cityrebel 2,960 Posted August 23, 2019 1 minute ago, semion said: Looks like the ‘rest’ did Charles Wright the World of god judging by his scoring tonight. Hopefully he'll continue his rehabilitation at Eastie tomorrow. A meeting i will be attending. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,161 Posted August 24, 2019 6 hours ago, NeilWatson said: Ostergaard, Becker, Morley, Agertoft. You’ve ‘never even heard of one of them’? • Peterborough stalwart for many years • 2019 Wolverhampton rider • 2018 Lakeside rider (did we race then at all last year?) • Agertoft as a CL reserve I accept may be off your radar. Given the timing of the rider withdrawals, and the other fixtures last night - what would you suggest? And no, postponement wasn’t an option..... Then no one in authority within British Speedway can ever moan about a lack of mainstream media coverage Neil.. Nor can they complain about a lack of blue chip company sponsorship for their teams and the league as a whole.. Imagine, for example, Tesco sponsoring the Panthers? Their brand will be linked to such nonsense that is allowed to pervade week in week out within Speedway and therefore could become damaged by its association.. Ultimately this means there is no way these major companies would get involved with something so devoid of any credibility in the context of a bona fide National Sporting Championship.. In fact it probably is good news to a large degree that it is constantly ignored by the wider media given its so open to ridicule. Imagine Poland running Speedway like this with the exposure they get every week? Believe me, it wouldn't get anywhere near the same wall to wall coverage, fan base or sponsorship from national companies if they did.. Two months of what we accept over here would see a collapse of their Leagues and crowds akin to the GB levels as TV companies and sponsors would drop it like a stone.. If you can't do something properly then probably best not to do it at all as, with all things, you are only as good as your weakest link.. And Speedway in the UK have more weak links due to its operating model than is good for the brand.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,161 Posted August 24, 2019 5 hours ago, SPEEDY69 said: I don't blame the promotion at all and the fans at the track witnessed a decent meeting. That's good... Maybe next week they could start with a blank piece of paper and let the fans pick two septets? Foxhall specialists obviously.. Do it to a 42.5 point total team average and you would have some great racing I would suggest, never mind decent.. Maybe call one team 'Ipswich' and the other team 'Poole' and the winners can get either three points or four points towards a National Title.. You know, thinking about it in more detail... 14 track specialists at every meeting in the UK, and lots of rides for the riders to earn as much as they can before enjoying their winter, ticks two major boxes there.. The only down side could be seeing the same 14 track specialists time and time again at your track but that could be spiced up a bit by swapping them around and mixing them up between the two teams each week.. Which to be fair, isn't a million miles away from what happens now so shouldn't pose too much of a problem.. Could catch on this.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,232 Posted August 24, 2019 11 hours ago, NeilWatson said: Ostergaard, Becker, Morley, Agertoft. You’ve ‘never even heard of one of them’? • Peterborough stalwart for many years • 2019 Wolverhampton rider • 2018 Lakeside rider (did we race then at all last year?) • Agertoft as a CL reserve I accept may be off your radar. Given the timing of the rider withdrawals, and the other fixtures last night - what would you suggest? And no, postponement wasn’t an option..... I can understand to a degree those that were put off by the Peterborough line up and decided to keep their money in their pockets. I seriously thought about it too TBF. But those that did decide to stay away missed a pretty decent meeting. Ive looked forward to some great looking fixtures this season and on a lot of occasions I’ve walked out of the stadium disappointed at what was served up. This was the opposite. Maybe because the expectations were low who knows Just goes to show that you never know 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waytogo28 2,054 Posted August 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: on a lot of occasions I’ve walked out of the stadium disappointed at what was served up. That comment is what lies at the heart of the dwindling support on the terraces, certainly in my experience over the last three seasons at King's Lynn. Dwindling VFM in the racing put on in too many matches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hagonshocker 1,956 Posted August 24, 2019 12 hours ago, NeilWatson said: Ostergaard, Becker, Morley, Agertoft. You’ve ‘never even heard of one of them’? • Peterborough stalwart for many years • 2019 Wolverhampton rider • 2018 Lakeside rider (did we race then at all last year?) • Agertoft as a CL reserve I accept may be off your radar. Given the timing of the rider withdrawals, and the other fixtures last night - what would you suggest? And no, postponement wasn’t an option..... I think he's suggesting just Agertoft he hasn't heard of hence 'never even heard of ONE of them ' 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeilWatson 1,988 Posted August 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, hagonshocker said: I think he's suggesting just Agertoft he hasn't heard of hence 'never even heard of ONE of them ' Fair point, apologies if I misunderstood. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lukas 911 Posted August 24, 2019 11 hours ago, NeilWatson said: Fair point, apologies if I misunderstood. No problems..I'm surprised you are kind of fighting their corner after the legacy you and Ged left got "tampered" with because of ulterior motives..I really can't wait for this season to end and hopefully someone comes in and rescues us from this hell and corruption. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,683 Posted August 24, 2019 Summers withdraws at Berwick - ankle injury from heat 1 crash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panthers89 1,922 Posted August 24, 2019 Summers withdrawn injured tonight, ankle injury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,683 Posted August 24, 2019 echo echo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeilWatson 1,988 Posted August 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, Lukas said: No problems..I'm surprised you are kind of fighting their corner after the legacy you and Ged left got "tampered" with because of ulterior motives..I really can't wait for this season to end and hopefully someone comes in and rescues us from this hell and corruption. Thursday was an excellent performance given the race-day problems that had to be overcome, and I thought Carl got all the programme changes pretty much spot on. I always try and be fair and reasoned - it's just a shame I don't command the same respect from the new promotion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldyman 6,243 Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) Let's just take the broken down van for example. When did it break down? Couldn't they hire a van? Couldn't the club get a van to him? This is supposed to be a pro sport, does that seem professional? Can you imagine say Hamiltons cat breaking down on the day of a race, oh okay Lewis, don't worry, we will use someone else. I used to love speedway, now I'm seriously starting to hate it., and my attendance is becoming less and less The sport in this country is so un professionall, its pathetic Edited August 24, 2019 by Baldyman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeilWatson 1,988 Posted August 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, Baldyman said: Let's just take the broken down van for example. When did it break down? Couldn't they hire a van? Couldn't the club get a van to him? This is supposed to be a pro sport, does that seem professional? Can you imagine say Hamiltons cat breaking down on the day of a race, oh okay Lewis, don't worry, we will use someone else. I used to love speedway, now I'm seriously starting to hate it., and my attendance is becoming less and less The sport in this country is so un professionall, its pathetic I thought Lewis had a dog...... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldyman 6,243 Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, NeilWatson said: I thought Lewis had a dog...... Ha ha that's funny,,,, was meant to say car lol But come on Neil, you've been there and done it,,, why wasn't anything done to get him there Edited August 24, 2019 by Baldyman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites