Les Tonks Sidestep Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 18 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: Here's a question, how many rugby league teams have shared a ground with speedway over the years? Both clubs in Hull have. Workington. Anyone else? Bradford and Rochdale - both also used for stock cars and Rochdale's greyhound racing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooleboy Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 19 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: Here's a question, how many rugby league teams have shared a ground with speedway over the years? Both clubs in Hull have. Workington. Anyone else? I think Bradford did as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB Knight Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Didn't there used to be speedway at The Shay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Oh yeah, course Bradford did. Idiot. That's why there's sloped corners on their pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: Oh yeah, course Bradford did. Idiot. That's why there's sloped corners on their pitch. The old curled up piece of bread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Route66 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Did Sheffield when they played at owlerton, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 56 minutes ago, Route66 said: Did Sheffield when they played at owlerton, Had just come back to say that. Greyhound racing and stock cars there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooleboy Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 8 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: Oh yeah, course Bradford did. Idiot. That's why there's sloped corners on their pitch. You don't need sloped corners for Speedway, they have flat tracks. It also had Stock Car racing, not sure if it still does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Gooleboy said: You don't need sloped corners for Speedway, they have flat tracks. It also had Stock Car racing, not sure if it still does. The track was slightly higher than the playing pitch and turf was rolled out to cover it for the rugby. Hence the sloped corners. Think speedway went late 90s with stock cars making a comeback as pre- match entertainment late 2010s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weloveyouwakefield2 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/wakefield-trinity-to-buy-belle-vue-ground-after-3m-loan-from-council-1-9648777 hopefully very good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleftherios Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 20 minutes ago, weloveyouwakefield2 said: https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/wakefield-trinity-to-buy-belle-vue-ground-after-3m-loan-from-council-1-9648777 hopefully very good news! So many questions, where does the money come from to rebuild BV? I'll believe it when I'm stood in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 21 minutes ago, weloveyouwakefield2 said: https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/wakefield-trinity-to-buy-belle-vue-ground-after-3m-loan-from-council-1-9648777 hopefully very good news! 3 million for that dump ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 10 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: Here's a question, how many rugby league teams have shared a ground with speedway over the years? Both clubs in Hull have. Workington. Anyone else? Doncaster's original home at York Road Stadium was used for greyhound racing, but later hosted speedway. Minä rakastan rugbyliigaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 19 minutes ago, Davo5 said: 3 million for that dump ! Stunning business acumen form the Wakefield board when they could have bought it for a 1/10th of the price a few years ago..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREPOSTEROUS Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 16 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said: Stunning business acumen form the Wakefield board when they could have bought it for a 1/10th of the price a few years ago..... To be fair it's a loan of £3.5m, not that that will be the purchase price of the land. Hopefully it's say a £1m price tag (still a hefty profit for 88m) with £2m to get works going as owning the ground alone changes nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwalker71 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 11 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: Here's a question, how many rugby league teams have shared a ground with speedway over the years? Both clubs in Hull have. Workington. Anyone else? Belle Vue Rangers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREPOSTEROUS Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Doing a bit of further digging it seems it is just to buy the land. Great deal for the vendor, ###### deal for Trinity, but a way forward no less. Even more hard work now trying to secure some funding streams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rioman Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 58 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said: Stunning business acumen form the Wakefield board when they could have bought it for a 1/10th of the price a few years ago..... Has as already been said, it is not officially known yet how the money will be used. It may all be for the ground and surrounding land or may be split between the purchase price of ground and other works in and around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleftherios Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said: Stunning business acumen form the Wakefield board when they could have bought it for a 1/10th of the price a few years ago..... There's a story behind that which is well documented, but you probably know that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 of Us Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 hours ago, PREPOSTEROUS said: Doing a bit of further digging it seems it is just to buy the land. Great deal for the vendor, ###### deal for Trinity, but a way forward no less. Even more hard work now trying to secure some funding streams. Reading the report from the local paper and comments about Yorkcourt, it wouldn’t surprise me if they agreed to stump up some money to release themselves from the new stadium obligation which then finds itself directed to do up Bell Vue. http://www.wiganstpats.org Producing Players Since 1910 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Lofter Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 14 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: Here's a question, how many rugby league teams have shared a ground with speedway over the years? Both clubs in Hull have. Workington. Anyone else? New Hunslet played at a dog track....and even had NFL style goalposts with a single post. That was late 70s. Blackpool Borough played at a dishlickers stadium too, in the 70s and 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREPOSTEROUS Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 21 minutes ago, The 4 of Us said: Reading the report from the local paper and comments about Yorkcourt, it wouldn’t surprise me if they agreed to stump up some money to release themselves from the new stadium obligation which then finds itself directed to do up Bell Vue. I seriously doubt Yorkcourt will contribute anything as they don't feel there is an obligation on them to provide a new stadium regardless of how much m2 of enabling development is constructed at Newmarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakey Til I Die Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 If this deal requires Yorkcourt paying the loan off then forget it because it won’t happen. I can see a fair bit of opposition to this in the district, i doubt it’s cut and dried yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Lofter Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 43 minutes ago, Pigeon Lofter said: New Hunslet played at a dog track....and even had NFL style goalposts with a single post. That was late 70s. Blackpool Borough played at a dishlickers stadium too, in the 70s and 80s. I think the short lived Kent Invicta club, based at Maidstone Uniteds London Road ground,had a dog track too. Not sure if they managed a full season there before the money ran out and they reformed in Southend and had a crack there. This was in the early 1980s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Just had a quick look at the headingley live stream. Noticed that on the far end of the stand by the terracing they put glass across the end and the near end by the directors box they haven't. Is that how's its going to be left? Looks a bit out of wack if that is the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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