Justgotmecpc 1,056 Posted July 28, 2022 7 hours ago, Diamond_Delight said: To Whom It May Concern Newcastle Diamonds Limited (“the Company”) I have been asked by the Director of the Company to assist with putting the Company into Liquidation and wind up its affairs. The Company ran the Newcastle Diamonds team from the Newcastle Greyhound Stadium, taking part in the Championship League. The Speedway Team will not take part in any more events. The main reasons put forward for the situation are reducing crowds leading to losses and the need to cease activities to avoid further losses. British Speedway has been advised of the situation. Parties owed money by the Company will be contacted separately shortly, including season ticket holders. Such parties can send an initial email to me with details of their what they consider is their claim against the Company. If customers paid by card, they may be able to make reclaims from card providers. You should contact them to confirm what they need from you. The director wishes to pass on his upmost apologies and considers that he did everything he possibly could to keep speedway alive at Newcastle, but with dwindling crowd levels well below breakeven left him little choice but to cease trading. Chartered Certified Accountant Licensed Insolvency Practitioner Just received this email this afternoon with regard to season tickets Upmost apologies ha why don't you do the decent thing & pay up the season ticket money owed as the season ticket holders were happy to pay upfront at the start of the short season.. absolutely terrible actions from yaself Rob 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justgotmecpc 1,056 Posted July 28, 2022 3 hours ago, HectorRacing said: Blame the fans! will they update the fb page with this? Grant killed newcastle speedway (what makes it worse is hearing how he turned down help/etc) Help ( there was loads offered) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justgotmecpc 1,056 Posted July 28, 2022 2 hours ago, ruffdiamond said: Was never not going down the pan IMO, just slip sliding away. Well it was never going to be river deep MOUNTAIN high with the team on track tbf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted July 29, 2022 9 hours ago, Justgotmecpc said: Well it was never going to be river deep MOUNTAIN high with the team on track tbf Never really had a decent team since Mr Hedley was around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1stbendwinkoboy 11 Posted July 29, 2022 For sure the team fell to bits. But no-one could have foreseen that Bradley Wilson Dean would have been unable to perform given his record with Peterborough when he was last over here. He could reasonably have been expected to be a very competent number one. George Congreve was right up with Dean in NZ but proved to be out of his depth here. Not really Grant's fault. Plus Wright, Clegg, Wethers and Starke. To me it didn't seem to be a table topping team but, frankly, neither did not seem to be a bad team. A pivotal point, oft forgotten, was the Glasgow farce at Newcastle. Cammy Brown should never have been allowed to brow beat the referee regarding a hole in the track that no rider had gone near. Brown knew we were going to win that one and the negative psychological impact on Newcastle riders was severe when the meeting was lost by default. A lot of new faces at Brough that night. But they witnessed faffing about and delays and then lost a third of their entrance money when the meeting was cancelled. We may never know the whole story. But continuing the pillorying of Grant will be no help whatsoever as potential buyers will be really alarmed about the vitriol spilling out in this blog. 2 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted July 29, 2022 18 hours ago, Winditon said: Looking back now i honestly think a big part of Grant taking over Newcastle speedway was to see how much he could benefit from having the catering rights. When you look back he tried every kind of catering outlet. From burgers, Greek food, ice cream, waffles and whatever else. I take it he's a so called businessman but i think his interest definitely was more about selling food than promoting speedway. Yes. Having the catering rights, and his own catering business, helped Grant's income stream that no other previous promotion had. The fact it was so successful in the his early days with home and away fans, obviously cushioned the low income from low numbers of attendees. Eventually less attendees and less fans attending and using his catering, made it even less viable. Other previous promotions had to allow the stadium to take the catering profits, but still continued to give a decent team over most years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 214 Posted July 29, 2022 2 hours ago, 1stbendwinkoboy said: For sure the team fell to bits. But no-one could have foreseen that Bradley Wilson Dean would have been unable to perform given his record with Peterborough when he was last over here. He could reasonably have been expected to be a very competent number one. George Congreve was right up with Dean in NZ but proved to be out of his depth here. Not really Grant's fault. Plus Wright, Clegg, Wethers and Starke. To me it didn't seem to be a table topping team