Coventry Vs Kings Lynn now Sept 4th - Empty Stadium ?

[Bee 26]

Looks like rain showers on Friday

[mdmc82]

The much anticipated fixture between Coventry and King's Lynn has now been moved from Friday 5th to Thursday the 4th sep.

This is incase some speedway fans would prefer to watch the football.

This however now means the bees go from having a full strength team (on the 5th) to now being depleted with no Garrity, Howarth and Hansen (is a facility given?)

Shame as this could have been a brilliant meeting with two full strength sides. Once again it's the speedway fans that suffer of both teams.

Edited August 26, 2014 by mdmc82

[mdmc82]

Looks like rain showers on Friday

The meeting isn't this Friday, it was meant to be next Friday.

[Bee 26]

Ignore me, got the Friday's mixed up!

[Champion2010]

Oh no, you are kidding.

 

I was really looking forward to this meeting esp with both teams finally being at full strength.

Already had to watch the bees go to King's Lynn with NL guests due to no facility. Won't be doing it again.

 

Looks like me and mates will give this a miss now then if its not on the 5th.

[Champion2010]

Ignore me, got the Friday's mixed up!

This Friday is Coventry Storm double header mate

[Champion2010]

It makes no sense!

 

Friday

So it would mean either run the risk of maybe 100 football fans not turning up (unless recording game)

 

 

Or

 

Thur

1)Run the risk of over 100 speedway fans not coming (either cos school night, depleted, travelling fans, working)

2)Hope that those football fans can get 2 nights off & pay for both nights

3)Have a hugely depleted team (esp if no facility)

4)Key riders miss out on riding the meeting & nights wage

5)Risk losing 3 points

6)Bees, Kings Lynn & others are robbed of seeing 2 top teams at full strength in what could have been a amazing night of speedway.

Some good points made.

 

Personally I think it's madness and makes little sense.

Either Horton has lost the plot or he has been very ill advised.

 

Hopefully he will see sense and surely move it back. Nobody benefits from the change.

 

Had a really great weekend for the team, with the lads scoring brilliantly at Lakeside.

However what is the point of them scoring away points when Horton now may be robbing them of chance to get home points so won't benefit.

 

As I said, madness. Lets hope it's sorted soon.

[Sienna Ryan]

Was really looking forward to having a night at the speedway on the 5th to see what would have been a exciting fixture.

 

However my friends can't make the 4th so looks like we will now miss out.

Spoke to a few people when arrived at work not long ago and they are disappointed as cant make the Thursday either due to kids or work commitments.

 

Do feel for the Bees and King's Lynn fans.

 

Oh well, what can the fans do. We will maybe save the money and go and see Lakeside V Poole on the 5th instead now if definitely no bees meeting.

[g13webb]

I think work on the Catthorpe interchange is continuing until sometime in 2016? I'm sure that's what I'd seen on the signs around there when I went to Cardiff. I now don't bother with the A14. I prefer going along the A47 to Leicester, then using the M69 and then join up with the M6 from there. It seems quicker. Going on the A605 then the A14 seems to take forever with the Catthorpe roadworks.

 

As for the fixture being rearranged to Thursday 4th, that's bloody handy! Could mean I don't go now either but we'll see. For travelling, it would probably be better, but it is a pain as Friday night was preferable simply cos of the fact I don't work on Saturday but do on a Friday.

 

Appreciate your suggestion, but having travelled the British Isle extensively I've always regarded Leicester as one of the worse places to drive through. Like choosing between the devil and deep blue sea. The last time I drove through it added 24 mins to the Sat Nav ETA ( Estimated Time of Arrival ).

 

Before the A14 was there we use to go Via Peterborough, Corby, Market Harborough, Lutterworth, Rugby coming into Brandon that way. Might try going that way again. Mind it should be OK coming home though......

Edited August 26, 2014 by GRW123

[Sienna Ryan]

There is no facility for Danish Speedway full stop regardless unless a rider is injured or participating in a recognised FIM event.

If no facility as well as no Garrity or Howarth then surely Horton can't think he would get a bigger crowd on the Thursday than he would have with a full team on the Friday, even with the football.

 

Can see why Kings Lynn agreed to the change.

 

Bees fans I know seemed to have a lot of positives to say about Horton recently and was nice atmosphere and even fans applauding him last time I was at the stadium.

However this seems to be a huge backwards

Step. I feel he may have been ill advised by somebody.

 

Out of interest: had he had more people contacting him or complaining about the clash and not able to attend when on the 5th

 

Or now it had been moved to the 4th?

Edited August 26, 2014 by Sienna Ryan

[mdmc82]

Ignore me, got the Friday's mixed up!

Lol, this Friday is Coventry Storm double header

[Bees_Man]

Massive massive own goal by everyone here.

Thursday will be a reduced crowd and to have no Garrity, Howarth and NO Facility for Hansen is pure madness.

