Berwick ‘buy a brick’ Bandits 2025

[Normski]

9 hours ago, Bellers101 said:

I've been saying the same for years. Most 2nd division riders back in the 80's when there were far more clubs had normal jobs outside if the sport.

Your right i remenber Granty Sr worked in a garage, Steve McDermott worked at Massey Ferguson the majority of them had normal jobs. Riders had to use up holidays for away meetings. I can remember going on a southern tour and Berwick had about 4 meetings in a week. 

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

I miss the days when there was a sufficient amount of clubs to have northern and southern tours.

Am I correct in thinking the northern tour for most southern clubs would involve Armadale on a Friday night, Shielfield on a Saturday night and Ashfield on a Sunday afternoon?

[StevePark]

24 minutes ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

I miss the days when there was a sufficient amount of clubs to have northern and southern tours.

Am I correct in thinking the northern tour for most southern clubs would involve Armadale on a Friday night, Shielfield on a Saturday night and Ashfield on a Sunday afternoon?

Only if Glasgow ran on an "off night".  Would they be prepared to do that three times in a season?? 

Also, if they all did a Northern Tour, as suggested above, in one weekend, they would, obviously, only have 5 away League matches to race in the rest of the season!!

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

42 minutes ago, StevePark said:

Only if Glasgow ran on an "off night".  Would they be prepared to do that three times in a season?? 

Also, if they all did a Northern Tour, as suggested above, in one weekend, they would, obviously, only have 5 away League matches to race in the rest of the season!!

I was suggesting, I was asking.😂

In the early to mid 2000s - when these sort of tours happened - our home meetings took place on a Sunday afternoon.

[TheWellBehavedWorrall]

42 minutes ago, StevePark said:

Only if Glasgow ran on an "off night".  Would they be prepared to do that three times in a season?? 

Also, if they all did a Northern Tour, as suggested above, in one weekend, they would, obviously, only have 5 away League matches to race in the rest of the season!!

I was suggesting, I was asking.😂

In the early to mid 2000s - when these sort of tours happened - our home meetings took place on a Sunday afternoon.

[Normski]

3 hours ago, TheWellBehavedWorrall said:

I miss the days when there was a sufficient amount of clubs to have northern and southern tours.

Am I correct in thinking the northern tour for most southern clubs would involve Armadale on a Friday night, Shielfield on a Saturday night and Ashfield on a Sunday afternoon?

Busload of us Bandits fans went on a southern tour in 1987. Tuesday Milton Keynes v Berwick, Wednesday Wimbledon v Berwick, Thursday Arena Essex v Berwick, Friday Peterborough v Berwick, Saturday Canterbury v Berwick, Sunday Rye House v Berwick. Tragic thing is we are the only ones currently running.

[Bandit59]

1 hour ago, Normski said:

Busload of us Bandits fans went on a southern tour in 1987. Tuesday Milton Keynes v Berwick, Wednesday Wimbledon v Berwick, Thursday Arena Essex v Berwick, Friday Peterborough v Berwick, Saturday Canterbury v Berwick, Sunday Rye House v Berwick. Tragic thing is we are the only ones currently running.

What year was it that included Weymouth, Oxford and Ellesmere Port can't remember the other meetings included think maybe Poole?