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1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said:

You don’t have to watch ANY meetings to come to that conclusion, the stats speak for themselves. Currently, Ben Cook isn’t anywhere near Craig Cook that’s a simple fact. 

Yeah you kinda do, stats don't tell the whole story. So why does no one want Craig Cook in the Prem then, maybe he isn't worth the hassle? He is just a British KK imo. 

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1 minute ago, lisa-colette said:

Yeah you kinda do, stats don't tell the whole story. So why does no one want Craig Cook in the Prem then, maybe he isn't worth the hassle? He is just a British KK imo. 

Lisa, Ben Cook at this moment in time isn’t close to Craig Cook in terms of ability and point scoring is he? 

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All we want to hear for our club is a positive snippet of information to go on.. whether it be team news or future plans but there is nothing...just absolute radio silence and that press release they did where they threw it on the end of the Nicki P announcement was a PR disaster that speaks volumes for the dignity of the people who are at the helm imo.

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17 minutes ago, Gasser90 said:

Because what business man would, buster wants well over 100 grand for the club, and for what ,, the brand, shale and air bags, then if MT does buy it he’s then got to fork out probably 750 grand for new land and build something similar to Leicester. It’s a million pound investment which you will never get back 

And here's the hard truth.  Peterborough speedway needs this ownership change to have any chance 

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14 minutes ago, lisa-colette said:

Yeah you kinda do, stats don't tell the whole story. So why does no one want Craig Cook in the Prem then, maybe he isn't worth the hassle? He is just a British KK imo. 

Of course you don’t! LOL nobody has to watch them to know that Craig Cook is a better rider than Ben Cook. Your bias towards anything related to Poole is literally off the scale and the reason anything you post regarding them can’t be taken seriously. 

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11 minutes ago, chrismorton said:

All we want to hear for our club is a positive snippet of information to go on.. whether it be team news or future plans but there is nothing...just absolute radio silence and that press release they did where they threw it on the end of the Nicki P announcement was a PR disaster that speaks volumes for the dignity of the people who are at the helm imo.

Panthers have made over 50 international phone calls to replace Nicki.

They are trying very hard to find a suitable person.

 

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23 minutes ago, Gasser90 said:

Because what business man would, buster wants well over 100 grand for the club, and for what ,, the brand, shale and air bags, then if MT does buy it he’s then got to fork out probably 750 grand for new land and build something similar to Leicester. It’s a million pound investment which you will never get back 

I'll say what I said a couple of days ago.

The Peterborough ownership or prospective ownership need to be clear about what their plans are

Are they in contact with the Council and the Showground owners about enforcing the requirements of the Local Plan? What response have they had? Is there a potential stay of execution at the Showground? Will the developers be held to the Local Plan and have to provide an alternative site before planning permission is approved? All of that might well prevent a £1m investment being required. If MT is a savvy businessman he will know that - but he needs to keep fans informed, if only in outline. If no communication is forthcoming and results continue the way they are so far this season fewer people will attend, losses (both on the track and financially) will build and the club could become unviable. 

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26 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said:

Lisa, Ben Cook at this moment in time isn’t close to Craig Cook in terms of ability and point scoring is he? 

I’m surprised anyone has even suggested that but if there is a Poole rider involved of course there must be a discussion. 

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40 minutes ago, Gasser90 said:

Because what business man would, buster wants well over 100 grand for the club, and for what ,, the brand, shale and air bags, then if MT does buy it he’s then got to fork out probably 750 grand for new land and build something similar to Leicester. It’s a million pound investment which you will never get back 

Personally i think Peterborough and all clubs should be looking to follow the Leicester model. Council owned land leased back on a 99 year contract. The sport needs to move away from being tenants to private landlords and/or here today gone tomorrow promoters. 

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1 minute ago, stevebrum said:

I’m surprised anyone has even suggested that but if there is a Poole rider involved of course there must be a discussion. 

I mean Craig Cook isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, there is definitely baggage there and there’s always an element of risk involved in signing him. But speedway is very short term thinking anyway. Ben Cook has done ok so far, but if Peterborough removed him and replaced him with Craig Cook, Peterborough would immediately become a stronger outfit. No ifs buts or maybes, they simply would. 
 

Nobody even knows if Craig Cook wants to do a full season in the Premiership either. He may be happy enough riding for Edinburgh and doing the odd guest booking here and there in the top flight, who knows. 

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14 minutes ago, RS50 said:

Who did they call?

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

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2 minutes ago, Lefty said:

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

But they didn't start the fire :D

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23 minutes ago, RS50 said:

Who did they call?

Every single rider in the top 20 of the Polish Ekstraliga and first division. 

Nobody wants to accept the Panthers offer. The weakened sterling is also causing problems, riders want to be paid in euros. Panthers unwilling to budge on this as their revenue is in pounds.

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1 hour ago, Gasser90 said:

Because what business man would, buster wants well over 100 grand for the club, and for what ,, the brand, shale and air bags, then if MT does buy it he’s then got to fork out probably 750 grand for new land and build something similar to Leicester. It’s a million pound investment which you will never get back 

Not according to LP30 he doesn't. I think that's the battle ground, if he is interested in buying a speedway club, which I'm not convinced that he is (didn't Frost say that it seemed like a good idea at the time, based on a bit of sponsorship and a visit? And that was in the good times of Skysports Elite League) along with whatever agreement the club's owner made with AEPG when we got a full 2023 when initially the doors were going to close mid season?

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