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Post by admin on Sept 16, 2022 20:48:56 GMT
peterborough-speedway/news - Thursday September 15, 2022
Asset Earning Power Group (AEPG), operator of the East of England Arena and Events Centre, has announced that the Peterborough Panthers will be able to complete their 2023 season as planned.
The news comes after CEO Ashley Butterfield successfully negotiated with stakeholders to allow the team to retain full use of the speedway track and grandstand, which were facing closure.
Ashley Butterfield, CEO, AEPG, said "We knew the importance of allowing the Peterborough Panthers and the speedway track more time to plan their future, and when the land development plan was accelerated in June, it appeared to require the closure of the Speedway facilities much earlier than the previous development agreement had anticipated."
Butterfield continued, "We have worked tirelessly with the Panthers, and other stakeholders, to secure everyone’s agreement on a change to the development plan that allows the team to use the speedway track and grandstand until the end of the racing season in 2023. I’m grateful to everyone involved in reaching this decision.”
“Quick action by AEPG now guarantees that the Peterborough Panthers will have a home circuit until the end of the racing season next year and more freedom to plan for the future.” Butterfield concluded.
Keith Chapman of the Peterborough Panthers said, "AEPG and Ashley have worked closely with us from the start, and we were among the first to know that the Panthers would ultimately need a new home circuit as part of this development plan. AEPG immediately alerted us to the change in pace of the development earlier this summer, and what this meant for us. The Panthers have been included in the negotiations and meetings so far, and I'm delighted that we have secured use of the grandstand and track as promised, allowing us to complete the racing 2023 season without interruption.”
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Post by admin on Sept 16, 2022 20:52:26 GMT
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Post by admin on Sept 18, 2022 14:24:04 GMT
Now being claimed on BSF that Harris, Basso and MPT have requested they ride for KL next season. There have been rumours all season re Harris that he did not want to return to Panthers this season and had Oxford been able to go Premier League he would have gone there Sounds to me like the silly season has started early, Harris has moaned a bit about the Showground track this year ( haven’t we all) but a reality check needs applying, if not Peterborough where does Bomber go. Bombers current GSA is 8.41, that will likely come down a bit but it’s still high, Belle Vue, Sheffield, Ipswich, Wolves and Lynn don’t really look to have a gap for an 8.5 rider without significant changes that will free up other heat leaders and I have already been told Oxford are staying put in the Championship next year. So his options are very limited. Robert Lambert is well rumoured to be returning to Lynn next year and if the Polish changes allow more riders to return next year could be very different. Latest I hear is that Bates clubs Sheffield and Leicester could be swapping leagues, it’s well documented that Sheffield have had several problems with the stadium owners this year. Had it on good authority that if Oxford are in top flight Harris will go there |
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Post by Bigcatdiary on Sept 18, 2022 20:29:03 GMT
Sounds to me like the silly season has started early, Harris has moaned a bit about the Showground track this year ( haven’t we all) but a reality check needs applying, if not Peterborough where does Bomber go. Bombers current GSA is 8.41, that will likely come down a bit but it’s still high, Belle Vue, Sheffield, Ipswich, Wolves and Lynn don’t really look to have a gap for an 8.5 rider without significant changes that will free up other heat leaders and I have already been told Oxford are staying put in the Championship next year. So his options are very limited. Robert Lambert is well rumoured to be returning to Lynn next year and if the Polish changes allow more riders to return next year could be very different. Latest I hear is that Bates clubs Sheffield and Leicester could be swapping leagues, it’s well documented that Sheffield have had several problems with the stadium owners this year. Had it on good authority that if Oxford are in top flight Harris will go there We will see |
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Post by admin on Sept 21, 2022 9:04:02 GMT
Love the "we need this, that and the other 2023 team" on the BSF. Who is actually going to finance this and make these miracles happen? I doubt that Chapman wants to do much more than put a budget team out to make up the numbers. You then never know, it might work perfectly and get lucky as in 2021. These are not the EL days of Frost/Mahoney when they could rip it up, scour the speedway world & sign them up. These days it's get the rubber out on last year's team and scour Eastern England to rearrange the deck chairs?
