Marky_Mark
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Could it be that someone else is coming in to run/promote Workington and the delay is transferring all of the assets, contracts and visas over to the new company?
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11 minutes ago, The Dog said:
And why change names halfway through the season rather than at the beginning or end....
You don’t dissolve companies just to “change it’s name”
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Cooper isn’t old enough to race in the championship this season.
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8 minutes ago, tyler42 said:
No mention for the 15 year old Rushen?
Cooper was the reason I went along to watch and I wasn’t disappointed, looks very classy on the bike, good style and fast for his age. Also conducts himself well with the fans in the pits and on the microphone etc, this kid is going to go far.
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Anyone know if Will is fit enough to ride in this after his fall for Belle Vue?
My main reason for attending will be to watch him and Cooper ride
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Anyone know how long Ben Barker might be out for?
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5 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:
Best new comer to British speedway this season or something along those words were the words of May we he signed him.
He’s way off the pace sadly. Surely Nathan Ablitt could come in and do a better job whilst the averages allow
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Thanks for running this again, here’s my team;
Jody Scott - 8.10 (Oxford)
Mickie Simpson - 4.49 (Scun/Sheff)
Vinnie Foord - 6.29 (Kent)
Sam McGurk - 5.56 (Edinburgh)
Freddy Hodder - 7.11 (Belle Vue
Senna Summers - 3.44 (Oxford)
Cooper Rushen - 3.00 (Leicester)
Total 🟰 37.99
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11 minutes ago, edmon said:
If as you say you have valid questions, you should ask them directly and not on a public forum like this.
This is a discussion forum is it not?
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If Steve Ribbons was doing this as a personal venture then yes whatever his previous experience/ventures were would be irrelevant as everyone would just be hoping he succeeds in reopening.
The reason it is relevant, just in my opinion, is because you are asking us to put our money in to fund it. I think it’s valid to know who’s going to be using the money and whether it’s going to be used correctly rather than just chucking money over the fence to a stranger.
I was initially interested in making a pledge but to be honest the track issues have made me nervous, now you are raising money just to pay the league bond but then having to get a loan to pay for the air fence, does that make all pledgers liable for the loan if they are shareholders, and surely it’s a lost cause for entering any national league competitions this season as it was reported that the deadline to have everything signed off to enter the national trophy was 15th March, however it’s stated that the foam fence would take 2 months to deliver once ordered ….. and they don’t yet have the funds to order it.
I’m not trying to be negative and I think it’s really important that we try to get as many tracks running as possible and wish nothing but best wishes and support to this project, but I think it’s only fair that people have valid questions and concerns given the fact this is going to be a fan funded project.
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6 hours ago, secsy1 said:
Any further updates on the Western Row Front?
There was a press release this morning regarding the track inspection.
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On 2/17/2025 at 8:45 PM, PotteringAround said:
Who even holds the promoting rights to Mildenhall?
Isn't it Lee Chipchase and Greg Palmer? Because we're hearing nothing from them.
The main character in all this seems to be someone with a dubious past who presumably would never get any kind of official's licence from the BSP.
Greg Palmer put the club up for sale last September, so you’d have to assume that he has sold it to the new consortium, although in theory the club ownership should be should be transferred to the trust of 100 pledgers that are putting their money in?With regards to a promoters license, I’m sure this would have already been discussed with the BSPL who they have been in regular dialogue with
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15 minutes ago, Sargent10 said:
Extremely poor taste comment, good lad is Ben and he will be okay imho
It wasn’t meant in bad taste at all so apologies if it came across that way. I think it’s totally fair that if they’ve asked Ben Trigger to work on his fitness and professionalism to ask the same about Ben Barker, and I mean it in the nicest way that last year was a poor year for Barker who has ridden at the very top of this sport and if Plymouth are to have a good season then they will really need Ben B to step up and become the 2nd heat leader and increase his average.
I agree that Ben B is a great rider to watch and always gives it 110 percent, I’m also pleased to see Ben T get a championship place and hope the gladiators have a great season.
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1 hour ago, HGould said:
Reading between the lines they just wanted the rider to be able to weigh in on some scales rather than the local weighbridge.
Reference to fitness and professionalism suggest they wanted a more focused rider.
Rumours he's down to Cruiserweight and heading to light heavyweight.
Does the same apply to Ben Barker then?
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13 hours ago, SCS said:
Have I missed Plymouths last signing. I hear Ben trigger is or was tipped for there last place.
There’s been no announcement of the last rider for Plymouth yet. Most speculation linked Ben Trigger, being the obvious choice as a local lad with an average that fits but the last time Ben was asked he’d said he didn’t have a championship place or any offers.
You might also be correct in thinking that if it was to be Ben then it would have been announced by now as surely would have been straight forward to do a deal, maybe Plymouth have an ace up their sleeve?
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1 hour ago, Petecc said:
I think everybody is aware, however if your landlord says no you can't have anymore dates ,then that's it.
Could always run a double header 😊
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If the door has been left open for Mildenhall then you’d like to think that the other clubs have already been made aware and are preparing for this
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25 minutes ago, Ghosty said:
Forgot Kyle Newman, whats his official average?
None of those 3 fit on their last averages
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45 minutes ago, SaddlebowRoad said:
which puts whoever they are after in a strong bargaining position
i expect there is brinkmanship going on behind the scenes
I would say it’s the opposite, there’s only 1 space left in the league and plenty of riders who’d like to ride surely?
So if they ask for too much then there is no other team space available and they could be left without a team to start the season?
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1 hour ago, bringbackHalifax said:
There is still a better option, than the recent names, out there.
Is it a secret? 🤣
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48 minutes ago, frigbo said:
He put them into administration.
Yes and thereby writing off the money he was ‘owed’ back by the club and paid for the administrators until buyers were found.
I’m not a fan of his or what he did at Torquay and previous clubs but I think it’s important to be factual and acknowledge that he did put millions into that club (albeit had a motive of selling the land which didn’t pay off)
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4 hours ago, Ghosty said:
Clarke Osborne was a Director of a company that acquired the old ground of Bristol Rovers, Eastville. The club were evicted and Osborne made a sizeable profit from the sale of the stadium for development. He then bought Torquay Unitd and put a lot of effort into persuading the local council into selling him Plainmoor. You can make a good guess as to what would have happened next. The Council have not played ball so it looks like Osbourne has given up. As Torbay Council own the ground a phoenix club maybe possible but they may just sell it for housing if Torquay go bust.
Grim times to be a Torquay fan especially as they looked nailed on to return to the League a few years ago. However, Osborne was loading debt on to the club and losing over a million a season in the process. The gamble failed and they have been heading for bankruptcy ever since.Such a lovely man!
…..He sold Torquay a few months back now and wrote off all of the loans/millions of losses he made.
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2 hours ago, szkocjasid said:
There's no chance a Champ side would prefer Ritchings to Trigger. Surely not even Peter Schroeck would do something as bad as that lol!
And I would say Jack Smith or Connor Coles are better options than both
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Poole vs Glasgow 2/7/25
in SGB Championship League Speedway
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What are you talking about?