cityrebel 2,960 Posted February 14, 2021 It's all down to personal choice. I had no problem attending a few speedway meetings last summer and multiple non league football matches from August till December. Being a key worker, I've had the jab, but i can understand why some people won't want to mix with crowds at sporting events. For me personally, i can't wait for it to start. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted February 15, 2021 17 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: for any team to be able to line up as expected ...... fans will have to be allowed to enter and leave the track viewing areas in an organised manner - so crowd marshalls will be needed. Limits will have to be put on how many fans can congregate in their favourite areas (e.g. start line , first and second bends ) Tracks with grandstands will have to tape off seating to ensure spacing, tracks with grassy piles of mud will have to be somehow provide spacing between spectators. Access to snack bars will have to be marshalled. One COVID case and the entire sport will be closed down with racing behind closed doors only. Lets see if any spectator sports get the go ahead for fans to attend before May. What you set out is not rocket science and lots of sports clubs have already done that. Football clubs have had fans in and so have stock cars. There are people around who know how to do these things and no doubt they will share it with others who ask. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted February 26, 2021 Bumper edition of Eastbourne online magazine Flying High now out. Packed with stuff. In fact, so much to read that I haven't had time to get through half of it. What a nice surprise to find Lee Kilby is coming to Eastbourne for 2021...successful clubs need a good team on track and a good team behind the scenes and the Eagles going very much that way. Success breeds success. Some quite wide-ranging stuff in there, as well, that goes beyond Eastbourne. And it's free - what a gift to fans from the club you support. My only complaint is that I've not been asked back to do another column but guess that's good news for everyone else. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,632 Posted February 26, 2021 Good move for the club with Lee Kilby. I confess I was thinking from previous posts that Eastbourne were already 'the dogs..........'!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReginaldSpeed 4 Posted February 26, 2021 More positivity and forward thinking from Eastbourne - can the management take over the BSPA, as they actually seem to know what they are doing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M.D 462 Posted March 5, 2021 Booked my ticket for the double header with Newcastle, catching up with a couple of friends who like myself, have not been for a few seasons. Sounds like interest is high at Eastie with a few guys coming out of the woodwork to attend agin.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old bob at herne bay 828 Posted March 9, 2021 Congratulations to Eastbourne for being first to publicise their arrangements for managing meetings for the start of the 2021 season under Covid 19 guidelines. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted March 10, 2021 12 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: Congratulations to Eastbourne for being first to publicise their arrangements for managing meetings for the start of the 2021 season under Covid 19 guidelines. The level of detail is impressive. People know exactly what's what. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazzac 1,013 Posted March 10, 2021 12 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: Congratulations to Eastbourne for being first to publicise their arrangements for managing meetings for the start of the 2021 season under Covid 19 guidelines. 9 minutes ago, Richard Weston said: The level of detail is impressive. People know exactly what's what. You'd hope other teams would have a look and follow suit. With everything in life the worst thing is the unknown, at least for the early part of the season coming to Eastie as you say everyone knows exactly what's what and hopefully everyone will follow the arrangements. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,246 Posted March 10, 2021 Open and honest about pricing and pricing aspirations too. Excellent treatment of season ticket and 10 in advance ticket holders. Also standalone prices for NDL are exactly where they should be for the level of racing. Eastbourne leading the way once again. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted March 10, 2021 54 minutes ago, gazzac said: You'd hope other teams would have a look and follow suit. With everything in life the worst thing is the unknown, at least for the early part of the season coming to Eastie as you say everyone knows exactly what's what and hopefully everyone will follow the arrangements. This really is a template that other clubs can use, adapted to their particular circumstances. BSPL would do well to point all member clubs to the Eastbourne site. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blueherb777 571 Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Sings4Speedway said: Open and honest about pricing and pricing aspirations too. Excellent treatment of season ticket and 10 in advance ticket holders. Also standalone prices for NDL are exactly where they should be for the level of racing. Eastbourne leading the way once again. Agree....Wish Kent was so forward thinking. Also wish would do the 10 meetings tickets? And £10 is the correct price for NDL...imho. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiveusaB 1,130 Posted March 10, 2021 Wish we would know our proposed starting 7 ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,246 Posted March 10, 2021 19 minutes ago, GiveusaB said: Wish we would know our proposed starting 7 ? Probably better off not knowing for as long as possible....saves the disappointment being dragged out 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
East End Fan 426 Posted March 10, 2021 6 hours ago, blueherb777 said: Agree....Wish Kent was so forward thinking. Also wish would do the 10 meetings tickets? And £10 is the correct price for NDL...imho. Always nice to consider that lower prices should be what we enjoy. Sadly, in real life it is rarely true. Take my hat off to Eastbourne for announcing a £10 price for National League. Week-end tracks have always had an advantage over the rest, going back to my earliest days watching Speedway. They do seem to have all things ready and deserve to succeed business-wise. It ensures a future for Sussex fans. If clubs lose money, they disappear. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites