Hamster00 Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 If they were going to be reinstated today and all was going to be well then they wouldn’t have needed to cancel their meeting against Berwick tomorrow, forcing Berwick to organise an alternative fixture against Edinburgh. I expect this to drag on for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber75 Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 22 hours ago, tyler42 said: You;ve hit the nail on the head. The days when the bike and leathers were 2nd hand have long gone, but also young riders of today are safe in the knowledge that thier team spots are safe due to the lake of riders. Back in the day, if you had a couple of bad meetings, there was always another rider the club would give a go. btw, You talk about scruffy oiks. A certain young lad who went on to be one of the best. Started out with an old weslake Tatty pair of 2nd hand leather. He would have been laughed at by all these youngster today with the big vans and 3 bikes and mechanics to boot! His name was Joe Screen!! I remember many moons ago Mike Sampson, Bob Coles and Chris Roynon used to pitch up to Holker Street in an old ford zodiac with a three bike trailer on the back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarsbar2 Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 17 hours ago, IainB said: 7 meetings does not a Speedway season make. But apparently 11 make a Championship season - 2 BSN, 1 cup & 8 league matches. That will be why riders have to double up and fans don't know when the next meeting is as there's large gaps in the racing calendar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 12 minutes ago, gmarsbar2 said: But apparently 11 make a Championship season - 2 BSN, 1 cup & 8 league matches. I'm not exactly sure who's happy with this at the moment... Poole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woke23 Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 The suspension has been extended for another 7 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 Can't see Poole being there next Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woke23 Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 2 minutes ago, Arthur54 said: Can't see Poole being there next Saturday They'll need to hurry and sort it out or risk running out of time. The weather hasn't been great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellers101 Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 Just been posted on the BSPL Facebook page that the suspension has been extended for a further 7 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirates Of Poole Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 No, can’t see Poole visiting next Saturday. Hopefully then get sorted asap as now we have a large back log on fixtures and other teams waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Groove Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 40 minutes ago, Bellers101 said: Just been posted on the BSPL Facebook page that the suspension has been extended for a further 7 days. Still no explanation what for though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston Comet Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 1 minute ago, Blue Groove said: Still no explanation what for though The promotion have said an explanation will be given once its all sorted.. Jesus wept, some people! You don't need to know everything immediately, all the time! I blame the internet 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathen52 Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 If any Government department is involved they won't be in any rush, I can see Workington's results being expunged, meanwhile what happens with the riders ? they still have bills to pay, this cannot be allowed to go on for much longer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 1 hour ago, heathen52 said: If any Government department is involved they won't be in any rush, I can see Workington's results being expunged, meanwhile what happens with the riders ? they still have bills to pay, this cannot be allowed to go on for much longer. If any of the Comets team have financial worries as a result of this unfortunate hiatus in their season, they might consider applying to the (excellent) SRBF for help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackInTheDHSS Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 2 hours ago, Woke23 said: The suspension has been extended for another 7 days Good job nobody took me up on that bet! Gulp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackInTheDHSS Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 1 hour ago, Preston Comet said: The promotion have said an explanation will be given once its all sorted.. Jesus wept, some people! You don't need to know everything immediately, all the time! I blame the internet It's this attitude that stinks, and one that British Speedway also seems to abide by. It's all cloak and daggers, and treating the fans with little to no respect. Of course people have the right to know. We're the paying public, without us no speedway club would exist. Many of us have been impacted, and lost out financially for having paid accommodation for meetings that have been cancelled as a result of this. But no....screw us.... we don't matter. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeandTV Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 5 minutes ago, BackInTheDHSS said: It's this attitude that stinks, and one that British Speedway also seems to abide by. It's all cloak and daggers, and treating the fans with little to no respect. Of course people have the right to know. We're the paying public, without us no speedway club would exist. Many of us have been impacted, and lost out financially for having paid accommodation for meetings that have been cancelled as a result of this. But no....screw us.... we don't matter. Well said. I've never known a sport care so little for its fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 (edited) 21 minutes ago, BackInTheDHSS said: It's this attitude that stinks, and one that British Speedway also seems to abide by. It's all cloak and daggers, and treating the fans with little to no respect. Of course people have the right to know. We're the paying public, without us no speedway club would exist. Many of us have been impacted, and lost out financially for having paid accommodation for meetings that have been cancelled as a result of this. But no....screw us.... we don't matter. Maybe because this is a government matter (visa’s) they are not allowed to say to not jeopardise the procedure ? Edited July 4 by THE DEAN MACHINE 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 (edited) 36 minutes ago, crescent girl said: If any of the Comets team have financial worries as a result of this unfortunate hiatus in their season, they might consider applying to the (excellent) SRBF for help. Which would be ultra vires and expose the charity to the risk of being struck off, surely payment out of the BSPL bond would be a more logical means of recourse Edited July 4 by arnieg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 28 minutes ago, BackInTheDHSS said: It's this attitude that stinks, and one that British Speedway also seems to abide by. It's all cloak and daggers, and treating the fans with little to no respect. Of course people have the right to know. We're the paying public, without us no speedway club would exist. Many of us have been impacted, and lost out financially for having paid accommodation for meetings that have been cancelled as a result of this. But no....screw us.... we don't matter. Just out of interest, did you throw a hissy fit, and get this dramatic, a few months ago when Marks & Spencer had a major I.T. problem, and all their online business was shut down for over 2 months? Did you get all angry and demand answers from M&S when they said they had a "cyber issue" just as you have when Workington said they had an "administration issue"? To be honest, I'm not that bothered if Workington's fixtures are moved back a couple of weeks. I was rather worried about M&S, knowing that they had my credit card details. However I sat it out, and trusted M&S and the regulatory bodies to sort it out. I didn't feel the need to demand further private details of whether they were being held to ransom by Russian hackers. So, I'm just curious why you're getting so hysterical about a couple of weeks of sorting some visa paperwork. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 If this is a visa issue then a seven day suspension was never going to be enough, I would think another seven day suspension could be equally problematic . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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