Crump99

It was just a lucky spot. It wasn't really hidden away but just added on to existing information. It is what it is for whatever reason but should really have been communicated when agreed.

Not really. It worked fine last year under both administrations and is anyone aware of incidents regarding pedestrians or service vehicle access?

Surely there's always room for common sense and exceptions. Speedway crowds are not that big and generally in the less problematic week with plenty of Showgrond space so is it comparing like with like? If they want to do something different for big meetings and publicise it like this then affected fans could decide whether or not to attend but a blanket ban without notification has made it a double issue.

It's been done before and publicity makes no difference. If I recall correctly they were threatened in the local paper with court proceedings when it first happened and Jim Lynch was in charge of Panthers, but it made no difference because what the landlords say goes. When it happened again Colin Horton and Bratters organised a park and ride from the entrances that was paid for by the supporters club if my memory serves me right? At the end of the day the EoES are not banning Blue Badges but allegedly bringing their use into line with other events at the EoES. I don't attend other events so don't know whether that's true but given that speedway is a different type of event in its own right then a broad brush approach is a bit wishy washy at best. Yes it could be seen as as H&S issue with cars and pedestrians on the same road but surely nothing that a bit of organisation couldn't solve. The problem is once again removing a facility for the disabled that worked and does work pefectly well for reasons that don't really stack up. As usual I suspect that there's more to it but the notice is as much as we'll get and affected fans will have to decide whether or not they now attend under those circumstances.

If rules allow I'd have called us Crendon Timber & City Auction Group Panthers to show that it's two companies. Crendon City Auction Group Panthers sounds a bit strange as you'd be looking for Crendon City on google maps!

No idea. I have minimal interest these days. When Frost & Mahoney left Peterborough then so did much of my enthusiasm. If it's not Peterborough or GP as seen on BT then I'm unlikely to know too much about it. All I've seen of 6 fingers is a Twitter game of guess who this is? I assume that Lambert is riding for them but apart from that I have no idea who they've got. I wouldn't be happy to be a Stars fan because Christmas is really expensive with 1000s of relatives to buy presents for.

Don't want to see Nicholls or Ostrich anywhere near the place.

Actions get the coments that they deserve. Everyone was happy with the side named in Dec 2018 and then it got smashed and turned into a dogs' dinner for a shocking season. What comments did you expect? If that's the 2020 side then I wouldn't expect too much criticism, well none actually, to be forthcoming. We'd take that for starters

And you'd have to ask why because he was never going to qualify even when fit. At his age I'd have taken 2019 as a year that I got away with and knocked the career on the head so to speak. But he didn't so hopefully he has a better 2020 and stays on the bike.

Fair point but only problem is that these days his starting is indifferent and he finds himself chasing more often than not. That was great in 2006 when a fast barnstorning Andersen would cut through an intimidated opposition with ease at the EoES (y'know, I'm a GP star coming through and that's the safety fence, would you care to throttle off or fall off ) but these days he is not particularly fast or intimidating. I did watch speedway at the EoES in 2020 when it was on (each week, I do indeed remember those days ) and as Andersen's confidence grew he seemed to think that he was the 2006 vintage and looked like an accident waiting to happen, as indeed it did. He's still just about worth a punt but hopefully Johnson has a plan b when Andersen is absent in 2020.

When I went to watch Posh at The Dell the Soton fans were singing dirty northern b******* - it made me chuckle as I'd never though of myself as a northerner

As a full life local I can say that 15 year man is spot on though - One said: 'I lived in Peterborough for 15 years and all I can say is wow. what a f*****g DUMP' - it doesn't need a big sample to confirm that point tbh.

That's lucky Rodders. You'd have missed that exciting news about there being some news this week

With a readily available list of reliable volunteers. Those days are gone.

Track record weekly and it was crap. The times slowed considerably for a few meetings and the racing was decent and gave a poor side at least half a chance on their own circuit. Fans could see it but the bosses usually turned out a gate and go job although with a Panthers team that usually hit turn two in third and 4th place anyway they were not going to cut the mustard on any circuit tbh.

Think you've got hans fan mixed up with the resident looney.

It's called making up the numbers in a generally rudderless ship while living in a social media world where they have to talk up everything, often despite the reality of the situation that all but the happy clappers see. I never watch the interviews as I prefer my own opinion based on watching the action or reading club and fan reports.

Victory laps by the opposition do get a little tiring though and they also do little to improve the already non existent atmosphere at the EoES.

Well someone will have the no1 jacket because there has to be one but it's just a mix of were once but never will be again, along with the never will be anyway and the usual wouldn't put any money of any of them to win a race that mattered.

Panthers in the brown stuff in the big heats, if they are still in the contest at that point, but less stewards needed as they can close of half the stand

How inconsiderate. Panthers have their big first signing on Friday and they'll already be firefighting if that's the case.

Doesn't matter either way. The days of enough people giving a fig are long gone and unlikely to return. It's a question of scale and expectaion I guess and neither are particularly high so it is what it is.

When you're seemingly making up the numbers, rudderless with an indeterminate shelf life then it's 3 with a hint of 4.

Under normal circumstances much of that isn't known when STs are offered anyway but most fans have confidence that management will put out a decent side and it will come on the back of an ok season. Not sure that the first applies and it's coming on the back of season so bad that many will not have experienced anything like it.

Convenience, free parking and programme for those who'll go irrespective of the state of our sport these days at the EoES. I take the point though and justification for the hard core to take up the offer these days must be difficult.