Paul Johnson

I like a lot of what broadsider says, promoting in tescos or morrisons is good,theres plenty of room for a display, or even the parishes?, its just getting a rider willing to do it and volunteers to hand flyers or vouchers for discounted entry out,if done professionally with proper logo'd shirts etc could be a winner, i mentioned earlier about Hull, some do, its a massive market to tap into, i wonder if speedway has been dead too long there for people to come to us.? Rob is brill on the mic, problem is he is jack of all trades but does it in his boiler suit, on first impression or from the away team you may wonder who he is? A couple of friends from work have said that they would love to go to speedway but baulk when i say the price, best part of £20. entry fee and say food, so maybe a "bring someone new for a fiver night"? they will probably spend more on food and drink and they have a friend to ask what its about,if they get their ticket stamped and come back let them in for a tenner.its better to get them there and then say they dont like it than not going at all. I dont know about other tracks but the pits are always accessable till about 7pm for people to walk around, maybe the riders could have "rider cards" i know Matt Williamson had some last year and the riders could hand them out to fans before they get busy, a bit of interaction to make the fan feel closer to a rider, i have a friend who plays the guitar and he may play to enertain the crowd before the match.theres plenty of room near the ice cream van. The Pa system from the refs box needs looking at ,as sometimes its goes on or off, but robs is fine,and i would like to see maybe 2 more bits of lighting, one for the concrete steps near the canteen and one for the seating as it gets dark and hard for people to fill in the prog, Theres loads of things that can be done to make people feel part of the club, The raffle for one, as well as winning the money what about letting them watch a race from the middle? same if its your birthday or something, if you know someone is going to be there on their birthday or anniversary etc, give the club some notice and maybe the club could give them a card or view from the middle.

Rob only meeds 100 people to come back next season, 200 would be great and we have a meeting in the new year to discuss ideas how to get them back.There is a massive source of fans in Hull.I know a few who come over already but has it been to long since sppedway in Hull closed down for speedway fans to be interested?Is there a hatred of Scunny from Hull and vise versa?Do Hull fans go to Redcar instead of paying 2 times to cross the bridge?Do Hull fans know a bus company are willing to drive fans to Scunny?

personally sunday would be better for me as i miss every other friday due to shift work, but i dont think rob is keen on sundays as the track is suited to evening racing, i believe it dries out too much on sunday afternoons, unless we run at 6pm?, then i think parents would think twice about bringing the kids as its school in the morning,then what happens to the training schools at weekends and summer amatuer meets? I think people stayed away because they got fed up with David Howe being injured for 2012 and 2013 calling for him to retire ,Tofty going from amazing in 2012 to forgetting how to ride in 2013,Ryan took a while to come good as promised but i think people got fed up of waiting,This year we had a good top 5 one strong reserve and one rookie, but Anders got injured very early and Matt half a lap behind every race,I read comments and heard people say they werent going back until Rob replaces Matt, which he eventually did with Tom but he didnt rip any trees up, This by no means a slagging of riders or Rob as i have the biggest respect for what they do, its just speedway fans need just the smallest reason not to attend but a really big one to want to come back... my main worry is that "fans" have already decided not to go next year if indeed its our last one or decided not to go as TJ or Ash are gone and the team will be wooden spoon contenders

ok,,, Andre Compton

lets not forgot this team isnt built for winning the league, its about entertaining at home and getting crowds back to the EWR.Rob has assembled a team of riders who love to race and love the wide line around our track, ,when we won the league Josh was riding El so his confidence was high, so this year he might be the same, Ryan is improving every year and should know all the tracks by now and David is as happy now as he was when he came to us and relishes the No1 jacket,

wasnt ryan douglas signed on assessed 5? now he is nearly 7 so has bettered his assessed average or have i missed something?

your last sentence Gordon is the exact esscence of what Rob wants to acheive,to get fans back to Scunny,to entertain at home and sustain speedway at the EWR

Matt rode for cradley because scunny decided late on to join the league, so all the better riders had been snapped up by other teams, if we joined at the beginning maybe the team would have been different, not a team of 3 pointers

Wayne Carter

Todd Kurtz would do me, no one on the somerset tread has name him in their teams

So who is an existing asset?Wilco,Tofty,(he was at quite a few meetings this season),Steve Worrall( i believe hes just become a father to a scunny girl)?Matt Williamson? Bringing back seems to mean to me someone who used to ride, so maybe not Matt as probably would say "retaining".I am not sure about building the team around Nike, i thought Rob was building his teams around Ryan, I am still going for another unknown on a 5. so. Howe, Worrall,Auty,Douglas, Scandanavian,Lunna and Perks 41.85

You wont be disapointed me2, be prepared tho, it can be pretty cold even in summer,hopefully you'll pick a good meeting for us to entertain you, Scunny/sheffield maybe interesting next year,

If rob wants to get fans back to Ewr then entertaining riders have to be a must. so my choice has to be Ostergaard, i would like to see Klindt back but after rob talked to him at the last meeting, he would need to lower his fee

My calculations maybe wrong but i had, Howe,Auty,Douglas,Lunna,a new rider from Sweden on a 5?,Perks, leaves 8.11 for one more rider

Get more meetings on Sky then more people will see why the racing is better. i personally thinks its better because every rider could win a race, everyone is fighting for a point

Hi all, 1st post and would like to wish Thomas and Ash all the best, 2 smashing lads, i just hope Rob knows what he is doing letting both go?, especially as he is calling for more supporters then lets "part of the family "go, whoever comes in must be ready made replacements so that we hit the ground running. the above team i like apart from Mellgren, nothing against the guy but we didnt really get to see what he can do,would it be worth being loyal to him? i would swop him with Ricky Wells, he was awesome when he guested against Ipswich.Would we go with Nicolia?Rob joked he would like him back but only if he took a pay cut.. i personally would go with Ulrich " the mad ostrich" ostergard if he was available but his average is too high i think