bruno

Must admit I got the impression from here that the iow usually run a meeting quickly and professional, I must have been unlucky tonight. Shame it was my wife's first meeting its took me years to get her to go to one, it might be years before it happens again. The other thing that get her was the delay to heat 15 with naming the nominated riders but to be honest most tracks seem to have that delay as well. Again iow fans and promotion sorry for the moan but I can only comment on what happened, I don't normally do moaning

Just got back from this meeting and hate to moan because I thought the iow promotion were one of the best ones but 2 and half hours to run a meetings not good. My wife's first ever meeting and she kept saying whys there so much messing about. Why don't they get on with the next race quicker. She accepted there were a few falls early on and a couple of tape infringements but an hour and half to run 12 races then have a break of half hour just resulted in her saying I'm getting bored now even though I've enjoyed the racing. After 2 hours heat 13 got under way and the inevitable happened, a nasty fall for Benji Compton resulting in an understandable delay. All the best to Benji. Decent racing and a cracking heat 13 rerun and heat 15 but my wife said at the end the old speedway chestnut. "Anyone coming for there first meeting tonight wouldn't come back because of the messing around and not getting on with it". I think I heard it said Barry Bishop wasn't there which might have stretched the staff a bit, everyone seemed genuine in putting on a good meeting but it just went on a bit. Sorry to moan iow but getting the truth from a first timer I feel is important. On the plus side though good track, smart stadium, enthusiastic staff and fans and a decent turn out with plenty of kids and youngsters. Maybe the meeting dragging on was a one off, sorry to sound negative, honest

YEEEEES, Jerry is back Jerry is back, well nearly. I'm getting as daft as you Dandelion. Lol

I suppose they have to wait 7 days because someone has to work them out using a pencil and paper and then post them out to the clubs. 2nd class as well to save money

That's it , he's gotta a come back now he's got a name lol

Not sure if il be Billy no mates or have the wife with me, shes never been to a meeting and Britains got talents on so will have to see. Il keep a look out for you though

Must admit I did too, maybe it's cuz the kangaroos disappeared. Bring back the kangeroo Dandelion you know it makes sense

☹️

Would just covering the bends and a short bit of the straights work? If the bends are dry it would be a lot less work to get the straights sorted

Just watched the GP and was expecting a bore fest after some comments on here, not the best ever but by no means a rubbish one. A fair few decent races and incidents. Maybe I'm easily pleased

Hope it's on, weather not brilliant on the island today but clearing up now. If it is on il only have Berwick, Newcastle and Redcar to do. Fingers crossed

Il admit I've had a couple of pints here on the sunny iow but this thread seems to have slipped into another reality

Thanks

I must have dreamt it but I thought Nathan had left

Thanks for the reply Jayne and the rest of you, it's a difficult one. A couple of seasons ago I thought I'd had enough of NL racing with no sign of us getting a track or going up but I've accepted it's best to have a team to support than no team at all but the league is set up wrong. I've no answers but something needs sorting Just to add in reply to Jayne, after our last meeting I thought I might not return to Buxton purely because the difference in team strengths I was thinking will it be worth it. Thanks to your honest response I will be there every time we ride there, hard work and principles deserves support

Serious question Jayne do you think the NL would be better without us and brum and the like. At our last meeting with you it looked to me like the crowd was about 90/10 in Heathen fans. Prob an exaggeration . Surely you need that money though to balance the books. I wish the likes of us Brum etc were in the CL but it seems these teams can't afford it. Hope you reply

No real thoughts on the rights and wrongs of this but as an outsider having Bomber riding will get me to Peterborough for the first time in a while, no doubt he will entice a few locals back as well

Gutted to be missing this but hopefully il see iow v Plymouth on the Thursday. Everytime I'm away this year I miss some good meetings

Kids off school Steve, it's because it's a double header with the Heathens meeting following. I'm on the IOW so will miss it but hopefully tick off another track on the island

Just explained the deal to the wife who said with everything else I do it's taking the Michael ordering this as well especially after changing the broadband to get BT sports. I played the obedient husband and agreed. She's just gone upstairs so I quickly booked it up. She'll never know, il watch it when she goes to work , I don't leave for a couple of hours after her. I also do all our bills etc which she's grateful for so she'll never know. It's only a little lie, il confess one day. It's not as bad as testing a new motorbike a few years ago and buying it on a whim with the holiday money which she still doesn't know about cuz I put it on a credit card which I sneakily paid off. Awaiting abuse from the female forum members. Lol

If it's true it's pathetic but unlikely if he's at Workington tonight. Would've been good to see him against us. At the start of the meeting there was a fair few watching from the stox event next door but even they got bored. Not the best of meetings tbh but 4 points I suppose

Anders Michenek and Malcolm Simmons. Apologies for Simmo

Do bears s@@t in the woods

Nearly booked it but put off by it automatically renewing next year unless you cancel in advance which il proberly forget to do and it will £100 plus next year. Seems daft not to have it though at £25

It's a difficult one, when we came back it was fantastic news but after about 4 years when we realised there's little chance of getting our own place my interest started to wane a bit but I'm glad we're still going because I've realised its NL or nothing and I'm really enjoying it again but we were gone for about 14 years. Coventry fans proberly wouldn't enjoy NL en masse but after 14 years shut might have a different view