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can't find the form to hand now but i think your user name is pretty accurate. The form clearly stated that it was just "fun shares" and effectively just a way of raising funds for the club, the "shareholders" were never entitled to any voting rights, details of accounts, to have the shares brought back or dividends paid out. Put simply its a nice way for people to offer a little sponsorship into the club, get their name in the program and receive a certificate for their contribution. On a personal note i think the £100 minimum was a bit steep and stopped any further interest but for several who want to do their bit its a nice enough idea (providing the money gets spent correctly etc). Anyone who thought that for £100 they would be entitled to see full company accounts, have a say on how the club is run and potentially receive dividends should really be supervised when using computers and mobile devices and have the child locks firmly turned on.

Personally, I don't see a great difference in being a shareholder to being a stakeholder, so it will make no difference to my wish to be a contributer. I've no desire to see details of accounts or look for, or expect any kind of dividend, so if others think they should, and prefer to opt out, then that is their perogative - and everyone should bear in mind the fact that Birmingham Speedway have not yet asked anyone to send them any money - so no one has been "conned." Whilst we are all entitled to our opinions, in my view, the title of this topic is in itself offensive and should be changed.

It would be tragic if the speedway was lost, anyone there for the playoff final with vouch, what a crowd what an atmosphere. Simple solution, get the current lease holders out, move the track out, bring the football back, that way its used all year round

The Glasgow team comes in at 41.99. You rounded some of those up instead of down 8.79 5.88 5.45 5.00 7.82 4.88 4.17

Merry Christmas guys x

Didnt Poole get peeved off cos they said they'd work around his foreign commitments? He left cos Glasgow offered a big wad of cash , and cant blame either side. Glasgow have cash to offer and want an almost certain bargain averaged rider and Basso wants as much money as poss. No problem . But don’t come on here dressing it up as something else though .

Wasn't that the other way round....i.e. Stoney chased him ?

remember who decides the riding order so probably be Doyle & King at 1 & 2

If he is half as good as his Dad was he will be doing well , superb ambassador for the PL in its day.

Merry Christmas to all fans, riders and management at Sheffield Speedway.

There has been no change to the ownership of Buxton Speedway. For NL racing to resume there would need to be significant financial outlay not least the BSPL bond, higher insurance premiums and ongoing BSPL fees/SCB licences. The outgoings far outweighed the incomings which is obviously not sustainable for a business long term, hence why the decision was made to withdraw from league racing. Running training schools/experience days does not incur the same costs that league racing does and those participating are paying to do so instead of being paid.

No but Maxymillian Bogdanowicz is and worth at least 257 on a double word score

But there is very little left on the lease so not sure how that works if the team are evicted. Not that I believe they will be.

The commercial director was manager of the stadium prior to the pandemic I think you will find

THJ The HSST were set up from the old Cradley Heathens supporters club, and were advised and guided by Supporters Direct then when HSST was formed we became a member of SD until the end of 2018 when SD merged https://www.thenews.coop/130902/sector/mutuals/supporters-direct-merge-football-supporters-federation/ with the FSF, and became more or less a Football focused organisation, HSST then continued on without being members of any organisation so maybe they now need to update who they are namewise and go back to being a Supporters Club which in essence is what they have always been but the thinking back in the day was that being a member of SD would bring them added benefits though Iv always wondered what they were.. Incidentally when I was a board member and HSST were members of SD we always had to submit our accounts to the FCA Iv no idea wether or not this is still the case.

Not many were better out the gate than Anders. He had a right set of elbows on him into the first bend as well, as Phil Morris will confirm. Thats one of the things about him every one liked , all the so called dirty riders would come to Newport and he would sort them straight out. in his later years at Newport he progressed to being more than just a gater too and would often miss the gate and pick the opposition apart. Great days , the sport could do with more like him now for sure.

All the best boys and girls, have a good week.

Was part of the Scottish junior league team alongside Wayne brown, Rob grant snr, Mike caroline etc. Think he owns an antiques shop in Bridge Street these days.

Rode a few matches for Berwick 1976-79.Family owned a garage at Scremeston.Darling And Swinney I believe.

Exactly. As I said, I would guess the confusion is with a "Charitable trust". A trust promoting motorsport (like the Heathens Speedway Supporters Trust) could never have charity status, since the Charity Commission stipulate that a charity encouraging involvement in sport has to show it is promoting health benefits.