but, frankly, neither did not seem to be a bad team. A pivotal point, oft forgotten, was the Glasgow farce at Newcastle. Cammy Brown should never have been allowed to brow beat the referee regarding a hole in the track that no rider had gone near. Brown knew we were going to win that one and the negative psychological impact on Newcastle riders was severe when the meeting was lost by default. A lot of new faces at Brough that night. But they witnessed faffing about and delays and then lost a third of their entrance money when the meeting was cancelled. We may never know the whole story. But continuing the pillorying of Grant will be no help whatsoever as potential buyers will be really alarmed about the vitriol spilling out in this blog. Bradley Wilson Dean.. always was an awful signing had never had a great meeting at brough and never been a number 1. I am sure he only averaged 5 or 6 last time he rode properly. Grants first big error of the season. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,246 Posted July 29, 2022 3 hours ago, 1stbendwinkoboy said: For sure the team fell to bits. But no-one could have foreseen that Bradley Wilson Dean would have been unable to perform given his record with Peterborough when he was last over here. He could reasonably have been expected to be a very competent number one. George Congreve was right up with Dean in NZ but proved to be out of his depth here. Not really Grant's fault. Plus Wright, Clegg, Wethers and Starke. To me it didn't seem to be a table topping team but, frankly, neither did not seem to be a bad team. A pivotal point, oft forgotten, was the Glasgow farce at Newcastle. Cammy Brown should never have been allowed to brow beat the referee regarding a hole in the track that no rider had gone near. Brown knew we were going to win that one and the negative psychological impact on Newcastle riders was severe when the meeting was lost by default. A lot of new faces at Brough that night. But they witnessed faffing about and delays and then lost a third of their entrance money when the meeting was cancelled. We may never know the whole story. But continuing the pillorying of Grant will be no help whatsoever as potential buyers will be really alarmed about the vitriol spilling out in this blog. Congreve doing alright in the IOW meetings. Competitive enough to mix and or beat Morley, Coles and Atkins who are all either CL reserve or fringe level. Yes his average would be a point higher but it seems hard to believe he couldn't hold his own at another CL club. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamondboy 677 Posted July 29, 2022 1 minute ago, Sings4Speedway said: Congreve doing alright in the IOW meetings. Competitive enough to mix and or beat Morley, Coles and Atkins who are all either CL reserve or fringe level. Yes his average would be a point higher but it seems hard to believe he couldn't hold his own at another CL club. George English paid him to do sh!te. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phillipsr 2,053 Posted July 29, 2022 3 hours ago, 1stbendwinkoboy said: For sure the team fell to bits. But no-one could have foreseen that Bradley Wilson Dean would have been unable to perform given his record with Peterborough when he was last over here. He could reasonably have been expected to be a very competent number one. George Congreve was right up with Dean in NZ but proved to be out of his depth here. Not really Grant's fault. Plus Wright, Clegg, Wethers and Starke. To me it didn't seem to be a table topping team but, frankly, neither did not seem to be a bad team. A pivotal point, oft forgotten, was the Glasgow farce at Newcastle. Cammy Brown should never have been allowed to brow beat the referee regarding a hole in the track that no rider had gone near. Brown knew we were going to win that one and the negative psychological impact on Newcastle riders was severe when the meeting was lost by default. A lot of new faces at Brough that night. But they witnessed faffing about and delays and then lost a third of their entrance money when the meeting was cancelled. We may never know the whole story. But continuing the pillorying of Grant will be no help whatsoever as potential buyers will be really alarmed about the vitriol spilling out in this blog. Jesus!!! Everyone knew that team was woeful!! As for blaming Glasgow for the absolute farce that is Newcastle Speedway its laughable!! Grant deserves everything he is getting and more 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triple.H. 1,981 Posted July 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said: Congreve doing alright in the IOW meetings. Competitive enough to mix and or beat Morley, Coles and Atkins who are all either CL reserve or fringe level. Yes his average would be a point higher but it seems hard to believe he couldn't hold his own at another CL club. I'd agree that George Congreve could probably do a job for another CL team. At the end of the day signing for Newcastle was a bad move for him, it must be one of the hardest tracks to master in Britain. Then with no disrespect to the rest of the team they didn't have the strength in depth to be able to carry him until he got into the groove. On the IOW riding on a track of a type he is more used to riding he's showing what he can do. We have few enough riders in this country as it is so hopefully depending on Leagues and strengths of them in 2023, someone will take a punt and give him a teamspot. