Workington 2025

[CTD26]

5 minutes ago, 2ndbend123 said:

100% agree on this 

Week on week the promotion pledge to the fans to keep supporting. But can’t even keep the paying public in the picture instead having to hear from Berwick social media that this weeks fixture has been cancelled.

Poor communication and not fair on the fans.

Whatever the issue is it’s taking longer than the 7 days to rectify or if can even be rectified.

I have also heard that at least 2 riders and looking for new clubs.

 

 

And which two riders is this?

[CTD26]

5 minutes ago, 2ndbend123 said:

100% agree on this 

Week on week the promotion pledge to the fans to keep supporting. But can’t even keep the paying public in the picture instead having to hear from Berwick social media that this weeks fixture has been cancelled.

Poor communication and not fair on the fans.

Whatever the issue is it’s taking longer than the 7 days to rectify or if can even be rectified.

I have also heard that at least 2 riders and looking for new clubs.

 

 

And which two riders is this?

[CTD26]

I’ve sat back and let people crack on but after reading through page after page, I’m gonna say my bit.

The amount of people first off running there mouths saying some disgraceful things about Andrew etc is ridiculous. There’s absolutely no need for it.

People thinking they’ve got it cracked what’s going on, throwing about silly rumours just to get everybody riled up doesn’t help the situation. 
 

I suggest you’s all take a back seat, and await further information. 99% of you clearly haven’t got a clue what’s going on and think you’s do.

Wind your necks in, stop abusing the promotion that’s put their hearts and souls into bringing speedway back to the town and stop acting like an entitled bunch. 
 

The only people who should know what’s going on at this stage is the promotion, then comes sponsors and when’s the times right, the public will be updated.

[gjcone44]

paying public.

[AndiCapp]

44 minutes ago, 2ndbend123 said:

100% agree on this 

Week on week the promotion pledge to the fans to keep supporting. But can’t even keep the paying public in the picture instead having to hear from Berwick social media that this weeks fixture has been cancelled.

Poor communication and not fair on the fans.

Whatever the issue is it’s taking longer than the 7 days to rectify or if can even be rectified.

I have also heard that at least 2 riders and looking for new clubs.

 

 

Go on name them if you know everything! The riders have contracts with the club so they will have a job of moving anywhere. Surely from the last statement you made you have no interest in the wellbeing of Workington Speedway.

Edited July 1, 2025 by AndiCapp

[dellbob]

22 minutes ago, CTD26 said:

I’ve sat back and let people crack on but after reading through page after page, I’m gonna say my bit.

The amount of people first off running there mouths saying some disgraceful things about Andrew etc is ridiculous. There’s absolutely no need for it.

People thinking they’ve got it cracked what’s going on, throwing about silly rumours just to get everybody riled up doesn’t help the situation. 
 

I suggest you’s all take a back seat, and await further information. 99% of you clearly haven’t got a clue what’s going on and think you’s do.

Wind your necks in, stop abusing the promotion that’s put their hearts and souls into bringing speedway back to the town and stop acting like an entitled bunch. 
 

The only people who should know what’s going on at this stage is the promotion, then comes sponsors and when’s the times right, the public will be updated.

Well said agree 100%

[2ndbend123]

43 minutes ago, AndiCapp said:

Go on name them if you know everything! The riders have contracts with the club so they will have a job of moving anywhere. Surely from the last statement you made you have no interest in the wellbeing of Workington Speedway.

I was just made aware of 2 riders asking to be moved on no names were mentioned.

I would guess this is due to the lack of meetings and income.

The riders will have bills like us all.

[2ndbend123]

The promotion still haven’t made a statement.

The last statement was on Cumbria Crack 2 hours ago mentioned no Berwick fixture.

Like it or not the communication to the fans is terrible.

[CTD26]

3 minutes ago, 2ndbend123 said:

I was just made aware of 2 riders asking to be moved on no names were mentioned.

I would guess this is due to the lack of meetings and income.

The riders will have bills like us all.

Like the promotion can have any effect on the weather. Apart from the ones that have been cancelled in the last week, they have been rain offs. Have a day off.

[Biffa]

Wondering how Steve Lawson stands in all this speculation. All the posts seem to be about the Promotion & Andrew Bain. I take it Andrew is the money behind Workington, but Steve is a named Promoter. Will both share the burden if the Promotion is charged with anything, or is it just the money man, and is Steve now liable for anything? 

[2ndbend123]

Just now, CTD26 said:

Like the promotion can have any effect on the weather. Apart from the ones that have been cancelled in the last week, they have been rain offs. Have a day off.

No the promotion can’t help the weather that was never mentioned.

But they can help being suspended from racing. Or is that the weathers fault too?

Smell the coffee and stop sugar coating this errors have been made and now everyone must suffer the consequences inc riders and fans.

