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Some will always want to just concentrate on the negative, and this from the so called hardcore support

Thats the worry considering the cost of staging this meeting is how it could affect the club in the future, with the owners being businessmen you think they would have looked at all the figures beforehand, i suppose time will tell. With the cost of tickets i just felt it was gambling with the clubs future.

I actually did state i was in Cornwall i didnt think it necessary to qualify my post with all the background details, as for your update comment ending with its only been going 20 years came across as sarky to me. In this case there were more comments on the meeting thread from around the country to give me an idea of the standard of racing than on the updates thread.

For your information i was camping had no electric hook up and a phone that needed charging, not easy in parts of the Cornish countryside, the result wasnt that important so i got my phone charged when it was convinient, whats with the sarky post anyway? Could have just said nothing couldnt you? As for updates ive only been following speedway 56 years so suprisingly i am aware thank you. I dont belong to the generations addicted to the phone.

I would say that away supporters would more likely stay at home and save on petrol, food, drink, and entrance fee plus dodgy forecasts.Away support has certainly fallen off a cliff from the days of Belle Vue, Coventry, Cradley Heath, Swindon etc racing on a Saturday, but there does appear to also be a sizable reduction in home support which ive witnessed myself, at one stage tv was seen as essential to raise awareness and promote the sport and increase attendences, i just think today it will just do the opposite. For me speedway will always be better live anyway.

Just had a look at this thread to find the score as im away in Cornwall at the moment, racing sounds as if it was entertaining, the usual suspects are out in force as regards crowd size i see. My personal take on it apart from the sport in general not attracting massive crowds as in years gone by is streaming. BSN seem to do a great job with their streams according to those who subscribe, but what damage is it doing the clubs who need people in the stadium? Streaming will no doubt save people money on racedays, the worry is taking paying fans from the stadiums can only be a road to lose more clubs who wont be able to make ends meet. Tv meetings certainly are not increasing attendences BSN or Eurosport, the opposite effect appears to be the case.

I wouldnt have a problem with it, especially if it was on a Saturday could make a weekend of it.

Yes that would be an option but could be difficult to schedule in a season with a lot of rain offs.

Tai benefitted when it was held at Wolves, there was home track advantage for all the years it was held at Coventry, even the BLRC at Hyde Road didnt produce a majority of BV winners Briggo six on the spin for example, its always been the case. Unless it could be held at a totally neutral track which would be difficult as someone is always going to have home advantage. The only answer really is a different track holds it every season.

Hes certainly around at the right time to rack up numerous wins no real competition.

Think its going to be the off button soon, borefest.

The times people have said to me speedway is it still going.

I only returned from holiday at 1630 yesterday so cant comment on events as i wasnt there, when we landed at Manchester airport in the rain and i saw how wet it was it appeared there had been heavy rain, a mate of mine said the weather had been bad so i automatically assumed the meeting would have been off. Reading the comments it seems to have been a shambles, strange that Buster calls off meetings when there is no rain and yesterday when the weather was poor and a call off could be justified they ran it. It seems reading comments from people that were there the club shot themselves in the foot with this one.

You were talking about H&S being the most important metric on the planet not just in speedway stadiums, it was a generalization, my point is health and safety is about taking personal responsibility, my examples of elf and safety gone mad shows how its got out of control with the kiljoys looking for risk where there is none, state nannying is taking away enjoyment from simple pleasures. As for speedway of course safety is paramount but with all the introductions of air fences, dirt deflectors etc its still four men racing 500cc motorcycles out of choice eradicating all risk is impossible. Look at the risks in other sports especially boxing, a sport that people actually want to ban.

Like making kids wear goggles when playing conkers, kite flying banned on Bridlington beach, a shop refusing to inflate a balloon for h/s reasons, ban the yoyo and sack race, a racecourse banning picnics on the grounds that it constitutes a trip hazard, i could name numerous examples of this nonsense, i was brought up to use commom sense something sadly in short supply nowadays.

That was my point a good example of team riding from Jack, first looked back to see if he can help his team mate when he saw that wasnt an option he then secured the win. Agree with your other points.

I noticed just after Jack Holder looked round to see where Howarth was seeing he was adrift at the back he then cleared off for the win, the lack of team riding nowadays really is a negative in team racing, at one time team riding was the norm and made for some great racing. Today generally a team is just seven individuals, even though we lost fair play to Holder and Woffinden for a demonstrstion of the lost art.

The processional racing, if you are a fan of that fair play to you

Should have stayed at home and watched the washing go round going off what weve witnessed so far. Belle Vue running too many last places at the moment.

Comfortable home win 52-38 ish.

Milik at reserve is totally shocking.

Im still to be convinced never thought he was the rider a lot make him out to be, talented but not the second coming of PC or Mort as some would have you believe.

One trick pony im afraid, i just dont think hes the rider the hype makes him out to be.

Was expecting far better from Rew especially at reserve, can only improve from here.

Was that due to streaming or the weather? Probably a bit of both.