Bagpuss Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 51 minutes ago, tellboy said: Maybe so,but it was called off the night before on a forecast.And you said it was nice one Thursday,they just got lucky with the rain coming late on Thursday.Lynn were unlucky with the predicted rain coming a few hours later than predicted.IMO no team should be allowed to postpone a fixture the night before on a weather forecast,not just Lynn. Precisely, there was 60-80% chance of rain from from 11am-8pm yesterday according to every forecast you wished to look at. I'm no fan of calling meetings off the day before but its not unique to Lynn and others have done it only for the rain to not arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Just now, Bagpuss said: Precisely, there was 60-80% chance of rain from from 11am-8pm yesterday according to every forecast you wished to look at. I'm no fan of calling meetings off the day before but its not unique to Lynn and others have done it only for the rain to not arrive. How can you follow a sport when it’s run like that. Weathermen rule eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 23 minutes ago, Steve Irving said: NO. You’re the first one on here criticising the Mickey Mouse product we have over here, but you can fully understand why clubs just call meetings off because they’re missing a rider? If the sport is EVER going to sort itself out again and be taken seriously, then absolute pi$$ takers like Chapman need to be driven out of the sport. I’m sorry but you just can’t have owners running and not running meetings on the fly whenever it’s convenient/inconvenient and basically cheating. The sport is beyond salvaging as a "proper sport" given the infrastructure around it that has been allowed to pervade over the past couple of decades... Therefore. Those who fund the sport make up the rules as they go along to suit their own requirements, which is fair enough as it is their money... They clearly have zero intention of the sport "being taken seriously" given the operating model they use, and the absence of any independent arbiters... "Being taken seriously" would be too expensive to implement, and would attract wider scrutiny, hence we have what we have... All promoters use the rules and regs to their advantage whenever they need to, and answer to no one but themselves, therefore can pretty much do what they want. And, as I say, it is their money funding their hobby and the sport, and, as we have seen, if any of them decide to walk away there isn't a large queue to take over their clubs... Edited 4 hours ago by mikebv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago We go through this every year. Regardless of possible underhand reasoning, what is it Speedway fans want?? We see hundreds of comments of ban RR / guests, makes the sport a joke. Then there's moaning (rightly so imo) that meetings are called off for rain from 5-8pm. People need to stop being selfish pr!cks and realise the financial implications just for fans alone. There are 100s of fans at King's Lynn that it's costing £40-£80 round trip for these meetings. Taking whole / half day holidays from work Absolutely, 100%, calling a meeting a day before is beneficial for the wider public, regardless of reason 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 8 minutes ago, mikebv said: The sport is beyond salvaging as a "proper sport" given the infrastructure around it that has been allowed to pervade over the past couple of decades... Therefore. Those who fund the sport make up the rules as they go along to suit their own requirements, which is fair enough as it is their money... They clearly have zero intention of the sport "being taken seriously" given the operating model they use, and the absence of any independent arbiters... "Being taken seriously" would be too expensive to implement, and would attract wider scrutiny, hence we have what we have... All promoters use the rules and regs to their advantage whenever they need to, and answer to no one but themselves, therefore can pretty much do what they want. And, as I say, it is their money funding their hobby and the sport, and, as we have seen, if any of them decide to walk away there isn't a large queue to take over their clubs... Running it there way will only see a demise in the crowds especially when the die harders die. Edited 4 hours ago by Youhave2minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 3 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said: We go through this every year. Regardless of possible underhand reasoning, what is it Speedway fans want?? We see hundreds of comments of ban RR / guests, makes the sport a joke. Then there's moaning (rightly so imo) that meetings are called off for rain from 5-8pm. People need to stop being selfish pr!cks and realise the financial implications just for fans alone. There are 100s of fans at King's Lynn that it's costing £40-£80 round trip for these meetings. Taking whole / half day holidays from work Absolutely, 100%, calling a meeting a day before is beneficial for the wider public, regardless of reason Plus, if anyone has booked a hotel you can get your money back the day before if you have to cancel... As long as you have paid the extra obviously, which, if you follow Speedway, you really need to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said: We go through this every year. Regardless of possible underhand reasoning, what is it Speedway fans want?? We see hundreds of comments of ban RR / guests, makes the sport a joke. Then there's moaning (rightly so imo) that meetings are called off for rain from 5-8pm. People need to stop being selfish pr!cks and realise the financial implications just for fans alone. There are 100s of fans at King's Lynn that it's costing £40-£80 round trip for these meetings. Taking whole / half day holidays from work Absolutely, 100%, calling a meeting a day before is beneficial for the wider public, regardless of reason Once a holiday is booked your f*cked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Youhave2minutes said: Running it there way will only see a demise in the crowds especially when the die harders die. Undoubtedly.... But. Unless a radical overhaul takes place, (which won't/can't happen), then what we have is what there always will be till it organically finishes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 4 hours ago, tellboy said: Should Leicester last week then? Big difference there is Lynns appalling track record on dodgy call offs they’ve a long history of doing this for various reasons . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther1997 Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago https://www.kingslynn-speedway.com/news.php?extend.31840 - Young Stars vs Lion Cubs off Pit Gate issues, Dodgy weather forecasts & now lack of air fences... At least they have been honest in this statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted 21 minutes ago Report Share Posted 21 minutes ago 2 hours ago, Haza said: Big difference there is Lynns appalling track record on dodgy call offs they’ve a long history of doing this for various reasons . Maybe if Lynn had called it off on a different excuse.But if any other club can call it off the night before on a dodgy weather forecast,why can't Lynn.So your saying Lynn can run the risk of losing thousands of pounds but other clubs don't have too🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted 17 minutes ago Report Share Posted 17 minutes ago 4 hours ago, mikebv said: Undoubtedly.... But. Unless a radical overhaul takes place, (which won't/can't happen), then what we have is what there always will be till it organically finishes.. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted 15 minutes ago Report Share Posted 15 minutes ago 1 minute ago, tellboy said: Maybe if Lynn had called it off on a different excuse.But if any other club can call it off the night before on a dodgy weather forecast,why can't Lynn.So your saying Lynn can run the risk of losing thousands of pounds but other clubs don't have too🤔 Not saying that at all they do as they wish that’s entirely up to them -all I’m saying there track record isn’t good on dodgy call offs so if some fans find the reasons hard to believe it’s hardly surprising. But ultimately they do as they please but in any other sport there would be repercussions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted 12 minutes ago Report Share Posted 12 minutes ago 2 minutes ago, Haza said: Not saying that at all they do as they wish that’s entirely up to them -all I’m saying there track record isn’t good on dodgy call offs so if some fans find the reasons hard to believe it’s hardly surprising. But ultimately they do as they please but in any other sport there would be repercussions. And so there ought to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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