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I know, I nearly became owner of Newcastle speedway earlier.

So far all they mentioned was an injury to his left leg heading to hospital in an ambulance for further treatment.

Back to where we started on the raised viewing area on the home straight and no one will be allowed at the fence round the track there will/should be a secondary fence at the top of the banking... no one will be allowed at the fence around the track viewing will be at least a minimum of 3 meters above the track and approximately 5 meters back on the home straight and 10 metres back on the back straight and hopefully that's clear enough for Mr Nil Imagination @Steve Shovlar

Must admit its very sad to see the Diamonds ending this way, by his actions Rob Grant is making sure that speedway will never return to Brough Park.

British speedway fans eh? In 24 hours only positive story in months is shot down into negativity

Stuck my thoughts in-between what your new BFF had to say for himself and what Grant needs to remember you have to have a good memory to be a good liar... Regards John

I must say I thought tonight's racing was superb with passing in virtually every heat.

I feel sorry for the new sponsors to be honest as they must have put a lot of trust in Grant regarding team building and i assume they perhaps didn't know too much about Speedway as i wouldn't have been happy with the team that was put together. It was obvious from day one that anyone with half an idea knew that team wouldn't be competitive.

I am sure every millionaire who reads the forum and is in the queue to buy Newcastle Speedway will be pleased at your humbleness and noted your cloying humility, unctuousness, obsequiousness, and will not be put of by your obeisance and insincerity, Regards THJ

Like a said Ruff... give ya heed a shake because some of the comments are not very well thought through and look like a direct response from JER and his team.. and on the build comment it was not necessary and came across as a bit petty and a mickey take... you/we/new buyers need cash to get or buy a muddy field in the first instance and put a track in and that's the same as Edinburgh... and how you get to that end result is matterless... it has to start somewhere before it can finish... and if you don't have the money... you are looking at the good will of people like what is happening at Workington which is a combination of one guys cash and an awful lot of good will...

Exactly my point. Edinburgh have jumped the gun here and its led to people believing its in the bag when it's anything but

No! What is the use of this? The whole point of speedway is that you can see the whole race. It's inside a stadium; you don't need to be told what you are seeing.

Announced tonight that Robert Lambert replaces Palin. Quite an upgrade.

In layman's terms (and yes thats how you spell it) it means you didnt do Charles Dickens either... Get your self on Google Neil learn and enjoy... read about the ever so humble Mr Heap... On another topic Neil have you been invited in this Sunday with the rest if them... scrap man will be there and you never know your tape might even turn up and if you want them covers back you got you will need to be quick cos if JER doesn't flog them they will end up in the bin.... and the next promotion will need covers for sure... cos Grant is setting the club on a sound footing for the next owners... like... Regards THJ

You can still get a sort of speedway fix ( the cycle version) at cramlington learning village this Sunday & at least you'll see riders giving it a good old go ( check out Northumbria Vikings page for all information before you go

Ive followed Newcastle for about 45 years. I would go regardless of the quality of our team but unfortunately there were too many who would stop going when we were poor and i totally respect their decision.

Many of us -me myself were looking forward to the new team build for this season. Awaiting signing posts/etc then hoping we get a lawson, kerr, worral in and a good 5, but as the days went on it was looking not likely. Then the post about how our next man in will be good/points wise. Lee complin? Ive only followed speedway for 10years and i was like who that? but i agree way early in the season when it started it didnt look good. Events down at redcar, then our number1 injured for ages and ages and ages and ages and ages. all we needed was to build a team with fight but nope (no offense to the riders we got) im still newcastle through and through and went to every home game evem though it was painful to watch defeat after defeat. its sad we probs may never see speedway again here. I will go watch berwick/redcar when i can but its not the same when it aint your team

Live on you tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiWfjPu5Xj8 USA Fox Sports

Honestly Jesus!!!... Really... What are you on about?; what do you think the Edinburgh project will look like when it starts; it will be a muddy field with muddy hills all over it; do you think they will build it off site and then drop a fully finished stadium into position... green grass and all? think you need to give your head a shake... that was just a picture of the finished job... Have you not been to Scunny or Redcar? make shift scaffolding standing areas let alone seating and Redcar have just bought some of the Worky seating for their back straight? at the moment I wouldn't mind a muddy field with a track on it and the potential to go somewhere; and I doubt I am not the only one thinking that: its not about dreaming... or maybe it is in your case who knows... every build project starts with a muddy field and the REAL question is where are YOU gonna get £150k from let alone £1.5 million... whatever the budget is £150k; £1.5mill or £15 Million where are you going to get that sort of cash from... JER cant raise £150 quid at the minute and he's selling everything that isn't bolted; screwed or welded down into place... If you want a pretty picture of what Northside will look like I can do that on the auto-cad here in the office however some of us can see the bigger picture... and understand what it takes to build something from scratch... and all builds start in a muddy field... Honestly... Who has led you to believe this? you been talking to the management again and taking in their " Bill-Shut"? Sounds like something JER and band of Liars would come out with... and the last statement is rather stating the obvious is it not... definitely something JER would say that... however the Liars have said the "Stadium People" have told them to get their stuff off site so the landlords don't want anyone on there if they are to be believed; so discuss what plans? what plans are there to discuss? if the stadium don't want you there what can you discuss... its gone! and you are spreading the management line... and as @Gaz said they are not doing this to facilitate the sale of the club its a "Fire Sale" pure and simple and if you don't know what is meant by a fire sale a quick google brings up... A fire sale is the sale of goods at extremely discounted prices. The term originated in reference to the sale of goods at a heavy discount due to fire damage. It may or may not be defined as a closeout, the final sale of goods to zero inventory. A sale of goods at reduced prices, especially because the shop has been damaged by fire. a sale of a business or part of a business at a low price because it needs money or is bankrupt. They may not be financially bankrupt yet but Morally and Ethically JER and his "Merry Men" are definitely Bankrupt for sure... and as for the muddy field scenario the £3k of Cumbria sea washed turf ordered will have the spot looking like a "veritable verdant oasis" in one weekend... including the football pitch that will go on the centre green... Honestly... Don't believe the lies that are being spun... "the truth is out there" (and yes @jenga we know that's a line from the X-files) Honestly take off the red nose and have a day off... Regards THJ

Bet he will have something to complain about, maybe how far Poole is away fra worky so he can see speedway on a decent track

This is the home straight looking from the 4th to the 1st bend

They wanted a fiver from you??

