Skidder1 7,637 Posted June 27, 2022 Signed for Leszno again in 2023 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gresham78 215 Posted June 27, 2022 Went to the protest outside the stadium, about 25 -30 fans there. The Advertiser & Richard Crowley we’re in attendance . A few photos of the protesters & a couple of interviews with Richard and that was pretty much it really. The mood was a bit downbeat, nobody feels confident about seeing Speedway at the Abbey again. Rosco’s sister was there & she said he and the club don’t know anymore than the fans. Richard Crowley said he’d emailed Clark Osborne and his second in command at GI twice asking for an interview but strangely enough received no response. Richard said there’ll be a piece on Wiltshire Radio about the protest tomorrow at 7:30 in the sports bulletin. Fair play to all who turned up but I don’t think it’s going to make much difference. Can’t see GI being moved enough to make any sort of statement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted June 27, 2022 36 minutes ago, Gresham78 said: Went to the protest outside the stadium, about 25 -30 fans there. The Advertiser & Richard Crowley we’re in attendance . A few photos of the protesters & a couple of interviews with Richard and that was pretty much it really. The mood was a bit downbeat, nobody feels confident about seeing Speedway at the Abbey again. Rosco’s sister was there & she said he and the club don’t know anymore than the fans. Richard Crowley said he’d emailed Clark Osborne and his second in command at GI twice asking for an interview but strangely enough received no response. Richard said there’ll be a piece on Wiltshire Radio about the protest tomorrow at 7:30 in the sports bulletin. Fair play to all who turned up but I don’t think it’s going to make much difference. Can’t see GI being moved enough to make any sort of statement. 25-30, is that all!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anzum 250 Posted June 27, 2022 I would have said there were closer to 50 people there. Interestingly, someone local said first time the gates had been locked at night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted June 28, 2022 12 hours ago, Anzum said: I would have said there were closer to 50 people there. Interestingly, someone local said first time the gates had been locked at night. That's a bit better but surely a few hundred would've looked more good for the media? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frigbo 518 Posted June 28, 2022 All part of the GI plan. The longer they drag it out, the more the interest dies. The days of the initial passion and mobilisation in the town against the first redevelopment announcement are a distant memory... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orion 7,615 Posted June 28, 2022 Tomlinson keeps going on about the clause he put in about them building more houses .The trouble is unless they can move speedway back in that's a not of good to the fans .They should put in pen clauses etc in the first place giving Gi track record in not Building Staduims etc. How they got there pants pull down by them again is truly amazing . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thecoombdog 2,367 Posted June 29, 2022 20 hours ago, orion said: Tomlinson keeps going on about the clause he put in about them building more houses .The trouble is unless they can move speedway back in that's a not of good to the fans .They should put in pen clauses etc in the first place giving Gi track record in not Building Staduims etc. How they got there pants pull down by them again is truly amazing . I would say they made enough money from the first batch to sit and wait a few years for the site to become a dump and then re-apply for planning permission for houses. No one on the council give a flying F about sport or leisure in Swindon. Good effort by everyone on Monday and it has got a fair bit of coverage in the media so if G.I still remain silent then that will tell everyone who still holds some hope that they should give up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frigbo 518 Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) 57 minutes ago, thecoombdog said: I would say they made enough money from the first batch to sit and wait a few years for the site to become a dump and then re-apply for planning permission for houses. No one on the council give a flying F about sport or leisure in Swindon. Good effort by everyone on Monday and it has got a fair bit of coverage in the media so if G.I still remain silent then that will tell everyone who still holds some hope that they should give up. Exactly. The damage is already done. They can ride things out as they already have the financial foundation in place from the early batches of houses. I'm just flabbergasted it's taken so long for so many to realise as Stadia Uk / Gaming International have such a history of this at other places. Edited June 29, 2022 by frigbo 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,637 Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, frigbo said: Exactly. The damage is already done. They can ride things out as they already have the financial foundation in place from the early batches of houses. I'm just flabbergasted it's taken so long for so many to realise as Stadia Uk / Gaming International have such a history of this at other places. So it seems as though the next 'protest' will be when the greyhounds are on?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,730 Posted June 29, 2022 20 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: So it seems as though the next 'protest' will be when the greyhounds are on?! Jessica Jones`s mob can join them 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hagonshocker 1,956 Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Skidder1 said: So it seems as though the next 'protest' will be when the greyhounds are on?! Oh that could fun..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thecoombdog 2,367 Posted June 29, 2022 "Changes to Greyhound media rights in 2024 could well see Swindon losing a number of meetings. " I saw that someone had posted the above comment on the Adver story about the stadium. It could explain a lot because its always been said that the payments from the bookmakers has made the greyhounds profitable. If that income is lost then no need for the stadium. Delay the stadium build enough so we can't commit to 2023 and then say the greyhounds don't make it pay anymore and then they have the perfect excuse to apply for housing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,285 Posted June 30, 2022 15 hours ago, thecoombdog said: "Changes to Greyhound media rights in 2024 could well see Swindon losing a number of meetings. " I saw that someone had posted the above comment on the Adver story about the stadium. It could explain a lot because its always been said that the payments from the bookmakers has made the greyhounds profitable. If that income is lost then no need for the stadium. Delay the stadium build enough so we can't commit to 2023 and then say the greyhounds don't make it pay anymore and then they have the perfect excuse to apply for housing. Speedway looks like it could end up being a unwitting pawn in a strategic game... Unfortunately Geeyhound racing is similarly dying on its arse as a spectator sport so will end up being something followed on TV only, living off the very lucrative fees paid from the betting companies to them for providing the racing which make the betting companies several fold on their investments.. You wont need many tracks to do this so strategically the owners of the tracks, the GRA, the betting companies and the developers can work together to build a business plan in who stays open, and who goes... Given the "mad" Far East betting market, racing could take place from early morning through to the evening as, for example, Hong Kong is seven hours in front, so 10am here is 5pm over there, and then you will have the UK market later in the day.. Not many Greyhound tracks will remain open due to spectator numbers that is for sure, and even those that can, face an uncertain future from protesters, activists, public opinion etc.. The big opportunity Speedway didnt take was when the Sky Millions came in... Using that money to shape their own destiny was a "no brainer", particularly for those who ran at Greyhound tracks and paid rent... Instead it did nothing to cement it's own future with that huge cash injection.. Hence we are where we are today.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted June 30, 2022 2 hours ago, mikebv said: Speedway looks like it could end up being a unwitting pawn in a strategic game... Unfortunately Geeyhound racing is similarly dying on its arse as a spectator sport so will end up being something followed on TV only, living off the very lucrative fees paid from the betting companies to them for providing the racing which make the betting companies several fold on their investments.. You wont need many tracks to do this so strategically the owners of the tracks, the GRA, the betting companies and the developers can work together to build a business plan in who stays open, and who goes... Given the "mad" Far East betting market, racing could take place from early morning through to the evening as, for example, Hong Kong is seven hours in front, so 10am here is 5pm over there, and then you will have the UK market later in the day.. Not many Greyhound tracks will remain open due to spectator numbers that is for sure, and even those that can, face an uncertain future from protesters, activists, public opinion etc.. The big opportunity Speedway didnt take was when the Sky Millions came in... Using that money to shape their own destiny was a "no brainer", particularly for those who ran at Greyhound tracks and paid rent... Instead it did nothing to cement it's own future with that huge cash injection.. Hence we are where we are today.. The SKY millions really wasn't that much was it though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
