Bald Bloke Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 1 minute ago, lisa-colette said: I meant Poole doing any signings, did I say Rye House riders? You really make a meal out of nothing don't you! We all know what you meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa-colette Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Bald Bloke said: We all know what you meant. You obviously don't! I was speaking generally, been said in the paper about Poole making one change so if the date goes by and nothing has happened I know we are stuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: You obviously don't! I was speaking generally, been said in the paper about Poole making one change so if the date goes by and nothing has happened I know we are stuck! Oh, OK..I'm sorry, you didn't have the July 1st in mind...Re Rye house riders. I've not even looked if any Rye riders fit for Lynn. Edited June 28, 2018 by Bald Bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayleigh Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 29 minutes ago, Phil The Ace said: This posted by Steve Jensen on Facebook "A statement will be put out as soon as we ourselves know what is happening. Wednesday’s crowd levels is a mayor concern, we are doing what we can to rectify and keep Rye House going." So it sounds like they want Saturday's racing back Sounds like a glimmer of hope and it implies that the last few days have been at the behest of the BSPA. Good luck with saving the situation Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 24 minutes ago, Phil The Ace said: This posted by Steve Jensen on Facebook "A statement will be put out as soon as we ourselves know what is happening. Wednesday’s crowd levels is a mayor concern, we are doing what we can to rectify and keep Rye House going." So it sounds like they want Saturday's racing back And if the race night is the main problem I think Steve Jenson will have lots of backing from the fans to revert back to that race night as many people I speak to find week nights a problem that has stopped them going as often as they would like to. If we can revert back to Saturdays I just hope it's not too late to get back the supporters we have lost this year I do not want to lose another Speedway club that I support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattfordfan Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 On 6/27/2018 at 6:58 PM, Steve Shovlar said: Sad to hear Rye have folded. All results expunged I guess. Sorry for the fans that did bother to turn up and the riders out of pocket. This posted by Steve Jensen on Facebook "A statement will be put out as soon as we ourselves know what is happening. Wednesday’s crowd levels is a mayor concern, we are doing what we can to rectify and keep Rye House going." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Matt Ford Fan said: This posted by Steve Jensen on Facebook "A statement will be put out as soon as we ourselves know what is happening. Wednesday’s crowd levels is a mayor concern, we are doing what we can to rectify and keep Rye House going." If your quote is word for word,and it is before SS post , then it seems SS jumped the gun. Probably right,but still a jump.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimli27 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Lets all hope that Rye can get Sat racing if that is whats needed to keep them racing I like a lot of fans think stuff the other countries we need to get our league viable for the clubs riders and fans so we can watch the sport we love 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 There is no problem in my opinion with fans voicing ( or typing ) their thoughts on here as the forum is not so different as a group of fans sitting around in the pub. Ideas, rumours, theories always come up. Why should it be any different on here? Fans of speedway are interested in just about everything that happens within their ever-shrinking UK sport. Whether it is the bending of the rules on averages or something else "in the best interests of the sport". Or indeed the sudden cancellation or postponement of a fixture without any known and obvious reason. The potential loss of any club due to a drop-off in attendances remains, naturally, high on the OMG scale of interest. That's life and there is nothing wrong with it. You get speculation in the mainstream news media ( and fake news too). In fact, the news is increasingly about "what might happen tomorrow" than it is about reporting the facts of what has taken place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capone Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 like a load of vultures.....hoping for a rye house collapse, so their own team will benifit 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 The following from Somerset Website. "Somerset Speedway regret to announce that due to pending internal problems at BMR Rye House Rockets, it has been necessary to postpone next weeks meeting at The Oaktree Arena on Weds July 4th.We would like to emphasise that the circumstances are beyond our club's control and apologise to any fans and of course our sponsors for this postponement, but the decision to cancel has been taken early to try and mitigate any inconvenience to our patrons.We hope to be able to accommodate Rye House to the Oaktree later in the season." