WookieboyDon Posted July 5 Author Report Share Posted July 5 2 hours ago, R87 said: But they will not get money back from it. This is what im saying if you bothered to listen. I will confidently say that no speedway tracks will open or reopen in the UK any time in the near future. It. Is. Not. Viable. That’s not what you have been saying. You have said that the Coventry backers have no money to begin with. With you being so confident about this, as has already been asked, provide your proof. Oh wait, you have none…🤦🏻♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 2 hours ago, R87 said: But they will not get money back from it. This is what im saying if you bothered to listen. I will confidently say that no speedway tracks will open or reopen in the UK any time in the near future. It. Is. Not. Viable. There is plenty of headroom in the plan for the proposed redevelopment of Brandon as a multi motor sport venue to generate sufficient profit from its operations to provide more than acceptable ROI. Please stop your absolute drivel on a matter where your ill informed opinion is totally incorrect. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 2 hours ago, R87 said: But they will not get money back from it. This is what im saying if you bothered to listen. I will confidently say that no speedway tracks will open or reopen in the UK any time in the near future. It. Is. Not. Viable. That's a completely different point. Saying they won't get their money back is completely different to saying they don't have the money in the first place. It's also completely different to saying it won't cover day to day running costs. Many, many sports operations are not profitable yet many, many investors are prepared to invest in them. Why you continue to peddle such negativity, especially in the face of proof to the contrary is a mystery 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 15 hours ago, R87 said: But they will not get money back from it. This is what im saying if you bothered to listen. I will confidently say that no speedway tracks will open or reopen in the UK any time in the near future. It. Is. Not. Viable. Bet your a laugh a minute at parties..... Who needs Brandon Estates when they have you eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naffer Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 19 hours ago, Sir Sidney said: That's a completely different point. Saying they won't get their money back is completely different to saying they don't have the money in the first place. It's also completely different to saying it won't cover day to day running costs. Many, many sports operations are not profitable yet many, many investors are prepared to invest in them. Why you continue to peddle such negativity, especially in the face of proof to the contrary is a mystery Very true The new Coventry City football club owner is quoted as saying every championship club loses £10-£15 millions a year. Not really viable is it . lets accentuate the positives FFS. Speedway and stock cars will work at Brandon it was never empty, the average crowd in 2016 for stocks and speedway was just over 2000 as reported in the planning appeal. All the best for the Dons as well, this new venue sounds very suitable . Up the Bees and Dons 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R87 Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 1 hour ago, naffer said: Very true The new Coventry City football club owner is quoted as saying every championship club loses £10-£15 millions a year. Not really viable is it . lets accentuate the positives FFS. Speedway and stock cars will work at Brandon it was never empty, the average crowd in 2016 for stocks and speedway was just over 2000 as reported in the planning appeal. All the best for the Dons as well, this new venue sounds very suitable . Up the Bees and Dons Another one living in a fantasy world. Football is awash with huge television deals and corporate bigwigs. Speedway does not have that luxury. Coventry have not got got the money to fund restoring the stadium and no prospect of making any money at all even if a miracle happened. Likewise, Wimbledon have not got the money to secure a site, or prospect of turning a profit even if a miracle happened their either. Coventry and Wimbledon are finished. Accept it and move on with your life, cos they ain't coming back. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieboyDon Posted July 6 Author Report Share Posted July 6 12 minutes ago, R87 said: Another one living in a fantasy world. Football is awash with huge television deals and corporate bigwigs. Speedway does not have that luxury. Coventry have not got got the money to fund restoring the stadium and no prospect of making any money at all even if a miracle happened. Likewise, Wimbledon have not got the money to secure a site, or prospect of turning a profit even if a miracle happened their either. Coventry and Wimbledon are finished. Accept it and move on with your life, cos they ain't coming back. Again, making ridiculous comments with no proof to back it up. Come on font of all knowledge, tell us how you know for absolute certain that Coventry, and now Wimbledon, do not have the money. You keep making the comments. Back it up. I’ll wait… Only one person living in a fantasy land here…do you need help telling you who that is?!! 🤦🏻♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 2 hours ago, R87 said: Coventry have not got got the money to fund restoring the stadium and no prospect of making any money at all even if a miracle happened. Your comments just show you know nothing of this particular matter. 1. There isn’t a “Coventry” but a body of folk fighting the cause to keep the current site “as is” 2. There is a separate group of folk who the first group are working with/alongside who have absolutely no problem with funding the development (not restoration) of a multi sports complex at Brandon. 3. A miracle is not required. Only the removal of Brandon Estates intransigence. Then the work can and will begin of the development 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WookieboyDon Posted July 7 Author Report Share Posted July 7 Did anybody attend the Ronnie Moore statue unveiling and event on Saturday? Unfortunately I couldn't due to a long standing family commitment which was gutting for me. I'd heard that there was going to be some additional information given about the potential new site. Did that happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 yep, that's my picture Ian posted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieboyDon Posted July 7 Author Report Share Posted July 7 32 minutes ago, stevehone said: yep, that's my picture Ian posted The statue looks great. Was there any further information given to the potential new site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 7 minutes ago, WookieboyDon said: The statue looks great. Was there any further information given to the potential new site? there was various chat about a location but probably best to come from official sources Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieboyDon Posted July 7 Author Report Share Posted July 7 16 minutes ago, stevehone said: there was various chat about a location but probably best to come from official sources I'm guessing we aren't far off from what we have been chatting about on here? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWayne Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 On 7/6/2025 at 8:23 PM, R87 said: Coventry have not got got the money to fund restoring the stadium and no prospect of making any money at all even if a miracle happened. Not sure exactly who you mean by "Coventry", but as someone who has spent their whole life around stock car racing, and therefore knowing many people involved at all levels of the sport, I can assure you that those involved in the consortium have more than enough money to bring the stadium back to a decent standard to reopen. It may not have the facilities initially that it had previously, but the backgrounds and businesses of some of them will also assist in the process, with one of them having recently been involved in major construction projects at 2 other oval venues. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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