Crump99

Let what go?

If Thomsen removes the cast on his wrist (seems unwise and unlikely to me) to ride then the last thing he'll need is six rides.

It's Parkinson's Law of Sunday speedway whereby the meeting will fill the time available. The first consideration is that you and I may be organised and get there in good time, but as with any big club meeting, start time will depend on the disorganised still queuing outside. The second is any stoppages invoke the "plenty of time it's Sunday" level of urgency, as does the general running come to that. That would have missed the weekly curfew by 10 mins which tells you a lot. Too answer the question though: 7.40 is excessive and 7pm should be more realistic. It looks like everything needs to work like clockwork for you and only you can decide if you want to take the risk? I always thought that Neil Watson was a non de plume

I didn't like that bit Neil if you're reading. This is the man who said: "Personal comments/remarks are not necessary thank you ... "

I agree but it was a bit more than a slide off. He went over the low side to the right and bounced. That hurts. Read that but where is it confirmed?

It wasn't 15 mins. The timings were: heat 1 eventually at 5.30; 8 heats to 6.30; heat 10 interval 6.50 to 6.55; meeting finish 7.40 Apart from Konopka though, which he thankfully walked away from, and the track/medical staff dealt with quickly, effectively and efficiently, there was thankfully nothing to warrant such lengthy delays. Transpose those accidents to a Sky meeting and only heat 11 would justify the length of the delay.

Not that old chestnut Well worth watching but I can't cope with another 2 1/2 hours of "I'm now talking to" breaking the atmos' so will have to make do with a video. (better remove your like now dp )

That's true, and unless we know the real "why" here, then we'll just have to form our own sectarian opinions: "But, after long discussions involving rival promoter Damien Bates and the British Speedway Promoters’ Association (BSPA), Rathbone has been told his team must appear at Owlerton." Anyway, it'll all be forgotten by 7pm today!

You know full well the difference between a date in the calendar and negotiation with agreement.

That's handy then isn't it because Sheffield are good at short notice. They arranged a fixture at short notice that only they wanted, so arranging a guest that they were always likely to need, even this late in the day, is small change to them

Good job too. A tractor convoy on the A14 would play merry hell with the other Sunday drivers.

That was my initial thought. There are no prizes at this stage but progression and increasing difficulty. That's really a news item for a final so difficult to top that. However, as has been proved all season, Rathbone does his best to try and make it work so nobody can knock him for that. Ironically, if Panthers had done similar, hitting the right targets, in previous years then he, and we, would probably not be here now. "Anything that makes a noise or adds to the atmosphere is fine by me" - I'd just like to add that if you agree with that then you better sit in the cheap seats at the EoES or stand on the grass

I can appreciate why you keep telling yourself that. When in reality your best chances are Bob Hope and No Hope, you need to keep your pecker up

Our last 4 home matches we've won 2 and lost 2 (albeit losing against decent opposition and not a ragbag outfit) so we need to keep everyone on their toes really to avoid any complacency or slip up.

Given the size of the place, even though much reduced these days, it still shouldn't be too difficult, but organisation, cooperation and communication at the EoES aren't strong points these days. There are occasional exceptions of course but when you've been to speedway at the EoE Show, Expo Steam, with the Motorhome Show and the Bible bashers both in town etc, you'll appreciate what a widdle in the ocean a few doggies is. That's not a go at you but a reflection of how far speedway has fallen down the pecking order over the last decade or so.

The day's of a large EoES with plenty of access methods are long gone, as is the abilty for 2 events run side by side always and without problems. England playing on the 9th and no Prem fixtures on Sunday Well someone's come out smelling of roses if that's how it pans out!

Is that right Jeez, that was close!

We can't do anything about injuries but we chose Sunday with it's associated problems, whereas we originally wanted the tie to be settled on the Thurs 24th & Fri 25th. Should have stuck to the 25th if still available, that would potentially have helped with a guest situation, if it is seen as a problem?

Not the only criteria: remember this? "I will never forget that the 2006 Grand Final, arguably the greatest modern day meeting ever, watched live by over 6000 people and by thousands more at home, was followed by a Craven Shield fixture attended by less than 700 people. If that Grand Final won’t pull people in, then what will?!?!" To answer the question: decent opposition, meaningful competition, decent presentation and communications, and more than 3 days between fixtures (the Grand final was Mon 9th & the probably meaningless Craven Shield with B.Vue/Coventry was the 12th).

The 3rd scenarios are one and the same thing.

In its present form I agree, so it's a wait and see really although we know that many decisions will have already been taken anyway. If the EL somehow gets bigger & stronger then you can bet it'll be at the expense of the leagues below. That's why such statements are reasonable based on what we know, it's what we don't know that's the problem.

Fair point about MH who was starting with a handicap, but nothing that couldn't have been done before really? Sundays were obviously a no go but we never had a competetive team until the latter half of 2013 and the club appeared to some extent to disengage from the majority of its fans (especially when they named the 2012 team) - they seriously needed a Rathbone onboard. Frost said crowds picked up when the team started to do well, pretty standard logic really, especially in Paterborough.

Live in hope Rodders, live in hope Having said that, it's not too bad now given better presentation and only turning the roving mic on sparingly for relevant info that can be heard. The PL is like treading water though, you're not going anywhere. The EL is currently continuing pants with the PL being the better league atm, but will it stay that way, who knows? If they ever sort the EL out, in terms of size and quality, before it fully implodes, then it might once again be the place to be, however, under current rules and set up, it pains me to say that Panthers are probably in the best place?

Not unless there's a get out clause in the Poole sponsorship. Readypower Panthers and Readypower Pirates in one league doesn't sound right so we'd require a new team sponsor. Then the scenario is Panthers owner being the headline sponsor of his club's biggest rival. Sounds a dogs dinner. Perhaps Rick and Julie have a buyer for the club who want to make the upward move? That might work.

Seems unlikely unless there's a get out clause in the Poole sponsorship, but with Ford wanting to possibly extend the deal after 2 years then it looks like we're stuck with what we have.