tyretrax 2,252 Posted June 21, 2022 3 hours ago, soupy said: Will I still be able to get into the greyhounds and just the speedway gone under? What have the dogs got to do with speedway? Oh yes Granty used to be a trap boy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robbieblackadder fan club 145 Posted June 21, 2022 Makes you laugh I’ve just seen a lorry parked up on the Gateshead side of the Tyne bridge advertising the speedway, horse and bolted springs to mind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idanthyrsus 96 Posted June 21, 2022 Sadly predictable. Doesn't help anybody. The current promotion has lurched from one disaster to the next. Be it lack of due diligence prior to the purchase, regularly putting together sub-standard teams, lack of engagement with the supporter base and frequent threats of closure. When people have offered help, it would appear their offers have been ignored. So when the real crunch comes then the promotion were on their own. Sounds to me like they are cutting their losses now, so that the money in the club is not lost. They aren't going bankrupt, they are liquidating the company in essence. Which means they will get some of their money back once the liquidators have done their work. Given some of the appalling decisions made by the BSPA in the last ten years I can't really see speedway generating enough interest in this country for Newcastle Speedway to make a comeback in the near future. Given that the SGP series is popular and with Eurosport having league racing on the TV, the conditions for success are better than they have ever been, yet the controlling body still can't get the setup correct. This sorry debacle is a sad reflection on the sport in this country. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris4gillian 1,832 Posted June 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, AndyPresley said: I guess it all depends on what you do. Whilst you throw around your ignorant comments, many of us are more concerned about losing the club we have supported all our lives. Don't rise to the clueless He's been trolling the Poole threads for months and been put on 'ignore' by pretty much everyone. Back on topic....it's a very sad day for Newcastle supporters and I sincerely hope somebody, somewhere, pops up to rescue the Diamonds. Speedway in the UK is barely hanging on by a thread these days and we don't want any more clubs going the same way!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff100 1,420 Posted June 21, 2022 The worst speedway promoter is a fan! 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andys 224 Posted June 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, robbieblackadder fan club said: Makes you laugh I’ve just seen a lorry parked up on the Gateshead side of the Tyne bridge advertising the speedway, horse and bolted springs to mind It's been there for quite awhile Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robbieblackadder fan club 145 Posted June 21, 2022 We can all talk about what went on in the first year of the takeover with the vat and Covid but that’s not the reason it has come to this, Rob should have walked away last year when he announced it but he saw the crowds and the green eyed monster got the better of him,he put together a poor team and thought it would be okay so this is down to him and his management, the comment in the statement that riders did not want to come to Newcastle was solely down to him if you believe what you hear and that riders did not want to ride for him there was a lot of good will at the end of the season with moves afoot for people to come in and run the club but that has all been lost, I just hope those people would still be prepared to get involved and try and get it resurrected for this season 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff100 1,420 Posted June 21, 2022 I seen to remember" keith denham" wanting to close down the comets but because of fines it was cheaper to carry on ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robbieblackadder fan club 145 Posted June 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, andys said: It's been there for quite awhile I go that way most days and it’s the first time I’ve seen it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HectorRacing 51 Posted June 21, 2022 Any hope the stadium owners? May want to save the speedway team? Or will brough park turn into another shiny retail development/apartments/etc im gutted about newcastle, probably write more later Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC81 6 Posted June 21, 2022 Real sad news for Newcastle speedway and it's fans! Sympathy to them all, but I'm sure some newc fans won't miss their speedway fix with redcar, Berwick and the new workington track an hour or 2 away. People in this thread need to realise that if you were losing thousands of £££ each week would it not affect your mental health!!... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted June 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Skidder1 said: Such a shame. Is there anyone who is friendly with any of the Newcastle United FC staff, management or ex/current players? It would be nothing more than pocket money to any of them to help out?! 1 hour ago, Winditon said: Reuben brothers? They own Brough Park More chance of someone knowing Ant & Dec and seeing if they can put a word in, they are locals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hagonshocker 1,956 Posted June 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Skidder1 said: Such a shame. Is there anyone who is friendly with any of the Newcastle United FC staff, management or ex/current players? It would be nothing more than pocket money to any of them to help out?! Actually that's not as fanciful as it sounds....with the pretty poor reception by many regarding NUFC takeover by Arabs it could be pretty decent PR on the club's part ,after all the Speedway is part of the Newcastle community as is the football club albeit in a much smaller scale 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadders 4,134 Posted June 21, 2022 Nobody likes to see a speedway club close down. I’ve seen my club go to the wall twice and it ain’t nice. It was always gonna be a struggle with the team that was put together. Just not competitive 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
