GeneralMelchett

Thats good the crowd was OK, I know Ipswich used to suffer terribly when the sky lot were in town years back - I have never yet been present at a TV meeting but th delays and everything make its seem like its not worth it - at least at football / Rugby matches they have to keep to time.

This 100% when I attended a meeting I usually watch from a fixed point - the constant camera changing drives me nuts!

Certainly his best days are behind him, however at the start of the season he was scoring wise your top rider! He does appear to have dipped in recent meetings however. First the first time this season last night you had the benefit of a proper No 1 and it showed!

how was the crowd to normal? - in the old days sky meetings were notorious form ruining the crowd - that coupled with seriopus in meeting delays cant be great for fans on the night. It looked fairly decent - one of the mpre embarrasing things is seeing minimal amounts of spectators for a TV match.

Thanks for that explanation - very helpful summary!

Depends on a lot of things I imagine!

A couple of good races mainly when Fricke or Bomber failed to gate - meeting not heped by Sheffield simply not being very good tonight - its all very well saying oh they should have gone to Monmore Green but on paper you would have expected the Tigers to run them far closer then they did. I am glad I ditched SKY however and now just paid for Discovery+ at 6.99 per month so can't even whine about the costs! I can now maybe do a few BSN meetings too

Have to say I thought he got a right flyer there! Was half expecting it to be recalled - Wolves strong at home this year for sure. feel this was lost and won at reserve tonight!

I rather suspect some of them don't even know themselves! At least they are off the mark tonight!

thats was me i think! yes he played a blinder in one

Top riders tend to ride well anywhere but might take a heat to get fully familar. I know in the old days a fair few supposed top riders would whine about Arena - but the really top riders would come and score massively there!

Witches won twice (is that right?) at Monmore last year and traditionaly tend to do ok there from memory, I think a narrow home win 46-44 maybe for this one!

Moore’s a great manager actually - the idiot who attacked the Lineo needs life ban as well

When I played Saturday football it was 30 seconds added in per goal - that’s 3 minutes for staters for the 6 goals. I think it was also the same for subs being introduced. most, as usual. are forgetting the board indicated a MINIMUM amount of time to added on - for those slow at the back that’s a a MINIMUM amount of time! If it says 6 minutes that’s the very minimum the ref needs to add on the rest is entirely at his discretion as he and he alone controls that game. for the record footballing wise I couldn’t give a monkies about either side - but at least understand the rules properly and all footballers know this stuff as it’s drummed into them - fans is another matter of course

To be fair a full Hillsborough with the crowd behind them is an intimidating place, once the 2nd goal went it it was always a possibility - in the good old days when they were in the Prem in late 90's I saw a fair few top teams turned over there including a proper 3-1 beating of Man U featuring Scholes, Keane, Beckam, Schmeichal the lot!

Not unhappy with this either - the other thing is like King he is always trying if not in a scoring position, or if he is trying to get a better position - he wont just give up

Clearly summat up in that part of Cambs - must admit never saw that comeback on!

Ultimately the site was sold as 'unviable' for racing / motorsport by the daughter? of the ex promoter Chick Woodroffe.

There is a video on You Tube of a couple of guys reviewing the Arena site in the summer of either 21 or 22 - amazing the leccy was still working in one of the buildings!

Thursdays originally then Sat in the good old days! Saturdays were only possible as Canterbury closed down at the end of 87 The BSPA also stiched up the former promoters in another way I was told! BSPA - Bloody Stupid Pratts Assoc

Call it a draw then!!!

from programmed rides Danyon 4+1 and Cook 3+1 - kind of what you expect a reserve to get really. Both will have better days - seems errors kept their scoring down a bit last night (for the record wasn't there either just going of updates and the heat details and comments on here) Fast forward a couple of seasons and you would hope both in the 1-5 positions

Have to feel for Danyon a bit as he seems to take the R/R in heat 1 and thats always likely to be a 1 or a 0 (although I am aware he popped out for a 5-1 the other week in heat 1) As ever with reserves its their programmed rides I take note of and for DH it was 4+1 from 4

Good to see Rew have a great meeting - the rest pretty much as expected other than Basso - is he demoralised or something? Going backwards in the scoring. Expected a bit more from Hans although he had 2 Ret's it seems or was that just pulling up when in last?

I was hoping to make this my first match at Owlerton this season but the lunchtime rain was very heavy - plus it did continue have heavy pockets of rain until about 4.30 when it did brighten up. The damage hadbeen done by then!