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  6. Posted · Edited by Dave Stummings

    I can see the press release now. Same as all the others.

    Excuse will be poor Eddie was injured.

    Anders is coming back from injury

    Steve Boxall had bike trouble

    Rye weren't gating

    Luke had a off night etc etc.

    Why get rid of the Frenchman? Like Anders but to much expected to soon.

    God almighty Silver, your past your sell by date and ruining Rye House as Ronnie Russell did.

  8. Posted · Edited by Dave Stummings

    Looking at the BSPA website there's no mention of this match. Have I missed something here? Surely the old boy hasn't called it off already due to the weather forecast? Surely not that team GB are in the WTC final????????

    If it is because of team GB in the final I see it's being held locally in Bydgoszcz in Poland over 900 miles away!

  9. Posted

    Anyone that thinks Lakeside will run a NL team next year, unless a double header with a EL match [not that the EL will run next year] you're living in a dream world, like many many other people on this forum.

     

    The debate on £12 entry is a good one. I think its expensive also. It's okay for Bryn to support the management, which he always does, he usually gets a lift and doesn't pay to get in or for a programme and probably gets a free cupps or two to! Not that I have a problem with that Bryn before you challenge the statement. I know you do a lot of work for speedway in general and that has to be applauded. All I'm saying is £12 plus a couple of quid for a proggy is expensive.

    Its that price at Central Park and is it worth the money?

     

    I'm fully aware rents have to be paid, riders travel, points money, ref, paramedic etc etc, but perhaps the landlords of many stadiums up and down the country need to reduce their charges they charge the speedway.

     

    If you look at the standard of riders currently in the EL the admission money alone is way to high, that should be £12, not the £17 you currently have to pay to watch Lakeside. But of course we all know a lot of clubs are losing money. Even by reducing the entry, numbers really don't increase, you only have to look at Birmingham!

     

    Community, thats where speedway lacks. A massive Polish community in and around east London and Essex. The expats from Poland have their local radio stations, newspapers. Anything about Lakeside mentioned? Well several of my work colleagues who are Poles tell me not, nothing, diddly squat on speedway.

     

    Do the promoters really go out into the local area's and promote there speedway team? Many a promoter won't give out free or reduced tickets incase it's a regular that uses that ticket.

     

    What I would say is when Arena Essex opened its doors for free against Poole a few years back-thats when we had quality riders in the EL- the place was packed, the most I've ever seen at Arena/Lakeside. Perhaps pricing has something to do with it, the quality of the riders and racing then follow through.

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  11. Posted

    You never go but you're such an expert on how bad everything is. I honestly don't know how you can face being so completely negative all the time - why don't you lighten up coz frankly youre making yourself look pretty foolish at the moment

    Hardly missed a meeting last year. Started this season up until about a month ago and haven't been since.

     

    As for being foolish, how'd you work that one out? Am I not entitled to a opinion?

     

    As I've stated many times before the set up at Central Park leaves a lot to be desired. One race last night I'm told was the best race at Central Park. Wow....... What about the other 17?

     

    It needs PL racing to get a better overal quality of rider and needs a decent track curator. You may think Kent is great, and if you do that's fantastic. Personally I don't!

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  12. Posted

    Wow, what a field. In alphabetical order (by surname - no David Mason or Ben Morley):

    • Jon Armstrong
    • Danny Ayres
    • Aaron Baseby
    • Luke Bowen
    • Steve Boxall
    • Luke Chessell
    • Benji Compton
    • Jason Garrad
    • Ben Hopwood
    • Jack Kingston
    • Simon Lambert
    • Marc Owen

    You could make a case for any one of about five riders being in with a real chance here. Who's your money on?

    What a field indeed, are you serious! 12 riders 15 heats, two semi's and a final. Going to struggle getting that done by 8:30.

    Really have fallen out of love with Kent, such a shame as it could be run so much better.......

  13. Posted

    Well the Stummo car is being dusted down as we speak by the chauffeur (that's the Mrs) and I'm looking forward to a days racing, weather permitting of course.

    As for the gaps between meetings, dear oh dear. Bring a book, read the speedway star, get a cuppa or a beer, talk to people! The people who get to the track a hour early, what do they do?

    You'll be wanting the meeting to start at your convience next!

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  18. Posted

    No Garrity. A big thrashing I suspect now. Dodgy burger I guess.

     

    Garrity Ruled Out of Peterborough Clash

     

    The Silver Ski Rockets have been rocked by the late withdrawal of Jason Garrity ahead of tonights Premier League fixture at Peterborough. The Cardiff GP reserve has been laid low with food poisoning, with the Rockets forced to operate Rider-Replacement as cover.

     

    More positively, Rye will welcome back Mathieu Tresarrieu, who was committed to a World Longtrack Qualifier in France at the weekend, and will have a second former Panther on show in Jason Bunyan, who missed Marchs successful visit to the Showground due to his preparations for the Auckland GP.

