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  1. Posted

    13 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

    Really? This league is essentially the same standard as the Championship bar a few riders and he should in paper be one of the top men. His head obviously isn’t right at the moment for whatever reason, will be interesting to see how he fares for Glasgow now and if he pops up somewhere else in the Premiership. 

    I have just checked the averages and he is 3 out of 6 in Premiership--better figure than I thought.

    Read through the teams and the standard is no better than CL.

    I was dreaming of the days when No1s were No1s.

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  3. Posted

    1 hour ago, Hunters said:

    I see both Tom and Drew are now in the World Under 21 Qualifiers on June 12th.

    This clashes with the Edinburgh league match  does it mean 2 guests.  Difficult to replace them but neither was the RS in the team so presumably anyone within the average?

    Why should it be guests?

    I think the obvious way forward is R/R for one (Tom) and a chance for a Seagull to become an Eagle. Look at the score chart from Leicester last week and there are your likely candidates.

    It will another reason why those with ambition will want to shine with the Seagulls.

    Growing Our Own is very much the way forward for Eastbourne and I would suggest the rest of British Speedway.

    Nathan Ablitt's travel bill to Arlington is hardly likely to break the bank, just for example, rather than importing someone from half-way across the country. (for those of you who don't know Nathan lives within earshot of Arlington).

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  6. Posted

    Agree about Poole's location. Easy walk from railway station, hotels nearby as is the High Street and the Quay.

    Couldn't be better from a visiting fan's perspective.

    When I have been, I notice a lot of people walking to/from the stadium.

    Not many walk to Arlington, for example!

  7. Posted

    Happy this morning – just checked by emails and refund confirmation from Eastbourne Speedway for the postponed match against Newcastle had dropped in quite a while before.

    Thank you Eastbourne for being so prompt.

    To be honest, I didn't expect any issues because this is how Eastbourne Speedway looks after fans.

    This is just typical of the club's way of doing business and getting on with so quickly stops you sitting wondering what's going on.

    Eastbourne certainly put the customer first and means you can buy tickets with confidence. 

  9. Posted

    1 hour ago, Hunters said:

    I could not believe it was cancelled we had a very light shower at 7.00am   Sunshine at 11.00 then an even lighter shower at 12.00 then a nice Sunny afternoon and no further rain since.

    Particularly disappointing as I had 4 people travel from Waterlooville for the match.   

    AND I LIVE THREE MILES AS THE CROW FLIES FROM THE TRACK.

    It's bizarre!

    The photos on the club website show what it was like at Arlington Stadium which, of course, is where it counts.

    When the match was called off, where I live north of the stadium, it was dry and had been since 7.30am. After lunch, I went for a longish walk and got soaked by a downpour, dried out and then soaked again before I reached home. 

    That's the nature of showers, I am afraid.

    Today is just the same. I have driven from one side of town to the other. I set off in sunshine and when my 10mins journey was done, it was pouring down.

     

  11. Posted

    50 minutes ago, Hunters said:

    Cruel luck for the Seagulls first match losing Henry Atkins after only 2 rides when it looked likely he would join Jake Knight on a Maximum but well done team for still getting an away point.

    It was possibly the first time any of them had been to Beaumont Park  so it was some achievement.

    It was a super fightback - they didn't let their heads drop. Nathan Ablitt was a little star.

  12. Posted

    1 hour ago, old bob at herne bay said:

    Prompt call of by Len....... he’s been in the business long enough to know when he can/cannot get a meeting on. 

    Currently absolutely torrential rain here.... been coming down hard for the past 15 minutes.  Track must be under water I should think. Looking at the sky very grey. 

    Warm and sunny here.

  13. Posted

    13 minutes ago, semion said:

    The Manager might be pleased but I bet the man that pays his wages isn’t.  A home defeat always costs bums on seats for the next meeting.

    How can anyone be pleased in getting beat at home by the team you will be fighting with to avoid the wooden spoon.?

    You can never be content with a home defeat and Lynn fans will never in a million years will be content with losing at home to Ipswich. 

    Manager has not connected with the fans on this one.

    Crowd a sell-out 1,590 (press report)

  18. Posted

    On 5/13/2021 at 5:56 PM, PHILIPRISING said:

    THANKS Richard, your comments are appreciated and passed in to all concerned

    You will like this as the Publisher. 

    Actually I think less is more-- the 64 pages is tighter, more focussed on what most (uk) fans are looking for.

    You Polish coverage is good and appreciated (+Sweden, Denmark) but I am not sure the preview needs to be (was it?) 128 pages.

    Personal view, I know, but I can imagine how the financials stack up.

     

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  19. Posted

    5 hours ago, lisa-colette said:

    I kinda miss having the teams in the order they are predicted by each clubs fan/media. But that is just me being picky!

    Alphabet order helps the reader who wants to dip in and out before settling down for the big read.

    Anyway, those predictions tended to be poor when the honours were dished out.

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  20. Posted

    Excellent season preview edition. It will take some time to read it all;  the 64 pages are packed with content and the presentation and design is superb. Top job by everyone at the Star and as Phil Lanning pointed out on social media, for less than a coffee at a High Street national chain. I would add to that: where the claim to be coffee is debatable.

    No debate about this week's Speedway Star...in fact, it is five stars!

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  21. Posted

    5 hours ago, iainb said:

    Yes... as has Leicester's. I don't want to go to Eastbourne though as lovely a place as it is. I wonder why the technology hasn't been shared between clubs?

    Not sure on that but I'm told Eastbourne have talked to other clubs about what they are doing.

  22. Posted

    5 minutes ago, iainb said:

    So, as I expected there doesn't seem to be any plan regarding getting British Speedway restarted, regarding ticket sales at least. I've been scanning around trying to buy tickets for the matches I'm interested in attending and it seems that instead of the BSPL employing some kind of centralised ticket purchasing system each club have been left to their own devices.

    I bought my first Leicester ticket a week or so ago

    Belle Vue went on sale yesterday at 9 am as promised

    Peterborough postponed Tuesday at 9 am until Wednesday and as yet there is still nothing

    and Kent you have to ring up

    :unsure:

    Online for the Eastbourne Eagles and the ticket sales site has been running for weeks. Go to the website for details...easy to book.

  25. Posted

    26 minutes ago, Arthur54 said:

    Sounds like our 1st home meeting could be put back a week, on going talks with landlords and council 

    Hope they get that resolved sharpish.

    Only 55 cases reported in the last 7 days in the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area.

     

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