Edinburgh vs Workington, SGB Championship, 31st August, 2018, 7.30pm

[Fromafar]

20 minutes ago, Gazc said:

Your more than welcome at the Stade de Facenna, at least you will see more than coloured helmets whizzing by at 25mph at the chamber of tricks.

 

20 minutes ago, Gazc said:

Your more than welcome at the Stade de Facenna, at least you will see more than coloured helmets whizzing by at 25mph at the chamber of tricks.

Was there last night ,good nights racing,£17.50 and no consessions is on the limit price wise IMO .£15 and £11 for consessions at Berwick though, pity the entertainment factor has dropped IMO .You Definately need aTeam Manager who watches the meeting score.

[JanAndersen]

2 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

 

Was there last night ,good nights racing,£17.50 and no consessions is on the limit price wise IMO .£15 and £11 for consessions at Berwick though, pity the entertainment factor has dropped IMO .You Definately need aTeam Manager who watches the meeting score.

£1 cheaper as a reward for braving Springburn isn’t enough IMO. 

[Fromafar]

6 minutes ago, JanAnderson said:

£1 cheaper as a reward for braving Springburn isn’t enough IMO. 

Ironically when Monarchs were at Powderhall my car broken into one year,then a couple of years later had my Escort Mexico stolen from Broughton Street while attending Speedway.

[cinderfella]

10 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

Ironically when Monarchs were at Powderhall my car broken into one year,then a couple of years later had my Escort Mexico stolen from Broughton Street while attending Speedway.

Aye if you saw a dog or a cat with a tail at Powderhall it was a tourist.  used to slash car tyre just to get fresh air I'm told

[cinderfella]

I don't subscribe to Armadale being a trick track anymore than "The Pencil" was at Shawfield. Challenging yes but when you watch some of the juniors going around it they seem to manage fine. Is it a case of some rider now have a psychological block as they've got it into their head that it is a trick track? 
There have been numerous challenging tracks over the years but good riders will ride and score anywhere.

[JanAndersen]

1 minute ago, cinderfella said:

I don't subscribe to Armadale being a trick track anymore than "The Pencil" was at Shawfield. Challenging yes but when you watch some of the juniors going around it they seem to manage fine. Is it a case of some rider now have a psychological block as they've got it into their head that it is a trick track? 
There have been numerous challenging tracks over the years but good riders will ride and score anywhere.

Yeah that’s a fair assessment. All home sides should set up a track to suit home riders - it’s maybe just that Armadale is a tad easier to do than others. Good riders like Nicholls, Barker, Worrall (as a Tiger) etc have proven this year that it’s not impossible to score well as an away rider. 

[JanAndersen]

31 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

Ironically when Monarchs were at Powderhall my car broken into one year,then a couple of years later had my Escort Mexico stolen from Broughton Street while attending Speedway.

Yeah, Powderhall is the wrong end of town. Once my Euromillions win comes in, the blue and gold will have a shiny new home in the West of the city. 

[cinderfella]

1 minute ago, JanAnderson said:

Yeah, Powderhall is the wrong end of town. Once my Euromillions win comes in, the blue and gold will have a shiny new home in the West of the city. 

Yeah Murrayfield would make a fine venue...........



....but then some would complain the ice made it a trick track 

[TotallyHonestJohn]

On 9/3/2018 at 6:52 PM, Tsunami said:

Yes and £16 for concessions. Strewth.

 

19 hours ago, GhostRider said:

I have to say that the price that Edinburgh charge (and i am an Edinburgh supporter) is too high in my opinion.

£2, car park, £18.50 at gate and £3 for programme that's £23.50 before you have bought a Bovril and also i don't get the supporters bus as i drive but I'm sure that's about £5 as well so if you add that on its pretty steep indeed.

Not everybody can make it every week so no point with a blue or gold card, and not everybody has or uses internet to get the discounted price however i think this is only around a £1 or so. 

As posted before away fans will turn up at the gate and pay the full price( i know i do when in do the away meetings).

if they made the gate price cheaper this would definitely help the “non regulars” to pop a long and they may well come back as well.

Honestly

Dave £16:50 for a concession at Edinburgh and I can think of a few different choice words other than Strewth!

Took a half days holiday and headed off with anticipation on the 270 mile round trip from Cumbria to "The Dale" for this meeting, topped up the tank with £53:00 of fuel just in case and away we went. £18:50 to get in so times that by two (£37:00) and two programmes £6:00 then the parking £2:00 Very little change from £30:00 for grub and 4 pints of Tennent's. That adds up to around £128:00+ for one and a half hours of so called entertainment. That doesn't include the near two and a half hours to get up there and the same back and for what. To watch a Workington team who quite frankly came across as wanting to be anywhere else other than "The Dale". The meeting was torture. So approximately 8 to 10  hours out of my life that I will never get back let alone the cash wasted. To say we were disappointed is an understatement but the Edinburgh team can only race against whoever is out on track. So a very expensive night for not much entertainment that's for sure. But it does need both teams to play their part.

