WestGorton1884 621 Posted January 13, 2017 I know one thing for certain , following the news / rumours regarding Coventry , Speedway fans of all teams should be keeping their fingers crossed the Aces run this year . Losing the Coventry Bees AND the Belle Vue Aces would be a catastrophe for the sport in this country 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted January 13, 2017 Losing the Coventry Bees AND the Belle Vue Aces would be a catastrophe for the sport in this country How ironic then that the BSPA lump the two together in the National League. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OveFundinFan 4,141 Posted January 13, 2017 Wait a minute. Pairman was the "unfavoured" option. Him withdrawing should have made the job of selecting a "favoured" candidate a lot easier, shoudn't it? Surely we haven't got to the stage where the "favoured" candidates are getting cold feet, thinking that Pairman knew something to put him off the deal, that is making them nervous now, have we? Is this like Dragons Den, when all the dragons are umming and arrring, til one of them says "I'm out" and then they all follow suit with their own "I'm out's"? Not necessarily so, his withdrawal leaves 3 to choose from, maybe the choice of 2 or even all 3 is so close it taking time to think it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted January 13, 2017 Wait a minute. Pairman was the "unfavoured" option. Him withdrawing should have made the job of selecting a "favoured" candidate a lot easier, shoudn't it? Surely we haven't got to the stage where the "favoured" candidates are getting cold feet, thinking that Pairman knew something to put him off the deal, that is making them nervous now, have we? Is this like Dragons Den, when all the dragons are umming and arrring, til one of them says "I'm out" and then they all follow suit with their own "I'm out's"? Wait a minute. Pairman was the "unfavoured" option. Him withdrawing should have made the job of selecting a "favoured" candidate a lot easier, shoudn't it? PAIRMAN was allegedly (as stated by GP in his statement) the unfavoured option by speedway authorities not Manchester City Council despite having been confident that the BSPA would welcome his virtually seamless takeover of Belle Vue. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
INCOGNITO 357 Posted January 13, 2017 How ironic then that the BSPA lump the two together in the National League. Riding where ? Very quiet at Leicester, Belle Vue and Coventry is concerning and takes you back to the 80's when everyone wanted to ride here and teams were still filling their teams in March just days before the start of the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,636 Posted January 13, 2017 Leicester have made it clear in the Star this week that they are waiting for the Coventry situation to clarify before confirming their 1-7 as there may be other riders that would fit their team building options. Belle Vue is all about Manchester Council approving the final promotion - presumably with the BSPA's support?! Reading between the lines of the GP statement, his proposal didn't get BSPA approval - presumably because it included a past promoter that had his promoting licence revoked by the BSPA ie Chris Morton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colin wood 249 Posted January 13, 2017 Maybe its taking time to convince someone to take over an unfinished stadium.NSS No South Stand? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted January 15, 2017 I'll go back to the Dragon Den comparison. It's all about the "numbers". If the "numbers" given by BSPA / MCC justified the prospect of a profitable venture, you'd think that people would be dying to snap their hands off. Alternatively, if the "numbers" look dodgy, then any sensible business minded person would say "I'm out". So if that's the case then you have to hope that either you find someone who can turn things around and make a living out of something that has cost someone else dearly, OR you have to hope to find someone who has money to burn (or to "hide" from the tax man) and is willing to lose their money, for benefit of the riders and fans, most of whom will never thank them for what they do or the money that goes up in smoke. I wonder which of these scenarios is playing out at Belle Vue? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,273 Posted January 15, 2017 I'll go back to the Dragon Den comparison. It's all about the "numbers". If the "numbers" given by BSPA / MCC justified the prospect of a profitable venture, you'd think that people would be dying to snap their hands off. Alternatively, if the "numbers" look dodgy, then any sensible business minded person would say "I'm out". So if that's the case then you have to hope that either you find someone who can turn things around and make a living out of something that has cost someone else dearly, OR you have to hope to find someone who has money to burn (or to "hide" from the tax man) and is willing to lose their money, for benefit of the riders and fans, most of whom will never thank them for what they do or the money that goes up in smoke. I wonder which of these scenarios is playing out at Belle Vue? Looking at some of the suggested line ups for BV with Zagar and Nicholls being effectively replaced by two juniors, I would imagine more than circa £100k has been removed from the cost base so potentially that would make it cost effective? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted January 15, 2017 Monday or Tuesday things should get announced. So belle vue fans get your eyes peeled 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyderd 1,216 Posted January 15, 2017 Monday or Tuesday things should get announced. So belle vue fans get your eyes peeled Hope you're correct Phil, we.ve heard all this for the past week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted January 15, 2017 Hope you're correct Phil, we.ve heard all this for the past week. We've heard it all winter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyderd 1,216 Posted January 15, 2017 We've heard it all winter. Very true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPD444 112 Posted January 15, 2017 I am not holding my breathe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted January 15, 2017 I have heard it on good authority that Monday or Tuesday will be the day. a certain someone as been sorting stuff while all this mess as been going on so we will not be left behind. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
