ShanoXtra Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, DaveWayne said: Will be interesting to see if this thread gets the same hour by hour analysis of the latest forecasts as the Lynn thread did on Monday, or was that just special treatment because people don't like Buster ? I assume the Ipswich fans who were all over it, despite the meeting not involving them, will be equally critical of their own team if the forecast rain doesn't arrive. 😉 I mean the fact that Ipswich town had localised flooding yesterday and it hasn’t stopped all day today kind of tells its own story 🤷🏼 easy decision I’d say for this one! Our garden was full of hail stones yesterday and puddles and we only live a few minute walk from the staidum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Once again speedway in Britain has backed itself into a corner. Fixed race nights ( whether you agree or disagree) will contribute to the death of the sport in the UK. Already we have a pile of fixtures stacking up with limited dates on which to stage them. If the top flight promoters won't deal or cannot deal with the problem, then quite frankly the sport deserves to die on its arse! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShanoXtra Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 7 minutes ago, TB1 said: Once again speedway in Britain has backed itself into a corner. Fixed race nights ( whether you agree or disagree) will contribute to the death of the sport in the UK. Already we have a pile of fixtures stacking up with limited dates on which to stage them. If the top flight promoters won't deal or cannot deal with the problem, then quite frankly the sport deserves to die on its arse! Can people just go about their daily business and not constantly moan about speedway in this country. What are you moaning about… the fact it’s raining and we can’t race? That’s the weather’s fault not the promoters, can people give it a rest for a bit please jheeeez. You want them to be able to just race Friday now because it’s raining Thursday? Please sit down and tell me how you can make that work. And if you can’t, don’t bother commenting just for the sake of posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 7 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said: Can people just go about their daily business and not constantly moan about speedway in this country. What are you moaning about… the fact it’s raining and we can’t race? That’s the weather’s fault not the promoters, can people give it a rest for a bit please jheeeez. You want them to be able to just race Friday now because it’s raining Thursday? Please sit down and tell me how you can make that work. And if you can’t, don’t bother commenting just for the sake of posting. It's quite simple, one big league and keep costs down. I'm not saying it's their fault. But I don't buy a Ferrari as I cannot afford one. I merely stated that fixed race nights give them problems, or clearly you have the solution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 17 minutes ago, TB1 said: Once again speedway in Britain has backed itself into a corner. Fixed race nights ( whether you agree or disagree) will contribute to the death of the sport in the UK. Already we have a pile of fixtures stacking up with limited dates on which to stage them. If the top flight promoters won't deal or cannot deal with the problem, then quite frankly the sport deserves to die on its arse! I think all can ride on either Monday or Thursday, if required, even if Monday isnt their race night... As they would if on TV... KL and BV can certainly do Thursdays, so a few weeks of all riding Monday and Thursday would clear any backlog I would suggest... Guests might be a bit harder to find admittedly if all rode... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Can't do anything about the weather and the track is waterlogged but I think the negative comments (Myself included) are mostly driven from the whole fiasco surrounding this meeting in regards to the Hellstrom-Bangs situation. Ed Kennett signs, Ed Kennett unsigned, Mulford guests for Ipswich against Sheffield, Bangs returns for Ipswich in place of Mulford, Mulford then guests for Sheffield against Ipswich. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ShanoXtra Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 3 minutes ago, TB1 said: It's quite simple, one big league and keep costs down. I'm not saying it's their fault. But I don't buy a Ferrari as I cannot afford one. I merely stated that fixed race nights give them problems, or clearly you have the solution? 