Coventry Bees Issue Statement

Last updated : 10 December 2010 By Covsupport News Service
Coventry Bees have issued the following statement regarding the situation which currently sees them and Peterborough Panthers out of the Elite League for 2011:

"We had hoped to bring news to Bees & Panthers fans on the current situation regarding the respective clubs dispute with the BSPA; however we have encountered delays.

We have engaged a specialist competition law barrister to represent us as, in our view, we have been given no option by the BSPA but to do so. Efforts to seek resolution remain ongoing and mediation has been offered to the BSPA to which we await a response from the BSPA legal team.

If we are unable to achieve resolution by way of mediation, we assure our fans that we shall do all that is possible to seek legal redress as advised by our respective legal team and specialist counsel.

As we move forwards with this challenge we will seek permission from our legal team from time to time to authorise us to release the grounds and basis underpinning the legal dispute put forward on behalf of the Bees and the Panthers.

It is our desire to take this approach so to allow for transparency of this dispute in the interest of all speedway fans. We of course, in fairness to the BSPA, will set out if they deny our claims as we have no intention to misrepresent their stance in this dispute.

As with all legal issues and disputes, we must follow legal advice which may mean we cannot reveal significant details of the dispute. Please be assured, we shall seek to keep all of our fans informed as often as we are legally permitted to do so.

We understand that this is a difficult time for speedway in this country, however both clubs are committed to reach a point where speedway becomes more transparent, run in an impartial way and members concerns can be raised in a productive forum.

Thank you to all our fans for their ongoing support.

Coventry Racing Club Ltd.

Avtar S Sandhu"