waytogo28 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, moxey63 said: Never mind it being the end of speedway... what about the Speedway Star? I have every copy, you know? Going black and white as an economy move? It would be sensible. Or should I say monochrome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 21 minutes ago, moxey63 said: Never mind it being the end of speedway... what about the Speedway Star? I have every copy, you know? I’m still surprised that fans won’t pay thirty odd pence a day on a magazine dedicated to a sport they love. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Just now, ouch said: The thing is it should or can work, only the people running it will prevent this. Realistically, I’m not confident. Thank God for that. Of course those running it wont make it work. That is a cert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 5 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: THE BSPA General Council met on Tuesday at a time when speedway in the UK is in crisis. But, as usual, no word from the inner chambers of ACU House in Rugby. We are not allowed to know what they discussed, what plans they have afoot or any decisions made. They have become the ultimate secret society. And yet they wonder (maybe they don't) why the paying public, on whom they depend, despair and are deserting the sport in their droves. Are they interested in what British fans, those that are left, are prepared to pay to watch? Probably the most important thing on the discussion table was where to have this years p!$$ up, excuse me AGM. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byker Biker Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, Ray Stadia said: Well he was a member of the SAS! And the Kinks : ) 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Byker Biker said: And the Kinks : ) Close!....Ray Davies! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byker Biker Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Ray Stadia said: Close!....Ray Davies! Pay attention lad, keep up. "The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most important and influential rock bands of the 1960s." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Just now, Byker Biker said: Pay attention lad, keep up. "The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most important and influential rock bands of the 1960s." Sorry! I suddenly thought that maybe his brother is David and just checked, yes! Many apologies BB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: Swindon promoter Terry Russell makes some really good points in SS this week, especially about CL tracks living off the backs of PL ones. I am not someone who thinks that TR is the antichrist or has swindled money out of the sport as other seem to do. Quite the reverse i would say. But his comments in the Star this week just made him sound like a bit of a pillock tbh. The BSPA voted for fixed nights and in the end after switching around made Monday and Wednesday the nights that the PL would have all to themselves. Withthe Cl getting priority on Thursday onwards. It was Swindon who got their wish to stick with SOME Thursdays in the full knowledge that matches that night would not get priority over CL. And now the daft bugger moans about that exact thing happening. I despair. Edited July 12, 2018 by Grand Central 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 41 minutes ago, moxey63 said: Never mind it being the end of speedway... what about the Speedway Star? I have every copy, you know? WELL done sir. Keep it up and so will we 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 30 minutes ago, CB252 said: Conversely, I find reprehensible Russell's comments a total embarassment that typify why I'm currently so ashamed to have wasted so much of my life on this sport. It's the 'us and them' mentality that has brought the sport in this country to the brink of despair. 'If they think they're going to get away with it, they're not'. I mean, what sort of quote is that to be coming out with? SO, you think it okay that he pays all the costs of Nick Morris and another track gets him for nothing. It is like buying a car and then someone else drives it without paying anything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 14 minutes ago, Byker Biker said: Pay attention lad, keep up. "The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most important and influential rock bands of the 1960s." AND about to reform I believe after the brothers fell out years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Central Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: SO, you think it okay that he pays all the costs of Nick Morris and another track gets him for nothing. It is like buying a car and then someone else drives it without paying anything. But the rules that set that in train have been created by the institution of which he is a member - and has been Chairman and President of - and has a vote in all decisions. It's just idiotic of him to complain about such simple consequences of where he, as much as anyone, has taken the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, Byker Biker said: Pay attention lad, keep up. "The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most important and influential rock bands of the 1960s." Up there with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones. Ray Davies is a wordsmith of great repute who deserves almost ( but not quite ) as much admiration as Bob Dylan for lyrics. Just listen to the poetry in the choral version of Waterloo Sunset. It's on my Desert Island Discs list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, Grand Central said: I am not someone who thinks that TR is the antichrist or has swindled money out of the sport as other seem to do. Quite the reverse i would say. But his comments in the Star this week just made him sound like a bit of a pillock tbh. The BSPA voted for fixed nights and in the end after switching around made Monday and Wednesday the nights that the PL would have all to themselves. Withthe Cl getting priority on Thursday onwards. It was Swindon who got their wish to stick with SOME Thursdays in the full knowledge that matches that night would not get priority over CL. And now the daft bugger moans about that exact thing happening. I despair. I wonder if people at the BSPA got confused and the message really was Premiership racing on any night except Monday or Wednesday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 I’m sure the meeting will have been a head count for who expects to be back for next season. Who is losing money,how much and what do you owe. If you are in the what’s it like Rye House then you will be kindly asked to leave the room! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB252 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: SO, you think it okay that he pays all the costs of Nick Morris and another track gets him for nothing. It is like buying a car and then someone else drives it without paying anything. I didn't comment on Lakeside's apparent 'free' use of Nick Morris, I was more concerned with his vow to make life difficult for everyone around him as a response to perceived injustices. It's unprofessional, counter productive and solves nothing, as well as making him sound like an idiot. He's moaning about laying in bed that he was at least partly responsible for making. My club and stadium (Coventry) is on the recently deceased list, so I'm losing interest in the sport hourly to be fair. I happen to think that Coventry's demise is a massive factor in all this coming to a head. The day British Speedway's heart stopped beating. Edited July 12, 2018 by CB252 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 19 minutes ago, Grand Central said: I am not someone who thinks that TR is the antichrist or has swindled money out of the sport as other seem to do. Quite the reverse i would say. But his comments in the Star this week just made him sound like a bit of a pillock tbh. The BSPA voted for fixed nights and in the end after switching around made Monday and Wednesday the nights that the PL would have all to themselves. Withthe Cl getting priority on Thursday onwards. It was Swindon who got their wish to stick with SOME Thursdays in the full knowledge that matches that night would not get priority over CL. And now the daft bugger moans about that exact thing happening. I despair. I think the frustration he has is that Swindon were outvoted and the FRN went from Thursday to Wednesday, to suit Ipswich & Sheffield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, CB252 said: I didn't comment on Lakeside's apparent 'free' use of Nick Morris, I was more concerned with his vow to make life difficult for everyone around him as a response to perceived injustices. It's unprofessional, counter productive and solves nothing, as well as making him sound like an idiot. He's moaning about laying in bed that he was at least partly responsible for making. My club and stadium (Coventry) is on the recently deceased list, so I'm losing interest in the sport hourly to be fair. I happen to think that Coventry's demise is a massive factor in all this coming to a head. The day British Speedway's heart stopped beating. IT is often stated that1500 fans were lost when Coventry closed. I can say that Speedway Star's sales took a huge hit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, CB252 said: I didn't comment on Lakeside's apparent 'free' use of Nick Morris, I was more concerned with his vow to make life difficult for everyone around him as a response to perceived injustices. It's unprofessional, counter productive and solves nothing, as well as making him sound like an idiot. He's moaning about laying in bed that he was at least partly responsible for making. My club and stadium (Coventry) is on the recently deceased list, so I'm losing interest in the sport hourly to be fair. I happen to think that Coventry's demise is a massive factor in all this coming to a head. The day British Speedway's heart stopped beating. Wembley, west ham, white city & Wimbledon. My speedway heart has stopped beating a few times, but I'm still here, just about hanging on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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