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Post by Bigcatdiary on Sept 21, 2022 9:12:58 GMT
Love the "we need this, that and the other 2023 team" on the BSF. Who is actually going to finance this and make these miracles happen? I doubt that Chapman wants to do much more than put a budget team out to make up the numbers. You then never know, it might work perfectly and get lucky as in 2021. These are not the EL days of Frost/Mahoney when they could rip it up, scour the speedway world & sign them up. These days it's get the rubber out on last year's team and scour Eastern England to rearrange the deck chairs? The problem is that despite chucking money at everything Frost and Mahoney won nothing, money alone is helpful but it doesn’t in anyway guarantee success. |
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Post by rodders on Sept 21, 2022 10:09:02 GMT
Love the "we need this, that and the other 2023 team" on the BSF. Who is actually going to finance this and make these miracles happen? I doubt that Chapman wants to do much more than put a budget team out to make up the numbers. You then never know, it might work perfectly and get lucky as in 2021. These are not the EL days of Frost/Mahoney when they could rip it up, scour the speedway world & sign them up. These days it's get the rubber out on last year's team and scour Eastern England to rearrange the deck chairs? The problem is that despite chucking money at everything Frost and Mahoney won nothing, money alone is helpful but it doesn’t in anyway guarantee success. Frost I think made some poor decisions regarding who he chose to run the club at the start of his first full season. |
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Post by Bigcatdiary on Sept 21, 2022 13:42:56 GMT
The problem is that despite chucking money at everything Frost and Mahoney won nothing, money alone is helpful but it doesn’t in anyway guarantee success. Frost I think made some poor decisions regarding who he chose to run the club at the start of his first full season. Indeed |
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Post by admin on Sept 21, 2022 16:41:09 GMT
Love the "we need this, that and the other 2023 team" on the BSF. Who is actually going to finance this and make these miracles happen? I doubt that Chapman wants to do much more than put a budget team out to make up the numbers. You then never know, it might work perfectly and get lucky as in 2021. These are not the EL days of Frost/Mahoney when they could rip it up, scour the speedway world & sign them up. These days it's get the rubber out on last year's team and scour Eastern England to rearrange the deck chairs? The problem is that despite chucking money at everything Frost and Mahoney won nothing, money alone is helpful but it doesn’t in anyway guarantee success. That's true but wasn't the point. |
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Post by Hodgy on Sept 23, 2022 18:51:20 GMT
Love the "we need this, that and the other 2023 team" on the BSF. Who is actually going to finance this and make these miracles happen? I doubt that Chapman wants to do much more than put a budget team out to make up the numbers. You then never know, it might work perfectly and get lucky as in 2021. These are not the EL days of Frost/Mahoney when they could rip it up, scour the speedway world & sign them up. These days it's get the rubber out on last year's team and scour Eastern England to rearrange the deck chairs? The problem is that despite chucking money at everything Frost and Mahoney won nothing, money alone is helpful but it doesn’t in anyway guarantee success. BCD is spot on. Chucking thousands into Speedway guarantees nothing if you’re not part of the mafia or have someone that knows how to play it. Frost didn’t, which was his downfall. Nice guy but trusted too many spivs. Where is he now in Speedway? |
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Post by rodders on Sept 24, 2022 15:43:54 GMT
The problem is that despite chucking money at everything Frost and Mahoney won nothing, money alone is helpful but it doesn’t in anyway guarantee success. BCD is spot on. Chucking thousands into Speedway guarantees nothing if you’re not part of the mafia or have someone that knows how to play it. Frost didn’t, which was his downfall. Nice guy but trusted too many spivs. Where is he now in Speedway? Problem with Frost was that whilst he chucked money at it he could not chuck it in the right place.Made fundamental error in those he chose to run the club and never got to grips with the fact that BSPA adhered to different standards of ethics and business practice than did he. Also guilty of a degree of elitism in that his first few fans meetings were held at a hotel where prices of drinks were way over the top. Also recall queuing at one such meeting to find when eventually let in those in the inner sanctum were already installed in best seats with drinks in hand. |
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Post by admin on Sept 24, 2022 16:57:13 GMT
The problem is that despite chucking money at everything Frost and Mahoney won nothing, money alone is helpful but it doesn’t in anyway guarantee success. BCD is spot on. Chucking thousands into Speedway guarantees nothing if you’re not part of the mafia or have someone that knows how to play it. Frost didn’t, which was his downfall. Nice guy but trusted too many spivs. Where is he now in Speedway? Perhaps the wrong example as it's gone off on a tangent. The point was that with the state of the sport as it is and the club being more time limited and rudderless than at any time that I can remember, I can't see anything significant or exciting happening in the close season regarding the team. Looking at the make up of the Championship & Prem sides, they might as well do a 1995 & have one league if they can find enough riders. |
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Post by rodders on Sept 24, 2022 17:17:13 GMT
Regrettably for whatever reason Speedway in this country is no more than Second or Third division. Further I do not see the talked about new Panthers venue having much chance if any. Just can't see where the finance is coming from, certainly Speedway is not viable in isolation.
