Trees 2,814 Posted August 24, 2021 7 hours ago, Bald Bloke said: I’m sure if the teams were switched and the Panthers were where Lynn are it might be different Buster I think you might be right to a certain extent, when your team is winning everyone is happy. King's Lynn do have their fair share of loud mouth, negative nellies though, just look at this forum lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pleasureboy60 123 Posted August 24, 2021 Plenty of Lynn fans at Alwalton last night. Not sure if they were there to see the quality racing on show or to take a swipe at Buster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,016 Posted August 24, 2021 Well, that was worth the wait... (to get in ) Although it was a healthy crowd I think the queues to get in were more to do with there only being 3 people on the turnstiles. Some calm and measured words from Bluster over the pa was good to hear. He should come on here and vent his spleen as he seems about as powerless as the rest of us to change the sport! After Kingy shot away to win heat 1 in a time close to the track record I thought we were going to be in for another night of gate and go "racing" with the kind of fast times that only Edwin Overland seems to enjoy. Thankfully things livened up and we were served up with a classic, close scores throughout and some cracking close racing with 2 evenly matched teams. Just something I noticed last night was Jordan Palin appearing to make what looked like the sign of the cross before each of his races, is he a religious lad? Quite unusual to see, I've seen another rider do this recently can't remember who, a young Polish lad I think. And just to bring my pet hate up again, the lack of fixtures this summer... as I was walking back to the car I overheard a kid (of whom there were many last night) talking to his parents asking when the next match was and could they go, only to be told that he was going to be back at school then... so maybe not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcatdiary 3,165 Posted August 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, iainb said: Well, that was worth the wait... (to get in ) Although it was a healthy crowd I think the queues to get in were more to do with there only being 3 people on the turnstiles. Some calm and measured words from Bluster over the pa was good to hear. He should come on here and vent his spleen as he seems about as powerless as the rest of us to change the sport! After Kingy shot away to win heat 1 in a time close to the track record I thought we were going to be in for another night of gate and go "racing" with the kind of fast times that only Edwin Overland seems to enjoy. Thankfully things livened up and we were served up with a classic, close scores throughout and some cracking close racing with 2 evenly matched teams. Just something I noticed last night was Jordan Palin appearing to make what looked like the sign of the cross before each of his races, is he a religious lad? Quite unusual to see, I've seen another rider do this recently can't remember who, a young Polish lad I think. And just to bring my pet hate up again, the lack of fixtures this summer... as I was walking back to the car I overheard a kid (of whom there were many last night) talking to his parents asking when the next match was and could they go, only to be told that he was going to be back at school then... so maybe not. It’s because of other events at the Showground, they offer speedway very little choice in the way of dates in July and August and it’s been like that for a fair few number of years. Its probably the main drawback that Peterbough Speedway has to live with at the Showground in the current era. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,016 Posted August 24, 2021 1 minute ago, bigcatdiary said: It’s because of other events at the Showground, they offer speedway very little choice in the way of dates in July and August and it’s been like that for a fair few number of years. Its probably the main drawback that Peterbough Speedway has to live with at the Showground in the current era. Yep, I'm aware of that, makes you wonder why they run in a league that restricts them to running 2 nights a week and only run 2 matches during the school holidays then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcatdiary 3,165 Posted August 24, 2021 Just now, iainb said: Yep, I'm aware of that, makes you wonder why they run in a league that restricts them to running 2 nights a week and only run 2 matches during the school holidays then. Because speedway at the Showground often produces top quality meetings