No not a dig at all football takes all the headlines up here United and City dominate the sporting scene, followed by rugby league and cricket, lot of lower league football clubs as well, after Hyde Road was demolished quite a few fans were lost as they couldnt adjust to the confines of the dog track, then crowds just fell off and when the NSS opened many had been lost for good. Its amazing when i mention speedway the amount of people who say i used to go to Hyde Road are they still racing, they dont even know the NSS exists. I have seen David James when he played for City at the speedway and have seen Paul Scholes a few times too, sadly as we are seeing with the demise of so many clubs speedway is falling out of peoples awareness. Belle Vue have become Manchesters best kept secret. Was encouraging to see such a good crowd for the play off final second leg.

It’s negative talk because anything else would be deluded, we are where we are and it always feels like those in charge say the right things, but then go and continue to do what they always do. If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got! 

What’s this all about watering down. Do you need a hosepipe

Contact your local water board

Let’s crack on with it

All achievable in a couple of months. Installing a safe fence would be the priority.  Pits can be fabricated and installed in a week or two. A portable shower block/changing rooms can be hired.  Starting gates and the electrics for a referee control panel isn't a big job.  Presumably most of the existing shale track could be used without a lot of further track work. I remember when Belle Vue lost Hyde Road and got permission to move into the Greyhound stadium in early 1988.  That involved digging the track, building the fence, building the pits, building changing rooms and showers, and installing all the electrics.  It was all done and opened on 1 April 1988.