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18 minutes ago, Mau said:
Over the weekend I have been reading Norman Jacobs excellent book 'Speedway in East Anglia and it reminded me that we were in the same situation in January 1996 when John Louis stated that he was 99% certain that there would be no speedway at Foxhall that year. The local MP at the time Jamie Cann together with the Evening Star mounted a campaign organizing public meetings and raising funds which allowed the club to continue. The big difference between then and now is that then Ipswich had a local MP that cared about the town and its residents and we had a local newspaper that had actual investigative reporters.
Great book. 😀
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2 hours ago, Hamish McRaker said:
I hope you dont have or get Gout. Or take certain types of medication🤫
Grapefruit can be beneficial for gout. It's only if you take colchicine for your gout it should be avoided. Likewise, low fat lemon yogurt is beneficial for gout.
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3 hours ago, Derrickn said:
I think Yarmouth were the first visitors to the shay in Halifax,in the late 1950s,I'm sure I saw something on you tube about it.
Yarmouth were the first visitors, but it was in 1949, not the late 1950s. Halifax closed in 1951 and reopened in 1965.
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3 hours ago, Hawk127 said:
I thought speedway was held a few years back at Yarmouth or am I thinking of Skegness?
The last speedway meeting at Yarmouth was held on 8 August 1961, the King's of Oxford Trophy, and was won by Pete Jarman.
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1 hour ago, Marky_Mark said:
Still trying to think outside the box, what’s the state of play at Wolverhampton, Rye House, Kent (Sittingbourne) Do they still have tracks down?
Or Yarmouth?
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Perhaps we could speak to the Epping Forest Visitor Centre and get them to reinstate High Beech for this new renaissance of speedway. At least the outline of the track is still there!
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1 hour ago, SteveLyric2 said:
Surely Phil Morris won't have a job. With no TV contract and a 'diminishing' Prem, he will be redundant won't he?
All the more reason for him to take on the new underwater Peterborough track.
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5 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said:
There was something said in the budget today about a big investment into the Peterborough Sports Quarter? Does that have any effect on the Panthers return?
No it's for a new swimming pool and sports centre.
Of course, Phil Morris might consider it as a possible venue…
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2 hours ago, 89buttons said:
People on this forum since day one bemoan promoters only having self interest at heart, not caring about speedway, not actually getting out and promoting it properly, Chris has poured his heart and soul into the witches and worked his arse off promoting the club gaining the support of multiple long term local sponsors, affiliated the witches with Ipswich Town to benefit each club promotionally and yet that’s not a well run club its luck 🤷♂️😂
Exactly that. One of the common themes on this Forum, not just this thread, is that promoters don't..er..promote the sport enough. They don't get enough publicity, they don't get sponsors, etc. Now, suddenly the one promoter who has been able to show what can be done in terms of publicity and gaining sponsorship is somehow the villain.
I'm sure it must have been a very hard decision for Chris to walk away from the club that has been his life, the club that was his dad's life, the club they both loved. And, of course, as an Ipswich supporter myself I am very concerned about its future, but I cannot imaging for one second that this was an easy decision for Chris and that he is the reason why British speedway is failing.
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There is a lot of talk about teams like Belle Vue and Ipswich (if they run) having to "drop down" next season, but, of course, if the Premier League as it currently exists is no longer, the new single league will, de facto, be the top league, so, actually, it is a matter of the other teams moving up! It's just that the standard won't be so good.
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What an opportunity for well-known speedway enthusiast, Harry Redknapp, to step in, buy Ipswich and save our sport.
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It's going to be very easy for the promoters when they do eventually meet in January. They only have to read this thread and all will become very clear to them exactly what the fans want...er...
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12 hours ago, Glen said:
The amalgamated league as recommended by Lord Shawcross came into effect in 1965.
Norwich had already closed so no Ove and Knutsson retired after winning the world title in 1964. Briggs was the only really world class rider remaining from the original club of 5 greats.Speedway didn’t collapse and in fact thrived with more opportunities to young riders and those who had been jogging along in the then lower provincial league.
That is true, though just a slight codicil: Ove Fundin came back and rode in the British League in 1966 and 1967, winning the World Championship in 1967. And in 1966, 1st, 2nd and 4th in the World Championship were all riding in the British League.
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1 hour ago, Glen said:
It worked then as the top riders didn’t have anywhere else to go and ride.
Some promoters didn’t like losing a rider to another club so as to even out teams.
As long as each club had a ‘top’ rider - the world class riders had diminished in numbers though as Craven Fundin Knutsson and Moore had gone. I think you have some similarities to what we may find now.
Ove Fundin rode for Norwich in 1964 and Bjorn Knutson for West Ham. Also Barry Briggs (World Champion in 1964) rode for Swindon.
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2 hours ago, Hamish McRaker said:
So, what measures are available to be used, to "force" or incentivise a Championship club to walk the plank? I cant currently bring any to mind?
What i can see happening, is for the existing Championship clubs to break away from the BSPL and form their own organisation.
Maybe this is already happening
1964 all over again?
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11 minutes ago, IainB said:
Well argued 😂
Hitchen's Razor: "What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence."
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1 hour ago, gjcone44 said:
what you asking fans to double up too. 🤣
And if you can't get along for any reason can you ask Bomber to replace you?
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8 hours ago, Sotonian said:
First and foremost for me he was a member of the Southampton team that won their only league title in 1962!
As well as New Cross, I also remember him as a member of the West Ham side in 1964 and 1971. So I win, two teams to one! 😁
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1 hour ago, Racin Jason 72 said:
In today’s speedway star it’s confirmed as being put back to January 6th
Perhaps Bomber wasn't available to guest until then?
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Today is Reg Luckhurst's 90th birthday. He rode for New Cross in the first match I ever saw. 11 May 1960, a Britannia Shield match against Norwich. He won his first race (Heat 4) and became my instant hero. At the time, he was New Cross reserve but, of course, later went on to become one of England's leading riders, qualifying for the 1965 World Championship final.
And then, of course, there was his recording career……
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If there is to be no more TV coverage, I think we should spare a thought for poor old Kelv having to make do on a smaller income...
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1 hour ago, ONTWOMINUTES said:
Agm is a closed shop, all sat round the table deciding how they can line their own pockets whilst the sport goes further into decline.
That seems a bit contradictory. If they wanted to line their own pockets, surely the best way would be to stop the sport going into decline?
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15 hours ago, BluPanther said:
It won't be 36, that's just a stupid rumour started on here. Silly season has begun...
It's a conspiracy theory, Bluey.
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From some of the posts above, it looks like we could be losing a Russian but gaining a Rushen….
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14/5/1978 Mildenhall v Milton Keynes v Oxford v Weymouth (NL4TTQR)
in Years Gone By
Posted · Edited by norbold
I was going to ask if you'd looked at the Speedway Researcher page......but then I saw that it was you who had compiled it! 😁