cityrebel Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 7 hours ago, Sidney the robin said: A sad night for me tonight a poor crowd which was expected the weather bloody annoying and no finish to the meeting.After heat 6 i went home no way with that rain would the meeting survive.Got home and have expected them to try to run to heat 10 and finish. I've left two abandoned meetings this season before they were officially called off. It's the first time I've ever done this in nearly 50 years of being a fan. Both meetings were off, so it was the right call. I never expected them to be completed, so why Waste my time. Running just 10 heats is like winning the lottery to present day promoters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 A very strange evening to be honest a real anti climax Cook looked very quick.I was thinking whatever the league structure next year BERGE will be a good signing for somebody he looked mighty quick tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Swindon's season gone from good to pants, started off winning the Charity Shield against Vue, top of table March April, then last couple of months apart from Poole match has been crap. Must be something behind the scenes affecting the club, heavy losses, lack of new stadium? Didn't go last night but bloody awful score, how many die-hards turned up? When you look back at the end of last season with crowds of 2500 to over 3000 it's gone t1ts up. You have to fear for the future of this great club. Roll on Monday then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 28 minutes ago, auntie doris said: Swindon's season gone from good to pants, started off winning the Charity Shield against Vue, top of table March April, then last couple of months apart from Poole match has been crap. Must be something behind the scenes affecting the club, heavy losses, lack of new stadium? Didn't go last night but bloody awful score, how many die-hards turned up? When you look back at the end of last season with crowds of 2500 to over 3000 it's gone t1ts up. You have to fear for the future of this great club. Roll on Monday then. You have to fear for the future of a lot of clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyabb17 Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 (edited) 51 minutes ago, auntie doris said: Swindon's season gone from good to pants, started off winning the Charity Shield against Vue, top of table March April, then last couple of months apart from Poole match has been crap. Must be something behind the scenes affecting the club, heavy losses, lack of new stadium? Didn't go last night but bloody awful score, how many die-hards turned up? When you look back at the end of last season with crowds of 2500 to over 3000 it's gone t1ts up. You have to fear for the future of this great club. Roll on Monday then. I went & at a guess I would say the crowd was 800 tops. Interesting to see what the club will offer for re-admission. It went past heat 6 so no full refund, re-admission is applicable . My guess is a few quid off the restaging of the rearranged meeting....I'm personally hoping they say if you went last night it's a £10 Monday but I very much doubt this. Edited September 7, 2018 by hyabb17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 32 minutes ago, hyabb17 said: I went & at a guess I would say the crowd was 800 tops. Interesting to see what the club will offer for re-admission. It went past heat 6 so no full refund, re-admission is applicable . My guess is a few quid off the restaging of the rearranged meeting....I'm personally hoping they say if you went last night it's a £10 Monday but I very much doubt this. I thought it was heat 10.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyabb17 Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: I thought it was heat 10.? I believe if they go past heat 6 it's not a full refund. This was within the report on the robins website: ''Supporters are reminded to retain their re-admission tickets, and details of discount policy will be available in the near future.'' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Every heat not raced (upto heat 10) means a £1 discount at a future meeting So discount of £4 will apply under standard terms After heat 10 no discount/refund applies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyabb17 Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 THE Swindon Management have confirmed arrangements following Thursday's (Sept 6) abandoned meeting v Belle Vue and will offer prices which are an improvement on the official BSPA policy. Supporters who purchased tickets at the stadium will be able to use their re-entry vouchers to obtain a discount of £6.00 for either the King's Lynn meeting on Monday 10th September or any other Speedway meeting held at the Abbey Stadium in 2018. Adults tickets will cost £11.00 and concessions £8.00, children (11-16) will cost £3.00. Season ticket holders will be able to use their re-entry tickets to obtain free re-entry for either the King's Lynn meeting on Monday 10th September or any other Speedway meeting held at the Abbey stadium in 2018. People who purchased tickets online have two options: Option 1 - bring your receipt from Thursday’s meeting and pay the reduced rates shown above on the gate. Option 2 - Receive a refund of £6.00 from their ticket purchase. Persons choosing option 2 should email this preference to -email-. Anyone who cannot attend in 2018 can receive a refund by sending their re-admission tickets and a SAE to Swindon Robins, Abbey Stadium, Lady Lane, Blunsdon SN25 4DN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPD444 Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Will the match be re-arranged or will it just be forgotten? