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Its also cheap and very easy to put signs up for each home meeting that shows exactly where BB holders are to park there vehicles and how to get there, it sounds like the BB parking in the past hasn't been very well organised, For every BB holder that now stops going there could easily be at least 5 others that dont attend also which will affect the attendance further Think Carl Johnson needs to be educated more about the struggles a disabled person faces to continue to get some enjoyment out of life.

I have skimmed through the last few pages. Have Peterborough provided any official word on this? I feel the frustration of any BB holder but I can’t help but think the gun is being somewhat jumped here? How do we know Peterborough speedway won’t be providing a shuttle service? Have I missed something?

Sounds like Gordon Kennett may have a spin at Arlington on a Weslake upright engine with the old GK red and black colours, bike sorted by Gordon and Steve Weatherly. Great to see the master have a few laps again if it can be sorted..

Looking forward to the Gems matches. Some really talented youngsters to see before they (hopefully) become massive stars. I think it's probably the future sustainable level for the Diamonds tbh. Interesting move by the new promotion. However, hopefully the double headers won't be marathons. The danger being that those not inclined to hang about for a half hour of track grading between matches or for 4 hours plus to see 30 mins of action will have had to pay £3 more for nothing extra. Regardless of any centre green displays or ability to buy fresh meat produce, it could end up being a massive turn off for some. Intend to get both matches done in a maximum 2 and a half hours please.

It’s like the film GroundhogDay - here we are 12 months later and the Promotion are acting exactly the same just different problem this time!

Neither of those should be without a team place because of foreign riders in the first place

No you do still have Somerset v Glasgow, check the fixtures. Eastbourne v Poole is the 2nd round. It exactly the same as the original draw except Newcastle and Poole swapping places.

Not a good experience for the user IMO. All things Newcastle, be it Diamonds, Gems or Sapphires, should all be on the same website with different Tabs or contained in a Drop-down. Add to that the potential extra cost of two or three websites, to the site hosts, is silly.

Bloody ridiculous attitude to take, because all the person on the gate taking the money has to do, is check the photo on the Blue Badge to confirm that person is in the car. But forgetting all that, I thought this decision had been taken due to Health & Safety reasons, so the promotion want to get their stories right before Mr Johnson makes comments like those above. I wonder how any of them would feel if they had serious health issues or general disabilities.

Had there been such an intention they could well have nipped the whole thing in the bud by announcing at the time.

The fact that the KOC draw has been tampered with at all just shows the amateurish mess we are in at times.

No, I don’t agree that youngsters should have a two year cushion at reserve, because it gives a big advantage to those teams lucky enough to have the best youngsters. I would though be happy for new averages for youngsters (new 2 pointers under 23) not to take effect until half way through the season. And no foreigner should be allowed an average below 5. If that were the case both Nathan Greaves and Danyon Hume would have CL jobs.

I think it should go back to what it once was a 6.00 point average then you would not be getting average imports taking places off of our lads.Will Macdonald,Zeleher,( if he gets a place) Cook,Thompson ( etc) be averaging six this year.Do you not agree that lads like Palin should have a two year cushion at reserve help them to develope and progress at there own pace.

There is a saying which I am unable to recall to the effect that evil will happen if the majority stay silent. Could not be more true of the Blue Badge situation at Panthers. It has run its course and people getting tired and no longer interested exactly what the bosses were counting on. I urge you all to bombard the club with E Mails . I see Mr Rising from Speedway Star whist content to constantly give his views on Brexit is less forthcoming on blue Badge holders being screwed

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You can see from the last 10 pages or so the level of sensitivity around this matter. This is not something that Peterborough speedway can ignore. It's too big. In this instance I feel the need to use my common sense and hope that a solution is being worked upon. Something nobody on these pages has yet done. Just because no announcement has been forthcoming, does not automatically mean that isn't being or won't be addressed. Indeed I get the feeling many people here are potentially using this to create a lot of noise and bluster. If at the seasons beginning this hasn't been seen to then I'll equally hold the Peterborough promotion with the same disdain. Until then, I'm quite happy to wait and see and hope common sense will prevail. Perhaps others should do the same.

If (hopefully when) Rye House speedway reopen they should take the same route as they did in 2000 when they reopened at Hoddesdon by going in the 3rd tier. I haven't been back to Rye House since the mid season closure a couple of years back but surely theres enough room there to accommodate crowds of up to 2000? - Though I suspect crowds of 400-1000 would be the crowd figures in the 3rd tier on a Saturday night? In times of track closures which means less teams plus a surplus of riders who wish to ride and the BSPA hinting they want to drop the standard of the 3rd tier (something I totally disagree with cause theres already a level below the NL and if we are to produce World class British riders then they need to race at a decent level whilst learning) surely it makes sense to allow Rye House to compete in this seasons NL even if the stadium is not quite what it should be?

