PaulP

Hi shayduke I'm sorry to hear about your vile message from a Heathen fan. I go back to the Bernie Persson/Eric Boocock days & Penhall/Carter but I absolutely loved the shay. I do come up still to Bradford/Leeds on business and when I have the time I sometimes drive through Halifax just for the memories. If you wish email me on pspartridge@blueyonder.co.uk and I will arrange to meet up with you shake your hand and buy you a pint. Thats if you dare mix with a Heathen fan.

I never come on this BSF forum because there’s a lot of rubbish written at times but I thought I would like to make some comments about this Buxton meeting. I stood right in front of the starting gate and could see it all. It’s already been said but it all started at heat 15 when the starting marshal manhandled young Ashley Morris. At no time did Ashley retaliate but basically the starting marshal assaulted Ashley. If you have a look at the DVD it will confirm this. But then for the referee to exclude Ashley for his behaviour was just unacceptable.. The referee then stopped the re run twice because Jon Armstrong got a jump start but when Adam Allott got a jump start in the 3rd re run he let it carry on. I have never seen such a bias referee against our team like this before it was just unbelievable. In my opinion if was the starting marshal and the referee that was at fault but because of the close proximity of the starting line to the fans and the referee’s box to a large amount of away fans only emphasized the situation. Regarding the fans behaviour Cheering when the opposing riders go down, yes this isn’t politically correct these days but most of our fans go back to the 70’s & 80’s a little like Gene Hunt in “life of Mars” we need to bring ourselves into the future and that’s what we intend to do. When Jason Garrity went down in heat 15 the fans cheer because we know we are going to get the points for the heat but it was all Heathens fans along the home straight that applaud Jason when he got up and walked back to the pits. O yes and who was the 1st rider to run across the track to see how Jason was ( Jon Armstrong ) no Buxton rider. Plus I heard that Richard Franklin came across in the pits to ask Jason how he was. I agree that any foul language is not acceptable in this family sport and should stop but we have gone 16 years without a team to support and our frustration can get to boiling point at times. I would like to apologise to any individuals who have been upset by our supporters, but our passion and loyalty to our team stay steadfast, we respect both sets of supporters and riders for putting their lives at risk every time they go out to entertain us. Let’s move forward together and make this sport great again