KEITH M

EXACTLY what I said on F/B and I got crucified for it .. I said the Redcar fans helped swell the crowd greatly but it was still a poor crowd for a Tyne-Tees derby

Don’t know about you but even though I know it has to be done the worst part of a double header is the standing around waiting for the track to be regraded after the first meeting…. That seems to go on for ages and I have seen fans leave because of it

Due to being at work I have not heard any radio or seen any T.V News today( so could of been announced) but are they going to be notified to make announcements regarding the plea put out for fans to turn up on Sunday .. One of the reasons put forward for fans not turning up was because older fans didn’t use internet so they couldn’t book online and so far the only places I have seen the announcement is on FB, BSF, Twitter and Speedway GB site.. All on the internet so a lot of the older fans might still not see the trouble Newcastle are in

Hope some fans from other clubs do turn up but for an away fan I would say Poole are a bigger attraction than Plymouth but they are at Edinburgh on Friday and Berwick on Saturday so would their fans want to see the same team again in less than 24/48 hours ? Just read that Jason Crump is back for Plymouth tomorrow so that could be good news for Sunday

I also said that’s what was going to happen as the referee asked the clerk of the course to ring him immediately…. Yes I agree the staying down looked “ Iffy” but even the innocuous looking falls can be the worst.. I think a warning would of been the correct punishment as even multi millionaire footballers try and cheat but they don’t get fined .. If Pijper was fined £100 he probably went home with less than what he came with !!

If Ben Cook’s injuries had of been life threatening the ambulance that was already at the track would of taken him straight to hospital

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Taken from Richie’s Facebook page……….Sorry to the Belle Vue Speedway fans, I caught my ankle on Friday in the first race at Edinburgh and since has swollen. Nothing broken just a little too uncomfortable to make tonight’s meeting.

I hadn’t booked yet for this meeting as living close to the track I have witnessed all the rain over the last 48 hours but if I had of done,to get my money back would I have had to go to the Newcastle “ Go Refund Me” page

I know different areas have different rules but you could also pay at the gate for the Scunthorpe v Glasgow meeting yesterday .. Also there is a circus currently being held less than 5 miles from Brough Park where I seen first hand on Saturday people queuing up and paying at the entrance!!

What’s with this big thing about the hangers on ?? If I was management I would be more worried and want to know why there was 600 at the first meeting and only a reported 300/350 at yesterday’s.... Meetings that attracted quite a few away fans and both meetings that the hangers on did not attend so that made no difference

Taken from Joe Alcock Racing ......so unfortunately my time with the diamonds has come to an end I enjoyed the 3 meetings I did for them thanks to everyone that has helped me get to this point

If you had been sacked from a job you had done well( some for years and years) and some if not all of them doing it for nothing because of their love of Newcastle speedway, would you give £20 of your hard earned money to the person who has sacked you ?

Ray Dean (former turnstile operator ) was also on the terracing

Azwar Majeed who owned Crawley Town in 2009

That’s happened for years .. How many speedway meetings have been in the fixture list that you have made plans to attend and then they have been either rained off, abandoned or moved from their original date and then been replaced with a later staging date.. Tough luck if it’s rearranged on a date you can’t attend

Not disagreeing with you Steve and yes I agree that Andrew’s cash has probably helped keep the speedway going at certain times, I just thought to single one person out for praise was in my opinion not correct as how many others over the years have went out looking for sponsorship, worked in all weathers at the track over many winters , held supporters functions etc.. Did that not help keep the speedway open aswell ?

I agree he has done his bit for Newcastle Speedway over the years but why single him out? In over 40 years of attending why not mention others who have done a lot ( if not more ) to keep Newcastle Speedway going .. Yes maybe his money input has helped but he did disappear off the scene and away from the speedway for a number of years(though he was still having an input) .. How often do you see him at an away meeting ? So yes maybe he deserves a mention but I can think of a lot more who do so also .

Because in football and rugby you have 80 - 90 minutes of action to watch, in speedway you have about 15 minutes and around 90 minutes standing around doing nothing

Will Coronavirus effect the publication as I can see sales figures dropping alarmingly

I notice the fixtures are in the Speedway Star which goes to press on Tuesday so fixtures could of been released to fans earlier than yesterday if they had wanted to

He might of been an entertainer and box office but what he done to Glasgow’s Robert Nagy one night was a disgrace

Got my Speedway Star today and big build up about Max Fricke on cover but I might be wrong but I think the picture is of Jamain Lidsey

Makes no difference he used to tell us there used to be 4,000 when it was nearer 2,000

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