Let the BB in where the riders enter with a Marshall guiding vans to the pits and BB to a designated parking area. No public can walk through this point. Is it really so difficult?

Probably at Foxhall

Wow,,,, he would be awful..

Notice that the Berwick leg is the same date as GP Qualifier at Glasgow.

With the greatest of respect why should rye house think they have the Devine right to come back into the championship my team were turned down so why should they think it’s a shoe in they will get accepted into the second tier.

Why would a disabled person buy a season ticket without any provision for them to get trackside ?

Sorry if it's old news, but I just read that TJ was back on a bike last Sunday at Scunthorpe. He said that he went out on track around 10 times, and put in loads of laps, and felt surprisingly good out there with no pain from his shoulder. Can't be a bad thing.

Remember what someone said about what Mark Twain said?

In years gone by (not happened under Johnson's watch) the instructions on where to park (even to the extent of giving out a paper sheet of instructions) have been made very clear and the consequences of not doing so was clear in that in future you'd be denied the access that you abuse. So rather than try to instruct, organise and explain consequences for a problem that Johnson is probably correct about but is also able to take less draconian action to correct, management take their ball away!!

Quartz, Parchment, Shears is an evil game.

That then is an admission that it comes from Speedway not the show ground as previously claimed. What Carl says re parking contains an element of truth but not I think to the extent he suggests.

I remember Steve Gresham wiping Louis Carr out on the pits bend at the late great Hyde Road, and witnessing the resulting punch up. Was well out of order.

There's no speedway in Perth these days (if ever?). Edinburgh ad Glasgow are close. If Scotland vote to leave the UK, I guess they'll be ringing Armando to get their own GP. I'll get my coat

I for one am disappointed that we haven't brought in a young brit over the closed season there were lots out there

Returning backer for Berwick http://www.berwickspeedway.com/news/simpsons-malt-backing

I was referring to Ipswich Town’s promotion ‘push’

But Jack Holder will be to stir the pot

Michael Lee once said Eddie Argall took no prisoners and was very dirty towards him when he was a sixteen year old.This ended up with his Dad Andy having an altacation with Argall.Dirty and tough are different but Chris Julian,Colin Gooddy, Jack Millen,Steve Gresham, Alan Wilko Wilkinson, Tommy Roper were all forceful could mix it hard but fairly.

Yes, I saw that question and was going to reply much along the same lines as you. Case excepted, I would say there wasn't much in it between them.

Coming into this late, but if a tweet mentions getting affairs in order, that fits Holder's situation down to a t as i'm sure you know.. whether he gets clearance or not i wouldn't be too sure. Would be nice seeing him and Nicki clash again tho.

Jake, the MD of G2F, did mention that

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Why? The tweet from Louis says that the rider wants to get his affairs in order before being announced so it could easily be him.,

Don’t believe all the cack caged post Rita James and co need help . they post Anything to get more donations

How about the poor rabbit that they chase!

Not only can I not believe the cup draw has been changed, there was never an official announcement about the changes, did they hope no-one would notice!

From Rob Grants Facebook page Well folks im going to do this a bit different to how it should be done, but after all i am the gaffer ha. The 2020 Newcastle Gems 1. Max Clegg 2. Joe Alcock 3. Jamie Halder 4. Josh Embleton 5. Leon Flint 6. Ryan Mcdonald 7. Archie Freeman I am very proud, that my first season in charge I will be doing something for the British youth and helping them through the ranks of British Speedway. Good luck for this season lads.

Animals eat other animals. It's natural and it's called the food chain - we just happen to be at the top of the food chain. Should we try to stop owls eating mice, lions eating antelopes etc? If birds and other little creatures didn't eat insects (they are God's creatures too), there'd be much less healthy grain for the vegans to eat.

It might be good if something appears on the Eastbourne website from Ian Jordan giving the reasons or logistics into this change.

Club have certainly led fans to believe the Showground at fault and have verbally confirmed this to certain people. On the other hand I have an E Mail from Showground that says different. Seeing as club have chosen to remain silent and and ignore e mails , who is to be believed? Suspect E mails to club go to Carl Johnson who either does not know what to do or has been told to keep quiet. It may be of course that he is deeply unhappy about the situation and may even himself have been told a different story.

It is if you use a VPN.

Bit of a mess but you get the gist

I agree on that thou I don't think Greyhound racing is cruel to start with .Sure there bad stories about how they are treated and what happens to them after they stop racing but your going to have bad eggs in any group .