Great Central Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 I can confirm the meeting has been postponed Oh dear. Can't see these matches being staged before Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Postponed...Till when?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) The BBC Weather forecast looks bleak for Sunday - heavy rain between 11am-2pm then another shower at 4pm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2636841  BBC Weather also adds:: ::::  SundayUnsettled, with sunny intervals and frequent showers. Again, showers are likely to be heavy with the risk of thunder. Stormy conditions developing late in the night.   I can confirm the meeting has been postponed   Oh dear. Can't see these matches being staged before Thursday.   Postponed...Till when??  Doesn't the season officially end on Thursday? And possibly no chance surely of a double-header in mid-week?  Here's the Stoke Speedway link: http://www.stokepotters.co/news.php?extend.639.1 Edited October 28, 2013 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 I am certaintly not saying tough if there is no info from any other source, I would hope there would be but the promotion have told the website not to expect any info after this weekend until next year. Â Shame but that's what they have said. Â That's right about the website. At the moment, not a word about Sunday's rained-off match nor any indication as to what MIGHT happen in regard to a rearranged fixture. Nor an explanation to why Connor Coles is out of the side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 It is a totally disorganized mess...What is going on ??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storming Norman Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 C'mon Malcolm get a double header arranged for Wednesday. A professional sport has responsibilities to complete its fixtures - to season ticket holders who paid upfront to see all fixtures, fans who expect every effort to be made and riders who've spend on machinery based on the publicised number of matches to complete fixtures. There's lots of drying wind around - surely this could go ahead either Wednesday or Thursday? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerowl Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 The club has from March to October to stage seven home league meetings and could only manage to stage five. What a shambles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) To be fair Malcolm is the team manager and can not be held responsible,,,,this is down to the promotion to sort out... Edited October 28, 2013 by waco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) C'mon Malcolm get a double header arranged for Wednesday. A professional sport has responsibilities to complete its fixtures - to season ticket holders who paid upfront to see all fixtures, fans who expect every effort to be made and riders who've spend on machinery based on the publicised number of matches to complete fixtures. There's lots of drying wind around - surely this could go ahead either Wednesday or Thursday? Â Â To be fair Malcolm is the team manager and can not be held responsible,,,,this is down to the promotion to sort out... Â I agree Waco. It is the duty of the promoter not the team manager to arrange alternative dates for rained off fixtures. No blame at all on Malcolm Vasey over this. Â At the moment its any day up to and including Friday, not Saturday because Startrax are there for small oval cars racing, with Sunday clear again - but is the speedway season allowed to extend into November? And the long range weather forecasts for the next five days do not look all that good either. And remember Stoke are looking to stage a double header - not just the match v Kent Kings. Edited October 28, 2013 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big lad Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Malcolm Vasey is the co-promoter at Stoke, not just team manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Malcolm Vasey is the co-promoter at Stoke, not just team manager. Â Thanks for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storming Norman Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 No news on the BSPA or Stoke web sites so seems like total silence from Malcolm Vasey / the Stoke promotion - should we guess? If Stoke get fined for not completing their fixtures I suggest the fine is shared amongst the riders to compensate for loss of earnings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) At the moment (Tuesday October 29 11.03am) there's nothing on either the Stoke site or Kent Kings site about a rearranged fixture. In fact so far as I can see Kings don't even mention that last Sunday's match was postponed. And of course still no reason for the Connor Coles situation! Edited October 29, 2013 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Malcolm Vasey is the co-promoter at Stoke, not just team manager. Is he??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_t Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Not having their first home league match until June 22 can't have helped.Presumably the two challenge matches/40th anniversary and National trophy meetings were more important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChubbyChesgire Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 To be fair, the season was nearly over at the beginning of September which we complained about, they rearranged one for later - which pleased us, but then bad weather hit every rearrangement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Dont think its going to happen now,in a way it was a bit of a nothing meeting, in so much as nothing resting on it,but more lost earnings for the riders ,not really good enough from the promotion, not even taking the recent weather in to account other meetings have been got on.. And the lack of information from clubs involved is also bad..is it any wonder fans are becoming disalusioned with the sport ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) Dont think its going to happen now,in a way it was a bit of a nothing meeting, in so much as nothing resting on it,but more lost earnings for the riders ,not really good enough from the promotion, not even taking the recent weather in to account other meetings have been got on.. And the lack of information from clubs involved is also bad..is it any wonder fans are becoming disalusioned with the sport ... Â Well we have read that the Kent Kings website will not be operational again until next season. So that's a great service for their supporters who wonder (a) about a rearranged match at Stoke and ( what's happened to Connor Coles? Edited October 29, 2013 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I give up Gustix nothings going to happen ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I give up Gustix nothings going to happen ... Â Don't despair just yet. Wednesday is probably the last available day to make arrangements for a match this Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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