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  1. Posted · Edited by Tommy Sweetman

    2 hours ago, Pauldoveyspeedway said:

    I agree...especially a couple of the wolves team dont ride M.G that well ...If Z.Cook doesnt settle ...changes will need to be made ...

    If changes are to be made don't expect any blockbuster signings ,CVS dosent have deep enough pockets to go down that route.       Remember also during the Covid pandemic he had to plead with the council to relax the rules allowing more people through the turnstiles to break even otherwise there was a real possibility he would withdraw Wolves from the league.           Of course,everyone wants to win the title,but I expect the main aim is to provide the paying public to enjoy going down to Monmore every Monday night rather than any lofty ambitions of lifting the Championship...Wolves have a budget for the season and its adhered to.      C.O.Y.W.

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    1 hour ago, Call me wolfie said:

    No not what ever, most riders home average is higher than away

    The thing is,if he wants to criticise Wolves riders(and he has done ,also saying Douglas and Flint can't ride Monmore) then he should put his comments on the Wolves thread,just to see what reaction he gets from his fellow fans.(That's if he supports Wolves)...It has f... all to do with Peterborough. 

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    10 minutes ago, Hamish McRaker said:

    Has Mr Tomalin's application for a promoter's license been approved yet? Until that has been sorted out, and despite his financial input as a sponsor, his power is surely restricted compared to Mr Chapman.

    Relations between major sponsors and club owners can become rather strained when it comes to who holds the balance of power in all sports, especially in matters concerning decisions which could commit the club to outlay. Sponsors can walk away at any time, owners can't.

    Peterborough Utd chairman Darragh MacAnthony has said he will walk away at the end of the current season.Tomalin will be better investing his money there than with the Panthers,at least he will get a quicker return on his finance.        Think he already sponsors Peterborough City,so he's already into football.

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    10 minutes ago, TTT said:

    I think Masters will be the weakest No.1 in the league and he could struggle if all of the rumoured Elite riders return to Britain.

    How long will Schlein take to settle back in is a question mark imo.

    Zach Cook as the senior reserve could struggle considering his Championship average is still under 5.00 after a couple of years.

    Masters weaker than Klindt.....lol

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    48 minutes ago, cowboy cookie returns? said:

    As an outsider looking in the questions around the ownership of Peterborough seem Pretty simple to answer.

    The club has a year left at the showground. Although it appears that another site has been found the costs with obtaining the land & building the stadium seem to be an issue at the moment.

    Buster is trying to sell a club that currently could have no future in 9 months time. Any offer made is likely to be well below what Buster wants for it.

    Tomlin wants to buy the club but because of the question mark around what happens after October isn't willing to meet Busters valuation. 

    Buster won't sell, expects to lose money at Peterborough but can use that to offset tax elsewhere. This probably gives buster better value right now than selling for what Tomlin wants to pay for it.

    Currently Peterborough speedway isn't worth a great deal as the future beyond this season is far from certain.

     

     

     

     

    But the land,grandstand,fixtures and fittings etc etc are not the only financial outlays.What about the utilities to basically be installed in the middle of a field.Electic,sewers,water,telecommunications,and a huge drainage system would also be needed.You don't get all these things put in for free of charge, that's why there aren't any new tracks appearing in the UK being built from scatch.With the amount of people coming through the turnstiles speedway just isn't a viable proposition. 

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    15 hours ago, R87 said:

    I doubt many Wolves supporters miss matches with Cradley at all   I went to a handful and they'd developed a real sinister side to them (not helped by both clubs cashing in on the nonsense by having them race each other endlessly every year.  Hardly an advert for "a family sport" is it.  They should have been banned from racing each other long before Cradley closed.

    The one thing I miss about Cradley is the track.Dudley Wood had a tremendous racing circuit,ideal shape and length.     The only thing I didn't like about it was the colour of the shale,where as the Monmore surface has always been red, Cradley had a brown /grey colour although tbf it was always immaculately prepared.

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    11 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said:

    We could debate for hours - I just remember chatting to a former World No.3 who said they didn't like spending money so would re-use as much as they could, including their van and they never suffered with machine failures etc. any more than anyone else.  Personal choice I guess but if I was a promoter I'd be arguing against costs for new vans and bikes every year :D

    Looking forward to the team, and that at Ipswich, being announced in the coming weeks, until then who knows!

    We could debate for hours.........           Have done for 218 pages.

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  17. Posted · Edited by Tommy Sweetman

    36 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

    It's not a numbers game on the Rising Star list.

    Everyone who can ride these bikes has talent. The issue is whether they have the work ethic or do they just want things to fall in their laps without effort? 

    Has he believed his own hype & gained a stinker of an ego? 

    Got to say that I haven't seen this "talent" people talk about. 

    He certainly isn't up there with Woffinden, Lambert, Bewley at a young age. 

    Biggest problem total lack of aggression,you have to admire anyone who sits astride a speedway bike,but unfortunately for Drew whether it's a lack of confidence or a unwillingness to dice with the opposition who knows.    Adams gave him opportunities of an extra ride when the result was safe and the pressure was off,but for what ever the reason he always failed to deliver the goods.Good luck to the guy in future,but if he wants to progress in the sport his outlook will have to change.

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  18. Posted · Edited by Tommy Sweetman

    18 hours ago, stevehone said:

    i'm sure things are ticking along fine in the background with regards to the team.

    the only stumbling block may be the future, but if you have someone prepared to put their money where their mouth is then you should be ok

    And how many decades will it take to  see a return on his investment.. buying land, laying new track,building new terracing,etc etc. It's not financially viable..He's a businessman not a charity. 

  23. Posted · Edited by Tommy Sweetman

    4 hours ago, scoobydoo said:

    If Peterborough finish with the most pages and with all the valued assistance of the Witches fans on this thread

    it will be hard for them to take  with missing out on yet another top spot in speedway :D

    They certainly seem to have a lot of time on their hands in Peterborough, might even have Barry Fry joining the debate very soon(apologies to all non football fans)lol

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    1 hour ago, Pauldoveyspeedway said:

    Home fans want to see a winning  team ...ok we all want to see a close match ..but a home team victory ...people will come to watch big names ....and Nicki will always put your gate up ...or someone like that ....

    Wouldn't put the gate up at Monmore,might send it down.Then again,some may go just to boo the pantomime villain.lol

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