Post by Deleted on May 24, 2009 11:07:16 GMT
May 23, 2009 16:38:42 GMT @kevh said:
Why should you be surprised Genghis?
You couldn't see the damage that Horton was doing to Oxford until the very last minute despite many posts trying to spell it out on the BSF at the time . It wasn't until the boobs went vertical that you saw the light, and until that time you wouldn't have a bad word said about him or the club!
Mark Legg and his associates ensured that Reading continued to the end of the following season after taking over, and the blame for the eventual (hopefully temporary) demise of The Racers can't be placed on their promotion.
On the contrary, the demise of Oxford speedway was solely the fault of the promotion......they pulled out halfway through the season and serious damage was done to their reputation in the eyes of the fans, the sport in general and their landlords.
It's my guess that Reading will have far fewer hurdles to jump than Oxford if a return of the sport were to happen in either area......and yes, I know that Reading don't currently have a stadium to run in!!!
Kev - think for a moment. What happened to anyone the moment they criticised Horton?
Can you maybe see why I was keeping quiet on forums in the first part of 2007, instead of expressing the concerns that I had building pretty much from the moment Horton had berated supporters on both the internet (the infamous "I don't need the fans" post) and at pre-season forums.
After what Horton did to us, I hate to see anything even remotely like that happening to another club.
Does that mean if Thomas H Jonasson threatened to cut off your right ear, give it a couple of minutes under the grill, sprinkle some salt and pepper on it and then eat it, you'd not criticize him either?