like last night. It’s too good a venue to lose, so allowances are made unfortunately it’s the main bug bear for Panthers and we currently have to live with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,016 Posted August 24, 2021 Just now, bigcatdiary said: Because speedway at the Showground often produces top quality meetings like last night. It’s too good a venue to lose, so allowances are made unfortunately it’s the main bug bear for Panthers and we currently have to live with it. It certainly does, but did in the middle tier also, when they were able to run on Sunday afternoons (and Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday). With the leagues using almost entirely the same riders these days you have to wonder what the benefit of Peterborough being in the top league is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcatdiary 3,165 Posted August 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, iainb said: It certainly does, but did in the middle tier also, when they were able to run on Sunday afternoons (and Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday). With the leagues using almost entirely the same riders these days you have to wonder what the benefit of Peterborough being in the top league is. More local derbies is the most obvious one, Lynn, Ipswich, Wolves and Sheffield are all easily accessible in an evening whilst even Belle Vue isn’t a vast distance away. Sunday afternoons worked quite well at the Showground but July and August availability was still always an issue, crowds for the other days was always a problem as they generally dipped whenever we had to move away from Sunday afternoons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeilWatson 1,988 Posted August 24, 2021 1 minute ago, bigcatdiary said: More local derbies is the most obvious one, Lynn, Ipswich, Wolves and Sheffield are all easily accessible in an evening whilst even Belle Vue isn’t a vast distance away. Sunday afternoons worked quite well at the Showground but July and August availability was still always an issue, crowds for the other days was always a problem as they generally dipped whenever we had to move away from Sunday afternoons. 2018 fixture list - the lack of summer home dates was no different then DATE OPPONENTS COMP. H/A RESULT MARCH Sun 18 Ben Fund Bonanza (6.30pm) . HOME OFF Sun 25 Lakeside (7.00pm) Championship Shield HOME W46-44 APRIL Sun 01 Ipswich (7.00pm) Championship Shield HOME OFF Thu 05 Ipswich Championship Shield Away W46-44 Fri 06 Lakeside Championship Shield Away L40-50 Thu 12 Sheffield Championship Away OFF Sun 15 Redcar Championship HOME W51-39 Tues 24 Ipswich (8.00pm) Championship Shield HOME OFF MAY Thu 03 Sheffield Championship Away D45-45 Fri 04 Edinburgh Championship Away L42-48 Fri 11 Workington Championship HOME L33-57 Sun 13 Edinburgh Championship HOME W48-42 Sat 19 Newcastle (7.00pm) Championship HOME W49-41 JUNE Fri 08 Glasgow Championship Away L43-47 Sun 10 Glasgow Championship HOME W49-41 Fri 15 Scunthorpe Championship Away W50-40 Sun 17 Ipswich Championship Shield HOME W53-37 Thu 21 Redcar Championship Away W48-42 Fri 29 Lakeside Championship HOME W52-38 JULY Fri 13 Scunthorpe Championship HOME W48-42 Sun 15 Sheffield (5.00pm) Championship HOME W49-41 AUGUST Sun 05 Ipswich (5.00pm) Championship HOME D45-45 Fri 10 Lakeside Championship Away OFF Sat 18 Berwick Championship Away L35-55 Sun 19 Newcastle Championship Away L43-47 Thu 23 Ipswich Championship Away W49-41 SEPTEMBER Sun 09 Berwick Championship HOME W47-43 Wed 12 Birmingham Inter-League Challenge Away L38-52 Fri 14 Workington Championship Away L38-52 Sat 15 Lakeside (At Rye House) 8.30app Championship Away W50-40 Sun 23 Lakeside (At Rye House) - 2pm KO Cup QF.1 Away OFF Sun 23 Lakeside - 7pm KO Cup QF.1 HOME W52-38 Sat 29 Lakeside (At Rye House) - 7pm Champ Shield SF.1 Away L40-50 Sat 29 Lakeside (At Rye House) - 8.30 KO Cup QF.2 Away L38-40 Sun 30 Lakeside - 5pm Champ Shield SF.2 HOME W46-44 OCTOBER Fri 05 Scunthorpe KO Cup SF.1 Away L31-59 Sat 06 Lakeside (7.00pm) Championship PO SF.1 Away OFF Sun 07 Lakeside (5.00pm) Championship PO SF.1 HOME L44-46 Sat 13 Scunthorpe (7.00pm) KO Cup SF.2 HOME W51-39 Sun 14 Lakeside (5pm) Championship PO SF.2 Away OFF Sun 21 Lakeside (6pm) Championship PO SF.2 Away A14-34 Wed 24 Lakeside (7.30pm) Championship PO SF.2 Away L34-56 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,016 Posted August 24, 2021 Sunday afternoon is better for kids and travelling fans though, there's even a couple of plum Saturday nights in that list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,643 Posted August 24, 2021 