Gemini

Some strange people about. Gustix liking this post.

I bet the original was interesting.

If you're staying in Bristol the zoo is always worth a visit. Loved it there, but when we had Jemma with us at Cardiff we always went to Porthcawl on the Sunday before picking up the M4 to drive home.

I took this photo in 1960 so it must have been built around the middle of that decade then. People say it's run down now but it doesn't look too posh back then ~ look at the state of that grass. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150148050552785&set=a.10150144289657785.323814.550797784&type=3&theater

We used to but not any more because we're all paying the same price this season. I've never been asked to prove I'm an OAP because one look at me will confirm it anyway.

Really? That's completely opposite to what we've understood happened ~ that Garrity didn't want to remain in the Fast Track Draft ~ but I presume you know all the details and it was done to save Coventry money.

Would there even have been a back straight 'grandstand' 46 years ago? I wasn't a Coventry fan back then so never noticed on my visits when the Lions were riding there.

Kennels? She's never been in kennels in her life. She doesn't love Speedway either unless it's on TV. Strange dog ~ all she wants to do is go to sleep on her blanket when it's 'live' but goes mad when it's on the television. Shame it didn't happen whenever we've been there as that would have kept Lucy awake.

Yes, sorry. Just as I read it again and saw you'd said 'gates' my son came to sort my mobility scooter out so I decided to press 'Post' rather than lose the whole lot. Cue an appearance by SCB. Don't believe that anyway myself. At that point in their lives the expensive children have left home (hopefully), the mortgage is all paid for and if necessary there is help available on almost anything.

What happens if they're on gates 2 and 4 in the first race? Who says they are? At the moment all that is happening is the student rate is withdrawn and they are contacting the local universities etc. over the next few days in order to look at possible ways forward so the full time student can benefit, which was the original intention not for the promotion to be cheated out of £12 by some fans who think they are clever. Bees haven't a match this week so hopefully things will be clearer by Monday.

I quite understand people have different opinions. What irritates me is the fans who still moan on here when a price increase doesn't even affect them. Correct me if I'm wrong but I can't remember seeing any OAP (except me) comment on the subject. However, it's been quite clear over the years there are some who don't like the current promotion so take every opportunity to criticize and it's the same people every time.

Don't say we're going to have another 'Will they/won't they' be racing scenario like the Kings Lynn v Coventry match? Sky pull out so Leicester want to revert back to their usual Saturday race night and call the match off.

I know you don't go because you have said that on here on more than one occasion.....unless you're telling porkies of course and just say that for effect as woz01 posted "I like the posts from people that say "well I'm not going this week" but I still see them there and made up stories that friends are not going etc. Its like they have an agenda or something." Wasn't it twice you went last season? I don't personally know why the promoters have changed the price structure but they have explained and I do know that pound for pound for a family it is still cheaper to go to Coventry than it is to go to my local track Leicester. Presumably the idea was to encourage more children/students to go but of course that system has been abused so is all up in the air at the moment.

It is £18 at Leicester. I agree about not buying a programme though because I never do in spite of promoters going out of their way to make it as difficult as possible to find out the teams in riding order. In my case I'd rather turn up with a blank programme and fill it in when I get there so they still don't win.

There's another good example. Why are you complaining on behalf of OAP's when you don't even go? I am an OAP but am quite prepared to pay the extra £3 if it will help the promoters balance the books at the end of our last season. Do you really think any Speedway promoters these days are making loads of money to stash away?

It's only the same handful of people all the time though and some of them don't even go to Coventry anyway so one has to wonder why they are bothered about admission prices, apart from the fact they can have a good moan of course.

I was going to suggest you post this in the GP section but on checking I see that you already have so I hope you get some help with your questions.

A must for me is 'Dogs allowed'. If they are banned because there are a few Sheep in the next field then that's me done for. Anyway, being pessimistic I can't see a new stadium being built anywhere in Coventry but I wait to be proved wrong.

I'd say the answers to those 2 questions are 'No' and 'Yes'.

60 - 30 to Poole.

Over to Speedibee for the answer. The foreigners list might be quite long.

They'll probably hit 60 in every match, except against Belle Vue when they might be restricted to 50.

Okay fair enough. Perhaps I should change my comment to all the Leicester fans I know would have preferred to stay in the Premier League and even more so now after the last couple of years. Maybe PL racing wasn't particularly exciting because of the shape of the track more than the standard of rider? I've watched loads of matches at Peterborough and 9 times out of 10 the racing is on a par with E.L. if not better. Anyway, glad something has been done about the track now. Better late than never.

DVD is almost finished and will be out this week so keep your eyes on the Clean Cut Sports website.

I don't think there were many Leicester fans who wanted the Lions to be in the Elite League anyway and they were quite happy with PL racing on a Saturday night with a bigger variety of teams. The decision was more down to David's ambition I should think and as it appears he can be rather stubborn ~ hence taking no notice of 90% of fans wishing for the track to be changed ~ it looks like it will be another season of struggle. Sad really.