Think Bruce did some laps on his ice bike round the IOW track last year.

From what I heard the land was put up for sale for us to purchase. The closing date and things like that are just part of the process I believe.

Not good at all, so you want to sell something. Dont sell assets that make the entire product work! Shale be gone next. agree with year one, but year 2 and reading on here about offers for help declined/etc

Funny how times change... Had we had a GP series 50 years ago, all the British fans would have wanted/expected the majority of the rounds in the UK - and it would have been considered "fair"...

I think you may have either missed or overlooked part of the point I was making which was had it happened at Ipswich the complaining would in all probability been coming from Tigers fans! Anyone abusing track staff (particularly unpaid volunteers) or other fans is out of line no need to even debate that! actually perhaps the referee has more of a part of play here - they should be firmer in running the meeting particular in terms of time scales - Frank Ebdon many years back was always able to get a meeting done v quick - air fence issues not withstanding I reckon he’d have got that meeting to heat 15!!!

No doubt he is telling people who want to take it on that you lose 5k per week like Kearman is telling me etc! Not if you run it properly, get a decent team sorted then the fans will get behind you and sponsors will come on board. They were meant to have decent sponsors this year so I doubt they will be to happy!

What a pack of lies... honestly it's enough to make you puke... I was at the track the other night and anyone who wants the truth just needs to call round and talk to them and this debacle has nothing to do with them... they aren't making any demands and have no agenda as far as the comments made above... there is no pressure from the stadium... There are lies, dam lies and then there is the dross JER puts out on Facebook... Regards THJ

And whilst the paying public is continually taken for mugs the cashflow will dwindle further and further as more and more walk away week after week year after year......

Total guff - no one has slagged the track staff. It wasn't their fault in any way They could only work with what they had available Had they have had the correct spare sections and connections no doubt it would've been done far more speedily If it had been at Ipswich then the criticism would've been the same from the Witches fans on here. In general those posting on here from Ipswich are the least forgiving of their own promotion and if anything more critical where things are not quite right on their doorstep Rarely will you see the Witches posters trying to defend the indefensible just because its their team/promotion

He said he closed the track to protect it so hopefully someone would come in and buy it and keep it going... I would suggest selling off everything needed to run a Speedway meeting might not make it much of a tempting proposition...

An absolute battering it's basically Douglas and 6 reserves Vs the Monarchs

JK`s excellent racecard for Saturday`s opening round in Rybnik https://www.speedwayservice.at/images/racecards/2022/SEC2022-01.pdf

Riders’ wages will also need to be realistic. The Newcastle article in this weeks speedway star is very informative, as was the previous weeks about Brummies. At Div 2 level, speedway is not a full-time job but can be a well paid hobby, as it was in 60s/70s for many riders who managed a comfortable lifestyle.

No you said at all places fans can stand. As John's post on Workington post shows at some areas will be 3, some 5 and some 10m. So no you are not correct

The injury sustained by Jordan Palin means the GB Test team will be looking for a replacement for next weekend, which might just strengthen them....

Av got yan you can have but the lines and numbers have worn of on the 1st 12 inch

16 - 19years old 12 Days

I expected Jason to improve. I saw him riding for Edinburgh a few times last season and i recognised his progress towards the end of the season and added to the fact he's so young and was on a 2 point-something average, i knew he would at least double that this season, maybe even triple it by the end of the season. I liked the look of him more a lot more than Jordan Palin and the Thompson twins who everyone raves about but yet i haven't witnessed much from.

Yes, guests for top 3 & reserves

Best wishes to Jordan, I fear our race to 6th position is fading away.

Beware of scammers that keep appearing on Facebook pages.

No not missing your point mate. You can only control what you can control. When something like this happens it’s a one off. Most of our meetings have been over by 9-15. The meeting is controlled by Eurosport. Referee can’t put 2 mins on when it’s advert time. People who just watch it on tv have got to appreciate that. 3 times the other night I heard Ryan Guest say we are just waiting to get the nod from the tv people. I was in the bar and heard it so don’t know why anybody outside didn’t hear it cus the bikes were stationary If your watching at home and not happy just change Chanel We’ve had GPS when it’s rained and it’s took an hour to relay track. We’ve had track problems at Cardiff with 40000 people attending but it’s not every week. It’s the nature of the sport isn’t it ?

Thought the ref got all the calls right last night. Watched the meeting back and hav’t changed my mind. Yes quite harsh but exactly the same as Poland. The only howler he made was allowing heat 11 to start when the start Marshall clearly bulked Kemp. Red light should have come on and riders to reset at tapes.

Couldn't agree more...good old H&S and of course once upon a time kids (and the odd adult) were once allowed to ride pillion on the bike during the interval etc.

All incidents were in fact on bend 2. There is no such rule as first bend bunching

Chris Harris, what a fantastic servant to British Speedway. Wish there were more like him!