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Post by cae76 on Feb 17, 2019 0:20:10 GMT 12
You guys in Auckland are not going to have a new Speedway in any form that you think is going to be ok in the future.Read between the lines Auckland council can't keep up with its current infrastructure cost's and needs.Do you think a new Speedway is going to be a priority on their list nah ya dreaming.I have got this stinking old Western Springs cap which i will put in my freezer just in case i have to pull it out in 2-3 years time and eat it.This is my opinion yes! been involved in a few speedway's in the last 50 years as a founding member,committee member,competitor,and offical on both governing speedway bodies.A lot of people talk it but there is a lot of difference when you need to walk it.
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Post by twincarb on Feb 17, 2019 6:56:06 GMT 12
What will happen if buckley says I have had enough and walks away from speedway who will be the money man or the promoter ??
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Post by John W. on Feb 17, 2019 8:24:17 GMT 12
What will happen if buckley says I have had enough and walks away from speedway who will be the money man or the promoter ?? That is the big difference between the 2 tracks. One runs within their means...the other requires cash injections by a benefactor and council. |
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Post by midway on Feb 17, 2019 11:09:06 GMT 12
Goff said no extra money has been set aside for the development of Western Springs ,as a cricket venue and Rfa has assured him they are not seeking funding to convert it into a cricket ground for the next few years ..
Eden Park trust chairman Doug Mckay said the trust knew nothing about the plans for Western Springs ,and the Warriors C E O Cameron George said at this stage we do not wish to comment ...
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Post by Ned on Feb 17, 2019 14:59:28 GMT 12
Goff said no extra money has been set aside for the development of Western Springs ,as a cricket venue and Rfa has assured him they are not seeking funding to convert it into a cricket ground for the next few years .. Eden Park trust chairman Doug Mckay said the trust knew nothing about the plans for Western Springs ,and the Warriors C E O Cameron George said at this stage we do not wish to comment ... The issue is the RFA strategy and once one domino starts the others must fall too. The article in the herald said (must be true then) that the cost of cricket at the springs is estimated at 91m. If that's the case then why do it? Why not carry on with rugby and cricket at Eden park, league at mt smart, football at Albany and speedway at the springs. Not ideal but neither is the results of the 100's of millions of spending proposed in the strategy. Let's continue with concerts at the Springs, Mt a Smart and let them use Eden Park depending on the artist and promoter. www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12204293If if there is a case for a waterfront stadium let's start there. Or, if there is a case for a bigger, better speedway track let's start there. Both cases have merit and deserve to be heard. BUT, let's ditch the idea of moving sports and reallocating stadiums just because the less than 1% of residents don't like it and that is the current driver. The 99% of ratepayers deserve to have their council trust their city, sports and pockets with respect! |
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Post by magilla on Feb 17, 2019 15:59:30 GMT 12
there are people at the RFA spending millions on these grand proposals for plans that are not needed and that no one wants just to justify their jobs.
The RFA needs a cleanout and get someone running it who will do the core job of maintaining the stadiums.
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Post by hottamale on Feb 17, 2019 16:39:31 GMT 12
What will happen if buckley says I have had enough and walks away from speedway who will be the money man or the promoter ?? it could be a good thing. Bill seems to attract people with no moral scruples One did time the other, lets just say another is very much self serving. SPL are not the only people capable of promoting speedway in Auckland. |
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Post by midway on Feb 17, 2019 19:31:52 GMT 12
What will happen if buckley says I have had enough and walks away from speedway who will be the money man or the promoter ?? it could be a good thing. Bill seems to attract people with no moral scruples One did time the other, lets just say another is very much self serving. SPL are not the only people capable of promoting speedway in Auckland. I think the statement regarding Bill Buckley himself is grossly negative and unjust ,and not warranted .. |
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Post by magilla on Feb 17, 2019 21:29:46 GMT 12
I don't think it is anything against Bill, just the people that end up promoting for him.
