M.D 462 Posted August 21, 2021 18 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said: Lee Kilby is the son of the late Bob Kilby, one of Swindon's top riders. Lee, I think was involved with Swindon speedway last season, and was recruited by EB as a "co-promoter" alongside Trev Gear. Why you need two "promoters" is of couse another good question - it's another wage to pay, as well as those for the 2 directors Ian Jordan and Les Fineing Lee is a welcome part of the Eastbourne management team and he has worked tirelessly for Eastbourne. You can obviously question a few things about Eastbourne this season but not the role Lee has done for the club, keep your powder dry on this one... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Central 226 Posted August 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said: Lee Kilby is the son of the late Bob Kilby, one of Swindon's top riders. Lee, I think was involved with Swindon speedway last season, and was recruited by EB as a "co-promoter" alongside Trev Gear. Why you need two "promoters" is of couse another good question - it's another wage to pay, as well as those for the 2 directors Ian Jordan and Les Fineing You need two promoters to stop what happened when the late Tim Stone passed away several years ago at Newport. The aftermath was very difficult to unravel apparently and obviously stopped the club in its tracks. At Eastbourne, it is slightly different as the club is not owned by the Promoters but by the two named directors who the BSPL have no control over as they are not BSPL approved promotors. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperSpeed 24 Posted August 22, 2021 18 hours ago, screm said: Eastbourne`s northern tour to Berwick and Newcastle scheduled for next weekend now postponed to a later date. Whilst this doesn't come as a surprise, it would be nice if Eastbourne actually communicated this rather than just surreptitiously removing the fixtures from the fixture list. Ian Jordan likes to go on about openness and transparency but there hasn't been much of either in the last couple of weeks. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 8,050 Posted August 22, 2021 36 minutes ago, SuperSpeed said: Whilst this doesn't come as a surprise, it would be nice if Eastbourne actually communicated this rather than just surreptitiously removing the fixtures from the fixture list. Ian Jordan likes to go on about openness and transparency but there hasn't been much of either in the last couple of weeks. To be fair the communication between the majority of clubs and its supporters is rotten to put it mildly. But in the situation Eastbourne finds itself in you would think more effort should be made to keep their fans updated on fixtures etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted August 22, 2021 May well have been the northern clubs who swiftly moved fixtures, rather than Eagles pulling out 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scunny1 434 Posted August 22, 2021 Maybe Eastbourne are in more bother than they are letting on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old bob at herne bay 828 Posted August 22, 2021 Great Central, Thank you for that info re the ownership of the club. I can see in this instance the two promoters have a far trickier role in the running of the club, holding the BSPL approved promoters licence and employed by the Eastbourne Speedway Ltd. Company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lefty 1,257 Posted August 22, 2021 51 minutes ago, Richard Weston said: May well have been the northern clubs who swiftly moved fixtures, rather than Eagles pulling out Does the absent heat leader and a missing Ht:15 rider at Leicester have any influence on 'Northern Clubs' views?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solrac 313 Posted August 22, 2021 They are due to announce more on Tuesday so hopefully much more clarity after that. They can hardly announce too much more regarding fixtures until then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KEITH M 850 Posted August 22, 2021 36 minutes ago, solrac said: They are due to announce more on Tuesday so hopefully much more clarity after that. They can hardly announce too much more regarding fixtures until then. So how can clubs cancel fixtures against Eastbourne ( or visa versa ) if the announcement isn’t until Tuesday? What if they announce everything is fine and they are continuing,what was the point in postponing the fixtures before the announcement? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Normski 1,315 Posted August 22, 2021 This is to allow the Eagles the time they need to sort out the advertised issues that are ongoing at the club at the present time. This is on the Newcastle website i think Edinburgh had something similar on theirs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Central 226 Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: Great Central, Thank you for that info re the ownership of the club. I can see in this instance the two promoters have a far trickier role in the running of the club, holding the BSPL approved promoters licence and employed by the Eastbourne Speedway Ltd. Company. Yes it does seem quite tricky for them and I feel for them both right now as they would appear to be in a very difficult position. Edited August 22, 2021 by Great Central Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted August 22, 2021 9 hours ago, scunny1 said: Maybe Eastbourne are in more bother than they are letting on? Is that possible? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old bob at herne bay 828 Posted August 22, 2021 "cityrebel" well, as you asked the question, yes it is possible ...... maybe more then 2 riders haven't been paid ? (allegedly it is only Kennett and Lawson) maybe the stadium owners have refused them permission to race on the track ?. (allegedly owed back rent) tbh the longer this drags on, the more I fear that this might be the end of the Jordan/Fineing/Kilby/Gear era of Eastbourne Speedway Limited. Both Birmingham and Newcastle are clearly struggling this season, but both appear to have access to a track and a team of 7 riders who are willing to race for them in any of the 15 heats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimsboy 58 Posted August 23, 2021 7 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said: "cityrebel" well, as you asked the question, yes it is possible ...... maybe more then 2 riders haven't been paid ? (allegedly it is only Kennett and Lawson) maybe the stadium owners have refused them permission to race on the track ?. (allegedly owed back rent) tbh the longer this drags on, the more I fear that this might be the end of the Jordan/Fineing/Kilby/Gear era of Eastbourne Speedway Limited. Both Birmingham and Newcastle are clearly struggling this season, but both appear to have access to a track and a team of 7 riders who are willing to race for them in any of the 15 heats. "Eastbourne (Eagles) limited" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
