Swindon Stadium

[The White Knight]

1 hour ago, Toady said:

Rosco speaks at last…

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/25914540.ex-england-speedway-manager-reveals-stadium-bought/?ref=cprfa

I sincerely hope that something positive comes from this.

Up the 'Robins'

[RoundTheBoards]

Good luck to all at Swindon.

Planning meeting just started (6pm) but Blunsdon is item 8 on the agenda, so a while to wait

[Dave_minall]

The application to build on the stadium has been rejected. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A5dPxTP8J

Not out of the woods yet, but this is a good start. 

[orion]

Was at the meeting tonight with plenty of people speaking up to reject the plans...sadly Steve Park spoke and told a pack of lies .And no time did they say in public were up for sale and give the chance for anyone to run speedway at the abbey

[orion]

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Edited Tuesday at 10:18 PM by orion
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[RoundTheBoards]

25 minutes ago, orion said:

Was at the meeting tonight with plenty of people speaking up to reject the plans...sadly Steve Park spoke and told a pack of lies .And no time did they say in public were up for sale and give the chance for anyone to run speedway at the abbey

Great News.

Obviously the war is a long way from being won, but it's a battle won.

Who is this Stev Park D***head?     What is his agenda?     If he was on the supposed save Swindon bandwagon with Terry Russell, why has he suddenly swapped sides?  

 

[orion]

4 hours ago, RoundTheBoards said:

Great News.

Obviously the war is a long way from being won, but it's a battle won.

Who is this Stev Park D***head?     What is his agenda?     If he was on the supposed save Swindon bandwagon with Terry Russell, why has he suddenly swapped sides?  

 

Its just insane ..his agenda for some reason that he wont explain is to  knock the stadium down so they can build houses .seeing he is supposed to be pro speedway we find this most odd and can only guess as why...just get on building Studley not sure why knocking the abbey down is such a concern to this guy .

[Tim Templeton]

Am I right in thinking that Terry Russell never put the club up for sale when he didn't wish to carry on?  If that was the case, what was the thinking behind that?

[Ray Stadia]

6 hours ago, orion said:

Its just insane ..his agenda for some reason that he wont explain is to  knock the stadium down so they can build houses .seeing he is supposed to be pro speedway we find this most odd and can only guess as why...just get on building Studley not sure why knocking the abbey down is such a concern to this guy .

Just a thought, I wonder if he thinks Studley has more of a chance, than keeping the Abbey stadium, so, he maybe hoping if he sides with Studley, Swindon speedway has a better chance of returning? (devil's advocate).

[Toady]

6 hours ago, orion said:

Its just insane ..his agenda for some reason that he wont explain is to  knock the stadium down so they can build houses .seeing he is supposed to be pro speedway we find this most odd and can only guess as why...just get on building Studley not sure why knocking the abbey down is such a concern to this guy .

You’ve summed it up perfectly. Everyone can clearly see the park’s long-standing agenda: the same tired narrative as Osborne about being unviable at the Abbey but somehow viable at Studley. And we all know how that is going to end.

[Sir Sidney]

49 minutes ago, Ray Stadia said:

Just a thought, I wonder if he thinks Studley has more of a chance, than keeping the Abbey stadium, so, he maybe hoping if he sides with Studley, Swindon speedway has a better chance of returning? (devil's advocate).

He's a director of Swindon Motorsports Ltd, so the logic would be that he believes in the Studley Grange project. 

Of course, with Gaming International being the company with significant control of Swindon Motorsports Ltd, an alternative view is that if and when permission to demolish the Abbey Stadium were given there would suddenly be a reason why Studley Grange could not proceed

[Ray Stadia]

43 minutes ago, Sir Sidney said:

He's a director of Swindon Motorsports Ltd, so the logic would be that he believes in the Studley Grange project. 

