old bob at herne bay

Big blow for the Plymouth promotion losing Jason Crump .....he was undoubtedly the star attraction of the Plymouth side, and would have put "bums on seats." Unless B Pedersen gets it together after his embarrassing performance at P'boro last night (000X) there will be lots of empty seats at Plymouth.

Sorry I have say that the NDL has gone a step too far too quickly with drastic points limit reductions. At least with a sunny weekend and slick tracks we didn’t see the usual plethora of falls air fence repairs ridiculous unforced errors, and endless delays, which was always my lasting memory of enduring NDL speedway. The Kent side exemplifies the new enforced points limit problems. 3 genuine prospects, one old hand enjoying himself, and 3 rabbits. Win or bust .... couldn’t muster a 2nd place between them. All for £15! Any solution that loses clubs competing in the league is not good in my opinion. It’s £10 a meeting speedway and at that price point we will see how many survive 2021 and come to tapes in 2022. We will now hear of a stream of new “talented” riders all raising their averages as they defeat other “talented” riders. Too many rabbits and not enough quality riders will drag the NDL standard down and give false impressions of the ability of the new breed of rabbits.

Well done Daniel Bewdley. Last season in the UK "premiership" I guess .. make the most of him Belle Vue. Shocking display from B Pedersen. Very temperemental rider from what I remember in my days as a supporter. Seems he hasn't changed.

Kent Royals showing exactly why the new NDL points limit is a total joke...... 3 novice riders thrown into the deep end getting 2 gifted points between them. No second places tells the tale of the 2 tier structure of most NDL teams in 2021. Once Mulford moves up into the main body of the team Kent will be exposed at reserve. At least the seagulls have had the good fortune to have been able to build a fairly solid team within the points limit devoid of rabbits.

Apologies Richard, it was Trevor Geer, Ian Jordan and Will Pottinger who predicted that Eagle would win the Champiopnship. https://www.eastbourne-speedway.com/happy-new-year-as-eastbournes-three-wise-eagles-predict/ I know I had read it somewhere.

Seeing him as an 8 year old on the junior track at Arlington he was a stand out top performer ..... got to Champion on speedway at u21 level, and I expected him to become a regular GP rider. Well I got that one wrong. Let’s see how my next pick Anders Rowe gets on.... I reckoned he would be very good the first time I saw him at Kent.

Didn’t expect Poole to get a point at Arlington against the team Trevor Geer tips to win everything this season. Good on Poole for doing the right thing in heat 15 and giving the home fans something to remember so they come back to EB next week...... good for business. Ed Kennett goes down as one in my book who promised so much as a young lad ... I tipped him as a future champion, but somehow he lost his way.

Wouldn't get too hung up on riders averages in 2021. Anyone with a 2021 starting average of less than 8, is not a heat leader IMO (averaging 4 second places a meeting ) Very few clubs have "heat leaders" such is the diluted product that is now the post pandemic premiership (PPP)

Sadly, I think there is more to this than is being made public.

Great result for Wolves ... their 2 USA riders seem to have hit the fround running and seem great prospects. Never liked seeing riders "give up" when at the back ... especially the home riders. The TM needs to have some short sharp words to stop that straightaway.

Very sad to see another speedway stadium close, especially one of the modern generation of venues. The decline of speedway in the south west looks certain to continue, the loss of the IoW, and with Swindon and now Poole looking decidedly uncertain to continue long term.

and maybe that's why we will never know .... the maximum crowd capaicty of these "stadia" .... how many tickets they have actually sold for each match Keep it a secret and how could anyone possibly dispute the numbers being submitted to local autorities, HMRC etc. etc. ??????

Weather forecast for Kings Lynn on Met Office website show little chance of rain in the next 2 days, so weather should be OK. As for "weather " !! there will be enough riders bothered to turn up, "weather" !! there have been enough tickets sold to persuade Buster to run a meeting ...... that's another matter.

Looks like a 14-15 hour drive Ipswich to Gorzow via either Hook of Holland ferry or eurotunnel .

Thought I would add some balnce to your post as a neutral.

Match postponed .......waterlogged track, from the Kent speedway website.

Guess the 2 car parking attendants (the only staff allegedly still employed) you spoke at length to have ideas on how they could park more cars around the track and on the old football pitch andmaximise their income ? Any plans afoot for the redevelopment of Poole Town centre with luxury apartments and a sprinkling of affordable housing. Surely that will become the financially attractive option to the Poole council as the costs of maintaining their asset keep on rising year on year ??

Where's the lad Holder actually based ? UK ? Poland? If he is living in Poland always going to be an unreliable choice of rider for UK speedway. In the interests of the sport and giving the supporters something to watch I think R/R should be suspended and guests allowed to cover anyone in the main body of the team. If a 6 man team in put out then supporters should be entitled to receive a partial refund of their admission. Say £1 refund per rider missing ... and I for one would put it straight into the speedway riders benevolent fund bucket.

Thank you GAH ...... must keep an eye open for the next meeting highlights

Wasn't there a plan to show edited highlights of the Eurosport coverage on a free to view channel ? Was it Quest ? Anyone heard about this ?

Was it the usual northern ref ... Willie Wishington ?

Bright and sunny here in Herne Bay

Judging by past visits the Eagles dont enjoy Arlington when its wet, and the seagulls and gems would struggle on a wet heavy track ... so sensible decision IMHO This May weather is doing my head in .... cold wet and windy. Was looking forward to at least seeing some speedway action live ....... not sure I will be buying any advance tickets wit he current gloomy forecast which doesn't look like improving anytime soon.

dont forget the fuel taps bruv posted "All stadium capacity figures must be available somewhere and the online ticketing shows how many spaces remain " Wishful thinking. All these figures are a closely guarded secret ...... Somehow speedway attendances in the UK have remained "top secret" - cash only admission for many many years although credit cards are now accepted at some tracks...... (used banknotes only ??) One can only speculate why this should be......

Sorry to rain on your parade , the seagulls might be happy with their webbed feet, but the Eagles??? Met office forecast for Eastbourne shows rain for most of the day, clearing by 1600☹️