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Post by Admin on Mar 2, 2019 4:57:12 GMT 12
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Post by azzurro on Mar 2, 2019 6:58:03 GMT 12
So March 16 could quite well still be the last ever race meeting at Western Springs as there has been no formal writing that there is an extension or that there will be an extension?
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Post by dogman on Mar 2, 2019 7:14:39 GMT 12
My bet is that the rights get put up for the next years I know some persons putting there name forward.
Mosen will try for Baypark
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Post by Rota on Mar 2, 2019 10:30:36 GMT 12
My bet is that the rights get put up for the next years I know some persons putting there name forward. Mosen will try for Baypark I hope it’s none of the muppets who spoke to the media about the move a few months back. That would be a massive step backwards that’s for sure. |
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Post by magilla on Mar 2, 2019 12:57:03 GMT 12
So March 16 could quite well still be the last ever race meeting at Western Springs as there has been no formal writing that there is an extension or that there will be an extension? yeah and they will ruin the legacy and history by having what is possibly the last event event being a demo derby. How sad is that? They claim to be the most professional speedway in NZ and then put on the lowest bogan least professional rubbish like that. |
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Post by midway on Mar 2, 2019 15:59:56 GMT 12
My bet is that the rights get put up for the next years I know some persons putting there name forward. Mosen will try for Baypark Boy oh Boy is in the Running  |
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Post by bikeboy on Mar 2, 2019 18:47:51 GMT 12
it seems that Bill got some PR going with this story in the Herald, its a sad state of affiars, and I hope western springs is open next year, as Colin Dale park is a while a way yet, if it happens at all,
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Post by BarryB on Mar 2, 2019 18:58:51 GMT 12
it seems that Bill got some PR going with this story in the Herald, its a sad state of affiars, and I hope western springs is open next year, as Colin Dale park is a while a way yet, if it happens at all, That's all one can say really. It IS a sad state of affairs. Barry B |
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Post by axl1 on Mar 2, 2019 20:22:53 GMT 12
it seems that Bill got some PR going with this story in the Herald, its a sad state of affiars, and I hope western springs is open next year, as Colin Dale park is a while a way yet, if it happens at all, To little to late.SPL have only themselves to blame. SPL have handled the behind the scenes politics poorly. Mosen placed Bill Buckley in positions he should never have been placed in. Once it became political they should have got someone who knew how to play the game not use bullying tactics and mislead the people who have supported the springs over the year's. Lime have succeeded were SPL has failed using a lobbyist to provide advice. Add in Mr Drevers issues and involvement with the springs shows how out of touch SPL are with the realities of public relations and politics. This has always been about politics and an agenda by the RFA. A PR campaign that involved the generations of families that attend the springs,to a mum and dad supporting there son or daughter in Kiwi Kidzs, to the family friendly,trouble free, bring a chill bin and your own food Saturday nights form of entertainment. Thats what was required at the time. Thats what resonats with local politicians and the non speedway community. To the people who look down at us speedway fans we are a bunch of Yobbos that need to be sent out of sight out of mind away from the now upmarket area of Grey Lynn. Unfortunately we as fans know that is not true and in fact i feel more safer at the springs watching speedway with my family than at a cricket international. We have respect for each other in the terraces and respect for our passion that is speedway at the springs. That's what SPL should have put forward using lobbyists,a public relations campaign to fight, to attract and win over the general publics attention and their opinions. Getting the general public involved talking about the abuse,drunken behaviour and lack of a family friendly environment at a ODI or 20/20 international would have allowed SPL to raise the family friendly safe speedway environment at the springs as a counter point.Thats how you play the game of politics. Unfortunately SPL are so out of touch with the fans in the terraces these days they would not even understand that concept. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2019 5:08:43 GMT 12
Bulls-eye axl1. You nailed it!
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Post by magilla on Mar 3, 2019 6:33:03 GMT 12
I agree with 98% of what axl1 said
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