Of course, with Gaming International being the company with significant control of Swindon Motorsports Ltd, an alternative view is that if and when permission to demolish the Abbey Stadium were given there would suddenly be a reason why Studley Grange could not proceed

As they say, 'between a rock and a hard place'. 🙁

[orion]

2 hours ago, Tim Templeton said:

Am I right in thinking that Terry Russell never put the club up for sale when he didn't wish to carry on?  If that was the case, what was the thinking behind that?

Never in public .  Park said last night no one had came forward..as i always said if like what they were saying was true and they were losing money why not club up for sale and let someone have a go at running. It.At no time in public did they ever do this and they left the abbey saying it was not a viable option to run speedway there.. Now you have to  question why someone would do that and what the motive would be .

[orion]

2 hours ago, Ray Stadia said:

Just a thought, I wonder if he thinks Studley has more of a chance, than keeping the Abbey stadium, so, he maybe hoping if he sides with Studley, Swindon speedway has a better chance of returning? (devil's advocate).

This is the thing he never explains himself clearly his logic is that ruuning speedway is not viable anymore and the new track at Studley is. but for some reason hes determined to see the abbey knocked down even before Studley is built and up and running . With gaming int record quite clearly the supporters are not going to let it  be knocked down before Studley is built. Park at no time has said that studley is dependent on funds being raised by houses being build at the Abbey.thou quite cleary thats the only reason gaming int would  be having anything to do with studley project .

[orion]

1 hour ago, Sir Sidney said:

 

Of course, with Gaming International being the company with significant control of Swindon Motorsports Ltd, an alternative view is that if and when permission to demolish the Abbey Stadium were given there would suddenly be a reason why Studley Grange could not proceed

Of course thats is exactly what would happen. 

[SteveLyric2]

1 hour ago, orion said:

Never in public .  Park said last night no one had came forward..as i always said if like what they were saying was true and they were losing money why not club up for sale and let someone have a go at running. It.At no time in public did they ever do this and they left the abbey saying it was not a viable option to run speedway there.. Now you have to  question why someone would do that and what the motive would be .

Surely the Park/Russell promotion were 'encouraged' to say the Abbey was unsustainable - and therefore not put up for sale - solely based on what Osborne said he was going to charge them!!?

Talk about 'vested interest' and brown envelopes!!!!

Edited yesterday at 12:42 PM by SteveLyric2

[orion]

36 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Surely the Park/Russell promotion were 'encouraged' to say the Abbey was unsustainable - and therefore not put up for sale - solely based on what Osborne said he was going to charge them!!?

Talk about 'vested interest' and brown envelopes!!!!

Spot on Steve..the passion Park spoke about building on the abbey last night  was incredible.  Are let  you make up your mind up what the motive is 

[frigbo]

22 hours ago, orion said:

Park at no time has said that studley is dependent on funds being raised by houses being build at the Abbey.thou quite cleary thats the only reason gaming int would  be having anything to do with studley project .

In fact, he (and Russell) both said Studley is NOT dependent on the Abbey housing.

Swindon Motorsports  have been asked to legally link the Studley and Abbey plans to make Studley dependent on S106 monies from the Abbey. They have repeatedly refused to do so!

Park actually said "he would walk away from Studley" if they were forced to link it to the Abbey plans.

Go figure...

[noggin]

Park like Osborne is only in it for the cash, neither have any interest in speedway.

[Toady]

5 hours ago, frigbo said:

In fact, he (and Russell) both said Studley is NOT dependent on the Abbey housing.

Swindon Motorsports  have been asked to legally link the Studley and Abbey plans to make Studley dependent on S106 monies from the Abbey. They have repeatedly refused to do so!

Park actually said "he would walk away from Studley" if they were forced to link it to the Abbey plans.

Go figure...

 

1 hour ago, noggin said:

Park like Osborne is only in it for the cash, neither have any interest in speedway.

Park made a big deal about being Swindon speedway’s director  both in person and in writing. However, he only became a director in 2017 and probably had little or no knowledge of speedway. Now he claims to be an expert just in time for a big payday!

Edited 3 hours ago by Toady