cinderfella Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Great to see Lakeside continuing and the fans at the track getting speedway back even if it's not their beloved Rockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckerroo Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 that's probably the most sensible thing to have happened in speedway for about 25 yrs, I feel for the rye fans but they've local riders in the lakeside team and I think they will get belting crowds at hoddesdon of a Saturday night 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTGNigel Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 I presume we all see this as a nail in the coffin for the Rockets for the foreseeable future then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Maybe both promotions can join together and change there name to something London related so all fans have a team to support in the London area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 So is it the Rye House Hammers or the Lakeside Rockets? Sad to see the raceway close I just hope I can get myself to Rye House to carry on supporting the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 33 minutes ago, SFTGNigel said: I presume we all see this as a nail in the coffin for the Rockets for the foreseeable future then? Not necessarily. Track sharing is an option, Lakeside Friday, Rye House Saturday and even more practical if they ride in different leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTGNigel Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 26 minutes ago, Phil The Ace said: Maybe both promotions can join together and change there name to something London related so all fans have a team to support in the London area Funnily enough, I already checked this morning if the London Hammers domain names had been registered! It hadn’t yet, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Hoddesdon Hammers maybe? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Hammers? don't think so! They had better drop the claret and blue body colours too, Hoddesdon is Tottenham country, they wont go for anything that reminds them of WHU. Lesson one, know your fan base, it wont be the same as you have had before. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 53 minutes ago, tocha said: Not necessarily. Track sharing is an option, Lakeside Friday, Rye House Saturday and even more practical if they ride in different leagues. According to the BSPA, Friday was never lakeside's race night this season, it was always Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Phil The Ace said: Maybe both promotions can join together and change there name to something London related so all fans have a team to support in the London area Not a bad idea, although the London Lions flopped at Hackney in 1996. Also, I wonder if Rye House is too far from London for it to work. Obviously, it's Lakeside Hammers for this season, but beyond that using the 'Lakeside' name seems largely pointless, especially since it's not even the traditional name for Arena Essex. It's just a shopping centre that flagged to people where the Arena Essex Raceway was actually based. Maybe Rye House Hammers does make most sense. It's a link to London it itself, since it's the old West Ham name. Plus it trips nicely off the tongue. Edited August 31, 2018 by lucifer sam 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, marko said: Hammers? don't think so! They had better drop the claret and blue body colours too, Hoddesdon is Tottenham country, they wont go for anything that reminds them of WHU. Lesson one, know your fan base, it wont be the same as you have had before. Rye House Spurs? Shadders would probably approve of that one Edited August 31, 2018 by lucifer sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppetman Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) Leaside Hammers. Edited August 31, 2018 by poppetman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 hour ago, tocha said: Not necessarily. Track sharing is an option, Lakeside Friday, Rye House Saturday and even more practical if they ride in different leagues. I think you need to walk before you can run and make sure it is a viable option before having track sharing scheme , always better to have one surviving team than risk having no team at all .At least you will have one team to support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 25 minutes ago, lucifer sam said: Not a bad idea, although the London Lions flopped at Hackney in 1996. Also, I wonder if Rye House is too far from London for it to work. Obviously, it's Lakeside Hammers for this season, but beyond that using the 'Lakeside' name seems largely pointless, especially since it's not even the traditional name for Arena Essex. It's just a shopping centre that flagged to people where the Arena Essex Raceway was actually based. Maybe Rye House Hammers does make most sense. It's a link to London it itself, since it's the old West Ham name. Plus it trips nicely off the tongue. Rye House speedway is next to a lake, though, so it does (kind of) work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Riverside Rockets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 55 minutes ago, cityrebel said: According to the BSPA, Friday was never lakeside's race night this season, it was always Saturday. Not according to the Stars info in their bumper pre season preview which states Friday In this instance for BSPA read the idiot Godfrey. He’s only now trotting this out to make himself look and feel better. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 minute ago, ouch said: Not according to the Stars info in their bumper pre season preview which states Friday In this instance for BSPA read the idiot Godfrey. He’s only now trotting this out to make himself look and feel better. 100% correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Get rid of the hammers name I say the club might actually win something then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Just now, liam said: Get rid of the hammers name I say the club might actually win something then Was thinking the same and perhaps leave the past behind on both counts and perhaps rebrand. Anyone for Rye House Raiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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