3 minutes ago, TB1 said: It's quite simple, one big league and keep costs down. I'm not saying it's their fault. But I don't buy a Ferrari as I cannot afford one. I merely stated that fixed race nights give them problems, or clearly you have the solution? Why do I clearly have a solution? I’m not the one slating the sport, you are! Thursday and Monday you race. Same as other countries have fixed race nights, but the thing is, UK weather is awful compared to Poland so they don’t need many alternative nights to re run cancelled matches. One league creates a whole problem within itself too. There is no solution apart from a third party pumping a shed load of money into the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) With having 3 weeks between home matches, and early call offs more people will get out of the habit Edited 4 hours ago by bellevueace 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted 4 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 2 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: didnt coleman slate teams for calling off matches to early 🤣 Damage has already been done Phil. This isn’t anything like the Lynn call off (against Ipswich) where it was postponed on a potential forecast. Working nights, it rained from 11pm Monday evening, all through the night, and pretty much all through Tuesday on and off, with torrential downpours, hail, and Thunder and lightning. It’s rained again this afternoon, and more rain expected tomorrow. The sun has gone in to hiding also as well as the heat so that doesn’t help. I took this yesterday at 5pm before heading back to work. Never seen rain like it! The roads became rivers. https://share.icloud.com/photos/017QGq4JLvX6EJVqkb6kjwrUQ Edited 3 hours ago by Aries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 51 minutes ago, Aries said: Damage has already been done Phil. This isn’t anything like the Lynn call off (against Ipswich) where it was postponed on a potential forecast. Working nights, it rained from 11pm Monday evening, all through the night, and pretty much all through Tuesday on and off, with torrential downpours, hail, and Thunder and lightning. It’s rained again this afternoon, and more rain expected tomorrow. The sun has gone in to hiding also as well as the heat so that doesn’t help. I took this yesterday at 5pm before heading back to work. Never seen rain like it! The roads became rivers. https://share.icloud.com/photos/017QGq4JLvX6EJVqkb6kjwrUQ No, I know it's the correct decision, not saying it's not, but Coleman made a stupid statement. Which he will learn from. Hes still new. Its always better to postpone early than later. And Coleman will learn this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, bellevueace said: With having 3 weeks between home matches, and early call offs more people will get out of the habit will be 6 weeks time Berwick have their next home meeting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago Curious. Why was Chris Holder not riding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 3 minutes ago, RS50 said: Curious. Why was Chris Holder not riding? I assumed he was riding for Ostrow but he's not according to the Extraliga 2 thread on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 30 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: No, I know it's the correct decision, not saying it's not, but Coleman made a stupid statement. Which he will learn from. Hes still new. Its always better to postpone early than later. And Coleman will learn this. Kind of disagree because it completely depends on the situation and how much rain has already fallen, and how much is forecast. Some clubs DO postpone way too early on the strength of a forecast that has a few “possible showers” in 24 hours time. I’m sorry but you can’t be calling off meetings on the back of a few possible showers being forecast more than 24 hours before a meeting. If everyone started doing that then nearly all meetings would be getting postponed. I think that was his point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) In other news it's dry and sunny here in Ipswich, windy too. Tomorrow looks a little wet, who knows if it was premature yet. Without regular speedway people just don't bother and drift off. Edited 2 hours ago by SPEEDY69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 29 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said: In other news it's dry and sunny here in Ipswich, windy too. How've, tomorrow looks a little wet, who knows if it was premature yet. Without regular speedway people just don't bother and drift off. It’s been raining again the last few hours where I am in Ipswich, only just started to break out. Definitely not dry here though Speedy! Edit: starting to now though. Seems I’m a bit behind where you are. Edited 2 hours ago by Aries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 20 minutes ago, Aries said: It’s been raining again the last few hours where I am in Ipswich, only just started to break out. Definitely not dry here though Speedy! That's showers for you! I'm about half a mile as the crow flies to foxhall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 51 minutes ago, Normski said: will be 6 weeks time Berwick have their next home meeting I know the sport is in serious straiths in the UK but is that really correct ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC67 Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 23 minutes ago, YeOldPitGate said: I know the sport is in serious straiths in the UK but is that really correct ? Yes , May 2nd was the last home meeting at Shielfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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