IronScorpion Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 10 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Fixed race days Friday is Championship day It was the same in 2018 & a couple of teams rode on the Friday. No Championship teams rode on the Monday so, this year, why are Poole v Swindon TBC possibly allowed Good Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 We do have a May bank holiday afternoon fixture though against Lynn so looking forward to that one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bash Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 At least we are starting with a couple of challenge matches this season, finally! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, IronScorpion said: It was the same in 2018 & a couple of teams rode on the Friday. No Championship teams rode on the Monday so, this year, why are Poole v Swindon TBC possibly allowed Good Friday. CL gets preference i assume,and as much as 9 riders would be missing from the Ipswich/Kings Lynn teams on the Friday,so good call. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 4 hours ago, tellboy said: CL gets preference i assume,and as much as 9 riders would be missing from the Ipswich/Kings Lynn teams on the Friday,so good call. I don't know about nine riders but Ipswich would be without King, Lawson, Allen and Heeps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, tocha said: I don't know about nine riders but Ipswich would be without King, Lawson, Allen and Heeps. Pretty sure Lynn could be without 4 if not 5 on that day. We will see in the coming weeks Edited January 25, 2019 by tellboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 And still no comment from Harris about him joining the Witches... or have I missed it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuckootoyou Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 30 minutes ago, 2ndbendbeerhut said: And still no comment from Harris about him joining the Witches... or have I missed it? He was on radio Suffolk in the week, cant remember which day though. Didn't say much about situation just the usual happy to be joining Witches blah blah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Ah ok... I was going by Twitter and www. I did hear that he was meant to be on the radio but then nothing else mentioned.I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susans1 Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Being a Ipswich fan myself I would ask aII of the people that it would be a good idea to stop all these negative posts regarding the team etc and save any negative posts until the season has started then we will all be in a better position to judge based on the teams performance. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 9 hours ago, Susans1 said: Being a Ipswich fan myself I would ask aII of the people that it would be a good idea to stop all these negative posts regarding the team etc and save any negative posts until the season has started then we will all be in a better position to judge based on the teams performance. Some of us don't do censorship, especially on a public forum 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 9 hours ago, Susans1 said: Being a Ipswich fan myself I would ask aII of the people that it would be a good idea to stop all these negative posts regarding the team etc and save any negative posts until the season has started then we will all be in a better position to judge based on the teams performance. 10 minutes ago, BluPanther said: Some of us don't do censorship, especially on a public forum I understand Susans sentiment. I agree that we need to give the team the chance - I dont think it is as adrift of the others as many are predicting and cant understand the level of negativity I do however think Blu is right in that you shouldnt expect people to not post their genuine thoughts. I dont think those posting negatively are doing so just for the sake of it (even Baldy ) - they are honest opinions which should always be welcome 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Maybe people should refrain from positive posts about the team, at least give the lads a chance to prove how poor they are Seriously though, nothing worse than people telling others what they should be doing. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 36 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: I understand Susans sentiment. I agree that we need to give the team the chance - I dont think it is as adrift of the others as many are predicting and cant understand the level of negativity I do however think Blu is right in that you shouldnt expect people to not post their genuine thoughts. I dont think those posting negatively are doing so just for the sake of it (even Baldy ) - they are honest opinions which should always be welcome You certainly shouldn't be to far adrift of King's Lynn anyway. Will be a top quality wooden spoon battle. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 17 hours ago, Susans1 said: Being a Ipswich fan myself I would ask aII of the people that it would be a good idea to stop all these negative posts regarding the team etc and save any negative posts until the season has started then we will all be in a better position to judge based on the teams performance. I think it is a bit much to refer to it as a team given that it is no more than a bunch of individuals with no loyalty or local knowledge or upbringing riding under the Ipswich Witches banner. Even Harris whinges that he had to start finding new sponsors having lined up a few around Peterborough and is possibly in transit. Most witches fans were able to support and follow local home grown talent and more recently rely on the Louis family to be the back bone of Ipswich speedway. That last remaining foundation has gone so expect criticism from here on in given that someone north of the border has got his hands on Suffolk’s number one team. Sad to say that the frequency of home meetings has not improved and the golden days of weekly speedway at the Heath are just history and will be no more as long as the farce of two leagues carries on. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Agreed Hawk127 speedway teams now need to be built around the Eastbourne model - 3 heat leaders (higher average riders) and the rest as local as you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 35 minutes ago, GWC said: Agreed Hawk127 speedway teams now need to be built around the Eastbourne model - 3 heat leaders (higher average riders) and the rest as local as you can get. The season hasn’t started yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbend Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 So who are these local riders? Please list.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 48 minutes ago, 2ndbend said: So who are these local riders? Please list.... That is the point, they no longer exist. Go back a few years and you had home grown local talent from the local grass track scene etc. and if you are old enough you should know them and no one needs to list them. If you are not of an age and attended in the golden years then read a few good books about the history of Ipswich speedway and all will be revealed. Suffice to say that today you have seven individuals most of whom could not team race to save their lives and it makes you wonder why anyone bothers with league racing and simply does not hold individual meetings and the those riders linked to a club who have accumulated the most number of points try to ride as a team at the end of a season and you then have the play offs. Avoids problems with rain offs, postponements etc. And you simply have a cut off date. Of course this is far too simple to work and the BSPA will continue to live in a dream world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbend Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Firstly I am of an age to remember when we had a team full of local riders. My mum first took me to Foxhall in 1976. Although I’ve been going to speedway for over 40 years I still remember the past but I don’t live in it. On here I read posts about how teams should be built and wonder if some posters know what is going on in speedway nowadays. On the positive side I believe the Witches will surprise a lot of you. I’ve compared the teams rider v rider and there is not a lot in it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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