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    Oxford vs Glasgow - Champ - 19/7

    Cheers, as Plymouth and Brum are so poor be too one-sided, whereas Scunthorpe are a pretty good side, ran Poole close down there. No away team has hit 40 in league at Ox so far.
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    Oxford vs Glasgow - Champ - 19/7

    Last home league match August 2nd v Scunthorpe. Saw there are a few Chargers matches next month as well.
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    Birmingham v Poole Championship. 19/7/23

    I've followed the sport for 60 years sad to see the poor crowds now. The racing hasn't got worse. At the Abbey in the 70s 3000 was a low crowd, regularly 5 figure crowds, and 17000 at one meeting in 1979, they had to lock the gates. 37 meetings there that year when nearly everyone could afford to attend every week. A quid to get in.
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    Oxford vs Glasgow - Champ - 19/7

    Glasgow had Cook at 1 and Hume at reserve last year, their two best riders on the night. Wasnt too impressed with Basso and Brennan. Most of the top teams have strong number 1 and at least one strong reserve. Oxford lost Batchelor, Summers and Ruml, but have made some great adjustments with Jenkins, Atkins, Kerr, Masters coming in.
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    Oxford vs Glasgow - Champ - 19/7

    A winning side generates good crowds, I remember at Swindon in 2017, near bottom with miserable looking crowds of around 1000, until they signed Musielak. Then went on 17 match winning run and won the league with happy, smiley crowds of over 3000, totally different atmosphere at the Abbey. The Ox are in the enviable position that millions live within 50 miles, including half of London! Meet quite a few peeps from Oxfordshire in my job, a few used to go in the old days of Nielsen and Pander etc when they were top team in country. Remains to be seen if they move back into top league to replace teams that are dropping out?
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    Oxford vs Glasgow - Champ - 19/7

    Loved the old Swindon-Reading-Oxford rivalry.The top league ain't the same without those three and Poole and Coventry.
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    Oxford vs Glasgow - Champ - 19/7

    Good to see the Ox doing well still unbeaten, and decent crowds still in their second season back, one of the few shining lights in British league speedway. Masters signing was a masterstroke, best rider in league with Scotty. Was at this fixture last year, a 5-1 heat advantage in last heat gave Ox victory, won by guest Bomber, some great racing and fantastic atmosphere. Quite a few Swindon fans travel up the a420 for their speedway fix, great to see speedway still running successfully in the Thames Valley, after their 15 year wait. Good set-up at Sandy Lane, hope to visit again soon. Good luck for rest of season.
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    Oxford vs Edinburgh - Champ - 12/6

    So it's a water-themed restaurant
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    Oxford vs Edinburgh - Champ - 12/6

    Are the Ox still getting big crowds as last season, especially as they're top of the league?. Also do you have to book grandstand seats for the night? Coming up from Swoinedown for a couple of meetings.
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    Speedway Star

    I preferred Knutson, Fundin and Briggs on front.
  11. Spoke to him at Workington years ago, friendly geezer. Enjoyable meeting, Sayfutdinov superb.
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    Finale of UK Speedway ?

    Although 37 quid for Surrey t20 matches at the Oval.
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    My Top 20 Riders

    My top 15 riders, league matches only: Harris, Masters, C.Cook, Douglas, Nicholls, Basso, Lawson, Kerr, Vissing, Brennan, Wright, Z. Cook, Jenkins, King, Allen.....
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    My Top 20 Riders

    My top 10 riders: Sayfutdinov, Doyle, Holder, Fricke, Laguta, Musielak, Kurtz, Masters, Bewley, Wright...
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    Speedway Star

    It's not as good as it was but we should be grateful to still see the Star on sale at places like Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Asda, and Smiths, such a minority sport nowadays. The recent Motor Cycle News has pages of speedway news.
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    Admission Prices

    Probably similar at Swindon then, the year I left school and lost interest in speedway. So thats about 3 quid now!!! I can recall that year that the cinema, football and speedway was same cost, could afford to watch Town on Saturday afternoon and Robins on same evening. And you had second-halves then, much better VFM. 20 quid at Oxford speedway now for 15 minutes racing, and 22 quid League Two football at Town. Swindon ran 37 meetings in 1979, most could afford to go every week.
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    Admission Prices

    I used to pay 2 Bob, 10p. at Highbury kids enclosure mid 60s, look at the Arse prices now!!! Speedway has got far too expensive, why very few go now. It doesn't attract the AB social class spectators that can afford season tickets at Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs etc., Even Surrey cricket at the Oval is 35 quid for 3 hours at the t20 blast. Are you getting ya pie n mash delivered up there Chris? Regards Keef.
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    Witches v Tiger's 12th June

    Remember when Rosco brought him over from Poland in 2017, Swindon were near bottom, then went on a record 17 match winning run and finished Champions.. Doyley and him kingpins in the 2017/19 title winning teams. Great heat 13 race last night. Unfortunately ex-Robins Bellego struggling and Ellis not so good this season.
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    Poole Vs Swindon 10th May

    One Swindon fan on facebook said he was shouting and crying after heat 15. Such a shame Swindon closed, used to be some great racing between the Knobs and Moonrakers. How speedway has gone downhill in recent years, sad to see, after the glory days of the 60s, 70s, 80s. In 1979 Blunsdon held 37 meetings, 7 individual meetings!!!
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    Poole Vs Swindon 10th May

    Oxfam is much nicer than Poxford
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    Your Favourite Danes (Pre-1995)

    Not speedway related steve, but was chatting to my relative, Josh Abbott, the Oxfam City Star ice hockey striker, said half the Oxfam team are from Swindon. Some relation to Steve, ex- Oxfam speedway.
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    Poole Vs Swindon 10th May

    Yet there was a capacity 3500 at Oxfam.
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    Poole Vs Swindon 10th May

    Surprised the Swindon Select won that after the heavy defeat at Oxfam. Doyley didn't win a race last time out. Swindon Robins normally did well at Poole in the latter Premiership years, like Coventry, one of their favourite tracks. Shame the 1000 Robins fans that were at Cowley didn't make the long trip to Dorset. These meetings perhaps would be better run during school hols, plus the iffy weather, and at least you dont have to pay in advance. It keeps the Swindon Robins name alive.
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    Oxford Vs Edinburgh KOC 1st leg 26th April

    Good start to the season from Oxfam. Nicholls on fire.
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