teaboy279 1,038 Posted January 25, 2017 Never seen unemployed listed as a concession before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liam 376 Posted January 25, 2017 Lakeside announce their ticket prices for 2017 which seem in keeping with other NL clubs. There is no mention of programme price though so it is not possible at this stage to gauge the benefit of purchasing a season ticket. http://www.lakesidehammers.co/hammers-announce-admission-prices/ People would need to know what day or night the club intends to run before commiting to a season ticket. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E I Addio 15,845 Posted January 25, 2017 Never seen unemployed listed as a concession before. I think it always was at Lakeside subject to proof of being unemployed. I seem to recall it being announced around 2009 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triple.H. 1,986 Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Never seen unemployed listed as a concession before.I thought quite a few clubs did itAlso seen it at other sports too Also seen some bands have an amount of cheaper tickets available at a lower price for the unemployed Edited January 25, 2017 by Triple.H. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teaboy279 1,038 Posted January 25, 2017 Never noticed it before, despite being unemployed atm due to poor health i am still not sure I agree with it or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waco 1,026 Posted January 26, 2017 Went to the Lakeside forum tonight.Very good turnout and a lot of positivity from Jon and considerable enthusiasm from Kelvin.They are looking to create a Lakeside family atmosphire between Riders and the fans this season.All looking good for an enjoyable years Speedway........ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted January 27, 2017 It's good to know that the traffic delays on Fridays for NL racing will be much less than they were for EL! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben91 1,743 Posted January 27, 2017 Many of the riders will not have ridden Lakeside before so it should be a fortress,Even the top riders in this league ,Bowen and Boxall are not at their best on this very tight circuit....the away matches should be the deciding factor in their final league position,, Bowen's raced at Lakeside before and is a small track specialist. Took to Kent like a duck to water, can't see him struggling with Lakeside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyE 822 Posted January 27, 2017 The 'original' website article on admission prices mistakenly showed 'concessions' as £10 when it should have been £11. Jon Cook did say yesterday evening that concessions are not that common at NL level anyway. Birmingham and Kent do not offer concessions and there may be others. There was a lot of positivity evident at the forum and a very good turnout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liam 376 Posted January 27, 2017 Thought the reason for dropping down was we couldn't run on Fridays due to the bad traffic? Someone is not telling the full truth by the sounds of it. Maybe the terrible traffic has been all the people fighting there way to the raceway and now it's National League the M25 should be nice and clear. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waco 1,026 Posted January 27, 2017 I did not say Bowen and Boxhall were struggling,,and you can not compare Kent with Lakeside totally different... I saw them both on their most recent visits which was in the top level ,and thought they were not at their best.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Voice Of Reason 2,124 Posted January 27, 2017 It's good to know that the traffic delays on Fridays for NL racing will be much less than they were for EL! Thought the reason for dropping down was we couldn't run on Fridays due to the bad traffic? Someone is not telling the full truth by the sounds of it. Maybe the terrible traffic has been all the people fighting there way to the raceway and now it's National League the M25 should be nice and clear. BREAKING NEWS JUST IN: Jon Cook in "Talking out of his @rse scandal"! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruckerroo 792 Posted January 27, 2017 I wonder if it will take less time for john and kelv to get there of a friday now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daytripper 1,123 Posted January 27, 2017 Thought the reason for dropping down was we couldn't run on Fridays due to the bad traffic? Someone is not telling the full truth by the sounds of it. Maybe the terrible traffic has been all the people fighting there way to the raceway and now it's National League the M25 should be nice and clear. Not exactly. It's more complicated than that. The roadworks causing the trouble seem to be finishing, but Jon said that in the 5 meetings when crowds were seriously affected by roadworks they were losing up to £8,000 per meeting, and could not sustain those losses . It costs £22,000 to run an Elite (now Premier ) League meeting but only £8000 max. to run an NL meeting so any losses would be proportionately much smaller at the lower level. There seem to be other reasons swirling beneath the surface. He has doubts about the top leagues ability to survive in its present form and is being destroyed, amongst other things by riders pay demands which are getting beyond the pale. He said when Lakeside announced they were dropping to NL four riders phoned up to say they were devasted and asked if there was anything they coukd do. The four were Lewi Kerr, Richard Lawson, Kim Nilsson and Dave Watt. The rest, in Cooks words "ran for the hills" and didn't care about the fans or the club. Both Jon and Kelvin want to return to the club atmosphere that speedway had 25 years ago. The riders will now be encouraged to interact with fans more, now they don't have to dash off and catch flights to their next pay day. Kelvin also said we will have to get used to a new type of Speedwáy but he is very enthusiastic about it BREAKING NEWS JUST IN: Jon Cook in "Talking out of his @rse scandal"! BREAKING NEWS JUST IN : The Sneering Voice of (Un )Reason, who couldn't be bothered to turn up, didn't hear the full context of what was said, doesn't have the guts to confront Cook and Tatum face to face, and doesn't get hit in the pocket when the club sustains losses, gets it wrong and makes a fool of himself yet again. Not funny, not clever, just stupid 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Voice Of Reason 2,124 Posted January 27, 2017 I didn't need to be 100 miles away in Orsett.....I could smell the BS from here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