     

    Rye House team:

     

    Luke Bowen, Steve Boxall, Jason Bunyan, Jason Garrity R/R, Edward Kennett (captain), Stefan Nielsen, Mathieu Tresarrieu

     

    Peterborough team:

     

    Nicki Barrett, Lasse Bjerre, Lewis Blackbird, Ales Dryml, Ryan Fisher, Joe Jacobs, Ulrich Ostergaard (captain)

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  19. Posted · Edited by Dave Stummings

    Think throwing tres out is a bit harsh. He rode well at Ipswich and Sheffield. Bowen will ride for Rye as long as Len is promoter. Boxall is a good second string, but yes can understand your statement about replacing him. Will be interesting to see with Anders Mellgren riding in Lukes meeting if Len brings him in.

    I do feel sorry for the team, not there fault Len totally mucked up.

    Jason Bunyan for me is the one I feel for. Chucked out as being the captain, don't believe he resigned, yet still rides with as much determination as ever.

    Len has gotta move over and let another person run Rye House, that's providing Len don't charge a arm and a leg which knowing Len he will. So either next year we will run with the same team or no speedway at all in my view.

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  20. Posted · Edited by Dave Stummings

    Ps , thanks to the gent from rye house whom I can't remember his name (can anyone help and pass on my thanks) he took myself and 3 other comets fans onto the centre green a big thanks to him, top fella!!

     

    Give us a C!!!*

    That was Pete Jordison. A Rye stalwart. That was one great bit of PR. At least Rye House have got something right this year but not for the Rye faithful but the visitor lol
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  21. Posted

    The story so far this season has been I believe down to several things.

    Firstly Kennett hasn't performed as expected. Come to think about it, he's gone downhill since the incident at Lakeside a couple of seasons ago. Not a number 1 in this league.

    Boxall is a good second string but to much expected plus the usual bilke issues we come to expect.

    Tres I think has done okay tbh. He's done what I expected, really good on the bigger tracks.

    Luke Bowen, 10 year servant a very loyal servant but stale at Rye. Needs to move on.

    Jason Garrity, good second string, 100% trier but perhaps he thinks he's better than he is.

    Jason Bunyan, is riding well guys. He's consistant scoring points at reserve, was excellent so I'm told at Sheffield.

    Stefan Nielsen will take time bed in, but neatly had the beating of Rene Bach tonight.

    So what's wrong with the team.

    Len Silver needs to explain why he's put together a team for the second season running way below the points limit. It's cheap and they need a out and out number 1. It never generally works when a rider returns to a club he's previously ridden for. Kennett a classic example. He didn't exactly set Berwick alight last year, the signs were there but the old boy Silver ignored them.

    I don't blame any individual rider, the team was put together by Silver. Mr Motivator, the boring lacklustre stopwatch bloke should resign. He's the team manager and in any other business he'd go. We know he's only got the job because he's Lens chauffeur for the away matches.

    Total crap at Rye House and I really fear for the future at Hoddesfon unless Len moves to one side.

  22. Posted · Edited by Dave Stummings

    Get battering the fish I'm planning my first visit to the Launchpad of Dreams.

    Looking forward to a warm can of beer, tiddler and chips and a long and drawn out three hour meeting.

    Can't wait...I really don't understand why the crowds are dropping over in Hoddesdon?

    As it happens the racing isn't to bad, infact quite good, but everything, else well.............and meeting usually over by about 9ish

  23. Posted · Edited by Dave Stummings

    Another club in Peterborough who seem to change promoters every couple of years. Wish we could have a change of promoter at Rye House and have a enthustic team manager who currently is probably one of the most boring and demotivating people in speedway!

    Thinking about it that's why I've become Victor Meldrew of Rye House.

  24. Posted

     

    Not even sure if I can be bothered anymore - really depressing going to Rye these days! :unsure:

    As I've said before I've not been bothering either. Len really needs to smell the roses here.

    The place is awfully run at the moment and more and more people will turn there back on Rye House.

    I hope for the sake of the Workington fans it's on as they've an away fixture headache of the highest degree.

    The sooner Hazel & Len move on and allow fresh blood to run the speedway the better, but realistically that ain't going happen.

  25. Posted

    This’ll be another early call off, with the pub winning the day. Fixture problems are becoming evident once again and especially as this is another Saturday night track, so either expect a double header with Redcar on the 30th July or another Wednesday night at Hoddesdon.

    Although looking at the BBC forecast for Saturday, the mighty never wrong Stummo may be wrong in his predication.

     

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2646807

     

    The decisions to call of some of this year’s fixtures at Rye have been to say the least questionable. Last Saturday was a rather nice day I seem to recall, as have some of the other cancelled matches, where Stummo ends up supping a few beers down my local. People get out of the habit of going and don’t basically come back, which is a shame, but as I’ve stated many times Rye House is dead of any real atmosphere, food, beer, presentation etc.

    So my prediction for Saturday night is a few pints of Spitfire or similar ale whether Rye is on or off…..happy days

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