Lenny Lion 138 Posted August 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, iainb said: It's 7pm, I'm a mile and a half from the stadium and this 100% could and should have gone ahead. We've not had anywhere near enough rain to waterlog the track, the ground is almost dry and the sun was trying to come through. Ah well, I shall settle in and watch The Hundred final as they didn't call their event off based on a weather forecast... consequently there's 30 odd thousand that have turned up to watch. Does anybody know what the forecast is saying for next Saturday? But the GP is on from Russia, may give Leicester a miss and watch the GP instead... losing a bit of interest in Leicester now. The 7 days forecast is not good so they will call It off in the next few days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,016 Posted August 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Lenny Lion said: The 7 days forecast is not good so they will call It off in the next few days ... from a different country! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 370 Posted August 21, 2021 It's not just about a dodgy weather forecast. Given the forecast and the sort of day it's been, cloudy all day with the occasional shower, how many fans would have turned up with their umbrellas and rain gear, compared to how many would have turned up on a warm, sunny evening, especially when Glasgow are in town? After all running a speedway club is a business! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewy 2,326 Posted August 21, 2021 What is the forecast for Saturday 28th August planning on coming up to watch the gladiators against the lions,probably stay over and have a night out aswell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lenny Lion 138 Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) What a beautiful evening i am sat in clear skies in my garden having a BBQ . Thank you again Stewart another great decision Edited August 21, 2021 by Lenny Lion 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,016 Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Happy Hunter said: It's not just about a dodgy weather forecast. Given the forecast and the sort of day it's been, cloudy all day with the occasional shower, how many fans would have turned up with their umbrellas and rain gear, compared to how many would have turned up on a warm, sunny evening, especially when Glasgow are in town? After all running a speedway club is a business! Can you say what the right sort of day is? And how many days notice they'd need to arrange this fixture at short notice. And how many fans would have turned up anyway as this fixture received ZERO promotion... couldn't even be bothered to preview it on the website. We had this at the beginning of the 2019 season if my memory serves me. An early season fixture called off based on an incorrect forecast and all of the apologists for the Leicester "promotion" were on here saying that it was too cold for speedway anyway... consequently we were scratching around at the end of the season for a day to race on when it wasn't actually raining... and the fans STILL haven't seen the trophy! Come on! Wake up to what's actually going on, you'll realise one day and it'll probably be too late! Edited August 21, 2021 by iainb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 370 Posted August 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, Lenny Lion said: What a beautiful evening i am sat in clear skies in my garden having a BBQ . Thank you again Stewart another great decision You wouldn't be in Birstall! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,363 Posted August 21, 2021 14 minutes ago, Lenny Lion said: What a beautiful evening i am sat in clear skies in my garden having a BBQ . Thank you again Stewart another great decision Good BBQ probably better than watching paint dry at Leicester 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lenny Lion 138 Posted August 21, 2021 42 minutes ago, Happy Hunter said: You wouldn't be in Birstall! Its been a beautiful warm night here near Anstey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M.D 463 Posted August 21, 2021 1 hour ago, lewy said: What is the forecast for Saturday 28th August planning on coming up to watch the gladiators against the lions,probably stay over and have a night out aswell I think you will find that dark clouds are over most speedway tracks now and in the near future.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MartinBSN 617 Posted August 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Lenny Lion said: No John I suggest Stewart comes down & calls the meeting off when the track is waterlogged & beyond repair. Fact remains if Stewart could be bothered to come down I would be getting ready for the start of the meeting on bend 2 instead of being sat at home because it has hardly rained & certainly not anywhere near enough to threaten the meeting. Who says it was Stewart's call all by himself? Calling meetings off is a case of not wanting to risk money when the forecast is against you. I'd think there'd be more than Stewart involved in that decision! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Al 708 Posted August 22, 2021 Leicester area seems to have been badly afflicted by overly pessimistic weather forecasts this summer. So many days I've lost count of them, when a full-on rain forecast for most of the day has turned out to be a short shower or two. But occasionally it catches you out by being correct but I'd say only about 20 percent this year. Very vexing indeed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,016 Posted August 22, 2021 12 hours ago, Marshall07 said: Who says it was Stewart's call all by himself? Calling meetings off is a case of not wanting to risk money when the forecast is against you. I'd think there'd be more than Stewart involved in that decision! Whoever is involved... they keep getting it wrong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dog 413 Posted August 22, 2021 18 minutes ago, iainb said: Whoever is involved... they keep getting it wrong Maybe they can borrow 'Mystic Meg' the weather expert from Eastbourne. Great at spotting clouds, not so great at spotting financial ineptitude.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,016 Posted August 22, 2021 1 minute ago, The Dog said: Maybe they can borrow 'Mystic Meg' the weather expert from Eastbourne. Great at spotting clouds, not so great at spotting financial ineptitude.... She's probably telling them to keep buying lottery tickets! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
