ray c 2,299 Posted January 31, 2017 it would be nice if buster can get a good back up team behind him well done in your effort this winter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted January 31, 2017 Would Belle Vue have been sorted before Christmas had chapman not got involved? YES NO. Because they were trying to get their number 1 choice after Pairman dropped out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shale Searcher 1,264 Posted January 31, 2017 Problem with getting good people for a back up team, is they would have to be paid positions, there's not a lot of good will left for speedway.... Anyone who tries to get involved, always seems to have, or be accused of having a WIFM factor, speedway needs to break away from that recourse in my opinion.. Does Buster get paid by the BSPA? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,839 Posted January 31, 2017 There will always be haters, whingers and those with agendas but Mr Chapman has done some great work this winter and the bottom line is that he has helped to save the EL (Premiership). He isn't perfect and has his faults but over 25 years he has done wonders for our club and is now starting to make his mark with the governing body too. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robert72 845 Posted January 31, 2017 The BSPA don't pay all outstanding monies, they do however pay some. I would expect the situation to have been resolved during the lease agreement I will pay you £xxxxx for a 15 year lease but £xxxxx will be deducted to pay outstanding debts + the BSPA fine waivered. Hence Bates was only willing to buy the promotion rights when all debts are cleared The BSPA had a £60k deposit off DH in case the club had cash problems so that would be used towards paying some debts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shale Searcher 1,264 Posted January 31, 2017 The BSPA had a £60k deposit off DH in case the club had cash problems so that would be used towards paying some debts. 50k Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robert72 845 Posted January 31, 2017 50k I thought DH said it went up to £60k in 2016 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weatherwatcher 664 Posted January 31, 2017 I hope that before long Buster can at long last put his feet up and take a well earned rest, because what he has done and is still doing must be a huge strain on anyone and thier family. Take care mate and I hope that well deserved break comes along soon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevehone 3,437 Posted January 31, 2017 While Coventry and Leicester fans must see chapman as some sort of messiah after the fantastic work he appears to have done to save those teams, his decision to remove the Belle Vue licence was seen, at least as far as the council was concerned, as someone blundering in without a plan. The Belle Vue promotion had a dim view of Chapman going back well before his comments after the opening night, neither side welcomed Chapman's intervention. To say it completely wrong footed the council is an understatement, they were speaking to the previous promotion and fully expected to reach an agreement, they were and still are desperate to make sure what happened last season is kept well and truly covered up. To that end an offer had already been put forward of compensation which was likely to have been accepted. The fact we still don't have a named promoter or team with only a matter of weeks before the new season starts is testament to Chapman's input in 'saving' Belle Vue. but does all this mean that things would have continued how they did in 2016 until they got to a point where it was beyond help and then we DO lose Belle Vue? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
britmet 233 Posted January 31, 2017 Yes he has done a good job but are you sure it was his money that paid the debts and Not the bspa who paid them ? . It matters not, . . he's the chairman of BSPA. He's got the teams back into operation, whichever hat he was wearing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catalan 717 Posted January 31, 2017 Things wouldn't have continued as they were? The council were looking to paper over what happened last year by paying compensation for the faulty track and finishing the south stand, which added together represents around £200k on the books. Once Chapman revoked the licence nobody knew wtf was going on, least of all Chapman. Still, great work at Coventry and Leicester. Looks like you have an agenda 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted January 31, 2017 The BSPA had a £60k deposit off DH in case the club had cash problems so that would be used towards paying some debts. Yes, it's called a bond. Helps to compensate debtors when a promotion gets into trouble, but only pays speedway debts within, not outside creditors. Riders, BSPA, SCB, other promotions, etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish McRaker 604 Posted January 31, 2017 I thought DH said it went up to £60k in 2016 Typical Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevH 257 Posted January 31, 2017 Yes, it's called a bond. Helps to compensate debtors when a promotion gets into trouble, but only pays speedway debts within, not outside creditors. Riders, BSPA, SCB, other promotions, etc. So what is a 'speedway debt within' ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,694 Posted January 31, 2017 So what is a 'speedway debt within' ? It's all there, Riders, BSPA, SCB, other promotions, etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