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winditon 233 Posted July 29, 2022 6 hours ago, Tsunami said: Yes. Having the catering rights, and his own catering business, helped Grant's income stream that no other previous promotion had. The fact it was so successful in the his early days with home and away fans, obviously cushioned the low income from low numbers of attendees. Eventually less attendees and less fans attending and using his catering, made it even less viable. Other previous promotions had to allow the stadium to take the catering profits, but still continued to give a decent team over most years. So true Dave. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enotian 562 Posted July 29, 2022 8 hours ago, 1stbendwinkoboy said: For sure the team fell to bits. But no-one could have foreseen that Bradley Wilson Dean would have been unable to perform given his record with Peterborough when he was last over here. He could reasonably have been expected to be a very competent number one. George Congreve was right up with Dean in NZ but proved to be out of his depth here. Not really Grant's fault. Plus Wright, Clegg, Wethers and Starke. To me it didn't seem to be a table topping team but, frankly, neither did not seem to be a bad team. A pivotal point, oft forgotten, was the Glasgow farce at Newcastle. Cammy Brown should never have been allowed to brow beat the referee regarding a hole in the track that no rider had gone near. Brown knew we were going to win that one and the negative psychological impact on Newcastle riders was severe when the meeting was lost by default. A lot of new faces at Brough that night. But they witnessed faffing about and delays and then lost a third of their entrance money when the meeting was cancelled. We may never know the whole story. But continuing the pillorying of Grant will be no help whatsoever as potential buyers will be really alarmed about the vitriol spilling out in this blog. The team put together was 3 points under the limit!!! Even if everyone performed to their average they'd have still got beaten, when you look at the opposing team strengths. Everyone could have foreseen the BWD was never going to be a competitive number one in the Championship. Never had been before and had been out injured for a considerable time. I don't know if it was done on the cheap or who else could have been signed tbf but unless everyone rode to their average and Complin was able to get back to being a 7 pointer that team had wooden spoon written all over it. As an aside, now the Toon are moving to the quayside sporting complex (apparently) how about a cheeky bid into the council to turn Sid James' into the world biggest speedway arena. Imagine. Every supporter could have their own corporate box Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winditon 233 Posted July 30, 2022 8 hours ago, enotian said: The team put together was 3 points under the limit!!! Even if everyone performed to their average they'd have still got beaten, when you look at the opposing team strengths. Everyone could have foreseen the BWD was never going to be a competitive number one in the Championship. Never had been before and had been out injured for a considerable time. I don't know if it was done on the cheap or who else could have been signed tbf but unless everyone rode to their average and Complin was able to get back to being a 7 pointer that team had wooden spoon written all over it. As an aside, now the Toon are moving to the quayside sporting complex (apparently) how about a cheeky bid into the council to turn Sid James' into the world biggest speedway arena. Imagine. Every supporter could have their own corporate box You a mackem by any chance ha ha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,334 Posted July 30, 2022 18 hours ago, 1stbendwinkoboy said: For sure the team fell to bits. But no-one could have foreseen that Bradley Wilson Dean would have been unable to perform given his record with Peterborough when he was last over here. He could reasonably have been expected to be a very competent number one. George Congreve was right up with Dean in NZ but proved to be out of his depth here. Not really Grant's fault. Plus Wright, Clegg, Wethers and Starke. To me it didn't seem to be a table topping team but, frankly, neither did not seem to be a bad team. A pivotal point, oft forgotten, was the Glasgow farce at Newcastle. Cammy Brown should never have been allowed to brow beat the referee regarding a hole in the track that no rider had gone near. Brown knew we were going to win that one and the negative psychological impact on Newcastle riders was severe when the meeting was lost by default. A lot of new faces at Brough that night. But they witnessed faffing about and delays and then lost a third of their entrance money when the meeting was cancelled. We may never know the whole story. But continuing the pillorying of Grant will be no help whatsoever as potential buyers will be really alarmed about the vitriol spilling out in this blog. Potential Buyers.!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites