Najjer Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 19 minutes ago, Haza said: Wasn’t it to do with Jack Holder allowing him to race for Torun when Pboro had a meeting think may have been the championship 4s he missed I was aware of that but assumed it was something much more drastic than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump99 Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Najjer said: Without wanting to sound naive and opening a can of worms here, but I must have been sleeping under a rock and am unaware of the story behind Rathbone. What exactly did he do that was so bad for BSPL to want to block him out? Why did he leave Peterborough? Not a can of worm because Holdergate and associated is common knowledge and it didn't end well. Despite the public messaging one assumes that Rathbone didn't particularly want to sell up at Peterborough and he hasn't been involved since anywhere, that I know of, so you need to ask why? Or perhaps you don't? That's as far as I go on unconfirmed messages but it it all seems logical? And to answer your point above, allegedly there were other day to day issues which upset (not too difficult) the powers that be. Anyone else is welcome to clarify or dispel these things. Just to be clear, I have no problem with Rathbone and would be more than happy for him to be in charge of Peterborough Speedway. Edited August 9, 2023 by Crump99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Bratley Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 13 hours ago, Crump99 said: Just seen that. It's interesting that it says "The Showground land is set to be turned into a major housing and leisure development, with work set to begin next year" when they haven't got planning permission yet, that I'm are of anyway, as well as other similar local developments being refused or delayed due to supply chain and associated issues. Just done a quick scan (it is late and I'm tired ) of "The Design and Access Statement prepared by IDP Architects, Landscape Architects and Urban Designers which is said to be part of a suite of documents for two parallel planning applications to develop the East of England Showground" , and using the limit of my search skills, I can find that speedway gets 6 insignificant mentions in the document (two of which are labels for pictures). More interestingly is that although LP30 is shown on page 29 I don't think that they've grasped its significance or mentioned how the loss of an existing culture , leisure, tourism and community facility (ie Peterborough Speedway) is to be addressed because their application supposedly fails without that clarification and associated action. - I may just have missed it or read it wrong so if we can get someone brighter than me on the case I sent the ET an email reminding them that AEPG do not own the land and that planning hasn’t been approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Bratley Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 5 hours ago, pleasureboy60 said: Good luck with removing the travellers. Hope they leave their mark ! They’ve gone and the grass has been cut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 (edited) The caravan club should return and buy the Showground, Then once the sale has gone through they can lease it to Michael Tomalin for a reasonable price. Edited August 9, 2023 by TTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Bratley Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 57 minutes ago, TTT said: The caravan club should return and buy the Showground, Then once the sale has gone through they can lease it to Michael Tomalin for a reasonable price. If only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedtiger Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 18 hours ago, tellboy said: I'm kind of thankful that i have been able to watch another 30+ years of speedway at Lynn.Had it not been for Buster we would have probably been long lost to speedway long before the likes of Coventry,Lakeside,Swindon and many more.Yes we have had some very poor sides but we have had speedway. The speedway promoters need to come together as a collective and not just do what is in the best interests for their own clubs to sort the huge mess British speedway is in.They all have self interest,not just Buster as you would like it to be. Fair point BUT the damage the clown Chapman has inflicted on the sport due to his stupidity and incredible mismanagement and total lack of any business acumen at the BSPA is staggering and he has run the sport into the ground. He deserves no plaudits. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandred Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 Great career move for Bomber! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinderfella Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 minute ago, midlandred said: Great career move for Bomber! Perhaps had it been his decision but until we know the timeline of events the jury is out of say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandred Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, cinderfella said: Perhaps had it been his decision but until we know the timeline of events the jury is out of say. Pardon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump99 Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Mick Bratley said: I sent the ET an email reminding them that AEPG do not own the land and that planning hasn’t been approved. Well done. That's what the Design and Access Statement says: "This application is on behalf of Asset Earning Power Residential (AEPR) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Asset Earning Power Group (AEPG) and is in partnership with the landowner East of England Agricultural Society (EEAS)." It also says: "The allocation of this site, the East of England Showground, for leisure, employment, and residential development as an urban extension to the city, has informed how this masterplan complies with the objectives of the local plan" - as I can't see LP 30 mentioned in text or addressed (it only appears in their LP36 graphic) then how does it comply with the local plan? They seemed to have missed that, or being from Glasgow they didn't realise that we lived there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinderfella Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 hour ago, midlandred said: Pardon? From what I've read the decision to move to The Panthers wasn't of Bomber's making. Stewart Dickson wanted to make changes at Leicester with Batch being moved out and Craig Cook and Richie Worrall coming in now with Bomber having to be released to fit the averages. Since Richie was a Panther's rider I assume Leicester approached Peterborough first and Bomber being offered in exchange. That sounds like a "well go to Peterborough or your teamless" proposition for Bomber and going by his own post the other day one he wasn't particularly pleased about. But until the full timeline of events is made known by whichever party I think it's safe to say the choice was not Bomber's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandred Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 2 hours ago, cinderfella said: From what I've read the decision to move to The Panthers wasn't of Bomber's making. Stewart Dickson wanted to make changes at Leicester with Batch being moved out and Craig Cook and Richie Worrall coming in now with Bomber having to be released to fit the averages. Since Richie was a Panther's rider I assume Leicester approached Peterborough first and Bomber being offered in exchange. That sounds like a "well go to Peterborough or your teamless" proposition for Bomber and going by his own post the other day one he wasn't particularly pleased about. But until the full timeline of events is made known by whichever party I think it's safe to say the choice was not Bomber's. Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, cinderfella said: From what I've read the decision to move to The Panthers wasn't of Bomber's making. Stewart Dickson wanted to make changes at Leicester with Batch being moved out and Craig Cook and Richie Worrall coming in now with Bomber having to be released to fit the averages. Since Richie was a Panther's rider I assume Leicester approached Peterborough first and Bomber being offered in exchange. That sounds like a "well go to Peterborough or your teamless" proposition for Bomber and going by his own post the other day one he wasn't particularly pleased about. But until the full timeline of events is made known by whichever party I think it's safe to say the choice was not Bomber's. That tactic couldn't have worked. If Harris didn't agree to go to Peterborough, then Leicester couldn't have signed Worrall! Harris must have said yes to the change. If he wanted to stay he'd still be at Leicester. Peterborough can't drop Worrall (for him to become available) without a replacement. Edited August 9, 2023 by szkocjasid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 Since when did Chris Harris care who he rode for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 5 minutes ago, iainb said: Since when did Chris Harris care who he rode for? I get what you are saying, but he had a chance of winning something, to no chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 13 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said: I get what you are saying, but he had a chance of winning something, to no chance. Are Panthers still in the KO Cup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump99 Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, iainb said: Are Panthers still in the KO Cup? In terms of a pointless second leg still pending, yes they are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midlandred Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 31 minutes ago, iainb said: Since when did Chris Harris care who he rode for? Coventry! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 Harris in this weeks Star thought about quitting Premier League after this .....er transfer of riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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