bruno Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Phil, why wouldn't monthly or maybe fortnightly work? Surely better than shutting down for a few months 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted April 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 41 minutes ago, bruno said: Phil, why wouldn't monthly or maybe fortnightly work? Surely better than shutting down for a few months BASICALLY not enough revenue from one issue as opposed to four (or five) to cover costs, especially salaries, National Insurance, etc, office rent, rates and we wouldn't get into supermarkets and many newsagents. Plenty of other reasons too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 54 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: BASICALLY not enough revenue from one issue as opposed to four (or five) to cover costs, especially salaries, National Insurance, etc, office rent, rates and we wouldn't get into supermarkets and many newsagents. Plenty of other reasons too. Phil: I wonder what reaction Bob would have taken back in the 1950s if faced with a similar situation to the present one? My sincere and very best wishes for success in these worrying times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 No fish and chips this last 5 weeks and the thought of no speedway star every week omg stop the world i want to get off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 I've just ordered the latest edition of "The Star" as it contains a feature on the City "Rebels"...looking forward in receiving it and will bring back so many great memories! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted April 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 9 hours ago, gustix said: Phil: I wonder what reaction Bob would have taken back in the 1950s if faced with a similar situation to the present one? My sincere and very best wishes for success in these worrying times. WHO knows John and thanks for your thoughts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted April 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 2 hours ago, geoff100 said: No fish and chips this last 5 weeks and the thought of no speedway star every week omg stop the world i want to get off CAN get fish and chips ... if you go to our local and phone them with your order while outside they will bring it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 39 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: CAN get fish and chips ... if you go to our local and phone them with your order while outside they will bring it out. Is it far from workington? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted April 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 1 minute ago, geoff100 said: Is it far from workington? MIGHT be cold by the time you got home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 1 hour ago, steve roberts said: I've just ordered the latest edition of "The Star" as it contains a feature on the City "Rebels"...looking forward in receiving it and will bring back so many great memories! A brilliant read Steve and this week's edition will bring back loads of happy moments maybe you will have a tear in your eye.!!!!Steve Weatherly still looks very well still young looking and where have all the years gone??.Going back to White City Steve 1976 a World Semi final Championship round there did you go ?? i have the programme a 17 year old Michael Lee just failed to reach the British Final on 8 points after scoring 5 points from his first two rides.After Kennett Lee must of had one of the best records at that circuit i can remember coming home disappointed that Michael did not win the Intercontinental final in 1983.This after making a horrendous mistake and letting Carter through in one ride he still qualified though but Norden 83 was one of my biggest disappointments in speedway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 22 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: A brilliant read Steve and this week's edition will bring back loads of happy moments maybe you will have a tear in your eye.!!!!Steve Weatherly still looks very well still young looking and where have all the years gone??.Going back to White City Steve 1976 a World Semi final Championship round there did you go ?? i have the programme a 17 year old Michael Lee just failed to reach the British Final on 8 points after scoring 5 points from his first two rides.After Kennett Lee must of had one of the best records at that circuit i can remember coming home disappointed that Michael did not win the Intercontinental final in 1983.This after making a horrendous mistake and letting Carter through in one ride he still qualified though but Norden 83 was one of my biggest disappointments in speedway. Yes I would have gone Sid...alas sold all my programmes to my eternal regret! I probably missed, at most, six meetings during the whole of the track's existance until it closed in 1983. Never missed a "Rebels" fixture however. Recall Michael Lee's debut for England against the Rest of the World (yes we were that good back then and no single nation was able to hold a candle to us at Test level) at Wood Lane in 1977 and he was a sensation I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 Star is excelling in the lockdown well done to all concerned. Best it's been in a long time. I fear though that at some point the Best Programme of the Year Annual Feature will be Best Website of the season, and that the Positives and Negatives of the Season will be who's had a Good Lockdown and who hasn't. Fingers crossed neither are needed, although might be fun Features at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted April 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) NICKI Pedersen talks about racing in SGP events at Cardiff, Paul Burbidge gets a variety of views on whether rider and bike weights should be co-ordinated and we reveal why a railway yard in Poznan has some connections with speedway ... all in SS this week as we battle to get through these difficult times. Edited April 28, 2020 by PHILIPRISING 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Flag Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 SS has been taken weekly by my family since about 1967, just me left now that still takes it, I did on Monday decide to take out a subscription as I had missed last weeks edition,Tuesday morning it arrived and tomorrow I will receive this weeks, happy days, great publication keep up the good work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted April 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 45 minutes ago, Red Flag said: SS has been taken weekly by my family since about 1967, just me left now that still takes it, I did on Monday decide to take out a subscription as I had missed last weeks edition,Tuesday morning it arrived and tomorrow I will receive this weeks, happy days, great publication keep up the good work THE vast majority of printed subs copies are arriving on time and we thank the Royal Mail and all its postmen and women for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 Just received my "Star" and thoroughly enjoyed the article on White City...great memories. Also good to see in print that Gordon Kennett was unable to take any R/R rides from August onwards something that is often conveniently overlooked by critics at the time and since. Also the fact that two other teams (Hull and Hackney) had similar dispensation that season but it was the "Rebels" strength in depth and team spirit that ultimately gave them a well deserved championship win. Great days...and I was at Monmore Green on that memorable afternoon when we lifted the cup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigACE Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 I really enjoyed the White City feature. And the review of the tracks that have been in the last 2 weeks were great. The read/watch/play it section is good for ideas. I want that Coventry book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, craigACE said: I really enjoyed the White City feature. And the review of the tracks that have been in the last 2 weeks were great. The read/watch/play it section is good for ideas. I want that Coventry book. I've just ordered the Oxford equivalent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siggytastic Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 5 hours ago, steve roberts said: Just received my "Star" and thoroughly enjoyed the article on White City...great memories. Also good to see in print that Gordon Kennett was unable to take any R/R rides from August onwards something that is often conveniently overlooked by critics at the time and since. Also the fact that two other teams (Hull and Hackney) had similar dispensation that season but it was the "Rebels" strength in depth and team spirit that ultimately gave them a well deserved championship win. Great days...and I was at Monmore Green on that memorable afternoon when we lifted the cup! Would have been nice have seen what r/r averaged over the season but thoughly enjoying the star that I am receiving at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Siggytastic said: Would have been nice have seen what r/r averaged over the season but thoughly enjoying the star that I am receiving at the moment. Over to you Rob! Edited April 29, 2020 by steve roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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