Edited August 26, 2014 by Bees_Man

[mdmc82]

Massive massive own goal by everyone here.

Thursday will be a reduced crowd and to have no Garrity, Howarth and NO Facility for Hansen is pure madness.

Completely agree. Only thing I can think is that Horton has seemed advise from somebody within the club who was thinking with their football hat on.

 

Really hope respect is shown to the bees fans and this is rectified.

[Star Lady]

Massive massive own goal by everyone here.

Thursday will be a reduced crowd and to have no Garrity, Howarth and NO Facility for Hansen is pure madness.

 

Not if it means Coventry potentially fit in one or two of their outstanding meetings on the Friday. My theory as posted on the other thread especially the bit in bold

 

 

Posted Today, 07:44 AM

I have a couple of theories. Both concern Coventry's problem of fitting all the home meetings in.

 

 

1 Lynn have been moved to the Thursday, if it is rained off they do it all again on the Friday.

 

2 If you read the Lakeside site re the rearranged meeting with Swindon, it appears the BSPA have changed the rules. This means if any Coventry meeting is rained off it can be put in on the next free regular race night. Sept 5th is now a free regular race night. So any outstanding home meetings could potentially be on the 5th and the visitors have no choice but to attend. Potentially even a double header. Lakeside site also says facilities will be granted if this happens.

 

I would suggest Coventry are on paper less likely to take points from Lynn than other clubs they still have to face so thse extra meetings could be crucial and a smaller crowd on the Thursday is a necessary evil.

 

If either of those theories are correct, it seems a sensible move by Coventry and nice co-operation by Lynn.

 

How's that for a conspiracy theory this early in the morning

Edited August 26, 2014 by Star Lady

[mdmc82]

 

 

Not if it means Coventry potentially fit in one or two of their outstanding meetings on the Friday. My theory as posted on the other thread especially the bit in bold

 

 

 

Posted Today, 07:44 AM

 

I have a couple of theories. Both concern Coventry's problem of fitting all the home meetings in.

 

 

1 Lynn have been moved to the Thursday, if it is rained off they do it all again on the Friday.

 

2 If you read the Lakeside site re the rearranged meeting with Swindon, it appears the BSPA have changed the rules. This means if any Coventry meeting is rained off it can be put in on the next free regular race night. Sept 5th is now a free regular race night. So any outstanding home meetings could potentially be on the 5th and the visitors have no choice but to attend. Potentially even a double header. Lakeside site also says facilities will be granted if this happens.

 

I would suggest Coventry are on paper less likely to take points from Lynn than other clubs they still have to face so thse extra meetings could be crucial and a smaller crowd on the Thursday is a necessary evil.

 

If either of those theories are correct, it seems a sensible move by Coventry and nice co-operation by Lynn.

 

How's that for a conspiracy theory this early in the morning

That's not the case as they will not run a meeting at home on the 4th & 5th. That would mean even lower crowds.

[Star Lady]

That's not the case as they will not run a meeting at home on the 4th & 5th. That would mean even lower crowds.

 

But they have to fit the fixtures in to get the points surely? This is one way of doing it and if they get to the play-offs surely the pay night then would compensate?

No idea but really but I cannot believe it's been changed just because of the football.

[mdmc82]

 

But they have to fit the fixtures in to get the points surely? This is one way of doing it and if they get to the play-offs surely the pay night then would compensate?

No idea but really but I cannot believe it's been changed just because of the football.

That's the point being made, it's madness.

 

It has been changed because Horton is worried about losing money on the Friday due to some fans going to football.

There will be no fixture on the 5th full stop.

 

 

However Running a meeting on a school night, with a hugely depleted team, night before football against a team with far to travel will surely lead to much smaller crowds than if it had stayed on the Friday.

 

Huge huge mistake

[SCB]

 

But they have to fit the fixtures in to get the points surely? This is one way of doing it and if they get to the play-offs surely the pay night then would compensate?

No idea but really but I cannot believe it's been changed just because of the football.

We don't "need" all these fixtures, the Lakeside away win has taken them out of the running plus it gave us 4 points so we're relatively safe now. But giving Lynn a beating and a half would have been nice from a psycholoical point of view before the play-offs. We've won at Poole, won at Swindon (and beat them quite easily at home recently). if you lose at home to kings Lynn 2 weeks before the play-offs they're going to turn up knowing they can win next time.

 

For me, it makes no sense. Far more negatives than positives.

[whippy]

What the hell !!!! Is this for real ????? we are booked in to come to Coventry on the 5th on our way on our hols !!!!! Hotel booked !!!

[mdmc82]

What the hell !!!! Is this for real ????? we are booked in to come to Coventry on the 5th on our way on our hols !!!!! Hotel booked !!!

Sadly yes.

 

Your reaction seems to be the general reaction of many on twitter, Facebook & word of mouth.

It's ironic that by assuming some fans may miss the fixture on the Friday night, they are actually making sure they loss alot of home & away fans in the Thur (plus weakening the team)