cityrebel

building the stadium would be a start.

25/10/79 Wimbledon, 0 hackney, 5 (london cup) rained off after 1 heat.

That's a good point. I can definitely see a strict curfew put in place if the new stadium is built. At kent they don't go one minute past cut off time.

Using R/R for gary cottham is almost as bad as white city doing the same with dag lovaas in1977!

With the cold and wet weather setting in, it will be a big ask to get the rosco arena built in time for next season.

Thanks HT!

When I make the effort to travel to a meeting, I expect every attempt to be made to get the match on. At eastbourne last night I got that effort. Well done to both the track staff and the riders.

At Eastbourne last night the track was waterlogged at 7.30. Less than an hour later with plenty of sawdust, the riders were at the tapes for Heat 1. It was nice to see some effort made to get the meeting on.

Buster used to be the man for all weather seasons, wet or dry. What has changed.

The NL riders certainly 'got on with it' at Eastbourne last night in horrendous conditions. In was like being back in the 1970's for me!

Weather looks crap, so I won't be making the trip to watch buster scrape off the top surface. I got away with it at easbourne tonight, I don't like to push my luck too far!

A very valid opinion.

You are correct it was a very good meeting. Unfortunately it didn't get the support it deserved.

If rosco says it's gonna happen, that's good enough for me!!!

I'd be surprised if eastbourne went PL, the crowds haven't been brilliant at Arlington this season. The punters never came in sufficient numbers for EL racing, the fan base just isn't there.

No eagles home fixtures in August was bizarre to say the least.

I think brum have earned the right to stage the 2nd leg of the play off final at home.

With the weather forecast looking a bit dodgy tomorrow, I wondered if there is a back up plan if this meeting is off. The first leg of the final is due to be staged on Wednesday!.

The crowd for this meeting last year was poor. With a dodgy weather forecast for Sunday, I can't see it improving.

Both eastbourne and oxford failed to win on the Isle of Wight despite fielding strong line ups. Not all meetings in the BLC were walkovers. For some clubs in this country the more meetings you run, the more money you lose. Whatever the new format, it's still going to be a financial gamble for all concerned.

About a decade ago the british league cup was run on similar lines, but no one turned up to watch it. When clubs run two teams in different leagues, the lower standard of racing always suffers through lack of support.

I would be lost without it!

No set race night and money for sure.

both of the hackney v Wimbledon matches were rained off.

As a long standing fan that has witnessed racing at some of this country's all time greats such as west ham and Hyde road, the new belle vue is right up there with them. Speedway needs to flourish at the NSS for the benefit of the sport as a a whole.