about 2 years.. ..its just total bull to buy them more time to knock the stadium down and not allowed anyone else to make a genuine attempt to run speedway in Swindon .On some of the Facebook pages you got some of the Swindon fans talking about it like it was real..so so sad.

Agree,this just looks like deflection.It’s going be viable to build another Stadium,yet it’s not viable to run the Sport in aStadium that is already there.REALLY

[frigbo]

3 hours ago, SSL84 said:

So. What hae been told or seen where this new track will be? Or the pie in the sky track?

Cloud Cuckoo Land...

[Toady]

16 hours ago, Ghosty said:

45 minutes from Swindon, could be Newport? Why hasn't Swindon council taken Osbourne to the cleaners.  

Because he owns the stadium and they don’t sadly 

[Bluenose]

BackUp   new site found

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/23932415.suitable-site-found-new-home-swindon-speedway/

[Lefty]

37 minutes ago, Bluenose said:

BackUp   new site found

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/23932415.suitable-site-found-new-home-swindon-speedway/

Cheers, just read it and the comments.  Of the 15 so far a big thumbs up to poster 'Cheetos'. The Advertiser would've been better following that up as a headline investigation. 

[Grachan]

I really don't know how to feel about that statement. The obvious, first reaction is to ask myself if I trust Clark Osbourne and Terry Russell and the obvious thought is to doubt them.

But, why would they put out a statement like this if it isn't true? Surely they wouldn't build people's hopes up like this just for their own means. Would they? Osbourne might, but would Russell? Surely he, at least, would think about how fans would feel about that.

I guess we'll have to wait and see if anything comes of it. Don't forget, after all, that land was secured for a new Reading stadium too, but it as never built.

If it happens, though, what is this "45 minutes from Swindon" thing all about? I live in Newbury. It used to take 30 minutes to get from there to Blunsdon. And Newbury is hardly Swindon. It's more Reading territory than Swindon. Add another 15 minutes on the motorway and you're at Theale roundabout - which is pretty much Tilehurst.

I will take some positives from this statement being released, but I'm far from convinced yet that anything will come of it. If it does, I hope it's east of Swindon rather than west!

[Dave Jones]

13 minutes ago, Grachan said:

I really don't know how to feel about that statement. The obvious, first reaction is to ask myself if I trust Clark Osbourne and Terry Russell and the obvious thought is to doubt them.

But, why would they put out a statement like this if it isn't true? Surely they wouldn't build people's hopes up like this just for their own means. Would they? Osbourne might, but would Russell? Surely he, at least, would think about how fans would feel about that.

I guess we'll have to wait and see if anything comes of it. Don't forget, after all, that land was secured for a new Reading stadium too, but it as never built.

If it happens, though, what is this "45 minutes from Swindon" thing all about? I live in Newbury. It used to take 30 minutes to get from there to Blunsdon. And Newbury is hardly Swindon. It's more Reading territory than Swindon. Add another 15 minutes on the motorway and you're at Theale roundabout - which is pretty much Tilehurst.

I will take some positives from this statement being released, but I'm far from convinced yet that anything will come of it. If it does, I hope it's east of Swindon rather than west!

I would love to think this was positive news, but I can't help thinking that this very same Clarke Osborne was speaking in support of the housing developers at the inquiry re the planning application for Brandon Stadium  recently & was doing his best to convince the inspector that speedway had no future  should not return to the stadium & housing was the best plan .Hardly the action of someone is planning to build a new stadium on the outskirts of Swindon I would say.

[Bluenose]

4 hours ago, Grachan said:

I really don't know how to feel about that statement. The obvious, first reaction is to ask myself if I trust Clark Osbourne and Terry Russell and the obvious thought is to doubt them.

But, why would they put out a statement like this if it isn't true? Surely they wouldn't build people's hopes up like this just for their own means. WGrach,ould they? Osbourne might, but would Russell? Surely he, at least, would think about how fans would feel about that.

I guess we'll have to wait and see if anything comes of it. Don't forget, after all, that land was secured for a new Reading stadium too, but it as never built.

If it happens, though, what is this "45 minutes from Swindon" thing all about? I live in Newbury. It used to take 30 minutes to get from there to Blunsdon. And Newbury is hardly Swindon. It's more Reading territory than Swindon. Add another 15 minutes on the motorway and you're at Theale roundabout - which is pretty much Tilehurst.

I will take some positives from this statement being released, but I'm far from convinced yet that anything will come of it. If it does, I hope it's east of Swindon rather than west!

Grach, if you Love speedway you will go,      Yes,     i missed Brummies for too long,   supported  Ashby Bouchard Kilby Etc in the dark years,      keep right on.

[Grachan]

3 hours ago, Bluenose said:

Grach, if you Love speedway you will go,      Yes,     i missed Brummies for too long,   supported  Ashby Bouchard Kilby Etc in the dark years,      keep right on.

Not if it's in Cheltnham I won't. I will if it's in Theale though.