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dawlishmatt wrote: ↑22 Mar 2021, 09:01If you look at Uncle Clarkes other project, the new Swindon stadium which i believe is now being built after several years of delay and expense to Gaming International, you can see that GI are in it for the long haul.

Swindon Robins will not be competing in this season’s Speedway Premiership. A ceremonial dig photo opportunity took place over 5 years ago with Clarke Osborne. Housing currently reaches the perimeter of the pits. A flat pack stand maker in Port Talbot was the scene of a more recent photo opportunity after it was made known there would not be a new stadium site.

DWB wrote: ↑13 Feb 2021, 17:08 Although because of their pitch does it mean they can’t get promotion unless they change it?

They would take it up and relay with grass. No barrier to promotion in that respect.

Cameron
MacDonald
Nemane
Lewis
Sherring

brucie wrote: ↑07 Oct 2020, 09:37Playing Nemane and Whitfield as wing backs just doesn't work.

Thought Nemane did ok there. Much better than in the centre of midfield. Whitfield, yes. Doesn’t suit him.

Reidy28 wrote: ↑24 Aug 2020, 13:11 Does anybody know if there is anything behind Kalala quitting the game for good?

Where did you read this?

DWB wrote: ↑17 Aug 2020, 09:56 My one concern with what appears to be a strong ‘footballing’ midfield is will we get bullied in there and therefore perhaps we need that combative player. I guess Matt Buse is the one we have that comes near to that?

Asa Hall

Warren, Martin and CLE tomorrow seems to be the conclusions read elsewhere.

Good luck to him. He deserves League football after his last two seasons.

SDYellow wrote: ↑26 Mar 2020, 07:49 Completed for you. Could you please link the report when complete?

Done. And echo SD’s remarks.

SuperNickyWroe wrote: ↑25 Mar 2020, 15:53 https://www.devonlive.com/sport/footbal ... ew-3412818

Have you forgot about this then?
.....and "underway" after god knows how many years......

It’s had planning permissions granted before for a new site very near to existing one and there was no movement bar housing. Reasons were given, of course.

Even had a ceremonial dig Osborne put a hard hat on for circa 2015. Housing now close to perimeter of existing pits. Rumbling on for approaching two decades. Reasons were given, of course.

Told them to groundshare with a ground his GI/Stadia UK sanctioned to be demolished in amongst all that. Possible prefab on existing site photo op a couple of years back. Reasons were given, of course.

However, I’m guessing you knew all that and the track record and the many reasons/excuses given elsewhere, dawlishmatt. Even if you weren’t aware he had announced not going ahead with stadium ‘plan’ for TUFC for now.

I have feared for our club ever since he took over owing to his business interests overseeing the death of another club I supported. The current climate doesn’t alter that concern. It brings everything into focus more when considering our club rather than the current climate for all.

We should bounce back after he has gone and, perhaps, either through others or directly to the media, blamed circumstances or others for his announced necessary departure/plug pull. It won’t be easy. But we will as long as there is Plainmoor still to play at for the post Osborne era TUFC. Why ignore track records on building ‘promised/pledged’ etc. new stadia. What’s the point in that. Reasons will be given, of course.

My own thoughts are that the vast majority of Premier League and EFL clubs will likely bounce back with TV money next season. Maintaining professional football in the League below seems a much trickier prospect. More so than ever.

Nice one. Many similarities to my favourite TUFC X1 I knocked up a whole back, albeit one or two of them on my bench and bloated squad.

Olejnik

Thomas Saunders Moore McGlinchey

Russell Trollope

Jack O’Kane Loram

Akinfenwa


Subs:

Southall, Elliott, Holmes, Gurney, Fowler, Carayol, Graham

Other Squad Members:

Fashanu , Gibbs, Gittens, Ward, Sharpe, Caldwell, Dearden, Goodridge

No loanees permitted

I reckon we’ll stick with our 3-5-2 with Whitfield remaining at RWB. Has served us well. Wynter may be a better full back than Lewis, fred, but Lewis has been at centre-back most recently and hasn’t put a foot wrong whenever he has played in his favoured position.

1-2 Azeez, Cameron

It’s not the first time that planning was actually agreed at Swindon either. However, on the previous occasions the stadium was left untouched as more houses were built almost up to it’s perimeter.

This has been covered many times on here and elsewhere, but what was last stated by Clarke Osborne was that some prefabs in a warehouse near Port Talbot were waiting to be plonked on the existing site as opposed to a ‘newly built stadium’ per se, in any event. A far cry from original plans receiving consent which altered the positioning from existing to a new site, you may feel.

I’ve been up there last Speedway season to watch a couple of matches. Housing now is right next to the noisy pit area. Track shortening has taken place. Ask Swindon’s speedway fans what they think of Clarke Osborne and GI and any who supported Swindon’s former rivals at now defunct Reading and you may get an interesting and colourful viewpoint in reply, dawlishmatt.

SBP wrote: ↑28 Feb 2020, 09:11Cundy to score his first goal. Yes i know i m being optimistic.

Good shout