singy13

Suppose so...I also used to think back in the 1970's Sunday afternoons were popular.....nowadays we can't operate on an afternoon on the sabbath which is puzzling.

Yep the crowds are diminishing.. like snow off a dyke...but as long as I can go to DP and see Comets I'm more than happy.

Yeah but I do get concessions......

Yeah track was a bit tight.......to accomodate soccer pitch.......think about 3k there.....McFarlane wouldn't pay rent I believe.

As for "cheap wine".....what a cheek eh? I pay no less than £10 for mine................................for 3 bottles.

Maybe wrong...but I thought their was a decent crowd at Paisley that night....pity it didn't last long.........also went to Coatbridge and the crowd seemed nowhere near as good.

Yeah all 7 nights for me if poss....................but thought the back end of season crowds for Peterborough and Diamonds/Redcar doubleheader were good turnouts.....maybe need to go to specsavers.

Yesh...........after the shpeedway tho.... See you are from Paisley......did you attend at Love Street in about 1974/75 (too young ??)......I remember going to see Comets there at that time and staying in lovely BandB for the night..

Just think Friday is when most would look to attend at DP....Saturday's see folk do other recreational things in Summer.

Yeah he was awful wasn't he......not worth bothering with at all..........................................................our secret eh marra..

Yeah was a bit worried about others diving in......but maybe Saint Godfrey might help us this time?

Friday nights for the Comets in 2019 ? I hope so.....pls

The two teams that are to 'come and join us' are not exactly rushing to announce the 'great news' are they...? It seems they may be awaiting another push up the ladder?

Hope you got the brushes out.....paint and sweeping...therefore helping with the RL's appeal to clean up Derwent Park...I would assist but for medical reasons it's not poss....cough cough..

So that was 10 years ago.....obviously without any success............not giving much confidence for the immediate future is it? It's just sad to see clubs disappear, and hopefully someone can eventually find land to run speedway within the London area........hope they are still trying.??

Hope the Witches pull in massive crowds to Foxhall....good luck.

April showers marra..........although about six years back we had a wonderful hot March...I remember having the BQ on St Bees beach area...as for silly long breaks let's hope no one interferes with Comets schedule again ?

I presume the Peterborough fans will be in touch thanking you for telling them of their upgrade to the Premiership, as you of course did say a while back.?????????? lol....

Yeah so let's help them make it H19TORY.........pleased with today's news tho.

Never thought of that....but you make a very interesting point....time will tell.

Ha, ha,....that's for sure...............but hey many great memories of good old DP.......back in 1970 I would never have dreamt of watching my speedway team do a treble....and as I've said before I was one of those 17,741..

Derwent Park has only been filled once since opening in 1956.......1965 for a Wigan cup tie ...17,741. So filling on a regular basis not gonna happen........yes I agree temp seats might just work for a triple sports solution....but who are we to say? I see Town are right now asking for volunteers to help clean up/paint/etc at Derwent Park.......maybe, hopefully, the new stadium will be further away on the horizon than first mooted?

The Reds are in Northern Premier lg.. Prem Div....which is 3 levels down from pro League 2 where Cumbrian rivals Carlisle United currently sit.

Think it best to leave Derwent Park as a stand alone Speedway stadium...maybe even Stock cars could be introduced, considering the much hallowed turf wouldn't need the protection it now receives..... As for the Soccer and RL clubs 'folding' these are sports that are not, never have been, as 'fly by night' as Speedway always has been....Yes some have fallen by the wayside (before I'm corrected).. but not, nowhere near, as many as there are former Speedway outifits...I've got the book on defunct tracks....it's quite sad actually. Oh and there have been 7,000 plus crowds for three Scotland RL matches in recent years at Derwent Park....this could be repeated in an 8,000 seater. Someone quoted Reds current average at just over 300.......yes they are non-league and struggling....but I would bet anyone that if they came up into full League action their crowds would be far superior to anything else at Workington........and I'm both a Townie and Comet fan but believe that would be a fact...

That's about it.....Rugby and Soccer will commit to long lease...Speedway not certain to even run in 2019.