Bears4 Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 Was anything mentioned about 2025? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 A tough night to get through and one I'd dreaded since the shattering news in April. Some decent racing on view, but that was of secondary importance on a night where corporate greed finally and selfishly ousted friendships that have been built, memories made and dreams came true (with the odd nightmare along the way!) 33 years on from first walking into Monmore Green as a 7 year old kid, I'm finding it hard to come to terms that just over an hour ago, I walked out through the gates for the very last time. Seeing my first speedway hero Ronnie Correy back on a bike again (and still looking handy btw) took me back to those halcyon 90s days, where life seemed so much better. The end of an era. Let's hope can do it all again some place. Monmore Green. 1928 to 2023 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 21 hours ago, Beowulf said: I estimate that I have been to around 80 different tracks. Some I have enjoyed and some I haven't. But not for 1 second have I wanted any of those tracks to be lost to the sport. That's because you are not an attention seeking moron! Monmore is the scene of two of the best meetings I have ever been to both 45-45 draws one was Wolves v Cradley from 1988 or 1989 the other was the Playoff semi final between Wolves and Ipswich in 2005 (i think it was) both absolute belters that will live in my memory for all times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry1603 Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 A sad, sad loss to the sport. Every track has it's good and bad meetings and I saw plenty of good racing as a visiting Aces fan in the past. So sorry for the loyal fans who deserve great credit for supporting their team through thick and thin. Hope that one day we will welcome the Wolves back to the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Bratley Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 I feel the pain of the Wolves supporters, Monmore has never been a happy hunting ground for me and I’ve watched Peterborough get some right maulings there, getting a win there was like rocking horse ****. In CVS you have a fantastic promoter and owner, if anyone can steer you to a future, it will be him. You’re in safe hands and I wish you well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 I agree, Monmore was never one of my favourite tracks but it did offer some interesting meetings and it’s a sad loss to the sport in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 (edited) I think Dave Parry deserves a mention what wonderful supporter of the sport and Wolves in particular he has been, there are not many like him ! Edited October 24, 2023 by FAST GATER 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 11 hours ago, Bears4 said: Was anything mentioned about 2025? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post THE DEAN MACHINE Posted October 24, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 As I drove out of the gates last night, it really hit home, I was born within a mile of Monmore Green, my family brought me up on the terraces at Monmore Green, I raced my first laps of my career at Monmore Green, I met my Mrs on the terraces of Monmore Green, I saw my all time hero Sam Ermolenko at Monmore Green and I’ve met 1000s of people who I call friends at Monmore Green, I hope a new piece of land can be found for a new track but it will never be Monmore Green, a million memories have just been crushed by corporate greed (again) for me last night the heart of Wolverhampton as a city stopped beating and it hurts 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 1 hour ago, FAST GATER said: I think Dave Parry deserves a mention what wonderful supporter of the sport and Wolves in particular he has been, there are not many like him ! I was surprised he wasn't interviewed, was he there/did I miss it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: As I drove out of the gates last night, it really hit home, I was born within a mile of Monmore Green, my family brought me up on the terraces at Monmore Green, I raced my first laps of my career at Monmore Green, I met my Mrs on the terraces of Monmore Green, I saw my all time hero Sam Ermolenko at Monmore Green and I’ve met 1000s of people who I call friends at Monmore Green, I hope a new piece of land can be found for a new track but it will never be Monmore Green, a million memories have just been crushed by corporate greed (again) for me last night the heart of Wolverhampton as a city stopped beating and it hurts Great Post, I'm from Ettingshall originally and the sound of the bikes on a Friday night got me intruiged, my Dad agreed to take me as "they've got a bloke called Ole Olsen who is pretty good apparently..." I was hooked, great times, good friends made Edited October 24, 2023 by noaksey 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie456 Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 42 minutes ago, noaksey said: I was surprised he wasn't interviewed, was he there/did I miss it? Yes he was upstairs in restaurant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manifesto Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 3 hours ago, bigcatdiary said: I agree, Monmore was never one of my favourite tracks but it did offer some interesting meetings and it’s a sad loss to the sport in the UK. This! Never a track that I thought suited racing compared to most but always an interesting battle against Wolves. Very sad day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Wolfie456 said: Yes he was upstairs in restaurant Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 Never liked the track or the fans to be honest. Tribal loyalty though goes out if the window when the chips are down. I genuinely feel for those who loved the team, loved the track and loved their nights out there. As others have said its about lifetime memories, friends and relatives no longer here and the massive big hole left behind. Hopefully they can find a new home, I 100% hope they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 Fence already been took down this morning, the body is not even cold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 I’m now anti greyhound racing, I want it banned, it’s cruel for the dogs, on top of that gambling destroys millions of lives, I want that stopped too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGT Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 Sad, very sad. Went there many times in the 70s & 80s. Jubilee meeting and the Superbike 6 event in 78, Brum's first BL away win in 79 and the 4TT finals in 80 were probably the standouts for me. Hope Wolves are successful in their search of a new home, good luck. We don't want to see their fans suffering for years like Cradley's have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbuck Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 I'll agree with The Dean Machine on that! Entain have boasted that from 2024 onwards, their "customers" can walk into a betting shop and watch a greyhound race from one of their stadia, "every few minutes throughout the day." No wonder the country has such a huge problem with gambling. Is there no end to the avaricious greed of these people? Good luck to the Wolves in their quest to find an alternative venue. It's no easy task as we all know, but if anyone can work the oracle, CVS can! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 26 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: I’m now anti greyhound racing, I want it banned, it’s cruel for the dogs, on top of that gambling destroys millions of lives, I want that stopped too Ironically if Entain were able to have betting at speedway, CVS would probably be having a lucrative contract waved under his nose..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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