samsplint Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Shadders do you want some bad news, the pies at Berwick Rangers are heated in the fat fryer, sorry about that mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) Shadders do you want some bad news, the pies at Berwick Rangers are heated in the fat fryer, sorry about that mateI had haggis & chips at the football, pies at speedway  always had shads down as a young un, .not some old git like me sen !Young at heart Edited June 21, 2016 by Shads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 probably!! Hope the dithering old fanny who talks marbles on the mic at Berwick doesn't drown out Nige and Kelv... Whoever he is  Your on safe ground there, as he doesn't do forums, as many of his programme notes will testify. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 I lived above, worked in, ran and owned a chippy for 40 years. Deep frying pastry products is an appalling thing to do. Deep frying any food in oil is an appalling thing to do, but unfortunately most people are unaware of the health problems it ultimately brings if consumed on a regular basis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Deep frying any food in oil is an appalling thing to do, but unfortunately most people are unaware of the health problems it ultimately brings if consumed on a regular basis... Thank you Gillian McKeith 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogo1 Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 I think it could be a good meeting as Workington are a decent side this year, Berwick are quite strong at the moment too, Noticed the comment about work being done on the entrance to the 3rd bend, hope it makes a difference, but not sure your allowed to modify your track during the season?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 I think it could be a good meeting as Workington are a decent side this year, Berwick are quite strong at the moment too, Noticed the comment about work being done on the entrance to the 3rd bend, hope it makes a difference, but not sure your allowed to modify your track during the season?? no changes to width or anything just been using digger to sort out the entrance as there was only really one racing line entering the bend due to thenway the track was set up, the starting gate has also been ruffed up a lot and made a real difference to the Bandits gating at home which has been below par at times this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 England playing football Monday night... AND Just go watch live speedway record footie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsoil Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Â Perhaps UEFA could be persuaded to switch the fixture, so as not to clash with the speedway? Â Â Race Day Magazine, if you please. t would be the decent thing for them to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) Deep frying any food in oil is an appalling thing to do, but unfortunately most people are unaware of the health problems it ultimately brings if consumed on a regular basis... but it tastes lovely and, am sure there is more dangerous things to do Edited June 21, 2016 by ruffdiamond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 but it tastes lovely and, am sure there is more dangerous things to do Playing with live hand grenades and crossing my missus to name but two 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Â Well, according to a recent Newcastle programme, Sky are only at Glasgow and Berwick next week because these two tracks' supporters' clubs paid Nigel and Kelvin to do their roadshow for them during the winter! Â Glasgow's supporters group made no such payment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) Â Well, according to a recent Newcastle programme, Sky are only at Glasgow and Berwick next week because these two tracks' supporters' clubs paid Nigel and Kelvin to do their roadshow for them during the winter! Yes, and in the programme for our postponed meeting last Sunday, the originator of that quote withdrew his comments and apologised. Yes 49-41.. Was the meeting when Paul Starke cheated by staying down on the track in heat 11 In a meeting that we then found out that we couldn't track Ludde away in Sweden, and had to ride Adan McKinna instead. However Berwick were of course able to ride their Swede. Â I use that DVD for shows and presentations, good advert. Edited June 21, 2016 by Tsunami 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) Nigel and Kelvin expressed very eloquently why Sky keep coming back, when they did their Supporters' Club function in the winter. Â If you weren't there, then get along the next time and find out! I was about 300 miles away at the time - admittedly a poor excuse for not turning up at a social event, but could anyone let us in on the secret? Â I know it was a long time ago but when I was involved in televising PL-level speedway in the 80s the choice of tracks to go to was based on several points - the facilities and co-operation offered by the promotion and the lighting being key aspects. Â I also used to recommend trying to select matches between two teams with tracks of similar size and ones where the away side were in better form than the home. Â One of the frustrations was that we had a heck of a lot of viewers in Middlesbrough but Cleveland Park's lighting was so dreadful that we could only go there in June or early July. Â One track got blacklisted by the cameramen though. The deal was that the tracks would provide the camera platforms. We got to one and the first bend cameraman threw a fit when he was presented with the sight of two oil barrels and a piece of plywood.... Â At another track the stadium management tried to get us to pay them as well as the speedway promotion for access. Â Obviously Sky are operating at a much more professional level than we did but I would expect knowing they'll be made welcome and helped in every way also encourages them to return. Â Berwick's a lovely place to visit - wish I could get back there. Used to enjoy the presenter too.... Edited June 21, 2016 by rmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Glasgow's supporters group made no such payment. would have been very surprised if the posh scots gave anything .LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 In a meeting that we then found out that we couldn't track Ludde away in Sweden, and had to ride Adan McKinna instead. However Berwick were of course able to ride their Swede. Â I use that DVD for shows and presentations, good advert. Â I can't recall anybody riding any swedes, or Adam McKinna for that matter,,, but it was a good night and i'm sure it did happen Dave,,, and if you've got dvds to prove it can I lend them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Â When Shielfield is well prepared the racing is as good as anywhere else and you can bet the club will pull out all the stops for this one. The changes to bend three seem to give the riders three options now going in where there was really only one line in the past, hopefully that will improve the racing. Â Hi, how has the track been altered? You're really constrained by the pitch in the middle aren't you, serious question though, what's been done....? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 I can't recall anybody riding any swedes, or Adam McKinna for that matter,,, but it was a good night and i'm sure it did happen Dave,,, and if you've got dvds to prove it can I lend them ? We only accepted the booking on the understanding that their Robin Aspregen sp?, and our Ludde would both be missing in Sweden, and cancel each other out. Swedes did not pick Robin, but the Swedes did pick Ludde and we were penalised for being understrength by only being able to ride a NL rider, who was our Adam. This decision galvanised our team and management, and they took it out on the Bandits on the track. Great meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 AND Just go watch live speedway record footie wouldnt waste space recording football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsoil Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I was about 300 miles away at the time - admittedly a poor excuse for not turning up at a social event, but could anyone let us in on the secret? Â I know it was a long time ago but when I was involved in televising PL-level speedway in the 80s the choice of tracks to go to was based on several points - the facilities and co-operation offered by the promotion and the lighting being key aspects. Â I also used to recommend trying to select matches between two teams with tracks of similar size and ones where the away side were in better form than the home. Â One of the frustrations was that we had a heck of a lot of viewers in Middlesbrough but Cleveland Park's lighting was so dreadful that we could only go there in June or early July. Â One track got blacklisted by the cameramen though. The deal was that the tracks would provide the camera platforms. We got to one and the first bend cameraman threw a fit when he was presented with the sight of two oil barrels and a piece of plywood.... Â At another track the stadium management tried to get us to pay them as well as the speedway promotion for access. Â Obviously Sky are operating at a much more professional level than we did but I would expect knowing they'll be made welcome and helped in every way also encourages them to return. Â Berwick's a lovely place to visit - wish I could get back there. Used to enjoy the presenter too.... Basically, what you've just said, was their reasons. Berwick have excellent facilities to accommodate the cameras and so on and every time they have been here they have been impressed with the welcome they have received and the attitude of the club towards them "nothings too much trouble" was the phrase they used. They also claimed that some tracks go in the other direction and moan that Sky are nothing but a hindrance to them, so that could be a reason why certain clubs do not feature very regularly. It was also said a few times early in the season Berwick using covers to ensure a meeting went ahead did nothing to harm their chances. I would imagine this would be a pretty important factor as far as Sky are concerned. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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