cityrebel Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, ProudtobeaBrummie said: what was the attendance like like night was it packed double the normal amount rough numbers ? About three times the normal amount. I'd say around the 2000 mark. Pretty good for modern crowd levels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Cris Gay was the official ref last night and is notorious for holding the tapes to long he ruins every meeting he runs,,,,the riders hate him ,,and its about time he was removed from the lists..but unfortunately the powers that be who are killing speedway in this country will do nothing about this or anything else that sees fans disappearing at an alarming rate..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 11 minutes ago, cityrebel said: About three times the normal amount. I'd say around the 2000 mark. Pretty good for modern crowd levels. I'd say a lot more than that. The biggest crowd in recent years for a league fixture was 2,700 for a Bank Holiday meeting against the old enemy Eastbourne several years ago. I would say it was at least that many, probably a little more, probably approaching 3000. The start was delayed by 15 minutes because they were still coming in. If only we could have a crowd like that for a meeting like that every week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, E I Addio said: I'd say a lot more than that. The biggest crowd in recent years for a league fixture was 2,700 for a Bank Holiday meeting against the old enemy Eastbourne several years ago. I would say it was at least that many, probably a little more, probably approaching 3000. The start was delayed by 15 minutes because they were still coming in. If only we could have a crowd like that for a meeting like that every week Presumably having Cook and Harris in opposition would have helped a wee bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 16 minutes ago, E I Addio said: I'd say a lot more than that. The biggest crowd in recent years for a league fixture was 2,700 for a Bank Holiday meeting against the old enemy Eastbourne several years ago. I would say it was at least that many, probably a little more, probably approaching 3000. The start was delayed by 15 minutes because they were still coming in. If only we could have a crowd like that for a meeting like that every week It was the biggest crowd I'd seen at Arena since the Lee Richardson meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 15 minutes ago, SharpenRake said: Presumably having Cook and Harris in opposition would have helped a wee bit Cook is undoubtedly a class act . . I don't know what's happened to bomber. I have seen him score double figures for Coventry at Lakeside and he was a ruthless overtaker but the old spark seems to be missing a bit these days. Still a formidable rider but not quite the man he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 41 minutes ago, E I Addio said: Cook is undoubtedly a class act . . I don't know what's happened to bomber. I have seen him score double figures for Coventry at Lakeside and he was a ruthless overtaker but the old spark seems to be missing a bit these days. Still a formidable rider but not quite the man he was. Just one off those nights I am guessing he has been superb the last 6 weeks or so. Just a blip will be back on it for the Play offs without a doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 With it all going on so late did the final laps by Leigh Lanham take place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted September 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 16 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: With it all going on so late did the final laps by Leigh Lanham take place? Yes they did. Thereafter the crowd were invited to walk the track and take anything they wanted as a souvenir - most opted for some shale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Yes, nothing was cut and even though it was a very late finish there was no shortage of patrons who took the opportunity of doing the track walk afterwards, it was a real eye opener to see the track close up and how different it looks when your actually on it, and also the feel of the track under foot and how in some places it was like a very hard slightly sandy base but out towards the fence there was a lot of loose shale which I personally I wouldn't want to put a back wheel in knowing how these modern bikes can take off when they hook up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 25 minutes ago, TonyE said: Yes they did. Thereafter the crowd were invited to walk the track and take anything they wanted as a souvenir - most opted for some shale. Might be an idea to take some to Rye tonight! 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyejay Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, cityrebel said: Might be an idea to take some to Rye tonight! Or flog some to Uncle Len......;) Edited September 15, 2018 by Eyejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WembleyLion Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 9 hours ago, waco said: Cris Gay was the official ref last night and is notorious for holding the tapes to long he ruins every meeting he runs,,,,the riders hate him ,,and its about time he was removed from the lists..but unfortunately the powers that be who are killing speedway in this country will do nothing about this or anything else that sees fans disappearing at an alarming rate..... I must admit I always have that sinking feeling when I see the name of Chris (rerun) Gay in the programme! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WembleyLion Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 8 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: With it all going on so late did the final laps by Leigh Lanham take place? Yes but he rode in a Rye House race suit which was a bit of a shame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 45 minutes ago, WembleyLion said: Yes but he rode in a Rye House race suit which was a bit of a shame! Could be seen as a nod to the old and a nod to the new..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted September 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) On 9/15/2018 at 9:19 AM, Gazc said: To be fair Dorothy was there and that is her opinion yes slightly biased to her team but still her opinion , you have your opinion no different but slightly biased to your team which is also your right. People see things differently all the time doesn't make them wrong, so maybe you just take these things into account. Just had a good long look at my video footage, Cook loses it as he starts to come out of bend two and his bike clatters into Morris. Doesn't look like any intent whatsoever but he should not have been in the re-run. Edited September 18, 2018 by TonyE Link to YouTube video mentioned by Daytripper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daytripper Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 34 minutes ago, TonyE said: Just had a good long look at my video footage, Cook loses it as he starts to come out of bend two and his bike clatters into Morris. Doesn't look like any intent whatsoever but he should not have been in the re-run. There is a Farewell To Arena video on YouTube which shows the crash in normal time and in slow motion at about 10.25.The camera has an unrestricted view. Craig definitely went down on his own, nobody touching him and his bike took Nick out.Bad referring decision, but all’s well that ends well. Nick not seriously hurt, Lakeside won the match by 10, and the ever popular Richard Lawson fittingly won the las ever race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/15/2018 at 11:34 AM, waco said: Cris Gay was the official ref last night and is notorious for holding the tapes to long he ruins every meeting he runs,,,,the riders hate him ,,and its about time he was removed from the lists..but unfortunately the powers that be who are killing speedway in this country will do nothing about this or anything else that sees fans disappearing at an alarming rate..... With the current shortage of referees, and not enough trainees completing the inductions, the 'powers that be' will not be doing anything for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyejay Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Tsunami said: With the current shortage of referees, and not enough trainees completing the inductions, the 'powers that be' will not be doing anything for awhile. Not sure what can be done. If people are not willing to come forward then it creates a problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 12 minutes ago, Eyejay said: Not sure what can be done. If people are not willing to come forward then it creates a problem. Yes, despite ref Ronnie Allan retiring due to age, they have waived the age limit, and allowed him to return to duties. It also means now Referees need to take on more meetings, which in some cases it suits some refs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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