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Oh...so you havent seen Trumps latest tweet about "Workington in the UK" then ?

Jenga.... as always...our upbeat, forward thinking, positive, friend...lol

Tut Tut !!!

But I have a sneaky feeling, if that is the case, that none of us will be around to see if that solution is found. !!

I would say its high on the managements list, to pay any riders unpaid wages (if that is true), asap, and I think that they wont want to move on until they have done so.

Totally Agree. People need to be positive, although I know its hard. The period on ice will give the club time to sort its debts out, and regroup and see where they are regarding running again. The way things worked out, and the fact that no one expected the club's season to last until the end of October, meant they had precious little time to assess their situation, before the AGM came along and they had to start talking about 2019 !!! Plus, although I know its unlikely, it gives a whole year almost for them to find new sponsors or for one to come along of his own volition. I think the period on ice will be an opportunity for them to run more special social events this year, all hopefully laid on to raise cash for the clubs future, and not least to ensure fans stay interested ! WATCH THIS SPACE !!

Hear Hear !

Have you not thought of the possibility that they were promised some cash injection, and as such they perhaps decided to go ahead with running this year on the strength of that promise ? And then, just perhaps,. that cash injection from whoever, didnt materialise ? In other words, "promises were broken" ?

"Not quite correct either as the riders are still assets of other clubs and as such resort back to that status just means they are back into he mix as riders without clubs; their status wont change also if any Workington assets are used they will still get the loan fees whilst the licence is on "Ice"" Absolutely 100 per cent correct THJ ! So the club hopefully will have some sort of income even when they are on ice !

Tony Jackson represented the Comets at the AGM in Chepstow.

You are correct that the BSPA have allowed the club to put their licence on ice (for this season anyway). But if the club had not acted quickly enough and notified the BSPA that they wish to do this asap...then the BSPA would have closed the club down, virtually without warning ! That is why Laura had no choice but to put it on ice as soon as she did ! (What a lovely bunch of chaps the BSPA are !)

I think Northside track is now closed down ? There hasnt been anything mentioned about any activities there for some time. Unless anyone knows to the contrary ?

She has already stated in as many words, that no buyer has come forward. And can you really see the BSPA allowing such a move, when it involves ANYTHING that might just possibly HELP Workington Speedway Club ?

They will have to clear their debts, to assure the BSPA they are viable to run again in the future.

Some of their drivers are a bit iffy though !

YES IT WAS !!!!!

I think we all appreciate you "coming to the fore" again THJ..thanks for explaining what your proposals were and how they were affected. (For those that are still trying to work it out..."LLP" stands for "Limited Liability Partnership" unless I stand corrected ? . Go wikipedia it. Cheers

Yup !!

Yeah...I also heard the very same thing. (!!).

I am not sure just how much faith the Comets, as a club, are now putting in that statement from the council ? As we all know, humans can SAY all sorts of things, to make themselves or their employers sound helpful ! But in reality.......................................

Hmm...a VERY interesting remark. Could it have hidden meaning ??

I didnt know you need INK to type a message on the net ? Hmm...he must have a very unusual computer den. Lol.

I am just a bit "curious"..but THJ started postings at a frenetic rate when he joined this forum...up till a few weeks ago, and all of a sudden...he posts hardly anything ! Is there something we dont know about perhaps ? Just a bit odd after we all got used to constant postings from him.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha....I LOVE IT ! Well, it wont be a problem to them...there's an airport not too far away, at Bournemouth, so they will prob charter a 747 and fly all fans and riders down there.