However it gets better, the following night at Dewent Park an Edinburgh fan on paying his £13:00 concession to get into the ground stated "what an expensive spot this is" and when I pointed out a concession into "The Dale" was £3:50 more at £16:50 he said "no its not" I said "yes" he said "no" and it turned into a "Chuckle Brothers Sketch" honestly I PMSL, the old boy, I assume, was a season ticket holder at "The Dale" and either didn't realise what they pay up there for a concession or their season tickets are dam good value for money.

Whatever, I would have been interested to hear if he thought he got value for money after watching the return meeting in Workington as I can confirm that this meeting at Dewent Park was one of the best meetings I have seen there in the last 10 years of attending and credit has to got to Steve Lawson for getting the track "right" and the Edinburgh team for coming with the right attitude, what an advertisement for Speedway and in total contrast to the previous night.

Costs well £16:00 times by 2 and a dozen pints of Coors £36:00, programme £2.50, parking £2.00 and a burger at £3.00 and the worlds biggest Kebab Wrap at Maryport Pedro's on the way home for another £4:00 (you need something to soak up the drink) and of course the obligatory raffle tickets and other sundries at the track so around another £80+ spent, which I would happily double if the entertainment was to match meetings like this week in and week out... 

To you, to me, to you, to me,

Regards
THJ

Edited September 5, 2018 by TotallyHonestJohn
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[tyretrax]

7 hours ago, JanAnderson said:

£1 cheaper as a reward for braving Springburn isn’t enough IMO. 

Don't look for the track in Springburn, it's in Possil.

[JanAndersen]

13 minutes ago, tyretrax said:

Don't look for the track in Springburn, it's in Possil.

Sorry; the shan areas of Glasgow all merge into one. 

[Tsunami]

32 minutes ago, tyretrax said:

Don't look for the track in Springburn, it's in Possil.

Yes, but you have to head for Springburn first, and then Kirkintilloch(what a great name that is, best said by say a 90year woman with rimless glasses)

[cinderfella]

2 minutes ago, Tsunami said:

Yes, but you have to head for Springburn first, and then Kirkintilloch(what a great name that is, best said by say a 90year woman with rimless glasses)

as opposed to a  local 12 year old with pint glasses?
Just wait till they tell you about Milngavie. (pronounce Mul-guy)

Edited September 5, 2018 by cinderfella

[Tsunami]

Just now, cinderfella said:

as opposed to a  local 12year old with pint glasses?

Yes, asking you if he can 'look' after your parked car for a fee. It's cheaper to pay and smile.

[topaz325]

Greetin a wean

[cinderfella]

16 minutes ago, Tsunami said:

Yes, asking you if he can 'look' after your parked car for a fee. It's cheaper to pay and smile.

Indeed. I had a friend who regularly attended matches at a certain football ground in the south west of Glasgow. One night he was approached by a snotty nosed kid with the offer to look after his car for £2. My friend then pointed to the inside of his car and introduce '"Bob" his German Shepherd to the boy stating that he looked after his car.
"Aye very good Mr but can Bob blaw up yer four tyres?" came the reply.
My mate gave the lad his £2 and promised him a bonus when he back if the car was ok. He returned to find it gleaming after the wee lad had washed it in expectation of his bonus.

[Tsunami]

1 minute ago, cinderfella said:

Indeed. I had a friend who regularly attended matches at a certain football ground in the south west of Glasgow. One night he was approached by a snotty nosed kid with the offer to look after his car for £2. My friend then pointed to the inside of his car and introduce '"Bob" his German Shepherd to the boy stating that he looked after his car.
"Aye very good Mr but can Bob blaw up yer four tyres?" came the reply.
My mate gave the lad his £2 and promised him a bonus when he back if the car was ok. He returned to find it gleaming after the wee lad had washed it in expectation of his bonus.

Yes, but what had he washed it with. 

[cinderfella]

1 minute ago, Tsunami said:

Yes, but what had he washed it with. 

My mate said it was absolutely gleaming better than some valet services had done. The wee lad obviously had a head for business as he was always in the same spot when my mate went to matches.
Incidentally, Bob was only left in the car on cool Autumn and Spring evenings before anyone complains.

 

[Tsunami]

1 minute ago, cinderfella said:

My mate said it was absolutely gleaming better than some valet services had done. The wee lad obviously had a head for business as he was always in the same spot when my mate went to matches.
Incidentally, Bob was only left in the car on cool Autumn and Spring evenings before anyone complains.

 

A pity that lad wasn't outside Glasgow Stadium last Friday, as he could have removed all the shale dust that I carried back to Whitley Bay,  and was still there on Saturday morning.

[cinderfella]

Just now, Tsunami said:

A pity that lad wasn't outside Glasgow Stadium last Friday, as he could have removed all the shale dust that I carried back to Whitley Bay,  and was still there on Saturday morning.

Hope you are going to return it!!!! Or better still take it to Mr English