pleasureboy60 123 Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) I've been a supporter of Peterborough Speedway since the introduction in 1970.and as much as I've enjoyed some unbelievable years and some terrific racing, I.would sooner it all come to an end now rather than.later. Pull the plug now, rather than end up as the leagues whipping boys. Management, owners all seem.to have lost interest and I honestly don't think Chapman will waste anymore of his money in trying to bolster the squad. It was never going to be a brilliant 1-7 this season as we left it far too.late in getting rider's signed up. Inevitably we've ended up with riders nobody else wanted and early results prove my point. I honestly cant see it improving so turn off the lights, lock the gates and let's all remember the good times ! Edited April 19, 2023 by pleasureboy60 Spelling wrong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LagutaRacingFan 1,936 Posted April 19, 2023 14 minutes ago, pleasureboy60 said: I've been a supporter of Peterborough Speedway since the introduction in 1970.and as much as I've enjoyed some unbelievable years and some terrific racing, I.would sooner it all come to an end now rather than.later. Pull the plug now, rather than end up as the leagues whipping boys. Management, owners all seem.to have lost interest and I honestly don't think Chapman will waste anymore of his money in trying to bolster the squad. It was never going to be a brilliant 1-7 this season as we left it far too.late in getting rider's signed up. Inevitably we've ended up with riders nobody else wanted and early results prove my point. I honestly cant see it improving so turn off the lights, lock the gates and let's all remember the good times ! Completely agree. Shut everything down. The club can compensate season ticket holders by sending them a DVD of our win in 2006 vs Reading. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,476 Posted April 19, 2023 6 minutes ago, BassoRacingFan said: Completely agree. Shut everything down. The club can compensate season ticket holders by sending them a DVD of our win in 2006 vs Reading. Agreeing twice with Bratters in one day, that's a collectors item! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,476 Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, pleasureboy60 said: I've been a supporter of Peterborough Speedway since the introduction in 1970.and as much as I've enjoyed some unbelievable years and some terrific racing, I.would sooner it all come to an end now rather than.later. Pull the plug now, rather than end up as the leagues whipping boys. Management, owners all seem.to have lost interest and I honestly don't think Chapman will waste anymore of his money in trying to bolster the squad. It was never going to be a brilliant 1-7 this season as we left it far too.late in getting rider's signed up. Inevitably we've ended up with riders nobody else wanted and early results prove my point. I honestly cant see it improving so turn off the lights, lock the gates and let's all remember the good times ! Thankfully some people are waking up and realising that AEPG throwing their weight around and everyone off site, and turning it into a car park, does in no way mean that they are anywhere near the prize of getting their plans approved. We are now in the trenches stage with hand to hand fighting next up. Mick Bratley just gave an excellent interview on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, talking about what the club means to him (as a 50 year fan which included his promotional tenure with the unforgettable 2006 (although not mentioned)), what the situation currently is as we all know it, and what could/should be the final outcome? Basically that means incorporating Peterborough Speedway in any new development or relocation at the expense of AEPG or their masters as detailed in LP 30 (amusingly PCC were reported not to be aware of the protection order in their own plan ) Edited April 20, 2023 by Crump99 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,476 Posted April 20, 2023 Listen here https://audioboom.com/posts/8284634-bbc-radio-cambs-20-april-2023-concerns-about-the-closure-of-peterborough-panthers-mick-bratley-in 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
proud panther 1,505 Posted April 20, 2023 16 minutes ago, Crump99 said: Listen here https://audioboom.com/posts/8284634-bbc-radio-cambs-20-april-2023-concerns-about-the-closure-of-peterborough-panthers-mick-bratley-in He likes his erm's, challenger for Darren Moore of the Owls lol. Seriously, we need to support Mick, as he seems to be the only person who is willing to bring this issue into the public eye. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 2,254 Posted April 20, 2023 28 minutes ago, proud panther said: He likes his erm's, challenger for Darren Moore of the Owls lol. Seriously, we need to support Mick, as he seems to be the only person who is willing to bring this issue into the public eye. At least he cares more than the current owner who no doubt is just waiting to hear if he gets any compensation and how much it will be . 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Purplepanthernotred 155 Posted April 20, 2023 37 minutes ago, proud panther said: He likes his erm's, challenger for Darren Moore of the Owls lol. Seriously, we need to support Mick, as he seems to be the only person who is willing to bring this issue into the public eye. Having listened to micks radio interview and spoken to MT the way forward is certainly to support what Mick Bratley is saying as and where we can. The development seems so disorganized and this could potentially be the only thing that plays into the panthers hand. Here’s hoping for a miracle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maneacat 473 Posted April 20, 2023 42 minutes ago, scoobydoo said: At least he cares more than the current owner who no doubt is just waiting to hear if he gets any compensation and how much it will be . My impression is that the timing suits our current owner - he’s had enough and gets out with compensation! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,476 Posted April 20, 2023 1 hour ago, proud panther said: He likes his erm's, challenger for Darren Moore of the Owls lol. Seriously, we need to support Mick, as he seems to be the only person who is willing to bring this issue into the public eye. It's an age thing. We need more thinking time as we lose brain cells: speaking personally of course and not for Bratters! Mick's the man in such times of crisis and you want to be on his side. Only orion and a few from the former fun palace of WWoS thought differently AEPG clearly thought/think that this will go through with a nod so it's great that people like Mick are now waking people up to the fact that only AEPG seem to feel that they've got an easy run through. They don't want a fuss. Just look at a quote from Monday's meeting with the locals: "At one point AEPG asked residents not to discuss matters on social media" - which shows a lack of understanding of the world we now live in, that was the response from Cllr Stevenson as mentioned in Bratters interview. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sneezy 21 Posted April 20, 2023 It is a shame Mick is an EX promoter ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flappy 1,605 Posted April 20, 2023 21 minutes ago, maneacat said: My impression is that the timing suits our current owner - he’s had enough and gets out with compensation! Correct this is the biggest hurdle for me. This is where we need to hear from MT 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,476 Posted April 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, Flappy said: Correct this is the biggest hurdle for me. This is where we need to hear from MT We only need to hear when something is agreed and in black & white. Drip feeding rumours, speculation, decisions not agreed and a wish list helps nobody and just seems to rile people like Buster. When will people learn? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Bratley 478 Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, maneacat said: My impression is that the timing suits our current owner - he’s had enough and gets out with compensation! I’m not so sure about compensation, I think that’s misguided. In real terms as things stand, Buster has nothing to sell and a buyer for the club has nothing to buy, apart from a club name on a Speedway licence. I think all criticism of Buster is unfair, he’s doing his best for sure in my opinion, he IS a good guy and does want the club to survive. It’s not easy running a Speedway club and very often, actually always, it’s about mitigating losses rather than making a profit. There certainly won’t be any compensation from AEPG unless they comply with the Peterborough Local Plan and specifically policy LP40, where they should provide a new facility. But seemingly some councillors haven’t read the local plan since it was made available in 2016. It’s a tough read though. LOL (Page78 is relevant to Panthers, the document is on the Peterborough City Council website). Edited April 20, 2023 by Mick Bratley 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 2,254 Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Crump99 said: We only need to hear when something is agreed and in black & white. Drip feeding rumours, speculation, decisions not agreed and a wish list helps nobody and just seems to rile people like Buster. When will people learn? He needs to at least come out and say what his intentions are, by keeping silent hes just letting people form there negative opinions of him from his apparent lack of interest in saving the club he owns, Peterborough fans then know the score , he's said practically nothing since the announcement of the Panthers racing in 2023 at the end of the 2022 season what does he expect. Edited April 20, 2023 by scoobydoo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