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Surely now Rye will have to put some sort of statement on their website explaining the situation even if they can't go into full detail yet. Us fans deserve a bit more than having to read statements put out by other clubs telling us our meeting with them is postponed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 9 hours ago, Rayleigh said: Sounds like a glimmer of hope and it implies that the last few days have been at the behest of the BSPA. Good luck with saving the situation Steve. That's what I heard on Tuesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Phil The Ace said: This posted by Steve Jensen on Facebook "A statement will be put out as soon as we ourselves know what is happening. Wednesday’s crowd levels is a mayor concern, we are doing what we can to rectify and keep Rye House going." So it sounds like they want Saturday's racing back Would it really of been that difficult to say something along those lines with their postponement announcement on Tuesday? It just shows how clueless people within Speedway are when it comes to PR. I think 99% of people would of accepted that they are looking to resolve it and wished them well, but the whole "say nothing" approach and keep the fans (the ones who they are going to be desperate for in the coming weeks) in the dark is idiotic in my opinion. Edited June 29, 2018 by Najjer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMW100 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) Hi All, OK, with Rye being my local track, here goes - my first ever post! Go easy on me?! A ten-point blueprint for UK speedway Cancel FRNs on the basis that they will only ever lure small number of international riders due to low wages Scrap the 'top' league on the basis that it can never operate with a small handful of clubs Build UK speedway back up by saving costs and increasing local interest through a single main league split into North and South and meeting in play-offs Allow any UK or international rider to earn maximum money by doubling up provided their two teams are on different sides of the north-south league and race on different nights Introduce an inter-league knockout cup with mandatory rain covers for latter stages Create templates for local marketing and PR campaigns based around profiling home and visiting club captains Run free entry/open day race meetings to lure new fans in with cut-price second meeting ticket offers Develop relationships with other motorsport categories e.g. sidecars for demonstration racing at half time for extra spectacle and to increase the draw Form a national pressure group with local planning expertise to coordinate the resurrection of old tracks, creation of new tracks and new shared tracks with stock car promoters Launch a fan-owned charity to pursue a fan agenda, own a monthly online fan vote on pertinent topics and issue a regular public call to action to official governing bodies Cheers! Edited June 29, 2018 by CMW100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, Najjer said: Would it really of been that difficult to say something along those lines with their postponement announcement on Tuesday? It just shows how clueless people within Speedway are when it comes to PR. I think 99% of people would of accepted that they are looking to resolve it and wished them well, but the whole "say nothing" approach and keep the fans (the ones who they are going to be desperate for in the coming weeks) is idiotic in my opinion. Exactly right. We don't all do Facebook and the short statement put on there by Steve Jenson last night was probably because they were aware Somerset were putting out news of next weeks postponement. The Facebook statement should have been put on the Rye website for all to see. I sincerely hope the club does not fold and I hope that there are ongoing talks behind the scenes to try to resolve the situation. Perhaps reverting back to Saturday night racing will help because every club has different needs and their Promoters should be able to decide which night will be best for them to run as I see we are not the only club suffering from lower crowds since frn was brought in. If it means no big name riders in the teams, of which there aren't many now anyway, then so be it, I would rather have the same team of committed riders to call "my team" that I can support knowing that win or lose they tried. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 The trouble is,reverting to Saturday’s might give the opposition teams a headache as some of their riders have commitments elsewhere.Things were agreed at an AGM,so surely you need to agreement of all participants in the league for this sort of change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayleigh Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, iris123 said: The trouble is,reverting to Saturday’s might give the opposition teams a headache as some of their riders have commitments elsewhere.Things were agreed at an AGM,so surely you need to agreement of all participants in the league for this sort of change? Does it REALLY matter if some teams might be a rider short if Rye House run on a Saturday or Belle Vue on a Friday or Swindon on a Thursday. Does it REALLY matter if your team finishes 2nd, 3rd or 4th I suggest it REALLY matters that 8 teams finish the season at the correct time 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, iris123 said: The trouble is,reverting to Saturday’s might give the opposition teams a headache as some of their riders have commitments elsewhere.Things were agreed at an AGM,so surely you need to agreement of all participants in the league for this sort of change? It probably will cause quite a few headaches but people now need to sit down urgently and sort out this mess as clubs are suffering and us fans are losing our teams before any more go to the wall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANSE Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Why is SWINDON being allowed to run outwith PL fixed race nights and RYE HOUSE cant so looks like some can do what they want and others cant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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