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acef Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 23 hours ago, waiheke1 said: His old man a slow burner? As a 17yo i recall him beating a peak mike lee. In his 2nd full season he was an england international. In his 3rd he was a meeting away from the world final, beat a world class field to win the peter craven memorial and was a genuine top flight hl while still a teenager. Yes injuries slowed his progress and he was 23(?) before he made his world final debut. But really he made an instant impact. Not necessarily making reference to his immediate impact, more the tenacity of his riding, gating etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZagarRacing Posted September 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 2 hours ago, SPD444 said: Will the match be re-arranged or will it just be forgotten? Forgotten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Forgotten what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZagarRacing Posted September 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 1 hour ago, ouch said: Forgotten what? Swindon v Belle Vue will be forgotten and not restaged. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 5 hours ago, hyabb17 said: THE Swindon Management have confirmed arrangements following Thursday's (Sept 6) abandoned meeting v Belle Vue and will offer prices which are an improvement on the official BSPA policy. Supporters who purchased tickets at the stadium will be able to use their re-entry vouchers to obtain a discount of £6.00 for either the King's Lynn meeting on Monday 10th September or any other Speedway meeting held at the Abbey Stadium in 2018. Adults tickets will cost £11.00 and concessions £8.00, children (11-16) will cost £3.00. Not getting at Swindon (because they say it is better than the agreed BSPA rate) but no wonder people don’t see Speedway as VFM!! 15 heats in a meeting and it costs joe public £11 to watch 6 heats (of poor racing because of the rain) and the remaining 9 heats are only worth £6!! Really?!?!?! There can’t be much more room to put another nail in the coffin of British Speedway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Quietly sweep under carpet or award to Vue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler42 Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 On 9/6/2018 at 5:17 PM, waiheke1 said: His old man a slow burner? As a 17yo i recall him beating a peak mike lee. In his 2nd full season he was an england international. In his 3rd he was a meeting away from the world final, beat a world class field to win the peter craven memorial and was a genuine top flight hl while still a teenager. Yes injuries slowed his progress and he was 23(?) before he made his world final debut. But really he made an instant impact. Totally agree. I'm sure Smudge along side Tatum both made their Division one debuts in 1983. Both went straight into the top league without any 2nd division Experience. As you say Smudge was anything but a slow burner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 3 hours ago, tyler42 said: Totally agree. I'm sure Smudge along side Tatum both made their Division one debuts in 1983. Both went straight into the top league without any 2nd division Experience. As you say Smudge was anything but a slow burner Mostly correct. Smudge made a handful of appearances for the aces end of 1982 once he turned 16. Everything else you say is spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 On 9/7/2018 at 10:41 PM, acef said: Not necessarily making reference to his immediate impact, more the tenacity of his riding, gating etc. What does slow burner mean in terms of tenacity of riding? There wasn't a more tenacious rider than a teenage Andy Smith. Maybe you could use it with regards to his gating, which did improve over time (could hardly have got worse, he followed the footsteps of collins and mort in that regard!) Still think it is one of the last terms i would use to describe Andy Smith, and really dont see the similarities between his and Jack's careers so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acef Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 57 minutes ago, waiheke1 said: What does slow burner mean in terms of tenacity of riding? There wasn't a more tenacious rider than a teenage Andy Smith. Maybe you could use it with regards to his gating, which did improve over time (could hardly have got worse, he followed the footsteps of collins and mort in that regard!) Still think it is one of the last terms i would use to describe Andy Smith, and really dont see the similarities between his and Jack's careers so far? Horses for courses. We all see things differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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