21 minutes ago, NeilWatson said: 2018 fixture list - the lack of summer home dates was no different then DATE OPPONENTS COMP. H/A RESULT MARCH Sun 18 Ben Fund Bonanza (6.30pm) . HOME OFF Sun 25 Lakeside (7.00pm) Championship Shield HOME W46-44 APRIL Sun 01 Ipswich (7.00pm) Championship Shield HOME OFF Thu 05 Ipswich Championship Shield Away W46-44 Fri 06 Lakeside Championship Shield Away L40-50 Thu 12 Sheffield Championship Away OFF Sun 15 Redcar Championship HOME W51-39 Tues 24 Ipswich (8.00pm) Championship Shield HOME OFF MAY Thu 03 Sheffield Championship Away D45-45 Fri 04 Edinburgh Championship Away L42-48 Fri 11 Workington Championship HOME L33-57 Sun 13 Edinburgh Championship HOME W48-42 Sat 19 Newcastle (7.00pm) Championship HOME W49-41 JUNE Fri 08 Glasgow Championship Away L43-47 Sun 10 Glasgow Championship HOME W49-41 Fri 15 Scunthorpe Championship Away W50-40 Sun 17 Ipswich Championship Shield HOME W53-37 Thu 21 Redcar Championship Away W48-42 Fri 29 Lakeside Championship HOME W52-38 JULY Fri 13 Scunthorpe Championship HOME W48-42 Sun 15 Sheffield (5.00pm) Championship HOME W49-41 AUGUST Sun 05 Ipswich (5.00pm) Championship HOME D45-45 Fri 10 Lakeside Championship Away OFF Sat 18 Berwick Championship Away L35-55 Sun 19 Newcastle Championship Away L43-47 Thu 23 Ipswich Championship Away W49-41 SEPTEMBER Sun 09 Berwick Championship HOME W47-43 Wed 12 Birmingham Inter-League Challenge Away L38-52 Fri 14 Workington Championship Away L38-52 Sat 15 Lakeside (At Rye House) 8.30app Championship Away W50-40 Sun 23 Lakeside (At Rye House) - 2pm KO Cup QF.1 Away OFF Sun 23 Lakeside - 7pm KO Cup QF.1 HOME W52-38 Sat 29 Lakeside (At Rye House) - 7pm Champ Shield SF.1 Away L40-50 Sat 29 Lakeside (At Rye House) - 8.30 KO Cup QF.2 Away L38-40 Sun 30 Lakeside - 5pm Champ Shield SF.2 HOME W46-44 OCTOBER Fri 05 Scunthorpe KO Cup SF.1 Away L31-59 Sat 06 Lakeside (7.00pm) Championship PO SF.1 Away OFF Sun 07 Lakeside (5.00pm) Championship PO SF.1 HOME L44-46 Sat 13 Scunthorpe (7.00pm) KO Cup SF.2 HOME W51-39 Sun 14 Lakeside (5pm) Championship PO SF.2 Away OFF Sun 21 Lakeside (6pm) Championship PO SF.2 Away A14-34 Wed 24 Lakeside (7.30pm) Championship PO SF.2 Away L34-56 Needs more meetings against Lakeside! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,016 Posted August 24, 2021 37 minutes ago, bigcatdiary said: More local derbies is the most obvious one, Lynn, Ipswich, Wolves and Sheffield are all easily accessible in an evening whilst even Belle Vue isn’t a vast distance away. Sunday afternoons worked quite well at the Showground but July and August availability was still always an issue, crowds for the other days was always a problem as they generally dipped whenever we had to move away from Sunday afternoons. I've always thought that regional leagues are the way to go, more derby matches Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,016 Posted August 24, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, arnieg said: Needs more meetings against Lakeside! Need more finals by the looks of that list And without wishing to labour the point... oh look Peterborough's 2nd most important meeting of the season (the final would have been, if they'd made it) being run on the penultimate Wednesday in October... The final, the biggest match of the season in the league, held 3 days later, abandoned after heat 13. 2nd leg the next day on the last Saturday in the season... and I won't even go into what happened in the Shield!!! Edited August 24, 2021 by iainb 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted August 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Trees said: I think you might be right to a certain extent, when your team is winning everyone is happy. King's Lynn do have their fair share of loud mouth, negative nellies though, just look at this forum lol I think it's pretty much the case TBH. When Buster took over Peterborough and they weren't doing good, Buster got blamed on here for everything from team selection, crap track with no passing to a cobweb in the men's bogs. Now they are in general pretty happy. Lynn's fans have supported the club pretty well this season at the track, where it counts. The atmosphere was great when we got our first home win. It was like we had won the league lol. This forum is only a tiny section of Lynn fans. Maybe half a dozen might actually go to the AFA on a regular basis. I'm hoping Buster keeps on going until a new promoter is found, which won't be easy. Before that happens he might get his appetite back. I'll be there Thurs cheering the team on as usual. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
