cityrebel

It would take a brave man or a lunatic to take the hammers on. A stadium with a short shelf life, an ever dwindling fan base and the obvious problems that affect the area on a race night. Like him or loathe him, jon cook might be the only option.

Yet another Saturday with an awful weather forecast won't help. Whatever happened to 'sunny sussex by the sea'!.

I thought Stuart Douglas held the purse strings at lakeside. Is jon Cook employed by the club or does he have a financial stake in the hammers.

I watched the speedway, then turned over for the last 30 mins of the football. Neither were riveting viewing.

The problem with premier league football is, the majority of tickets need to be purchased weeks in advance. Speedway fixtures can be changed at short notice, plus the weather can be a factor. I missed Eastbourne last Saturday because of a football match I'd commited to attending.

I remember seeing Lew stripp referee the meeting from the centre green in thick fog at arena in the 1990's. I'm not sure it would be allowed these days with all the health and safety issues.

Last night's meeting did seem to have an 'end of an era' feel about it.

I don't know about all of them, but ged does seem to be digging himself a deeper hole with every statement.

It will never happen while bluster is running the show.

by taking the wedge and thinking he could get away with it.

He was never gonna take on the old boys network, and win.

Being an ex Wimbledon fan I don't have these problems. As a neutral I just want to see decent racing on a well prepared track.

It's about time referees were given total control at meetings, especially regarding parades and intervals. Some promoters just carry on with no urgency regardless of the weather conditions.

Too right, Speedway is a sport governed by self interest. when it comes to the crunch, promoters will always look after number one.

Unfortunately what happens on the track can't influence the gridlock on the M25 most evenings.

The negatives at lakeside are always going to be, the traffic problems and the lack of facilities at the stadium. The punters nowadays demand more for their money than standing on a grass bank. Unless Stuart Douglas has a magic wand, nothing is going to change.

the stoke abandonment is not unique. I went to a double header at oxford when the first match against Carmarthen was declared after 12 heats because of rain. The second match against Buxton ran the full 15 heats.

Although I'm not a lakeside fan, I will continue to attend meetings at arena Essex, regardless of what league they race in. I do this in the hope that the club will survive. The same reason I am a regular at rye house, Eastbourne, Kent and the IOW. Since the early 1970's, i have always supported my local venues. Many have disappeared, but some are hanging on. Long may that continue.

Saving himself for Sunday.

R/R for Pickering on the Panthers website!

especially for the NL play offs.

two halfs make a whole Dave!

mark sexton

What a farce this sport is.

whatever you're smoking Dave, can I have some!