hagonshocker 1,956 Posted March 4 1 hour ago, Toady said: Your source would appear to be correct. https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/24149760.swindon-speedway-major-update-promotional-license-town/ A handful of ex riders knew something was imminent when I chatted to them at the 'Celebration of Swindon Speedway' event late last year, I've been pushing the question to one or two individuals on the quiet but does appear to had been on the cards anyway 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 441 Posted March 4 It should have happened a couple of years ago but at least the licence has been revoked. The further Russell and Osbourne are away from any possible involvement the better. The Abbey is dead in the water. Osbourne wouldn't let the speedway back out of spite now anyway At least it gives a chance for a consortium to get together and put pressure on the council to provide a plot of land after their awful handling of the planning process at the Abbey 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orion 7,615 Posted March 4 Best news in ages....Even if by a miracle Tr and Clark had got a track outside Swindon who would go anyhow..First of all its not Swindon and second who would want to give them two a penny..Hopefully now someone else can take up the fight to find a new home inside.Swindon . 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toady 231 Posted March 4 24 minutes ago, Chris said: put pressure on the council to provide a plot of land after their awful handling of the planning process at the Abbey Spot on I put the blame totally at their doorstep.They continued to allow Osborne to sell off parcels of land over the years without any sign of a new stadium and never once put the required constraints to achieve that. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noaksey 345 Posted March 4 1 hour ago, Chris said: It should have happened a couple of years ago but at least the licence has been revoked. The further Russell and Osbourne are away from any possible involvement the better. The Abbey is dead in the water. Osbourne wouldn't let the speedway back out of spite now anyway At least it gives a chance for a consortium to get together and put pressure on the council to provide a plot of land after their awful handling of the planning process at the Abbey It wouldn't have happened earlier unless there were financial issues. Rights are protected for 3 years. Whether they need to change that rule is another thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toady 231 Posted March 6 Well there’s a surprise https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/24163955.application-drop-speedway-greyhounds-abbey-stadium/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heathen52 384 Posted March 6 Seems Osborne is one step ahead as usual. https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/24163955.application-drop-speedway-greyhounds-abbey-stadium/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,281 Posted March 6 19 minutes ago, heathen52 said: Seems Osborne is one step ahead as usual. https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/24163955.application-drop-speedway-greyhounds-abbey-stadium/ The council are hiding behind the "complex, technical difficulties around consent,"... Writing is on the wall.. All parties involved have known where this ends for a long, long time... And, given hardly a ripple of protest, they probably feel that now is the time to finalise everything.. It would be interesting to see what would happen if some promoter (or maybe all the BSP), came out and said that they would promote the sport there to see how it went... "Finish the stadium, as per the agreement for building the houses, and we will run Speedway there"... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toady 231 Posted March 6 2 hours ago, mikebv said: The council are hiding behind the "complex, technical difficulties around consent,"... Writing is on the wall.. All parties involved have known where this ends for a long, long time... And, given hardly a ripple of protest, they probably feel that now is the time to finalise everything.. It would be interesting to see what would happen if some promoter (or maybe all the BSP), came out and said that they would promote the sport there to see how it went... "Finish the stadium, as per the agreement for building the houses, and we will run Speedway there"... Going by previous council decisions I think Osbournes request has a good chance of success ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orion 7,615 Posted March 6 (edited) Yet again the goalposts are getting moved again...Tomlinson has always hidden behind no new Staduim no more new houses from the begining only for us to hear this ..Cant wait for his reply this time. Edited March 6 by orion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frigbo 518 Posted March 6 Swindon Council lead Jim Robbins has previously stated he will not support a change of use. Let's see if he backs his words up! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thecoombdog 2,367 Posted March 7 On 3/6/2024 at 12:37 PM, orion said: Yet again the goalposts are getting moved again...Tomlinson has always hidden behind no new Staduim no more new houses from the begining only for us to hear this ..Cant wait for his reply this time. Him and that tool Cllr Adams are acting like none of this is down to them!! Completely deluded. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orion 7,615 Posted March 7 (edited) 12 minutes ago, thecoombdog said: Him and that tool Cllr Adams are acting like none of this is down to them!! Completely deluded. It's Funny how were taking credit for them Stopping them building houses ..Now its nothing to do with them Edited March 7 by orion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
