blueherb777 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) I have just seen a photo on Facebook of two supporters standing in front of the stands. I have no idea how long before the meeting started that it was taken, but the place looked fairly empty to me. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=725607137567232&set=gm.1642457632634548&type=1&theater As Waco says - A smallish crowd - no doubt correct. Yet read the meeting report on Kents Website it says - the` faithful packing the Main Stand` ????? Better go to Spec Savers ! Edited July 7, 2015 by AJ is King 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 A few positives from tonight, never seen the track raked so much as tonight, they had obviously got plenty of water down early and into the base. The blue groove only appeared later on in the meeting. The meeting ran smoothly and flowed nicely. Biggest positive for me was Jamie Couzins performance who was very much on the pace and looks a whole lot more comfortable in traffic as well. Ayres doing what he does best winning and Entertaining and was denied a 5 ride maximum by a questionable at best referees decision.I feel Young Danno looked like someone who knew his opportunity to shine was there and put himself under extra pressure, hopefully he will have a good moral boosting points haul against the danes. Shanes again just a delight to watch and scoring big again. Ben Basford noticeable improvement on last week and a challenge match next week could be the extra track time he needs. Well man probably most hard done by was Ben Morley who twice got the wrong end of the refs decisions. I got to be honest I did not have clear view of the greenwood incident but others with a clearer view are adamant that there was contact and when they gave a race win to Greenwood who did well to get close but at no point did I consider the result was in doubt and had filled in my programme. But other then those Dodgy decisions he was the perfect number one looking his classy self. Because of his higher average I actually fear if the promotion do make changes Baseby would be the one who makes way to give them points to play with. Which would be harsh as he is the perfect back up to he top 3. Surely the perfect rider to replace him was Hopwood. But now there's no-one out there, as Cradley have found to replace Greaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Right im like a bear with the bum ache this morning but I will try and start with the positives. Ben, Danny & Jamie were top drawer as usual. Ben doesn't seem to ever get a decision go his way at this season. The meeting ran through at a decent pace and the fans that did attend were pretty vocal and got a win that they deserved. Dan Greenwood despite being the villain did produce some magical moves and legitimate passes and kept the scoreline respectable. Now for the grumps. This was the worst line up of reserves I have ever seen in a NL meeting and ht 2 a 15 year old newbie races away from the home riders to victory! Basford was a lot better than last week but that doesn't say loads and Danno was plop. What he was doing battling Jamie in ht 8 I will never grasp and threw a 3-3 away. Fortunately for Kent Halder didn't carry on where he left off and Hunter was on very line except the correct one. I waited all night for a track grade but it never came so it just got slicker and slicker. The ref finally got a decision right with Greenwood moving at the start but called everything else wrong. Im going to wait and see what 7 Danes 3 cups do against other teams first but I fear that I could be a 60 point mauling so might give it a miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) As Waco says - A smallish crowd - no doubt correct. Yet read the meeting report on Kents Website it says - the` faithful packing the Main Stand` ????? Better go to Spec Savers ! The match report Link mentioned by AJ is King... http://www.kentkings.co/news.php?extend.423.1 ...and here's what the match report says in regard to spectators....: "...At the half way point the homesters led by a mere two points and anxiety was again palpable among the success starved faithful packing the main grandstand...." Edited July 7, 2015 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueherb777 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 The match report Link mentioned by AJ is King... http://www.kentkings.co/news.php?extend.423.1 ...and here's what the match report says in regard to spectators....: "...At the half way point the homesters led by a mere two points and anxiety was again palpable among the success starved faithful packing the main grandstand...." See Gustix what I mean about the inaccurate reports that appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) The match report Link mentioned by AJ is King... http://www.kentkings.co/news.php?extend.423.1 ...and here's what the match report says in regard to spectators....: "...At the half way point the homesters led by a mere two points and anxiety was again palpable among the success starved faithful packing the main grandstand...." See Gustix what I mean about the inaccurate reports that appear. I tend to agree with 'AJ is King' based on what appears to be those present and as are seen in the grandstand according to the Facebook photo. Edited July 7, 2015 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 I am out on the center green during meetings and have a panoramic view of the stand and can pretty well compare one meetings crowd numbers with another,,But it makes sense for the promotion to play up the numbers a bit..It does vary a little according to the visiter support and goes up and down a bit,,How ever i dont see a worrying trend developing as yet, and hopefully mondays win and a well run meeting,, ( ref excepted !! ) will give numbers a boost in the following weeks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Last night was my ninth meeting of the season at kent, and three of those have failed to go the distance. Apart from the teams performances, the curfew is the main problem at Central Park. You can't keep charging people for fifteen heats and regularly give them less. With any luck, when the Fridays start next season things will be different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 What time will the new curfew be on Fridays 9 or 9.30 I forget? A new curfew time is only any good if the meeting starts at the same time as it does now. The other issue with Fridays will be endless guests / RR as loads of PL teams run on a Friday. On that note is it time to abolish RR in the NL and insist that the Number 8's are used or re-jig the team and drop a Number 8 / unattached 3 point rider in at reserve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiseguy Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 What time will the new curfew be on Fridays 9 or 9.30 I forget? A new curfew time is only any good if the meeting starts at the same time as it does now. The other issue with Fridays will be endless guests / RR as loads of PL teams run on a Friday. On that note is it time to abolish RR in the NL and insist that the Number 8's are used or re-jig the team and drop a Number 8 / unattached 3 point rider in at reserve? think I saw quoted that it will be a 7pm start with a 9-30pm curfew, but i'm not certain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 think I saw quoted that it will be a 7pm start with a 9-30pm curfew, but i'm not certainI saw the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Jones Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 It's 6 to 9.30 which includes the pre-meeting warm-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Last night was my ninth meeting of the season at kent, and three of those have failed to go the distance. Apart from the teams performances, the curfew is the main problem at Central Park. You can't keep charging people for fifteen heats and regularly give them less. With any luck, when the Fridays start next season things will be different. SCB obviously hasn't hasn't spotted this post yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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