proud panther

Even with 800 fans, you need to take the children & a lot of adults out of the equation when it comes to putting £1000 into the Newcastle fund.

Where are you going to find 1000 people interested in Newcastle speedway ? Less than half that figure was the average crowd last season.

Would love to meet THJ. How far is Maryport ?

If I came up to see the new track, I would probably come up for the weekend. Question to THJ, as it appears you like a drink. Where could I go nearby for a good night out ?

Get back to planet earth. The only part of your post that is relevant is if only. No offence meant, but that isn't possible.

How are all these top riders going to be able to return to the league when it is rumoured the points limit is being reduced ?

Well I certainly didn't want them all back, & I'm sure a lot of other people didn't either.

He did well at reserve, as most of the team did. Winning the reserves race seems to help most riders. The mistake the management made was keeping him for last season, as he had zero chance of maintaining his average.

Totally agree.

No

Getting better quality riders here all season is a great idea in theory. In practice, where is the extra money coming from ?

With the chance of injury high, & no squads, teams should be allowed to sign riders all season, as long as they stay within the points limit in my opinion.

Basso looked like he was saying goodbye at the last meeting. Harris will drop his average, & most of the rest are past it. At least 5 new riders looks probable next season in my opinion.

Get some younger riders in the team, who can improve as the season progresses. Watching Basso has been the highlight for me this year, & Jenkins has improved as well.

Surely there should be a payment owed to season ticket holders ?

July 2023 is date developers have said they want to stop the speedway, & remove the track. As other people have suggested, best case scenario could be to start the season at the Showground, & finish it at the bird cage if the developers get their way.

School holidays have started, you have got loads of spare days !!!

Sadly, I think you are right. Can't imagine watching Panthers at the bird cage, to be honest.

Season tickets should be transferable to another person if the person who buys it can't attend for any reason, in my opinion. If this was made available, I would personally buy 2 or 3 season tickets through my business, & give the spares to friends & other businesses I work with. This could result in other businesses taking an interest in speedway, & possibly investing themselves in the future. The worst case scenario, is more people will buy season tickets.

With the problems facing a few current venues, this is brilliant news. With Northside making amazing progress, maybe there is a bit of hope for Panthers finding a new home.

Bloody hell, has Shovlar changed his name on here lol.

Be very unlikely any bookie would let you put £100 each way at 100/1.

Very nice burgers at Berwick, but that doesn't mean they were cheaper because he had a butchers, or that it paid for the speedway . By all accounts, Rob has a very successful butchery business, with a good reputation. Rick Frost had a very successful business, but it didn't pay for Panthers.

Mine came from a specialist burger company, & they were very good. Buying frozen burgers ensured there was no waste, as they were cooked from frozen.

Do you know his burgers were homemade, or are you just assuming they were because he owned a butchers ?