Baldyman 6,243 Posted June 28, 2021 Haven't watched it,, and don't think I will bother,,, but from a pic I saw,,, there was more or less no one there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted June 28, 2021 Was a few passes, funny old track, they needed to grade it earlier but maybe the Wolves boys might've enjoyed it too much lol. Oh well never mind Ipswich, we know the feeling this season ...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midget 161 Posted June 28, 2021 Craig Cook not up to this level anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk127 1,357 Posted June 28, 2021 It will take a fool or someone with a lot of money to burn to continue running Ipswich at the current level. Sadly the sport is in decline and the entertainment value does not exist. I stopped watching after heat seven and found Clarkson's farm programme on Netflix more entertaining. As to consider paying to watch live in a stadium with it lacking atmosphere etc., no way. I use to go week in week out up until 2018 but now rarely go. I would rather watch meetings with riders out to race for themselves than club meetings. The young lad on BBC East tonight who suffered a horrific crash up, I think at Glasgow and is making tentative steps back by riding grass track was more entertaining in the few minutes of the interview. Sad to say that the once mighty witches have lost the plot and may find it hard to get supporters continuing to grace the stands if they stay at the current level in the sport. Teams should ride to entertain the public but that no longer happens and tonight was a lack lustre performance and probably due to poor management judge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfie456 499 Posted June 28, 2021 2 hours ago, KeirStarmerFan said: What a shambles. Small tracks do not make good TV. Eurosport will be desperate to be back at the Showground. Obviously your not at showground 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfie456 499 Posted June 28, 2021 1 hour ago, GAH said: thank god i don't have to watch that every week But you used to. Oh forgot certain belle Vue fans have short memories 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfsbane 12,944 Posted June 28, 2021 MoM : Leon Flint. Good lad, keep that up and you'll have a PL championship medal before you're 19. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25yearfan 476 Posted June 28, 2021 I thought the racing was good tonight! The wider Ipswich track has been very poor for outside overtaking but tonight there was plenty! Ipswich woeful apart from King, Rowe and Starke. Crump quickly realised he shouldn't have ridden. Allen and Cook were out of form. Kemp, again the reality/ results isn't/aren't nowhere near as good as the hype. If he doesn't learnt to start mixing it more and riding harder he won't go further up the ladder. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TB1 130 Posted June 28, 2021 I think some perspective is needed here. Firstly the season was in trouble as soon as Klint was unavailable. However I think its unfair to criticise the management as the changes should ( and I emphasise should) improve things. Clearly things are still mixing and I guess crump was desperate to return but clearly not fit. The desperate shortage of riders has got to come to a head soon and I can only see one thing and that is one big league again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone 943 Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, TB1 said: I think some perspective is needed here. Firstly the season was in trouble as soon as Klint was unavailable. However I think its unfair to criticise the management as the changes should ( and I emphasise should) improve things. Clearly things are still mixing and I guess crump was desperate to return but clearly not fit. The desperate shortage of riders has got to come to a head soon and I can only see one thing and that is one big league again. As one big league would require more riders, how will that solve "The desperate shortage of riders", unless you are proposing fewer teams UK-wide? Edited June 28, 2021 by cyclone 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TB1 130 Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) Two options I guess , the first one is import more foreigners once restrictions are lifted or secondly blood our own youngsters ( which could be messy). Failing that the sport falls on its arse cos either no one can be bothered or make any money out of it. Edited June 28, 2021 by TB1 Spelling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,241 Posted June 29, 2021 1 hour ago, 25yearfan said: I thought the racing was good tonight! It was. Some though will always have their “couldn’t watch that cr@p every week” readied before the tapes even rose in heat 1. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADRIAN 0 Posted June 29, 2021 Why is it our riders just don't no what line to take. Time after time they mess up . Don't they watch and see where there getting done. 2nd bend every time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,243 Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Baldyman said: Haven't watched it,, and don't think I will bother,,, but from a pic I saw,,, there was more or less no one there Certainly didn't seem to be any social distancing issues... Seemed to be 20m between people, never mind two... As often when the sport is on TV, the empty terracing is a very, very poor advert for it... And with the size of Ipswich's stands, it looks even worse.. On Sunday I saw thousands watching in Wroclaw,, the majority bedecked in club colours, full stands, fans with drums to play along with the fan chants and create atmosphere, and every heat win celebrated like it actually meant something. . Last night you would have had to have the centre green flag marshalls and medical staff joining in just to keep the world's worst Mexican Wave going... I think it was quite telling that we had no close ups of "the crowd" as I don't think the producer could find enough together to actually fill a TV screen.. Edited June 29, 2021 by mikebv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAH 409 Posted June 29, 2021 7 hours ago, Wolfie456 said: But you used to. Oh forgot certain belle Vue fans have short memories Nah the racing at hyde road was better than NSS 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
