cityrebel

That is the big question. No doubt the few meetings lakeside will be running at Rye, will determine what happens next season.

The Rye House supporters never attended in sufficient numbers this season to make it viable. To alienate the hammers fans next year by removing any connection with their club, would be a mistake in my opinion. You have to embrace the history of both teams, for this venture to have any chance of success.

The BSPA & Peterborough websites state that lakeside are hosting the Panthers next Saturday, yet the hammers site says nothing regarding this fixture.

Totally agree. How can fans plan anything when the clubs don't know what's going on.

He's the IOW announcer, taking a guest booking. He tells it how it is, which is all you need.

Sounds familiar.

The Rye House website has the 29th confirmed as lakeside v Peterborough in their fixture list.

You're showing your age!

I fear you may be right. I think the chances of a new track opening anywhere in the country are slim. The demand for any piece of land in the South East for housing, makes it virtually impossible.

That has to be the favourite.

That's the way I read it.

It wouldn't suprise me to see two bigger leagues next year and the NL dumped. It's not really a training league anymore, and some of the teams would be better off running SDL level of racing. The likes of Mildenhall and Kent should be staging a higher level of speedway with their crowd levels.

Eastbourne Dons, that name still makes me shudder. As a lifelong Wimbledon fan, that was a hard pill to swallow. I'm in no doubt that the hammers fans will be feeling the same.

Last night was my eighth meeting of the season on the island, two down on last year. Not bad, considering I live in Surrey.

Thanks a lot for the information.

100% correct.

According to the BSPA, Friday was never lakeside's race night this season, it was always Saturday.

Sad but expected.

A good crowd on the island last night, for the last meeting of the holiday season. What looked like a close match early doors, changed with bad luck affecting both sides. Let's hope there is a strong NL for the warriors to compete in next year, and it stops being the poor relation of the sport.

Western warriors & Kent crusaders from 1994.

Just gossip at the moment, nothing official.

Lakeside could potentially have nine home meetings to fit in before the end of the season. I don't see how this is going to be possible, given the difficulty is securing race nights during the last couple of months. Maybe a few double headers could be on the cards, but this has rarely happened in the past at Arena. There are rumours of some 'home' matches being staged at Rye, I wish the promotion would confirm or deny this, to put us out of our misery.

Has anybody got the riding order for the 1953 Laurels at Wimbledon. Thanks

He's riding on the island tomorrow as well.

They have rode 2 there already this season.