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Post by admin on Sept 24, 2022 19:50:24 GMT
Regrettably for whatever reason Speedway in this country is no more than Second or Third division. Further I do not see the talked about new Panthers venue having much chance if any. Just can't see where the finance is coming from, certainly Speedway is not viable in isolation. It wasted a decade of Sky money & coverage for starters and kept annually weakening the product. But at least they kept happy those saying that speedway needs to live within its means. Trouble is that we don't know where those means end but I'd think that there's a way to go yet. Panthers will not need anything new to the standard of the EoES. A track in a field with minimal infrastructure should suffice for speedway in future. |
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Post by rodders on Sept 27, 2022 16:29:45 GMT
Probably no surprise that unconfirmed retros on BSF that Swindon will not run in 2023 the cessation of dog racing makes Speedway in isolation unsustainable financially. Pie in Sky comments that looking for new site. Pigs might fly!!!
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Post by admin on Sept 27, 2022 22:47:45 GMT
Probably no surprise that unconfirmed retros on BSF that Swindon will not run in 2023 the cessation of dog racing makes Speedway in isolation unsustainable financially. Pie in Sky comments that looking for new site. Pigs might fly!!! As predicted really. The longer no speedway goes on then the interest and resistance diminishes as more damage is done. Those who wish to develop just sit tight and/or chip away at the edges because they know that their day will come borospeedway.proboards.com/thread/3499/swindon-robins-2022That's why if anyone is really serious about Panthers 2024 & beyond then there has to be something significant & tangible happening before the end of 2023. And I don't mean an artists impression of what a future project might look like. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2022 10:13:13 GMT
Don’t know why people are making a song and dance about basso if he does go I’ve seen far better riders than him riding at reserve …good rider yes …doubt he’d be a consistent heat leader…hasn’t got me excited like the likes of buzz or nobby or even oystercard at reserve
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Post by rodders on Sept 29, 2022 13:39:37 GMT
Don’t know why people are making a song and dance about basso if he does go I’ve seen far better riders than him riding at reserve …good rider yes …doubt he’d be a consistent heat leader…hasn’t got me excited like the likes of buzz or nobby or even oystercard at reserve Seems to me that has the potential to be up there with the best !! Reminds me of Peter Collins when he started out. |
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Post by rodders on Oct 4, 2022 14:34:52 GMT
Told that our main sponsor has confirmed on Facebook that Panthers to remain in Premier League despite the elevation of Leicester. No further inf on those riders some have claimed were leaving
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Post by admin on Oct 4, 2022 21:37:30 GMT
Told that our main sponsor has confirmed on Facebook that Panthers to remain in Premier League despite the elevation of Leicester. No further info on those riders some have claimed were leaving Well Panthers social media press officer points to this quote:  I'm sure that Flappy will scour all available outlets and pass rider data on asap  |
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Post by admin on Oct 5, 2022 15:34:03 GMT
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Post by Hodgy on Oct 5, 2022 17:57:21 GMT
The last paragraph is what it’s all about. 1,600 new home builds. I seriously doubt it has feck all to do regarding a ‘leisure village’. Money talks and I assume we would all do the same. |
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Post by admin on Oct 5, 2022 19:27:36 GMT
The last paragraph is what it’s all about. 1,600 new home builds. I seriously doubt it has feck all to do regarding a ‘leisure village’. Money talks and I assume we would all do the same. Bit of a giveaway isn't it? A load of waffle before the mask slips As if a mini shopping centre with a hotel & couple of gyms is going to be a national visitor attraction? Have they got approval for 1600 homes (need to look back a the LP and proposals)? And rather than some sort of alleged "leisure village" I'd have thought that the infrastructure for 3000 new residents would be priority? |
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Post by rodders on Oct 7, 2022 11:00:08 GMT
Expect it is only me , but I do get pissed off with inane rubbish on BSF guessing team line up for next season
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Post by Bigcatdiary on Oct 7, 2022 13:46:45 GMT
Expect it is only me , but I do get pissed off with inane rubbish on BSF guessing team line up for next season Just ignore it Rodders, most of it is crap anyway |
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