Crump99

So not only did leicester nick our place, they also inherited our standing

As Arkwright would say, team suits are ok but you can't retire on them, it's the track action and presentation that's important! Didn't hear Pearson and Tatum comparing the team outfits (unless I missed it), only how good the track action was, much better live I might add.

Indeed. I think we're drifting from the original point here and you perhaps need to read HadrianDog's post again, not that I have any wish to discuss it with you any further so will bid you good day!

As I said, how did you cope in the 70's, 80's, 90's (or whatever decade you started in) when speedway was thriving (or moreso than now) and riders wore what they had? Has the new era of team suits etc stopped the rot and our slide to third world speedway nation? Nope!

Bjerre is in green (not the helmet colour, wasn't that the way forward?), he's easy to spot for home and away alike. We can argue the toss on the minutiae but the point was that team suits are some sort of magic bullet for speedway whereas where Panthers are and where British speedway is in 2014 suggests that what the riders wear makes little difference? A couple of months without and you'd soon know who is who, was never a problem before team suits and most of us could name every rider.

I'd guess that it was because everyone wore black or dark gear years ago and riders were hard to pick out individually as both teams at that time looked like the satanic version of Newcastle's white fog? What season were helmet colours introduced? That's a good quiz question"

Our entry wasn't that late though was it? Interesting point made though, never looked at it like that, thought that it was just another cost cutting exercise. However, after initially thinking that it was a retrograde step not to have team suits, I now couldn't give a stuff. We've had teamsuits for years but crowds dropped, sponsors departed, successive promotors lost money and we've somehow ended up in the PL on the back of all that (amongst other things). I couldn't tell who was who in the Newcastle white fog on Monday but Panthers were individualy easy to pick out.

If they end it'll be due more to losing at home to RH. Panthers away are always hit and miss, mostly miss, moreso by the looks of it in 2014 due to the difficulty in getting our strongest 1-7 out.

And they usually stub out their tabs on the airfence although that was taken down PDQ last night so may be locked away.

"Stand holds 2350" Track Information Track Length: 336 metres Track Record: 58.4 seconds by Krzysztof Kasprzak (Coventry), Heat 1 Peterborough v Coventry 20/09/10 Facilities: 2200 Capacity Grandstand http://www.peterboroughpanthers.co/clubdetails

I think that it was plan B just in case plan A went pear shaped which it did (Don't think that Rick ever had a plan b in 5 years up to that point).

Indeed. I've just ignored our loony friend, can't think why I never thought of it before

Surely you've been watching? If not then it's pretty standard stuff from our loony friend

I thought that it was a serious post for a moment! It was intentional (that's not you btw). Our loony friend was posting in the style of the good loser from Stamford Bridge: " "Congratulations to Mike Dean, because he made a fantastic performance." - "And congratulations to Mike Riley, because what they did during the season was fantastic for the way the championship is going."

So did Peterborough so it's not unusual.

No rain here. It's fine but cloudy and the lunctime forecast was fine all day. There shouldn't be any problems but will post if that changes. A nice cooling lager from Tetley catering (hope that's still there for my amusement) will not be required although thermals will!

What are you saying that Rick is speedway's equivalent of Ken Bates? I think that everyone is missing the point with the drinking, it's not the age that's the problem it's alcohol & the schizophrenia medication that's the worry.

(or her arse )

Been an ongoing saga for ages. 16/4/14: Swales revealed a deal has been agreed for Bach to join current club Workington as a full asset from Panthers. That's "has been" which suggests yet to be finalised, as opposed to "was agreed"

Henning Bager to tighten us up away from home.

The mentalists new profile does make one think of "What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?" So come our loony friend, in the style of Reg, apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order what has KingKennyBjerre ever done for us?

Yup! Drop the anthem, sign up Fletcher, Sullivan & the Crew again, sell or long term loan Bjerre to 6 fingers and return to the Elite League - which rules out North anyway! - how's them for changes? But in the short term, no!

full marks to Bratters though for getting his letter published "everything looking good." - that's a thread on its own isn't it