Sir Sidney Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Very sad to see yesterday that the demolition of Wimbledon stadium has started. I have spent so many happy days there supporting the Dons. An important venue in the history of speedway is being lost and I doubt we will see a new stadium for speedway in London. A sad day 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 YOU and me both. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Terrible news even when we knew it was coming...sad day indeed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andout Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Good-Bye Wimbledon....Thanks for the memories! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Sadly I never made it to Wimbledon, mind neither did 3 of the Hull team in 1979, but the stadium track looked good from what I saw on TV & DVDs with an interesting start / finish line arrangement. Harping on about oldish events aside, another iconic venue with loads of speedway history is gone.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Happy memories of Bank Holiday visits for the FIM Internationale RIP Plough Lane 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 NEEDED to get there about two hours early to get in. Those were the days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 grew up going to Wimbledon, grandad worked there, mum and dad worked there and met there, i worked just behind in Copper Mill Lane and used to nip round in my lunch hour to chat with Maido, so many memories and that's all being smashed in :/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Same here Steve.Grandad was in the St.Johns working at the stadium and my mums uncle was mechanic for Ronnie and then machine examiner there.One of the family even lived in the flats overlooking the stadium.Great memories for a lot of my family there.So much excitement just going to the track in the old days and a few scares going down the alley back to Colliers Wood after the meeting Sad that there is no longer room and support for a speedway team in London any more 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 last time i went in the stadium, 2008 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steve roberts Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Some great images of an iconic historic stadium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Went to my first meeting at Wimbledon a babe in arms. I never lost my feeling of pride at seeing the Dons ride in such a fantastic stadium. We never had the best team in my era but standing on the first bend was something that I’ll never forget. To then have the honour of serving the club in a minor capacity in their CL days still makes me feel as proud as punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 26 minutes ago, prodons said: Went to my first meeting at Wimbledon a babe in arms. I never lost my feeling of pride at seeing the Dons ride in such a fantastic stadium. We never had the best team in my era but standing on the first bend was something that I’ll never forget. To then have the honour of serving the club in a minor capacity in their CL days still makes me feel as proud as punch. My memories are very similar to Prodons. Standing on the pit bend was fantastic. Such an atmosphere. In the later years I had the pleasure of assisting on race days. What a venue. What a club. What riders. What supporters. It's a measure of the love we have for the club that there are still active Facebook groups, regular catch ups and active involvement with the riders. Gone, but never forgotten. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 As a 'City 'Rebel' fan I used to enjoy encounters between the two clubs. Two great stadiums lost for ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 for the 'first bend loonies' out there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Thanks Steve. I can see my spot! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) The last of the great, historic speedway stadia. Whenever I visited it gave me a taste of those great days of the sport, especially in London, when there was a top class speedway meeting in London five nights a week. The last whisper of those remarkable days has been silenced. Football always gets what it wants. If only it got what it deserved instead...... Edited March 19, 2018 by RobMcCaffery 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 1 hour ago, RobMcCaffery said: The last of the great, historic speedway stadia. Whenever I visited it gave me a taste of those great days of the sport, especially in London, when there was a top class speedway meeting in London five nights a week. The last whisper of those remarkable days has been silenced. Football always gets what it wants. If only it got what it deserved instead...... I hear that. And rugby too, to a lesser extent.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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