cityrebel 2,960 Posted July 5, 2018 The sport just lurches from one crisis to another. Just a couple of days after losing rye, we are hearing that lakeside are having to ditch some of their Friday meetings. This is a very worrying time to be a speedway fan in the South East. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruckerroo 792 Posted July 5, 2018 what a complete mess this sport is these days, one disaster to the next 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noaksey 345 Posted July 5, 2018 On 7/2/2018 at 12:37 PM, Argos said: 41 minutes ago, cityrebel said: The sport just lurches from one crisis to another. Just a couple of days after losing rye, we are hearing that lakeside are having to ditch some of their Friday meetings. This is a very worrying time to be a speedway fan in the South East. Lakeside statement on their web site now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a4poster 82 Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) Why has the statement about Rye House been removed from the SpeedwayGB website? Edited July 5, 2018 by a4poster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LesR 139 Posted July 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, a4poster said: Why has the statement about Rye House been removed from the SpeedwayGB website? It's still there, look under Premiership Headlines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,823 Posted July 5, 2018 7 hours ago, The Little Un said: In reality teams had the choice to race in the league that races on the night they want to race. If the Premiership could only attract seven teams that would be their problem as I am sure that the Championship would have loved to have an extra team or two in their ranks because they could have simply scrapped the idea of the Shield competition. The whole situation today is exactly what happened in 1964 when the National League disregarded the wishes of the other clubs around the country and had to beg them to let them join the new British League because few if any Provincial League clubs wanted to ride in the National League. The trouble is clubs voted (with exception of those not allowed too) and as is usual people voted with self interest. The issue is that both leagues are as guilty as the other. 10 hours ago, Fred Flange said: Defending Monday night speedway in a thread about a team who have closed due to moving to Monday night!! Only you could do that, lol! The rather sad bsf gift that really does keep giving. Rye rode on a Wednesday and had 3 Monday meetings. The usual rash comment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Najjer 2,890 Posted July 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Fred Flange said: It looks like they rode on a Wednesday when they were against other 'monday teams'. I wouldn't be surprised if those Wednesday meetings drew the bigger crowds. Belle Vue's Monday night crowds this season have been the lowest since we moved to the new stadium. The Monday meetings were usually bank holidays I believe, which many have said were their biggest crowds of the season. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Najjer 2,890 Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, cityrebel said: The sport just lurches from one crisis to another. Just a couple of days after losing rye, we are hearing that lakeside are having to ditch some of their Friday meetings. This is a very worrying time to be a speedway fan in the South East. The Lakeside press release and the Championship problems of a Friday racenight, only put emphasis even more on the FACT there is not enough riders for one big league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,823 Posted July 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Najjer said: The Monday meetings were usually bank holidays I believe, which many have said were their biggest crowds of the season. Both 7th and 28 July meetings were bank holiday meetings whilst the 14th July was a regular Monday. So they weren’t a Monday night club as someone laughingly tried to suggest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topaz325 1,859 Posted July 5, 2018 Lakeside v Glasgow postponed because of England’s World Cup match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Stadia 1,071 Posted July 5, 2018 I notice, what is happpening in the world of speedway today, is fans are now desensitised to negative events such as the RH situation. No, they are not the first club to close mid season, but maybe the first top flight club, to my recollection. There doesn't appear to be the same outrage and panic that was felt and expressed in past years, when a crisis occurred. Speedway fans seem to expect the worst and when there is a positive, it's a bonus! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewy 2,326 Posted July 5, 2018 Does anyone know if the riders will get fixed up anywhere else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topaz325 1,859 Posted July 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Ray Stadia said: I notice, what is happpening in the world of speedway today, is fans are now desensitised to negative events such as the RH situation. No, they are not the first club to close mid season, but maybe the first top flight club, to my recollection. There doesn't appear to be the same outrage and panic that was felt and expressed in past years, when a crisis occurred. Speedway fans seem to expect the worst and when there is a positive, it's a bonus! Because it is inevitable .......falling crowds over the last 5-10 years at least , anyway it’s not the promoters fault it’s the fans fault for not flocking to the stadiums. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daytripper 1,123 Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, cityrebel said: The sport just lurches from one crisis to another. Just a couple of days after losing rye, we are hearing that lakeside are having to ditch some of their Friday meetings. This is a very worrying time to be a speedway fan in the South East. The whole point of Lakeside going in the Cl rather than the PL was to retain their Friday race night, so they didn’t go down the same drain as Rye House were clearly going down from the day they agreed to fixed race nights instead of sticking with their tried and tested weekend race night , even if it meant dropping to the CL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted July 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, Ray Stadia said: I notice, what is happpening in the world of speedway today, is fans are now desensitised to negative events such as the RH situation. No, they are not the first club to close mid season, but maybe the first top flight club, to my recollection. There doesn't appear to be the same outrage and panic that was felt and expressed in past years, when a crisis occurred. Speedway fans seem to expect the worst and when there is a positive, it's a bonus! Oxford in 2007 was the last. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites