Catalan Posted April 19, 2023 Report Share Posted April 19, 2023 48 minutes ago, chris4gillian said: Why not? We used to have a speedway track and moderately successful team back in the day! We have supported and travelled to Poole every season for over 40 years, so why would it be such an issue should Poole relocate? Rather it be a stand alone Southampton side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4gillian Posted April 19, 2023 Report Share Posted April 19, 2023 25 minutes ago, weatherman said: Rather it be a stand alone Southampton side I don't disagree, however I don't think speedway will ever return here. So no Poole Pirates, or a Poole Pirates relocation? It'll probably never happen, but surely a relocation would be far more favourable than Poole being lost? Just sayin' 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justathought Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 http://www.leicesterspeedway.com/_mobile/news.php... Ummmm. One for your diary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa-colette Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 12 minutes ago, justathought said: http://www.leicesterspeedway.com/_mobile/news.php... Ummmm. One for your diary. Yeah, I started a separate thread for it yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 Any news on where or if Poole will be riding next season yet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 2 hours ago, lewy said: Any news on where or if Poole will be riding next season yet? weymouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 2 hours ago, lewy said: Any news on where or if Poole will be riding next season yet? Looks like IOW. Government has offered a big ex Prison Ferry to run from Portland to IOW every Wednesday. They'll give migrants a night out if they buddy up with a Poole fan. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted April 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 12 minutes ago, HGould said: Looks like IOW. Government has offered a big ex Prison Ferry to run from Portland to IOW every Wednesday. They'll give migrants a night out if they buddy up with a Poole fan. It'll have to be a b****y big boat then! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa-colette Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 48 minutes ago, ray c said: weymouth Is their track still there? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: Is their track still there? Don't think so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickinho Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) Why can't Poole fans raise some money between them and buy a bit of land off the beaten track and create a track like Workington have done? It doesn't need to be Wembley Stadium. Just one covered stand, 2 air fences, 3 burger vans, 4 portaloos and 5 tons of shale. Get to it Pirates fans! [edit] I just discovered that you can even rent seated stands. Edited April 25, 2023 by Nickinho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa-colette Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 47 minutes ago, Nickinho said: Why can't Poole fans raise some money between them and buy a bit of land off the beaten track and create a track like Workington have done? It doesn't need to be Wembley Stadium. Just one covered stand, 2 air fences, 3 burger vans, 4 portaloos and 5 tons of shale. Get to it Pirates fans! [edit] I just discovered that you can even rent seated stands. Where though? I do agree we need to own our own stadium though as otherwise you are just looking at one season at a time or maybe 2 if you pay the rent for a couple of seasons at a time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalan Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 4 hours ago, lewy said: Any news on where or if Poole will be riding next season yet? I'm pretty certain they will be riding next season 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalan Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Nickinho said: Why can't Poole fans raise some money between them and buy a bit of land off the beaten track and create a track like Workington have done? It doesn't need to be Wembley Stadium. Just one covered stand, 2 air fences, 3 burger vans, 4 portaloos and 5 tons of shale. Get to it Pirates fans! [edit] I just discovered that you can even rent seated stands. The price of land in this area is ridiculous. I bet prospective promoters have looked. Best thing they could do would be buy Poole Stadium. Cost a pretty penny mind. Then you would see why costs are so expensive!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted April 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2023 17 hours ago, weatherman said: The price of land in this area is ridiculous. I bet prospective promoters have looked. Best thing they could do would be buy Poole Stadium. Cost a pretty penny mind. Then you would see why costs are so expensive!!!!!!!!!! No need to buy Poole stadium. Just lobby the council to transfer the lease away from GI who are currently not meeting the terms of the lease agreement. The Poole promotion have enough support and experience with their sponsors etc to run the stadium and introduce other activities to it. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa-colette Posted April 26, 2023 Report Share Posted April 26, 2023 If any Poole fans are interested there is a 'Poole Pirates Speedway' YT channel and there are putting up races from 2002ish onwards plus stuff from 2020 onwards too. Looks like been set up a few weeks ago and quite a lot of race clips on there now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted April 26, 2023 Report Share Posted April 26, 2023 16 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: If any Poole fans are interested there is a 'Poole Pirates Speedway' YT channel and there are putting up races from 2002ish onwards plus stuff from 2020 onwards too. Looks like been set up a few weeks ago and quite a lot of race clips on there now! https://www.youtube.com/@poolepiratesspeedway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalan Posted April 26, 2023 Report Share Posted April 26, 2023 10 hours ago, Skidder1 said: No need to buy Poole stadium. Just lobby the council to transfer the lease away from GI who are currently not meeting the terms of the lease agreement. The Poole promotion have enough support and experience with their sponsors etc to run the stadium and introduce other activities to it. Do you not think Stadia UK are not looking at opportunities to get other use from the stadium? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted April 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2023 17 hours ago, weatherman said: Do you not think Stadia UK are not looking at opportunities to get other use from the stadium? Yes, as mentioned on this thread several pages ago! 'Corporate Hire of the whole stadium 3 times per annum plus permission to run films ie drive-in cinema on a daily basis'!! Anyone who knows the stadium layout well would undoubtedly question the practicalities of getting vehicular access via the only 2 vehicle access points ie pits and tractor entrances/exits?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickinho Posted April 27, 2023 Report Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) On 4/25/2023 at 3:09 PM, weatherman said: The price of land in this area is ridiculous. I bet prospective promoters have looked. Best thing they could do would be buy Poole Stadium. Cost a pretty penny mind. Then you would see why costs are so expensive!!!!!!!!!! I think clubs need to start looking into what involvement their local council can play in terms of the land. I think Manchester City Council contributed a lot to Belle Vue's stadium. In the US, local authorities give HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of dollars towards financing stadia (the Nevada Legislature approved $750 MILLION to help fund the construction of the Raiders' new stadium in Las Vegas). I know the promotors at Armadale looked into this kind of help and didn't get very far because local Scottish politics is a corrupt cesspit and you're more likely to get the go-ahead for a hundred kebab shops on the same high street than you are to get for a speedway stadium on the edge of town but if you can prove that it will bring money/jobs/tourism/reputation into the local area then some councils down south might just help a bit. Edited April 27, 2023 by Nickinho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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