Swift Saint Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 (edited) URGENT PRESS RELEASE FROM STOKE SPEEDWAY GETTING READY FOR ACTION Much has gone on behind the scenes to resolve the issues at Loomer Road which contributed to the loss of Press Day and two challenge matches. This work continues and will be finalised next week after the series of stock car meetings that have taken place. The Club wish to clarify the nature of the problems which emanated from the seepage of moisture into the sub soil beneath the track in two areas but mainly on the entrance to the first turn. This problem for reasons as yet undiscovered appears to have improved with recent reduction in rainfall which suggests it was related to the extreme winter weather which has at last abated. It should be clear that if this is the case it is not due to the stock cars nor could they in any way exacerbate the problem. The final meeting of the current stock car series takes place this weekend and the Club have engaged the services of Colin Meredith to help with final recovery operations next week and to help lay part of a large quantity of shale that has been ordered to provide the best opportunity to produce an excellent racing surface for what will effectively be the start of the new season on Saturday 3rd May (7.00 pm). Heavy equipment will be available to assist in this process and general levelling and packing down and there is every reason to hope that the track will be in great shape. The Potters take on the excellent Kent Kings who will provide great opposition for the 2014 Potters. This match will be augmented by a Midland Development League match between the Spitfires and Rye House. Currently the long range weather forecast is good so fingers are crossed at Loomer Road for a great launch to 2014. The following day there will be National League and Midland Development League action at nearby Buxton with both teams taking on local derby rivals. Malcolm Vasey Stoke Speedway Edited April 24, 2014 by Proud Potter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I hope that all goes as planned Malcolm, and that you can get your season underway, and hopefully enjoy a successful one. I've got two scheduled visits in my diary so far, so fingers crossed on all fronts. All the Best Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCSA Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) I thought i'd read on the stock car website that Mr Rees had had 40 tons of shale put on the track??? Edited April 25, 2014 by SCSA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Saint Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I thought i'd read on the stock car website that Mr Rees had had 40 tons of shale put on the track??? And how long do you think that would last? It has nothing to do with the shale ordered by Stoke this week Malcolm Vasey Stoke Speedway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommer Mon Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Good luck to the Potters. I hope this resolves all of the problems. I also hope that they get their fixtures programmed as early as possible to avoid end of season cancellations like last season. If the problem is with the 'water table' then it could come back in the Autumn. Best of luck anyway and I look forward to us giving you the customary 'ommering in due course. I'll be there for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Saint Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 (edited) Ommer Mon, on 26 Apr 2014 - 11:08 AM, said: Good luck to the Potters. I hope this resolves all of the problems. I also hope that they get their fixtures programmed as early as possible to avoid end of season cancellations like last season. If the problem is with the 'water table' then it could come back in the Autumn. Best of luck anyway and I look forward to us giving you the customary 'ommering in due course. I'll be there for that one. Thank you for that I love to race against your team and relish the battles that lie ahead. The customary 'ommering is a relatively recent experience in fact we have the best result away at Dudley 64-27 which must rank as a "grande 'ommering' with the Heathens on the receiving end.. I would point out that Dudley also featured in an unraced fixture last season too. Must have been the weather same as us. Nice to have good sporting rivalries not enough of them these days especially with doubling up and guest rider excesses that threaten the sport in my opinion.. Malcolm Vasey Edited April 26, 2014 by Proud Potter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCSA Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 And how long do you think that would last? It has nothing to do with the shale ordered by Stoke this week Malcolm Vasey Stoke Speedway When is the club returning to the upper echelons of the sport Malcolm/Proud Potter ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Saint Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 When is the club returning to the upper echelons of the sport Malcolm/Proud Potter ? We are working hard to try and better than how things have been of late and our efforts are directed at that. Whether that would lead to a return to the Premier League is a decision that must be based on viability. I cannot offer any more than that at present but we work very hard to maintain a Club at Loomer Road. We have had some brilliant National League speedway at Stoke during the last three years. The place should be packed Last season the racing was often very good the results were not. We have a great team for 2014 I hope we will get