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You're half right, you get less every week. Poole capacity is 2,900 so if you get 2,200 then you're over 75% full, which is not the case.

 

A shade different to the halcyon speedway days of 1946 when I first started attending speedway. That season West Ham and Wembley had 80,000 plus gates. Even my then local club at New Cross, in a much smaller stadium, had attendances of around 15,000.

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Someone told me on the isle of Wight last night, that they were stopping people taking their own food and drink in at poole. If this is true, why upset what few fans the sport has left. Not everyone wants to eat junk food.

Hi,

 

I will leave this here actually as I initially read it as we on the Isle of Wight were stopping people bringing in their own food and drink :) ha ha.. .sorry.

 

That is absolutely incorrect, as is the assumption we only sell junk food, who was it who told you this as is completely wrong. The only thing we ask is people put their rubbish in one of the many bins around, and if they want to bring a picnic they need to sit on the grass on bends 1 and 2.

 

Finally, we have, I suspect, the best value food outlet in speedway that has both fast and healthy options. Why is this the case, because we want a family of 4 to be able to come to the Warriors and get entry and a meal for less than £40 and in most cases this is absolutely possible.

 

Finally if there is ever a case of anyone being denied the ability to bring food in, then please report it to me, as they will not have been told it by our staff.

 

Many thanks,

Barry

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Where on earth do you get that figure from SCB? The 'old' main grandstand has a H&S limit of 1200 (it holds more '1400', but H&S rules!!). plus the standing room at the front which can be 4 or 5 deep for the whole length of the home straight stand.

 

The 'newer' glass restaurant/bar stand with 3 levels can take approx 1000 (300 in the actual restaurant) and the 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th bends can all take 6-8 deep at least.

 

The official declared attendance for the World Cup in 2004 was 7,131, of which 2,200 were in the temporary seating brought in especially.

Sorry, just checked and it's 3,900 and that was the amount at the 2010 play-off final according to your stadium manager.

 

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/8437263.display/

 

So starman could be right, about 2000 would seem about right based on what I've seen on previous visits relative to that night.

 

Crowds of 5000 and 7000 are crap though!

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The capacity for speedway is probably higher. I seem to remember monmore is reported in some places as having a capacity of less than 2000 but they get 4000 in apparently. I say apparently as their safety certificate says 2500ish (I've lost the email the council sent, doh!) but they did increase capacity significantly for the cup final with an impressive temporary grandstand

 

https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14449945_10210951477682011_2351472181859809569_n.jpg?oh=a007b51aae5bad39d27ab7edc0cc8ea8&oe=59C6C0D4

 

so I suppose 4k is about right?

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Hi,

 

I will leave this here actually as I initially read it as we on the Isle of Wight were stopping people bringing in their own food and drink :) ha ha.. .sorry.

 

That is absolutely incorrect, as is the assumption we only sell junk food, who was it who told you this as is completely wrong. The only thing we ask is people put their rubbish in one of the many bins around, and if they want to bring a picnic they need to sit on the grass on bends 1 and 2.

 

Finally, we have, I suspect, the best value food outlet in speedway that has both fast and healthy options. Why is this the case, because we want a family of 4 to be able to come to the Warriors and get entry and a meal for less than £40 and in most cases this is absolutely possible.

 

Finally if there is ever a case of anyone being denied the ability to bring food in, then please report it to me, as they will not have been told it by our staff.

 

Many thanks,

Barry

hi Barry, sorry you have got the wrong end of the stick. Someone attending the meeting on Thursday told me fans were being stopped from taking food and drink into poole the night before. I have never been stopped from taking food into the island or poole for that matter. Any track that imposed that policy would receive less of my hard earned wonga!
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Hi,

 

I will leave this here actually as I initially read it as we on the Isle of Wight were stopping people bringing in their own food and drink :) ha ha.. .sorry.

 

That is absolutely incorrect, as is the assumption we only sell junk food, who was it who told you this as is completely wrong. The only thing we ask is people put their rubbish in one of the many bins around, and if they want to bring a picnic they need to sit on the grass on bends 1 and 2.

 

Finally, we have, I suspect, the best value food outlet in speedway that has both fast and healthy options. Why is this the case, because we want a family of 4 to be able to come to the Warriors and get entry and a meal for less than £40 and in most cases this is absolutely possible.

 

Finally if there is ever a case of anyone being denied the ability to bring food in, then please report it to me, as they will not have been told it by our staff.

 

Many thanks,

Barry

 

 

Yes so stick that up your bum cityrebel

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hi Barry, sorry you have got the wrong end of the stick. Someone attending the meeting on Thursday told me fans were being stopped from taking food and drink into poole the night before. I have never been stopped from taking food into the island or poole for that matter. Any track that imposed that policy would receive less of my hard earned wonga!

I applauded your stance on not attending, football, concerts, theatre, comedy venues, the cinema, oh and Belle Vue and Cardiff (or any GP venue for that matter), etc.

 

Well done.........I think?

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I go premiership football including last months FA cup final, and guess what, I was allowed to take food and drink in. Speedway is strictly small time time compared to those events, and needs every mug punter it can get.

Yes so stick that up your bum cityrebel

if you read my original post, I was referring to poole not the Isle of Wight. So stick that where the sun don't shine!
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