Steve Shovlar

Decided to take a look and see what you had written. Fair enough Gavan.

A referee might disagree with you.

We are all judged throughout our lives. Gavan said he couldn't afford to go to speedway as it would cost him 50 quid. Fair enough. But if you haven't got 50 quid rattling around in the bottom of your pockets something isn't right, and that isn't aimed at just Gavan. Speedway is one of the cheapest sports to attend. If I discovered I was not able to go to speedway as I couldn't afford it, I would be assessing why not and doing something about it. Sure its judgemental. As is everthing in life. And starman, no I am not a better person than Gavan. I am not better than anyone. Just because I have a different outlook on things doesn't make me better.

About the size of a tree trunk. I lived over an hour from Poole. Doesn't stop me going. I have a family. Doesn't stop me going. Speedway is hardly expensive, is it? If someone can't afford to go to speedway every week, they are clearly in the wrong job. Time to go back to education and train for a proper job or skill. Being Arthur Daley but working for someone is no proper job.

Reading Darcys interview in the star, he doesn't hang back in slating Hemsley. States he should have gone 2 or 3 seasons ago and was walking around lording the place with sunglasses on his head whilst not paying the riders. Now I thought Hemsley still owns the place. He is obviously going to read the interview in the star. Isn't the interview going to antagonise Hemsley in such a way he throws Darcy out? From all reports Hemsley seems to be a volatile person.

And wins it. Can hear chomping on sour grapes eminating from an east of England Ford dealership as I type this. Lol!

Halle bloddy lujah. A statement at last. I should imagine 99.9% of all speedway fans in the UK want to see Coventry come to tapes in 2017.

Starman and Gavan, this is not the place to continue your pathetic petty squabbling. Please button it. Neither Coventry fans or speedway fans in general are the slightest bit interested in your continuous boring arguments at this time. Thank you.

On top of that brexit which means our money goes less far.

Rubbish. Its his business he can say what he likes. He could release a press release saying, "as fans of Coventry bees are well aware, there has been some very delicate negotiations taking place at this time. As we cannot openly discuss the current situation, please be aware we are doing everything in our power to bring the Bees to tapes at the start of the 2017 speedway season". There you go. Easy. The fact this hasn't happens only leads to one conclusion.

What gives the game away here is one simple fact. If you were Mick Horton and the local rage called you up, asking if it was true that Coventry speedway has finished, what would you do? 1. Refuse to come to the phone and not return calls. 2. Say of course we are running, where have you heard this crock of crap from, the bsf?

Went past the place yesterday morning and quickly took a look. Nothing going on at all.

Not sure what you would have thought the bspa could have done here. Clubs are like franchises. The bspa can only report what they are told. If Horton told the bspa to stick around, and there would be more info later, thats all they knew.

I have never witnessed such a shocking performance of a speedway promoter sticking his head in the sand. Whilst hands can be tied as to what is said in the public arena, club statements can still be issued to keep the beleaguered club's fans up to date on proceedings without giving much away. The silence eminating from Mick Horton is deafening. I can't blame Neil Watson as he is an employee of Hortons. Wrong place at the wrong time for Neil. Bet he wished he was anywhere else at this time. But the dreadful way this has panned out for the fans has wrecked the name of the club and all its past history. The fans have been treated with utter contempt. Not answering the phone or returning the local newspapers calls is amateurish in the extreme. What is he frightened of? The truth getting out? Is he happy for the truth to come out in dribs and drabs as then he doesn't have to do it himself? Gutless.

Unfortunately for you he is not. He is the son of the bspa chairman Buster Chapman. I believe you can take his information as 100% correct.

Wouldn't it be funny if Sandhu's stox meetings now got contunuously disrupted by Coventry fans. Not that I would condone this in any way, shape or form.

Very sad news to lose a club. Sandhu finally getting his way. And to think some actually supported him on here. Feel for the riders, some of whom will miss out on a job, and feel for the long suffering Coventry fans who had to watch their club slowly wrecked by someone only interested in building houses. The removal of assets at Coventry Stadium was an act of vandalism with the sole purpose of bringing about this result.

Horton stood in a burning Brandon The wind was blowing a gale The arsonists had finished the job And Sandhu had nicked the shale I'll get me coat.

Shame I couldn't make the quiz last night but was in Sussex all day and due to the train strikes the roads were particularly busy. Didn't get back to Poole till gone 7 so too much of a rush. Sure I missed another good evening as the quizes Nij puts together are alwwys entertaining. As for Gavan, his attitude on the Poole threads is antagonistic and causes friction. Posts where he tries to be constructive are ruined by a dig at 'certain Poole fans', either calling them names are dissing them by saying they won't debate. The problem is Gavans viewpoint is twisted to anti Poole. Quite a few Poole fans have wised up to this. Lisa the latest victim as she has seen through him. And no matter how hard he moans about the way his posts are treated in general on the Poole threads, a change of attitude is needed over a long period of time for people to start acknowledging his posts. For me the horse has already bolted and its impossible to debate with someone so negative towards our riders and club.

Because there's no failure to get excited about.

Capping wages? Sound like left wing nonsense.

What about the local newspaper? Dont they have an investigation team? They have been in contact with Brandon estates, so who are they? Very suprised the paper hasn't reported a lot more rather than wait for information to come to them.

Whys that? Brandon Estates now building in graveyards?

Thats Gemini.

There he goes again. And he wonders why he is viewed with mostly contempt on the Poole forum. And who the hell is Alanis Morrisette? Never heard of them. Edit. just googled the name and she is a alternative Canadian/American rock singer from the 90's. No wonder I haven't heard of her. Edit 2. I have played the track Ironic, and do recognise it. Wouldn't have had a clue who the artist was though.