cityrebel Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 With Woodward, zagar and cook on GP duty this weekend, does anyone have any early team news for this meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophies Mate Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Looking at the forecast for friday and saturday down here will be lucky if the meeting is on! Still wait and see how it pans out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted June 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Looking at the forecast for friday and saturday down here will be lucky if the meeting is on! Still wait and see how it pans out!the Eastbourne programme on Saturday said they did not want any fans posting weather forecasts on certain forums. If uncle bob sees this, you might get into trouble!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Well I'm making the trio down even though there is a massive weather risk  I think it will be off personally  I better stay away from uncle bob and his tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest max316 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 With Woodward, zagar and cook on GP duty this weekend, does anyone have any early team news for this meeting. Simon Gustafsson in for woody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunters Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 I think the programme had it right with their weather comments. I have been following the Met Office for a couple of days and it seems we will have a decent run after todays rain with a risk of a thunderstorm on Saturday but clear skies Saturday night. No reason to make pessimistic forecasts and no reason to question it taking place. Looking forward to it, if Scotty rides like the first fixture they will give us a challenge, Have not seen him that good for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.V 72 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Sorry to say this but i m o Saturday nights no longer gel with British speedway out of all your meetings you have faced only one full strength team this season.This cant be good for the home fans watching weakened teams every meeting and its also not fair on the rest of the league as there is not much chance of you getting beat at home riding against depleated teams every week.I dont know is it affecting the gates as missing visiting top riders(Andersen ,Harris Kildemand and Zagar etc) most meetings cant be good for trade.Dont get me wrong i really miss my Saturday nights at Belle vue but the way things are now i would not want to swap back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy jimmy Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 For as long as Eastbourne ride Saturday nights. Thing is, they get the double the crowd they would get on a week day night despite the lack of no 1 firepower in the opposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukasdrymllukas Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Bet365 have got a new book on the tired clichéd posts on this thread  1/3 'Bobs tractor going round & round'  4/9 'One pass all evening'  8/13 ''Grading favouring the home side etc etc'  4/5 ' Pitiful crowd '  Evens ' Eastbourne should go Premier League' 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldeneagle Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 the Eastbourne programme on Saturday said they did not want any fans posting weather forecasts on certain forums. If uncle bob sees this, you might get into trouble!!! You have to remember Bobs doing us a favour allowing us to attend, everything wrong with the Eastbourne club is usually down to us fans, internet nerds or words to that effect he once called us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofers Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 ..........internet nerds or words to that effect he once called us. I think that was Jon Cook........ For as long as Eastbourne ride Saturday nights. Thing is, they get the double the crowd they would get on a week day night despite the lack of no 1 firepower in the opposition. Yes, it doesn't please me very much that we face weakened opposition but I like speedway and some is better than none at all. Would the serial Eastbourne bashers on here prefer that Eastbourne exited the Elite league, or even speedway altogether? I can't see how that would improve things. With the amount of knocking on this forum I think some folks on here would just prefer it if Poole, Coventry, Swindon and Wolverhampton made up the Elite league....that way you can have all the top riders and race each other half dozen times a year.....maybe you'd be happy then??(Ooops, sorry, Coventry are never happy.......) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldeneagle Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 I think that was Jon Cook........ Â It was Bob Dugard, Jon Cook had left by then. it was at the annual H&S briefing for staff followed by the usual pre season forum. You may also remember that day Bob took over the previously independent supporters club and put Dennis Issacs in charge of it. You might remember that well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophies Mate Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 the Eastbourne programme on Saturday said they did not want any fans posting weather forecasts on certain forums. If uncle bob sees this, you might get into trouble!!! Lol no doubt he will be chasing after me on his tractor! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevec Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) Â I think that was Jon Cook........ Â It was Bob Dugard, Jon Cook had left by then. it was at the annual H&S briefing for staff followed by the usual pre season forum. You may also remember that day Bob took over the previously independent supporters club and put Dennis Issacs in charge of it. You might remember that well. Â I think it was a year or two earlier when Jon called us 'The scurge that is the internet' Re the Saturday thing, we have no choice, midweek was tried a few years back and crowds were even worse. Bob has said we will not go Premier League, I guess he has his reasons for that. With this one, I dont see that it makes much difference as BV will have a facility and very often that can make teams stronger at Arlo if the get the right guest. Oh, and the only cheer/round of applause I heared before heat 15 was after the 2 minutes silence for Simmo Edited June 6, 2014 by stevec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldeneagle Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) I think it was a year or two earlier when Jon called us 'The scurge that is the internet' Re the Saturday thing, we have no choice, midweek was tried a few years back and crowds were even worse. Bob has said we will not go Premier League, I guess he has his reasons for that. With this one, I dont see that it makes much difference as BV will have a facility and very often that can make teams stronger at Arlo if the get the right guest. Oh, and the only cheer/round of applause I heared before heat 15 was after the 2 minutes silence for Simmo  I think it was a year or two earlier when Jon called us 'The scurge that is the internet' Re the Saturday thing, we have no choice, midweek was tried a few years back and crowds were even worse. Bob has said we will not go Premier League, I guess he has his reasons for that. With this one, I dont see that it makes much difference as BV will have a facility and very often that can make teams stronger at Arlo if the get the right guest. Oh, and the only cheer/round of applause I heared before heat 15 was after the 2 minutes silence for Simmo I sat in the meeting, it was Dugard but not worth an arguement. Jon Cook left in 2006 8 years ago doesn't seem that long Edited June 6, 2014 by goldeneagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophies Mate Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Had a brief shower here this morning warm and sunny now meeting is on at the moment the club are confirming at lunch time suspect there will be no change and thankfully it looks like the weather forecast earlier in the week was wrong no surprise there! !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophies Mate Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Thoughts on tonights score? Im going for a home win by at least 10 points I hope especially if Simon rides as well as he did last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunters Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Looks to me like the Met Office got it dead right as I said on Wednesday a Thunderstorm on Saturday not likely to be a problem. Admittedly it was a pale imitation of a Thunderstorm but there was a couple of rumbles at 9.45 and a very light shower for 10 mins, that was that, but I have been told that it was Worse at Portsmouth and moving North. Turned into a nice warm day and tonight should be good but I don't know what sort of team the Aces are putting out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy jimmy Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) After last night, this isn't going to go well. No Zagar, no Cook, 2 very inexperienced reserves, Eagles will be in the high 50's unless Scotty has a purler of a night Edited June 7, 2014 by jimmy jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Aces need to learn how to gate, then they will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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