Star Lady 5,400 Posted January 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, tellboy said: Mondays and Thursdays are the chosen race nights for the PL. Thanks Tellboy. I don't keep up with all the goings on nowadays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jensen60 1 Posted January 25, 2019 According to the Countdown clock on the Stars website its 408 days until the first home meeting!!! That's quite a long time to wait!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,780 Posted January 25, 2019 21 hours ago, Skidder1 said: Well reading Dale Allitt's comments in this week's Star it would appear NKI is still very much an option. You’ve read it differently to me then, I couldn’t see any such suggestion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,780 Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Haza said: Can’t believe there is no Witches v Stars and Stars v Witches fixtures on Good Friday that for me was the one thing I thought for certain would happen- missed opportunity I think Championship fixtures take priority on that day unfortunately. The joys of doubling up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BluTiger 21,697 Posted January 25, 2019 19 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: Championship fixtures take priority on that day unfortunately. The joys of doubling up. It's a shame, the Good Friday clashes between the Witches and the Stars were always very special back in the day, and always in front of big crowds... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted January 25, 2019 But we can all nip over to Peterborough for the Easter Monday fixture ....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, BluPanther said: It's a shame, the Good Friday clashes between the Witches and the Stars were always very special back in the day, and always in front of big crowds... I remember at least once way back in the day, there were a couple of Bobbies hanging around the back straight at Lynn in case the packed crowd got a bit exited . Would of been late 70's maybe early 80's. Edited January 25, 2019 by Bald Bloke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BluTiger 21,697 Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Bald Bloke said: I remember at least once way back in the day, there were a couple of Bobbies hanging around the back straight at Lynn in case the packed crowd got a bit exited . Would of been late 70's maybe. I was there. It very nearly kicked off the time Kevin Jolly 'fell' and failed to clear the track in a last heat decider with Lynn on a 5-1. Of course the Tiger went on to win the re-run and secure a Witches victory .... Happy days 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, BluPanther said: I was there. It very nearly kicked off the time Kevin Jolly 'fell' and failed to clear the track in a last heat decider with Lynn on a 5-1. Of course the Tiger went on to win the re-run and secure a Witches victory .... Happy days Blimey. Your memory is better than mine 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g13webb 4,254 Posted January 25, 2019 5 hours ago, Star Lady said: It will be interesting to see if live speedway on BT on Mondays has any effect on the crowd numbers. Presuming there is a clash of course. Are Monday and Thursday now the UK days for speedway or is Lynn avoiding Wednesday due to the clash with Denmark? The last thing any speedway club would relish is trying to compete against live matches on the telly. Not yet knowing the schedule of the TV meetings it would be a no brainer to try and run your home meetings when there are live matches screened on the Monday Night Match..... When the numbers are the life line of many clubs, this would have disastrous consequences….. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, BluPanther said: I was there. It very nearly kicked off the time Kevin Jolly 'fell' and failed to clear the track in a last heat decider with Lynn on a 5-1. Of course the Tiger went on to win the re-run and secure a Witches victory .... Happy days Another one for you to think about. I think mid 90's, us lot on 2nd bend( nearest bar, Ippo lot between 1 and 2, nearer 2.Ippo fan head butts my mate, after said m8 got to close ? Edited January 25, 2019 by Bald Bloke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BluTiger 21,697 Posted January 25, 2019 25 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said: Another one for you to think about. I think mid 90's, us lot on 2nd bend( nearest bar, Ippo lot between 1 and 2, nearer 2.Ippo fan head butts my mate, after said m8 got to close ? No idea about that one, sounds like a football fan came along for the day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted January 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, BluPanther said: No idea about that one, sounds like a football fan came along for the day Mates fault. Tense meeting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martinmauger 584 Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) Was listening to BBC Radio 4 in the car (bit of culture there) and at 7:30ish after the main news there was a comedy programme and comedian Mark Steel was performing in King's Lynn. He mentioned Queen drummer Roger Taylor was born there and joked various Queen songs were inspired by the town: "................of course We Are The Champions was written for the King's Lynn speedway team winning the league in 2006". It wasn't of course but the comment got lots of cheers. Just thought I'd add that.... Edited January 26, 2019 by martinmauger spelling 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted January 26, 2019 17 hours ago, BluPanther said: I was there. It very nearly kicked off the time Kevin Jolly 'fell' and failed to clear the track in a last heat decider with Lynn on a 5-1. Of course the Tiger went on to win the re-run and secure a Witches victory .... Happy days If you were there, you will never forget that moment. From a personal point of view, that's why I took even more delight from Eastie stuffing Mildy in the Nl Play Off Final and KO Cup. That, for me was payback, god knows how many years later. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites