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  1. 6 minutes ago, bellevueace said:

    Yes i could do but was thinking i could just park up and forget about the car till after the meeting, its not a long walk into town. Probably park up on a side street near the stadium walk into town then get back to the stadium about six ish.

    If you choose the wrong "side street "near the stadium you could find that when you return to your car later it might not be in the same condition as it was when you left it there, & I say that from my own  experience.

    It's not the best part of town.


  2. 30 minutes ago, Gemini said:

    Don't make a habit of it and definitely don't beat them home and away to be champions. They don't like that at all. Like the disappearing thread all the hot water goes and the opposing team are left with just cold showers. No celebrations,  no congratulations. Just awful sore losers. 

    Don't get me started on that one again, or this thread might just disappear too.:)

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  3. 7 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

     

    Reminds me of the trip we made to Poland in 2000 where we took in the final GP at Bydgoszcz, & on the Sunday drove up to Pila for a league meeting.When we entered the stadium we were told that because we weren't local we must go into the fenced off section reserved for visitors. Very intimidating area !! Fortunately someone involved in the Pila club found out we were there , they came round and rescued us  & took us to sit alongside them in the better seats where they kept us involved all afternoon & even took photos which they put up on their website .Turned out to be a very decent afternoon.:D


  4. 1 hour ago, S4r4h said:

    You may be better to get a taxi from Hamstead Station? There are diamond buses that do go through to West Bromwich that will drop you not far from the hotel, but I am not sure how frequent they are. The other number 16 buses terminate at Green Lane and the hotel is still quite a walk from there.

    Does the 46 service still run?  It did when I lived there &  it would stop at Ray Hall Lane which is just a short walk to the Hotel


  5. 12 minutes ago, Turnip said:

    Looks like this may be my best option, getting the train to Hamstead. Rooms are £70. 

    Once again, appreciate your help Dave :t:

    No problem, the hotel is on the edge of a small upmarket housing estate . So much better than Kingstanding.:D

    edit ... There's a bus service from Hamstead village that will drop you very close the Hotel.

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  6. 19 minutes ago, Turnip said:

    At the mo I won't be there matey  :(  ,  probs make a late decision on & check me speedway accounts on Tuesday. Be a shame if I'm not with Perry Barr being on me door step, Travelodge rip off price. Found a cheap place but it's a trek to get to then it's another trek to the stadium.

    Not sure how much you want to pay for a room but "The Great Barr Hotel" do rooms for around £50 . It's a nice part of North Brum & a 15 min walk along the Newton Rd to the Scott Arms where there are regular buses to town which stop very near the stadium. 

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  7. 23 minutes ago, NeilWatson said:

    Maths obviously not Kelvin's strong point :-)

     

    He was left in a very unexpected situation  due to  the very sad circumstances that we are all aware of .He was only ever going to be Nigel's co - commentator & he will need to learn his new role. But he is already doing a better job than you ever managed in your time at Coventry.

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  8. 2 minutes ago, iainb said:

    Sounds like the Sky/Virgin business model... I wonder if you can negotiate at the turnstile and get the same deal that the others are getting?

    Easily solved then. Just ring the brummies number , ask for retentions & tell them you will be leaving if you don't get your discount.:)

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  9. 16 minutes ago, *JJ said:

    It might be worth pointing out that the same thing - meetings held up by lack of medical support - seems to have happened at Scunthorpe and Newcastle recently.

    It might be, but that just highlights the issue of the unfairness of the re -entry conditions that appear to be applied this year, ie if there is another abandonment after two races for instance the huge financial loss to the fan through something that they have absolutely no control over. If the clubs choose to take the risk with one ambulance then they should take the risk if it doesn't work out.


  10. 12 hours ago, Speedway fan said:

    maybe ones that no longer go to speedway but sit at home on their computers always finding fault and moaning .... 

     

    12 hours ago, iainb said:

    Well, having a pop at them ain't gonna bring em back is it?

    This is where i believe speedway promoters/managers get it all wrong. I am pretty much a lapsed fan these days as my club isn't running ( at the moment), but I do still attend occasionally.

    When the Bees were running I travelled far & wide to support them & like many fans experienced more than my fair share of incomplete meetings, but I never worried because I knew that I would get a fair deal on a re- admission ticket. I read on here what had happened at Brum & saw how much fans were being charged for 2 completed races I was "gobsmacked" to say the least. If those re-entry conditions are going to be  applied at all tracks then it will certainly make me stop & think whether I wish to take the chance particularly if clubs continue to run with inadequate medical cover for such situations. I know Birmingham have reacted to their situation re ambulances & medics, perhaps they should now do the honourable thing & ensure the paying fans aren't " hit in the pocket " for the clubs shortcomings.

    As for Laurence Rogers posting what he did , perhaps he should consider that there are many people who either attend occasionally or have haven't been for some time but still show enough interest to read this forum  that aren't going to be persuaded to turn up if they are going to get exploited , having a go at someone because they post something negative doesn't help Out of interest I attended a meeting at Berwick at the end of last season & I do understand what a long journey that is to the midlands & then back home for two races.

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  11. 5 minutes ago, Wee Eck said:

    Apologies - I didn’t mean to offend. Meaningless in terms of the league or the cup.and meaningless in terms of the made up opposition. But only my opinion - I prefer a season opener, if it’s to be a glorified practice session, to be en open meeting, an interleague challenge or an inter club trophy. Something that matters, even if it’s just pride.

    That's OK I'm not offended , just thought i would highlight the important issue in my mind.

    Bees fans in large numbers are patiently waiting & hoping for a chance to see their club back in action. Brum have stated they need people to attend in larger numbers, tonight had it gone ahead tonight would have very likely kept all parties happy.:)

     

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  12. 22 minutes ago, Wee Eck said:

    I’ve just had a look at the forecast. Not surprised! Wet and 3C. And a meaningless fixture. Not good for an opening night so sensible to call off early as they’ve done

    Meaningless to you perhaps.

    Had the weather not deteriorated I'm pretty certain that there would have been a strong turnout of Bees fans which would have helped make the evening a success for the new Brum promotion in terms of crowd levels which I would imagine is very important to them, so not completely meaningless really.

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  13. 13 minutes ago, Trackrat said:

    No, I was out buying you a dictionary.

    See if you can get a "job lot deal" There are several others posting who could do with some help, see below for an example.        :D                                                                                  14 minutes , Shaleshifter said:

    Coventry, have some of the worst fans in speedway. Gloating when they win and bad mouthing when they loose 

    Who exactly reacted happly to the demise of the Bees ?

    You really are a sad person if that's what you want to happen. It also makes you know different from the so called Poole fans you alleged were gloating when Brandon closed.


  14. 1 hour ago, Lefty said:

    What a gem. Thank you for the link.

    Just looking at the Memorial page. The Gary Peterson piece is a reminder of a meeting I will never forget. 

    I will raise a glass to all of them later . RiP

    I was at that meeting at Monmore too & it is an incident that  left me so shocked, I left the stadium soon after as was obvious how severe his crash was.When I got home my wife could tell immediately something was wrong but I couldn't bring myself to tell her about it for 24 hours or so .I still think about it to this day. As I worked in Wolverhampton in those days I sneaked away so that i could see Gary's cortege on the way into Bushbury Crematorium . Those huge floodlight poles around  the centre of each bend at Monmore in those days were horrific

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  15. 21 hours ago, hagonshocker said:

    Makes perfect sense with such a relatively short distance from Swindon for his fan club

    Well now that he is confirmed his fan club members can start thinking about their trips to Sandy Lane. Perhaps they could arrange to travel together in one car & save on fuel costs.:)

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  16. 21 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said:

    Big stumbling block (other than geography) is the block on ghost teams so I guess at best hope is either Birmingham Bee's or the sponsored by approach so Birmingham "Coventry Bees" Brummies but neither would get Coventry listed in any official results so not a lot in it for them really.

    There would be absolutely zero in it for the bees as it would provide just the ammunition that the stadium owners are looking for .That being " the stadium is surplus to requirements enhancing their desire for planning to build houses." 

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