support. Malcolm Vasey Stoke Speedway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokielee Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Malcolm, the Stoke fans will come to see decent racing at PL level. I have to disagree with you, the NL racing at Loomer Road has not been particularly good. Give the Stoke fans what they want; Good racing at PL level. The fact that the place is not packed should tell you something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Saint Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Malcolm, the Stoke fans will come to see decent racing at PL level. I have to disagree with you, the NL racing at Loomer Road has not been particularly good. Give the Stoke fans what they want; Good racing at PL level. The fact that the place is not packed should tell you something... They were not present in sufficient numbers or anywhere near in 2009 and 2010 Stokielee please tell me where they will come from now? Malcolm Vasey Stoke Speedway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 (edited) Malcolm, I do hope for the sake of speedway in stoke that you can continue and maybe one day go back to the PL... But as a BV fan who used to frequent your stadium regularly, but no longer attends at all, I do have to say that the NL racing was at best 'average' and at worst 'poor'.. To be fair to the riders, I do think the inconsistent track was probably more to blame than their capability... Either way, it wasn't/isn't (in my humble opinion) worth the outlay to attend (plus the considerable fuel cost).... As I say, hope it all works out but those who run Stoke Speedway really need to take a long look in the mirror as if you run a business and it goes wrong, it sadly ain't the punters who no longer give you their patronage who are to blame but 'someone closer to home'... Let's hope Stoke can come back again to its former 'glory'... Used to be a good, value for money night, on a well prepared track five or six years ago.... Edited April 26, 2014 by mikebv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boozer Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 They were not present in sufficient numbers or anywhere near in 2009 and 2010 Stokielee please tell me where they will come from now? Malcolm Vasey Stoke Speedway That being down entirely to the crap that was served up, you can only provide failure for so long before fans desert and the trophy cabinet tells the story. Stoke are the worst team trophy wise that have ever ridden speedway, any team that provides the level of success achieved at Stoke deserves the level of support it gets. If you consider the teams provided the track condition the facilities provided and never forgetting the ever present promotional team who treats supporters as dirt on there shoes and yet you question the support. Maybe you should look a bit closer to home for the answers, I personally am not bothered about facilities or even the treatment served up from the promotion but I am very much bothered by the tripe that is served up and the well reported problems that appear on a regular basis. As someone who has been involved at Stoke for 5 minutes yet come on here blaming supporters or the lack of them for all the failings at Stoke maybe shows that you fit in very well to the Stoke promotional team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Saint Posted April 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 boozer, on 27 Apr 2014 - 12:56 AM, said: That being down entirely to the crap that was served up, you can only provide failure for so long before fans desert and the trophy cabinet tells the story. Stoke are the worst team trophy wise that have ever ridden speedway, any team that provides the level of success achieved at Stoke deserves the level of support it gets. If you consider the teams provided the track condition the facilities provided and never forgetting the ever present promotional team who treats supporters as dirt on there shoes and yet you question the support. Maybe you should look a bit closer to home for the answers, I personally am not bothered about facilities or even the treatment served up from the promotion but I am very much bothered by the tripe that is served up and the well reported problems that appear on a regular basis. As someone who has been involved at Stoke for 5 minutes yet come on here blaming supporters or the lack of them for all the failings at Stoke maybe shows that you fit in very well to the Stoke promotional team. I haven't blamed any supporter for anything I just said there were not enough of them. Blame was not mentioned,. And I don't hide behind anonymity Malcolm Vasey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 I haven't blamed any supporter for anything I just said there were not enough of them. Blame was not mentioned,. And I don't hide behind anonymity Malcolm Vasey Bloody Hell Malcolm...just seen the time of your last post.....wild night out at the ping pong Club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boozer Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 And I don't hide behind anonymity Malcolm Vasey What point is that supposed to be making ???? most people on forums have a nickname and that is what they post under to my friends that is what I am known by, are you trying say my opinion would be different if i posted my name. It may have something to do with the fact that I disagree with a lot of what you write and I am not someone who is taken in by the bull that you post about Stoke, it is also a fact that you have had very heated spats on this and other forums with