refereerick 253 Posted February 2, 2011 A glimmer of hope maybe? Posted by David Crane on Twitter 5 minutes ago - Tigers not over yet. Jolly in talks with 2 'top names in sport' & BSPA response is 'positive'. More in Thurs Speedway Star & Cambridge News Fingers crossed for all Fen Tigers fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nikko 181 Posted February 2, 2011 A glimmer of hope maybe? Posted by David Crane on Twitter 5 minutes ago - Tigers not over yet. Jolly in talks with 2 'top names in sport' & BSPA response is 'positive'. More in Thurs Speedway Star & Cambridge News Fingers crossed for all Fen Tigers fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moosetash64 13 Posted February 2, 2011 Lets all us fen tiger supporters put our positive heads on and then maybe, just maybe somethin good will come out of this glimmer of hope. Resulting in the fen tigers taking to the track this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JagFan 0 Posted February 2, 2011 Lets all us fen tiger supporters put our positive heads on and then maybe, just maybe somethin good will come out of this glimmer of hope. Resulting in the fen tigers taking to the track this season. Just to say best of luck to all Mildenhall fans - would be great to see the Fen Tigers operating again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storming Norman 23 Posted February 3, 2011 If Steve Ribbons was the problem, maybe Mr Vasey could ride to the rescue of his old club? Who needs you more Malcolm, Stoke (Tattum, Crabtree, Wooldridge) or Mildenhall? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halifaxtiger 5,318 Posted February 4, 2011 Taken from the Cambridge News: New hope for Mildenhall as big names enter the frame by David Crane Mildenhall have been given a glimmer of hope just a week after being told the club had not been accepted into this year’s National League. Former Fen Tigers, King’s Lynn and Ipswich rider Kevin Jolly is in negotiations with two big names in the sport to form a new promotion. And, most crucially, Jolly has received a positive response from the British Speedway Promoters’ Association about his application. He said: "It is happening very quickly and we have a few things to sort with (stadium owner) Dave Coventry, but it is looking promising at this stage. "I think we could have a decent team and get an academy development growing, which will be very exciting." Jolly, who has been monitoring the Tigers’ situation since they folded seven months ago, saw his joint plans with Steve Ribbons to take over Mildenhall rejected by the league’s promoters last week. Fingers crossed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icicle 896 Posted February 4, 2011 Really hope success! Come on Mildy!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blueherb777 571 Posted February 4, 2011 Lets hope for some GREAT news,after the earlier rejection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2ndbendpostie 28 Posted February 4, 2011 Any news on this weeks court proceedings, must be nearly finished by now surely ?, must get that stumbling block out of the way first, before our friends at the BSPA will be happy, given that was one of the reasons given for rejecting the last application. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tas 0 Posted February 6, 2011 Maybe there will be good news for the tigers but time is running out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2ndbendpostie 28 Posted February 7, 2011 From the official Mildenhall site, looks promising By David Crane, Cambridge News ~ Monday 7th February 2011 Mildenhall’s late bid for entry into the National League took another positive step forward at the weekend. Headed by former rider Kevin Jolly, the new three-man consortium vying to promote the Fen Tigers agreed terms with stadium boss Dave Coventry on Saturday. They must now await the approval of the British Speedway Promoters’ Association, which would see them the bolster the league to 10 teams. Coventry said: "We have struck a deal, subject to approval by the BSPA, but I cannot see why they would not get it. They are prepared to pay what is needed and the likelihood is they would be very successful in running the club considering the people involved." Coventry was due to return to the High Court today as the case involving the stadium enters its third week. The uncertainty over the venue was given as part of the reason why the BSPA rejected the Tigers’ initial application two weeks ago. The court has been asked to issue an order limiting the stadium’s activities to 40 days a year. But Coventry added: "The worse case scenario is that we would still be able to run National League speedway. The maximum home meetings would be 14. If it was Premier League, it may have impacted on the operation." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halifaxtiger 5,318 Posted February 7, 2011 From the official Mildenhall site, looks promising By David Crane, Cambridge News ~ Monday 7th February 2011 Mildenhall’s late bid for entry into the National League took another positive step forward at the weekend. Headed by former rider Kevin Jolly, the new three-man consortium vying to promote the Fen Tigers agreed terms with stadium boss Dave Coventry on Saturday. They must now await the approval of the British Speedway Promoters’ Association, which would see them the bolster the league to 10 teams. Coventry said: "We have struck a deal, subject to approval by the BSPA, but I cannot see why they would not get it. They are prepared to pay what is needed and the likelihood is they would be very successful in running the club considering the people involved." Coventry was due to return to the High Court today as the case involving the stadium enters its third week. The uncertainty over the venue was given as part of the reason why the BSPA rejected the Tigers’ initial application two weeks ago. The court has been asked to issue an order limiting the stadium’s activities to 40 days a year. But Coventry added: "The worse case scenario is that we would still be able to run National League speedway. The maximum home meetings would be 14. If it was Premier League, it may have impacted on the operation." Be nice to see Weymouth in as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blazeaway 1,501 Posted February 8, 2011 From the official Mildenhall site, looks promising By David Crane, Cambridge News ~ Monday 7th February 2011 Mildenhall's late bid for entry into the National League took another positive step forward at the weekend. Headed by former rider Kevin Jolly, the new three-man consortium vying to promote the Fen Tigers agreed terms with stadium boss Dave Coventry on Saturday. They must now await the approval of the British Speedway Promoters' Association, which would see them the bolster the league to 10 teams. Coventry said: "We have struck a deal, subject to approval by the BSPA, but I cannot see why they would not get it. They are prepared to pay what is needed and the likelihood is they would be very successful in running the club considering the people involved." Coventry was due to return to the High Court today as the case involving the stadium enters its third week. The uncertainty over the venue was given as part of the reason why the BSPA rejected the Tigers' initial application two weeks ago. The court has been asked to issue an order limiting the stadium's activities to 40 days a year. But Coventry added: "The worse case scenario is that we would still be able to run National League speedway. The maximum home meetings would be 14. If it was Premier League, it may have impacted on the operation." That is the most important bit. Good luck to Mildenhall under a decent promotion they have he potential to be one of the top clubs in the NL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted February 8, 2011 Good luck to Mildenhall under a decent promotion they have he potential to be one of the top clubs in the NL. I'll second that. Having had the pleasure of having a few "spats" with the Barmy Army over the years, they're a noisy, roudy bunch who clearly love their speedway. A couple of times at Newport they made made sure everyone know they were in attendance and we had some great banter. It would be a shame for British Speedway to lose a bunch of fans like that. I have my fingers crossed for you guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeilWatson 1,988 Posted February 8, 2011 It's certainly a decent promotion...... http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.9980 Well done everyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
