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R87

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  1. 4 hours ago, martinmauger said:

    Prob helps that locals said they'd prefer keeping the stadium rather than 120+ houses, or whatever the figure is. Coventry Speedway is of course in the village of Brandon, I have relatives living in Gilberdyke, also a village 26miles west of Hull, out of interest I asked them & their neighbour; would you rather have an extra 120+ houses or the existing stadium with weekly speedway & monthly stox, though you probably won't hear much noise ?   All said they'd prefer keeping the stadium.

    So good news, a 'battle' won, but not yet the 'war', but still a way to go.  Gone too far & too much effort  to give up now, (as if) keep at it :D....

     

    And what about residents who've moved their since 2016?  I doubt they'll be over the moon about the prospect 


  2. 21 hours ago, iainb said:

    It's not his business to report on the confidential commercial activities of other businesses. Imagine he was airing your companies details/activities. Those that were happy to share (CVS) was there to do so, and credit to him for doing that

    He can report on audience figures, but kept repeating "I can't tell you".  Sorry,  but that won't wash in a public inquiry and you could see how uncomfortable he looked during his cross examination.

    The guy from sport England was woeful,  but Morris wasn't as brilliant as posters here are trying to paint him.  

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  3. 2 hours ago, Grand Central said:

    It seems to have become a fact of the modern world that in all walks of life, at all levels it has been increasingly rare to ever come across a person in a job who is seriously impressing.
    A depressing fact as well.

    That changed a lot today for me.
    Phil Morris really really impressed me.
    British Speedway. World Speedway is very lucky to have him.

    Not so sure his repeated "can't give you details due to confidentiality" was very helpful. It's supposed to be a public inquiry.  Surely this should be in the public domain.

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  4. 2 hours ago, ytsejam said:

    You are correct, Cardiff is, most years, the most over hyped and boring GP of the year, so last night's "decent" GP made a pleasant change from the rubbish we normally get. The racing WOULD be 10 times better at Belle Vue but sadly, quality exciting racing isn't the main concern of the GP series anymore, even more so when it comes to the British GP, it's all about the "glitz and glamour", as you say.

    Glitz and glamour?!

    It's Cardiff.  Probably the grubbiest and most boring city in the UK.  It needs binning. 

     

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  5. 2 hours ago, FAST GATER said:

    I think that's harsh  the track held up much better than last year  ,IMO Cardiff often gives the less favourable riders a real chance of winning a GP and with the roof is guaranteed to be on .

    The rider of the night  without doubt was  Holder ( just can't warm to the fellow myself )   my worry with him is he has to ride beyond himself IMO at times   to beat Bart , I think that Tai was under huge pressure from Bart when he came to grief.

    Even on a poor night by his standards  he is the one they all fear people go on about him having all the luck but as Gary Player the golfer said "the more I practise the luckier I get " , imagine what he could do if he gated more often  rather than having to do it the hard way !

    Not harsh at all.  Look at the crowd and that tells you all to know.  People are sick of the rubbish that place serves up.  Belle Vue MUST stage this event next year.  Cardiff is pants.  I hate it.

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  6. 9 hours ago, DJWolves said:

    Wouldn’t knock the council in terms of supporting sport in Wolverhampton. They were instrumental in saving Molineux when the Bhatti brothers were planning other ideas.

    I also heard that a site was being looked at in South Staffs, closer to the M6. But there were problems with that venue being too close to a motorway junction.

     

    Pie in the sky.  Absolutely no chance of any new speedway tracks being built in the UK in the current climate.  Its over.  Accept it

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  7. On 5/18/2023 at 6:19 PM, Call me wolfie said:

    No wonder speedway in this country is dying if we get comments like that from so called speedway fans……….idiotic

    Not idiotic - realistic.  We're in the middle of the worst cost of crisis in living memory, and a sport where tracks are dropping like flies.  You seriously think the local council are going to allow money to be blown on something that, with the best will in the world, appeals to a couple of hundred people in the area?

    It's utter fantasy 

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  8. 43 minutes ago, MattB said:

    Wolves Speedway owners are in talks over a potential new home after the team was given notice to leave Monmore Green.

    Under-threat Wolves has been told its tenancy agreement will not be extended beyond the end of this year, leaving the riders homeless after nearly a century of racing at its historic home, in Sutherland Avenue, Wolverhampton, which it shares with greyhound racing.

     

    The club is remaining tight-lipped over the unnamed location, but team promoter Chris Van Straaten told the Express & Star: "There is a site which we are investigating, but it is the very early stages of consideration and we're unable to say any more at the moment.

    "We have had a lot of interest and have received a lot of help from MP Pat McFadden, councillors and others. We are working towards a site and we're quite confident about and hopefully it will come to fruition within the next few months."

    No chance

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  9. 1 hour ago, Marksman said:

    Probably stating the obvious here but almost every time I watch the Premiership I can’t help think that the make up of most of the tracks make it awful to watch.
    We can get all the top riders we want over here, but on these tracks it will still be boring to watch. 
    Was the same last week at Sheffield, far too narrow, and the leader just clears off

    It's Monbore.  It's what it serves up.  No surprise to read yet again of a garbage meeting with not one single moment of excitement.  When will someone do something about that place?!

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