crescent girl 1,883 Posted June 22, 2022 3 hours ago, ruffdiamond said: So, does it have to remain within Newcastle City Council boundaries to keep the Newcastle name?,,, only asking. Of course not! Edinburgh Monarchs are the easiest example to give..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
proud panther 1,494 Posted June 22, 2022 33 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said: 16 box of Captain Bird's-eye, a bet? Maybe someone else made them, but a good burger expect knows a good burger! Maybe they come from the cash-n-carry? Mine came from a specialist burger company, & they were very good. Buying frozen burgers ensured there was no waste, as they were cooked from frozen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
proud panther 1,494 Posted June 22, 2022 33 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Haven’t a clue where his Burgers come from.If a Butcher can’t make more money by producing his own burgers,the last thing he should have done was buy a Speedway Club.!! The Andersens at Berwick certainly made their own. Very nice burgers at Berwick, but that doesn't mean they were cheaper because he had a butchers, or that it paid for the speedway . By all accounts, Rob has a very successful butchery business, with a good reputation. Rick Frost had a very successful business, but it didn't pay for Panthers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted June 22, 2022 12 minutes ago, proud panther said: Mine came from a specialist burger company, & they were very good. Buying frozen burgers ensured there was no waste, as they were cooked from frozen. Yeah, but doesn't freezing your food take the life out of it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,225 Posted June 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, proud panther said: Very nice burgers at Berwick, but that doesn't mean they were cheaper because he had a butchers, or that it paid for the speedway . By all accounts, Rob has a very successful butchery business, with a good reputation. Rick Frost had a very successful business, but it didn't pay for Panthers. We will agree Andersens burgers were good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wee Eck 698 Posted June 22, 2022 6 hours ago, penchev said: Magic and Hancock sky days ? How do you think poole afforded all the top riders back then ? You had said the turbo twins were paid well from tv money in the early days of Sky. I was merely pointing out that neither were riding then (nor were Magic or Hancock) as Sky started broadcasting about 10 years before. By the time they came along, the share per Elite club wouldn’t have covered the cost of one of them let alone both. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robbieblackadder fan club 145 Posted June 22, 2022 Reading some of the comments on hear it would appear that he has thought he could take the supporters for mugs, made 22k from one meeting when closure was threatened and thought he could put a sub standard team out and the supporters would still turn up in droves because some speedway is better than no speedway and he would be quids in. the simple fact is all he had to do was put a team together that could be competitive at home and decent on their travels and the crowds would have remained as there was a feel good factor at the beginning of the season but that soon disappeared Rob has put his money in and probably lost a lot but to be fair most of that is his own doing 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,740 Posted June 22, 2022 SEASON TICKET REFUND INFORMATION Newcastle Speedway have issued information about their plans to refund monies back to their season ticket holders with there being five outstanding Championship matches and three outstanding Summer Trophy meetings, totalling eight to be sent back to the supporters. Club owner Rob Grant said: "We will be starting the refunds of our season tickets towards the back end of next week in a procedure which will take a few weeks to complete once we're taking in funds from our other businesses. "If you pre-booked your season ticket via the TryBooking online site, then this will be automatically refunded to your account without having to do anything. If, on the other hand, you purchased your season ticket by issuing a cheque, then to help the process along, could you contact us via our website email address, info@newcastle-speedway.co.uk , so we can discuss the way you'd like to receive your refund. "Also, I'd like to ask again if anyone out there has any interest in taking on Newcastle Speedway for the future, then please don't delay and contact us on the same info@newcastle-speedway.co.uk to start a discussion, to be fair as soon as possible for logistical purposes before we have to start moving on our assets. So please drop us an email without delay." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotfs 26 Posted June 22, 2022 For someone who has claimed in the past not to be in the know and not the mouthpiece of Newcastle diamonds speedway. You have been very quiet since the news broke! Then post simultaneously on both threads ? That contradicts your statement of not being in the know .! I will leave it there. . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KEITH M 850 Posted June 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, Rotfs said: For someone who has claimed in the past not to be in the know and not the mouthpiece of Newcastle diamonds speedway. You have been very quiet since the news broke! Then post simultaneously on both threads ? That contradicts your statement of not being in the know .! I will leave it there. . Also correct me if I am wrong the only person to post the team v Poole before the closure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotfs 26 Posted June 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, KEITH M said: Also correct me if I am wrong the only person to post the team v Poole before the closure Thank you Keith M Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,605 Posted June 23, 2022 Newcastle still appear in League table on BSPL site, but have been removed from latest published GSA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tsunami 10,219 Posted June 23, 2022 14 hours ago, Fromafar said: whole families farms.! Rob's family farms are to the west of Newcastle. Rob's grandfather was called Farmer Grant for a reason. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,863 Posted June 23, 2022 16 hours ago, Fromafar said: Have to agree with the footnote + factor in that Granty was butcher and would be churning out his own stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,225 Posted June 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Tsunami said: Rob's family farms are to the west of Newcastle. Rob's grandfather was called Farmer Grant for a reason. Thanks ,couldn’t work out what you meant. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites