heathen76 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 An encouraging amount of interest down Cradley way regarding next thursday- very hopeful of a large turnout, although many have obviously had to book time off work etc in order to attend. The line ups seem well matched, & I believe Gary P will be announcing Adams replacement very shortly (best wishes to Adam for a speedy recovery from all) If the rider suggested accepts the invitation, I dont think you will hear any Heathens fans complaining! The local press will also be advertising the event from the weekend onwards, & there was lots of enquires at last saturdays Old Hill festival, (thats an even smaller town next door to Cradley Heath BTW- but the event was very well attended). Cant Wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Was great to chat to the Cradley fans at Cardiff...said see you on the 30th...passionate lot. Even the guy from Reading who delivers drugs to the pharmacy where I work will be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainman Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Is it true that lee richardson isnt riding now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Was great to chat to the Cradley fans at Cardiff...said see you on the 30th...passionate lot. Even the guy from Reading who delivers drugs to .... I wonderedwhere that sentence was going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Robin Posted July 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 So Top Cat was all lined up to replace Pavlic, maybe the 4TT will be a practice run instead. No he wasn't Wackie. His average is too high in any event. Tom has just signed to ride in Sweden on Thursdays too. He called me out of the blue and asked to do the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adder Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 This meeting has been POSTPONED due to rider availability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirls Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Taken from the Robins website ! 4TT POSTPONED SWINDON SPEEDWAY regrets to announce that the Four Team Tournament, due to take place this Thursday at Blunsdon, has been postponed. Co-Promoter Gary Patchett commented: ‘We have become the victim of a series of unfortunate events. Firstly, we lost Adam Shields to a collar-bone injury during the World Cup. Adam was one of only two riders’ with a genuine connection, through his uncle Dave, to the former Cradley team. That, in itself, was not an insurmountable problem, however, over the weekend through no fault of their own Lee Richardson, Charlie Gjedde, Neils Kristian Iversen, Davey Watt and Paul Fry have all been forced to withdraw. A re-arranged meeting in Poland put paid to both Lee and Davey as they will be riding for Czestochowa and Wroclaw respectively whilst Niels has been called into the Latvian GP as a consequence of the injury Nicki Pedersen sustained in the WTC. Charlie won’t ride again this season as a result of his shoulder injury and is awaiting an operation and Paul was scheduled, at the last moment to ride for Poole at Ipswich but also has an illness to a close relative to contend with. Davy had been drafted in as the replacement for Adam Shields but was forced to withdraw before we could announce him taking part! From the outset it has been our intention to stage the meeting, not only at an Elite League level, but with as much past connection to the respective teams taking part. The riders absolutely had to have as much relevance to the teams they were due to represent otherwise the interest would be severely diminished. I think that the original teams we had put together did just that and clearly there were not replacements available that maintained the same links. I sincerely regret having to take this decision but do so at the earliest opportunity in order to minimise the effect to the travelling supporters. It is our intention to re-stage this meeting at a later date in the season, to be announced shortly, when the international fixture list is less congested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandie Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 That is a real shame but understandable. Nikki and I had our day all planned (having booked leave accordingly) - trip down to see various family members and then pot noodle tea just around the corner from the stadium. Oh and a trip to the Outlet Mall was in there somewhere!! So - family still on, no pot noodle, no speedway BUT more time at the Mall!! Oh well - these things happen but a huge shame for Swindon and the time and effort it has already put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Firstly, I can't beleive how quickly this meeting came up in the diary. It sort of crept up on me while I wasn't looking. It's a bit gutting to lose it, at least for now, but there's nothing anyone can do about the circumstances leading to its postponment. Hey-ho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Dissapointing new but right decision, wouldnt be interested in watching a set of riders riding with no relationship to the clubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderman Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Any news on the restageing of this event Midland Robin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Robin Posted August 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Any news on the restageing of this event Midland Robin? It will be re-staged on Thursday 17th September. Poland will be in the midst of their play-offs, Sweden will all but have finished and it's between GP's. I can confirm that Leigh will ride in the Swindon team and Matej will ride in the Reading team. Johnno will also now be able to ride in the Oxford side. I hope to be able to announce other high-profile names in next few days whilst retaining the level of interest in the individual teams for their fan base. Cheers Patch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagonshocker Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Jack Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Get Crumpy. He's riding the day after in Lemo's testimonial so hopefully he will be around for the Thursday aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnabadam Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 It will be re-staged on Thursday 17th September. Poland will be in the midst of their play-offs, Sweden will all but have finished and it's between GP's. I can confirm that Leigh will ride in the Swindon team and Matej will ride in the Reading team. Johnno will also now be able to ride in the Oxford side. I hope to be able to announce other high-profile names in next few days whilst retaining the level of interest in the individual teams for their fan base. Cheers Patch Does this mean that Leigh and Matej will definitely not be involved in the Polish play-offs then, Midland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Robin Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Does this mean that Leigh and Matej will definitely not be involved in the Polish play-offs then, Midland? Of course not. They are both involved in the Polish play offs at this time. I meant that the backlog of Polish fixtures has now been cleared allowing the play-offs to start. Even so, by the time of this meeting the quarter finals will have taken place and only 4 clubs will still be involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 It will be re-staged on Thursday 17th September. Poland will be in the midst of their play-offs, Sweden will all but have finished and it's between GP's. I can confirm that Leigh will ride in the Swindon team and Matej will ride in the Reading team. Johnno will also now be able to ride in the Oxford side. I hope to be able to announce other high-profile names in next few days whilst retaining the level of interest in the individual teams for their fan base. Great news - thanks MR for sticking with this meeting despite all the hassles. Great to see Johno is now riding for the Cheetahs. All the best Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocie Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 That great news lets hope the weather is kind and other rider are available!!!! When i go into work tomorrow, i am booking the evening off work lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Great news that there's a spare date for this one (just need the weather to play ball). Nice to see a couple of big names being included as well (no disrespect meant to other riders). On a personal note the date should be better for me because there was a question mark over me getting off work in time last week. Mid-September should be okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiddlyKestrel Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Get Crumpy. He's riding the day after in Lemo's testimonial so hopefully he will be around for the Thursday aswell. Which team would he be in though? Surely Cheetahs fans wouldn't want him back, if only for one night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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