Ian darling

Happy Xmas to all

Honestly No you can't for Speedway and if I could be ars3d to go through it I would explain fully but I can't so believe what you want however we have been fully down this road with the Friends of Workington Speedway that was gonna be a Trust but ended up as a Supporters Club basically but the FOWS pumped thousands into Worky Speedway and became their largest sponsor after the promotion itself and the proposed Newcastle Supporters Trust that will probably end up a Newcasle Supporters Club but with a beefed up set of articles of association to make sure it's run a bit more proffesionally... When you get bored over Christmas do your homework... you can't have a Trust inputting into a Speedway Team... and yes the confusion is in the name that's why you should stay away from it... the next one will be let's start a Debenture and that is another one that confuses the B'Jesus out of folk... Regards THJ

With Birmingham being a Wednesday night track and Adam Ellis I believe as signed in Denmark so it would be a no go for Birmingham.

will you be going or will you pick n choose ? thats what they said about the cornets in 2018 .it could be your year .

You cant have a Trust for motor sport it's not allowed so you would have to call it something else or explain exactly what you are doing in your articles... Trust status gets you various Tax breaks however you cant use this Trust Status in England and Wales for motor sport... the "fun shares" or "stakeholder" status are good ideas as long as the articles that go with the title explain exactly what your rights are... You can also hold B C or D rated shares as part of a sharehold scheme that don't have to pay a dividend and can in the articles state you don't have voting rights either but things can get complicated so its definitely preferable to stick on the fun side of things... Regards THJ

Yep right way round.....and they had a bit of a centre green tussle at Reading.......obviously good mates...

Its basically the same as re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic but still

They have clearly jumped the gun with the initial announcement before getting proper advice. The stakeholders idea is fine although perhaps a supporters trust with some restrictions on how the money can be spent would be the way forward

Surely it's not 2. Or these questions need to be harder Is there a trick? Was Greg Blair born in Loosdrecht or something? The wording of the question BORN in Netherlands is suspicious to me

Pijper & Hummel ?

So is Cook 8.79. Doesn't Bailey have British parentage and therefore a 2.5% reduction?

Bailey and Hume wrong.

Welcome back...Steve Boxall!

That's cos they are wooden spoon candidate's,,,,, unless at least 2 of Heeps Batchelor or Riss have good seasons. Personally I would put Troy at 2,,, Heeps isn't the best of gaters,,,

He’s not Swedish, he’s Dutch

If Jane and Buxton could find a way to run NDL in some format and not lose any money doing so, I'm sure everyone in the sport would be delighted and try to visit when they could. I equally think that what the IOW do, is testament more to the people running the Show there than necessarily the concept of what they are doing. I'm not sure supporters at some Clubs would appreciate it as much as it is appreciated for what it is at IOW e.g something outside the box, transformative and positive.

I wouldn't really say they were BIG names but riders like Anders Thomsen, Oliver Berntzon and Jacob Thorsell would be very welcome and more realistic additions to British speedway than the big GP lads... Leon Madsen is currently without a Swedish team as far as I can see??? If we're talking really big names

I no I give Poole fans some stick but I genuinely have no malice towards them as I have very fond memories of playing football against Poole. Town at Wimborne road about 30 years ago in the beazer homes league it always sticks in my mind because of the shape of the track you had to have artificial corners put in and that the fans could hardly see because they were so far away because of the greyhound track and the speedway track.but still fond memories, I do feel like you have been shafted by the owners of the stadium and over the basso situation but it feels just like we do over the Lawson thing I would like to wish all Poole fans a merry Christmas and your situation gets sorted so we can both renew rivalries next year. Good luck and stay safe all of you.

Oh it would be awesome pal. He was box office for us. Hed always balls ht 1 up then be majestic thereafter, usually from off the pace too. Made those mediocre nights bearable alone at times. He would be box office round the national stadium

Very pleased with the team announced, can’t wait for next year, Happy Christmas everyone !

I got into a drinking session with Marek and his mechanic in the bar at Stoke after a meeting!Scary indeed!!

I think Diamonds85 is really confusing the issue a 4 is after the 8 and anything lower than a 5 is rounded down...? And even if you do the two digits after, it is 47 and anything under 50 is rounded down.

Poole over the years have offered riders way more than anyone else to get them so its a bit of karma seeing one of their riders head elsewhere for more money! Reading some of their fans meltdowns on here has been quality.

Douglas last 7 scores round scunny, 12+1, 10, 13+1, 13+1, 11+1, 14, 11+2 King's last 7 scores, 8+1, 11, 8+1, 13+1, 15, 4+2, 9 Douglas is in his prime and King has peaked

All Anti-Vaxxers are ignorant idiots

Aswell as a wind up merchant .. take a look in the mirror yi tool

He’s not everyone’s cup of Tea but once you get to know the man he’s ok. He’s also very knowledgeable about most of what he posts and is usually quite correct. If he doesn’t attend Brough I think it would be a shame and he’ll be a miss.

Sadly I have heard from more than one source that he is not the same man since a brain haemorrhage some years ago. And if that's the case, then I think people in the position to do so, should be careful what they put into print from the PC of today, should it tarnish the reputation of someone who has made an immeasurable contribution to the sport and given so much joy to so many people in speedway.