steve roberts Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 It varied from two to four meetings per week in those days, around 80 meetings in 1965. As more tracks opened over the years it was sometimes up to six in a week at times. Used to visit Cowley and White City every week during the middle seventies and Swindon every so often...that's without the away matches thrown in for good measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef robin Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 (edited) Swindon losing 49-29 at home to Cradley, but Crumpie getting 15 point max. Swindon fans on the greyhound track chanting Crumpies name. A 2004 thumping at Belle Vue was depressing with only 3 races won, by Adams twice, and Gjedde. The 2007 collapse at Coventry in the Grand Final ranks among the worst. Edited March 12, 2017 by beefy keefy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatface Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Some glum Robins fans on this. This'll cheer you up. Turned up at Blunsdon to watch the Aces in 85, only to discover they were minus Mort and PC. They were away on long track business and as it was LT, we couldn't have any guests. So we just promoted a couple of juniors. Predictably we were absolutely hammered. Swindon got 60 odd, I can recall one of the Chessells having a great night. Long journey for not a lot to shout about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Some glum Robins fans on this. This'll cheer you up. Turned up at Blunsdon to watch the Aces in 85, only to discover they were minus Mort and PC. They were away on long track business and as it was LT, we couldn't have any guests. So we just promoted a couple of juniors. Predictably we were absolutely hammered. Swindon got 60 odd, I can recall one of the Chessells having a great night. Long journey for not a lot to shout about. Falcace can you remember when PC and Mort got a hatfull at the Abbey ?i think it was 1980?.I am sure they had R/R for Derek Richardsson Maxfield rode as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Falcace can you remember when PC and Mort got a hatfull at the Abbey ?i think it was 1980?.I am sure they had R/R for Derek Richardsson Maxfield rode as well. ...remember when Gordon Kennet scored a 21 point maximum and Kai Niemi 19 riding for Eastbourne at Swindon...and they still lost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 ...remember when Gordon Kennet scored a 21 point maximum and Kai Niemi 19 riding for Eastbourne at Swindon...and they still lost!Yes i can remember that over a period Eastbourne had some terrible travelling teams. ie) Slabon, Ring, Klinberg,Hammarburg, Richetto, Johansson,Columbo that class of import. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted March 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Is the Slabon you mention the Pole Robert Slabon??If so he got to a World Final, he now lives in Canada and I saw him ride at Welland Ontario-he looked pretty good compared to the opposition he faced here!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Is the Slabon you mention the Pole Robert Slabon??If so he got to a World Final, he now lives in Canada and I saw him ride at Welland Ontario-he looked pretty good compared to the opposition he faced here!! Yes that's the one...his son, Chris, also rode under dual nationality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Is the Slabon you mention the Pole Robert Slabon??If so he got to a World Final, he now lives in Canada and I saw him ride at Welland Ontario-he looked pretty good compared to the opposition he faced here!!Yes he reached the 79 world final was used to big Polish tracks yet he ended up at Arlington strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve19620 Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) Ellesmere Port v Mildenhall 1981 Knock Out Cup. I recall that my beloved Gunners getting hammered at home in the first leg by 64-32, the return leg was staged 2 days later with the Gunners suffering a even larger trashing of 76-20 (in that season the National League decided to stage KO matches over 16 heats with no tactical subs allowed !) Total aggregate score was 140-52 ! Oddly towards the end of the season the Gunners then walloped the Fen Tigers 55-23 in the home league fixture !!! Edited March 13, 2017 by steve19620 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Some glum Robins fans on this. This'll cheer you up. Turned up at Blunsdon to watch the Aces in 85, only to discover they were minus Mort and PC. They were away on long track business and as it was LT, we couldn't have any guests. So we just promoted a couple of juniors. Predictably we were absolutely hammered. Swindon got 60 odd, I can recall one of the Chessells having a great night. Long journey for not a lot to shout about. I remember in 1975 when Swindon were losing to all and sundry at home, and actually lost more home matches than they won, yet we beat the mighty Belle Vue 40-38. It was the highlight of the season and must have been a disappointment for the Aces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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