anyone who doesn't suck up to you or your views. There are a lot of people on this forum and the Stoke forum who know me and the fact that I post under my nickname is because I choose to not because it suits you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokielee Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 (edited) Malcolm, history tells us that for the majority of years that speedway has been running in Stoke they have been a Division 2, or middle league side. That should be proof enough that it was sustainable at the level. If you measure success by the number of trophies a team wins, then the Stoke fans have also been success starved for pretty much most of that time. However they still turned up to support the team. In my opinion the reasons they turned up were down to the fact that the racing at Loomer Rd was amongst the best seen in the country and that there were some of the league's best riders in the team (Pickering, Stekker, Moggo, etc.). Towards the end of the PL years those elements were missing and they are still missing now. For whatever reason I cannot get excited about NL racing; I think that goes for most other speedway fans in Stoke. If you genuinely care about the future of the sport in Stoke then I'd respectfully request that you get together with your promotional colleagues and attempt to come up with some ideas about how to get the fans back on side. I will refrain from using the term "plan" as that has also been ridiculed to death previously. Also the attitude from the promotional team, club officials, etc. needs to change and the "abuse" of fans that has occurred on various forms of social media in the past needs to stop. The paying customer is always right and they know what they want. I appreciate the fact that you come on here and engage in the debate. Edited April 27, 2014 by Stokielee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boozer Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Malcolm, history tells us that for the majority of years that speedway has been running in Stoke they have been a Division 2, or middle league side. That should be proof enough that it was sustainable at the level. If you measure success by the number of trophies a team wins, then the Stoke fans have also been success starved for pretty much most of that time. However they still turned up to support the team. In my opinion the reasons they turned up were down to the fact that the racing at Loomer Rd was amongst the best seen in the country and that there were some of the league's best riders in the team (Pickering, Stekker, Moggo, etc.). Towards the end of the PL years those elements were missing and they are still missing now. For whatever reason I cannot get excited about NL racing; I think that goes for most other speedway fans in Stoke. If you genuinely care about the future of the sport in Stoke then I'd respectfully request that you get together with your promotional colleagues and attempt to come up with some ideas about how to get the fans back on side. I will refrain from using the term "plan" as that has also been ridiculed to death previously. Also the attitude from the promotional team, club officials, etc. needs to change and the "abuse" of fans that has occurred on various forms of social media in the past needs to stop. The paying customer is always right and they know what they want. I appreciate the fact that you come on here and engage in the debate. Good post Lee we can both remember when we had good times Stoke with great racing sadly those days are now gone and will never return, I saw Bill the other day Lee nothing changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokielee Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Good post Lee we can both remember when we had good times Stoke with great racing sadly those days are now gone and will never return, I saw Bill the other day Lee nothing changes Boozer, good to hear both you and Bill are still alive and kicking!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Always enjoyed my visits to Loomer Road in the old NL days. The track was always good back then and the Potters had some good racers in Crabby and Bootsy. Do Nigel Crabtree and Eric Monaghan help out with the track at all nowadays? Good luck anyway Malcolm to you and Dave Tattum would be good to see the Potters back in the PL one day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yearfan Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 (edited) I hope Stoke speedway sorts out its many problems and returns to being a decent sustainable set up! Its been proven in the past that when run properly Stoke speedway is a viable middle tier club. Running 3rd Division level racing there is always going to be difficult even when ran well because most of Stokes history has been spent in the middle with even one season in the top flight in 1996 when Cradley moved there so long term fans find that level hard to accept. Although Cradleys spell there in 1996 ended cause the crowds wern't that great and in my opinion in present times National League speedway is often better value for money! From what I've heard from many people in speedway and Stoke fans, the recent years have seen the standards drop big time and anyone constructively criticising the promotion (which the paying customer in particular those who've been going there for a lot of years have every right) have been met with abuse. The current problems epitomise this. Edited April 27, 2014 by 25yearfan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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