Witches v Aces 14th May

[Baldyman]

What happened to the days of throwing loads of sawdust down, mixing it in and getting it done 

[IainB]

5 minutes ago, TB1 said:

Where is the Premiership CEO? Is he in the saloon bar with Lord Lucan, Captain Oates and Shergar!

He's with @PhilTheAce... who's been strangely quiet recently, hope he's okay 👍🏻 

[rearingtogo]

Just now, Baldyman said:

What happened to the days of throwing loads of sawdust down, mixing it in and getting it done 

Shortage of wood due to the Iran crisis

[rearingtogo]

4 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said:

Of course he'd say that and in any case it is up to the referee not the riders. A GP would've gone ahead on a surface as wet as that. Walking on it and finding it slippery is completely different to riding a bike on it. One or two races and it'd have been dry. 

Riders need tyres with spikes in if that’s the case

[ouch]

18 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said:

It didn't need a blade, the track was fine. However we know about Aussies and wet tracks 😉 The track is smooth and consistent, the tail ways the dog again - a ref on the 80s-90s wouldn't have called that off. Those that turned up to watch will think again the next time there's a shower on the forecast and who can blame them. 

This is why having a home track in rainy Manchester,  we can count the number of Aussie team members over the last decade or so on eight hands. 

[Bandit59]

Interesting to hear Rorys thoughts on the meeting going ahead,if that had been Berwick his bikes would have been back in the van as soon as he seen the track 😂

[TapesRup]

2 minutes ago, Bandit59 said:

Interesting to hear Rorys thoughts on the meeting going ahead,if that had been Berwick his bikes would have been back in the van as soon as he seen the track 😂

Chicken

[TB1]

2 minutes ago, Bandit59 said:

Interesting to hear Rorys thoughts on the meeting going ahead,if that had been Berwick his bikes would have been back in the van as soon as he seen the track 😂

At the meeting so apart from seeing the big screen what did Rory say?

[TapesRup]

1 minute ago, TB1 said:

At the meeting so apart from seeing the big screen what did Rory say?

Didn’t see it

[ShanoXtra]

45 minutes ago, Rob B said:

Wasn't raining all day there either, multiple people on here confirmed it was dry, yes there was some showers after 5:00pm.

 

45 minutes ago, Rob B said:

Wasn't raining all day there either, multiple people on here confirmed it was dry, yes there was some showers after 5:00pm.

If I were you I’d stop commenting. I live honestly a 5 min walk away so I can tell you facts about the weather, I don’t rely on others telling me.

[Aries]

1 hour ago, Rob B said:

An embarrassing crowd, where are the thousands?

We were told few weeks ago that Ipswich fans don't stay at home to watch BSN. 

You really are an insufferable prick 🙄

[Bandit59]

3 minutes ago, TB1 said:

At the meeting so apart from seeing the big screen what did Rory say?

Thought it would go ahead 

[rearingtogo]

2 minutes ago, Aries said:

You really are an insufferable prick 🙄

[ShanoXtra]

49 minutes ago, mikebv said:

They may have laid out for the Wardley fight last Saturday...

Wasn’t this fight in Manchester Co-op live though!? Another reason why fans can’t go to speedway in manchester, too much going on in good ol’ Manny! 😉 They even pack out a boxing arena and sing “oh Fabio Wardley”! From us in Ipswich, thanks for your support!

[GeneralMelchett]

32 minutes ago, Baldyman said:

What happened to the days of throwing loads of sawdust down, mixing it in and getting it done 

I pondered this and the lack of enthusiasm from the riders to at least give it a go whilst driving back! 
 

in the ‘good old days’ riders didn’t have lucrative contacts in other countries so much or a GP series to ride in - maybe those at the top have just got a bit too comfy to risk it if conditions are not exactly to their liking.

I personally felt the track looked rideable but I am comparing it to tracks of 20/30 years ago and of course the bikes were different back then - still a bit miffed no one came out to test the track! 
 

edit - at no point did I hear the bikes being warmed up either!!! 

 

 

Edited 15 hours ago by GeneralMelchett

[TapesRup]

13 minutes ago, GeneralMelchett said:

I pondered this and the lack of enthusiasm from the riders to at least give it a go whilst driving back! 
 

in the ‘good old days’ riders didn’t have lucrative contacts in other countries so much or a GP series to ride in - maybe those at the top have just got a bit too comfy to risk it if conditions are not exactly to their liking.

I personally felt the track looked rideable but I am comparing it to tracks of 20/30 years ago and of course the bikes were different back then - still a bit miffed no one came out to test the track! 
 

edit - at no point did I hear the bikes being warmed up either!!! 

 

 

No intention of the meeting going ahead.

[mikebv]

12 minutes ago, TapesRup said:

No intention of the meeting going ahead.

A perfect example of where one point each, no rearrangement, would have, at least, seen riders giving it a go, either before the meeting to test the track, or actually just run the meeting...

And the home team would have had to have the capability with the correct equipment to at least try and give the meeting every chance...

Too easy for clubs to just rearrange and too easy for riders to come back at a later date to earn their money..

With the fans being the common denominator that lose out...

Having to pay on the night refunds and season ticket refunds would also "focus" the clubs somewhat too...

 

Edited 14 hours ago by mikebv

[szkocjasid]

From the pictures I've seen, the track didn't look that wet.

Big issue for Ipswich now, is the next time it's wet fans may be out off travelling, not wanting to risk another wasted journey.

Edited 14 hours ago by szkocjasid

[TapesRup]

2 minutes ago, mikebv said:

A perfect example of where one point each, no rearrangement, would have, at least, seen riders giving it a go, either before the meeting to test the track, or actually just run the meeting...

And the home team would have had the capability to at least try and give the meeting every chance...

Too easy for clubs to just rearrange and too easy for riders to come back at a later date to earn their money..

With the fans being the common denominator that lose out...

Having to pay on the night refunds and season ticket refunds would also "focus" the clubs somewhat too...

 

 

2 minutes ago, mikebv said:

A perfect example of where one point each, no rearrangement, would have, at least, seen riders giving it a go, either before the meeting to test the track, or actually just run the meeting...

And the home team would have had the capability to at least try and give the meeting every chance...

Too easy for clubs to just rearrange and too easy for riders to come back at a later date to earn their money..

With the fans being the common denominator that lose out...

Having to pay on the night refunds and season ticket refunds would also "focus" the clubs somewhat too...

 

And loss of holiday time for fans

[Hawk127]

1 minute ago, szkocjasid said:

From the pictures I've seen, the track didn't look that wet.

Big issue for Ipswich now, is the next time it's wet fans may be out off travelling, not wanting to risk another wasted journey.

Agree. We have all seen tracks far worse and meetings have gone ahead and over the years I have seen saw dust etc.. put down and watched riders get on with it. Today, the current crop of so called professionals are sadly out of their depth and lack the skills and experience to be the  rounded professional speedway riders. Many riders Arne one track ponies and why would you pay to watch those who cannot entertain the punter first and foremost. Speedway as a sport and form of entertainment has lost its way.