But again if the promotion actually bothered to communicate all this could be explained. 

[soupy]

13 hours ago, comet49 said:

They should have been at Berwick Saturday 28/7 then Oxford away 2/7 and Redcar away 4/7, then home to Berwick on Sat 5/7. Those were the fixtures listed in the Plymouth match programme.

One thing about the match programme for the fixtures is to list them H Home A Away and be easier to understand.

[CTD26]

24 minutes ago, 2ndbend123 said:

No the promotion can’t help the weather that was never mentioned.

But they can help being suspended from racing. Or is that the weathers fault too?

Smell the coffee and stop sugar coating this errors have been made and now everyone must suffer the consequences inc riders and fans.

But again if the promotion actually bothered to communicate all this could be explained. 

So 3 matches cancelled and all of a sudden it’s a problem and they want out? Okay mate. Put that shovel down so you stop digging.

[Mr Blobby]

6 minutes ago, CTD26 said:

So 3 matches cancelled and all of a sudden it’s a problem and they want out? Okay mate. Put that shovel down so you stop digging.

Any comment on running the Plymouth match with no insurance or licenses from the SCB/BSPA?  
 

Not taking away or making Andrew to be the bad guy but for all the good work he has done he’s cut some serious corners behind the scenes which has led to this. Hopefully can all be resolved.

Edited July 1, 2025 by Mr Blobby

[CTD26]

14 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

Any comment on running the Plymouth match with no insurance or licenses from the SCB/BSPA?  
 

Not taking away or making Andrew to be the bad guy but for all the good work he has done he’s cut some serious corners behind the scenes which has led to this. Hopefully can all be resolved.

I very much doubt it would have been ran without the relevant licenses insurance etc. The SCB wouldn’t have supplied the referee for a start. 

[allthegearbutnaeidea]

30 minutes ago, CTD26 said:

So 3 matches cancelled and all of a sudden it’s a problem and they want out? Okay mate. Put that shovel down so you stop digging.

4 matches cancelled with no idea as to when they can restart, if they can at all. This is the riders’ jobs you’re talking about here, to provide for their families. Of course they want out, why wouldn’t you it your boss can’t give you any work.

[Mr Blobby]

22 minutes ago, CTD26 said:

I very much doubt it would have been ran without the relevant licenses insurance etc. The SCB wouldn’t have supplied the referee for a start. 

With the club being dissolved on the 17th they wouldn’t have. Don’t think the SCB/BSPA was made aware till more recently about the situation or found out till more recently, otherwise that match wouldn’t have happened.

[crescent girl]

We're it not such a potentially serious matter, some of the wilder statements and demands for immediate public release of private information would be laughable 

The seven-day pause in Working ton's licence is only four days in --- we'll learn what's to happen very soon, l'm pretty sure. 

One thing we should be grateful for is, Northside is a magnificent track, and the stadium has wonderful potential for development through eventual installation of lighting and some spectator cover.    Unlike the permanent loss of places such as Wolverhampton, Peterborough, etc, Northside will be there, and can hopefully push on and up again, after this unfortunate situation is resolved 

[piston197]

One thing we should be grateful for is, Northside is a magnificent track, and the stadium has wonderful potential for development through eventual installation of lighting and some spectator cover.    Unlike the permanent loss of places such as Wolverhampton, Peterborough, etc, Northside will be there, and can hopefully push on and up again, after this unfortunate situation is resolved 

 

Newport ( Queensway meadows) was still there, had everything in place, lights, stands, safety fence, long lease, no curfews or restrictions, and look what happened there !

[Ray Stadia]

14 minutes ago, piston197 said:

One thing we should be grateful for is, Northside is a magnificent track, and the stadium has wonderful potential for development through eventual installation of lighting and some spectator cover.    Unlike the permanent loss of places such as Wolverhampton, Peterborough, etc, Northside will be there, and can hopefully push on and up again, after this unfortunate situation is resolved 

 

Newport ( Queensway meadows) was still there, had everything in place, lights, stands, safety fence, long lease, no curfews or restrictions, and look what happened there !

What happened there is, very sadly, because Tim passed away and a bunch of muppets took over the running! Muppets taking over successful teams is quite common, it seems, along with losing stadiums to development and along with speedway track  owners, with strong connections to speedway, (the Duggards, the Pughs), either selling up or keeping the stadium, but not running speedway. I don't know what the answer is, but speedway is clinging on by its finger tips. Holding on to running speedway as a team event, cannot last, as the number of teams drop out. It will survive as an activity, but my guess is it will survive as an amateur sport, with individual meetings and with other associated attractions, such as upright challenges mixed in and GT140 type races. My guess is it would attract more riders, would remove the need for expensive foreign riders and would give the promoters/organisers, a chance to at least break even!