2ndbendbeerhut Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 An ex promoter once told a friend of mine "that if you dont like it... dont bother to turn up" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 4 hours ago, Trees said: I, too, want to see at least 8 passes per race but you only ever see this once in a blue moon EVER. On the other hand I'll be happy to support the Stars giving 100% for our club and themselves, giving us wins and prolonging our season (playoffs). That will be their mentality and they will have worked hard to be the best gater they can, to find the best set ups to be fast round the tracks. I have said for years that the racing needs to be better than it used to be to bring the punters back BUT it's so much easier said than done, bikes have changed (for the worse I think), there's not the money in the sport like years ago (when promoters were rolling in it they could potentially ask their riders to perform for the crowd, they had plenty of money to buy the best shale etc etc). I guess the fact that all the best riders in the world don't want to race here any more makes a difference. So we have what we have and what we have is a great team manager who gets the best out of his team and a team that give their best for their team and so for us as Stars fans, it's a winning game and that's enough for me.... As a comparison with Norwich City football, their players don't mess about on the pitch doing all the fancy footy tricks for the fans they do what they have to do to win against their opponents, their fans support them be it crap, boring football or a 5-4 last minute win cos it's all about winning and going up a league, we ought to have that same mentality. Are you sure you're not Theresa May?? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Bagpuss said: A large proportion of speedway fans all over the UK (world?) have always been happy to see gate and go speedway with a win at the end. Don’t think it’s ever been much different to be honest. Don't think that's true at all, the Pole's certainly wouldn't stand for regular gate and go racing. That sounds like making excuses for how bad King's Lynn is. Totally disagree with Tree's too, saying a lot of UK tracks are like King's Lynn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 49 minutes ago, g13webb said: Are you sure you're not Theresa May?? One thing for definite Trees still has them blinkers on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Connor Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 Not been on here for a while. Come back on and it’s the same old people moaning the same old things! Constantly! Over and over. If it wasn’t real it would be comedic! Keep it up sad acts!!!! X 4 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 15 minutes ago, Danny Connor said: Not been on here for a while. Come back on and it’s the same old people moaning the same old things! Constantly! Over and over. If it wasn’t real it would be comedic! Keep it up sad acts!!!! X It may be possible that they are right with their concerns especially with the Chapman full house and holding the trump card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccolo Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 17 minutes ago, Danny Connor said: Not been on here for a while. Come back on and it’s the same old people moaning the same old things! Constantly! Over and over. If it wasn’t real it would be comedic! Keep it up sad acts!!!! X And these same old people will only be happy when there's no more team to support. Final rider to be announced Friday. Club about to purchase a rider from another club as a full asset. Buster getting new shale delivered and a blade on the track ahead of the new season. Robert Lambert is back, one of the most exciting young talents in the world. More work with youngsters particularly during school holidays. Keep smiling.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, Piccolo said: And these same old people will only be happy when there's no more team to support. Final rider to be announced Friday. Club about to purchase a rider from another club as a full asset. Buster getting new shale delivered and a blade on the track ahead of the new season. Robert Lambert is back, one of the most exciting young talents in the world. More work with youngsters particularly during school holidays. Keep smiling.... Well your 110% wrong about me if you think I want no Kings Lynn Stars to support- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Jones Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 3 hours ago, 2ndbendbeerhut said: An ex promoter once told a friend of mine "that if you dont like it... dont bother to turn up" Len Silver told a whole crowd that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Alan_Jones said: 2 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: Don't think that's true at all, the Pole's certainly wouldn't stand for regular gate and go racing. That sounds like making excuses for how bad King's Lynn is. Totally disagree with Tree's too, saying a lot of UK tracks are like King's Lynn. Yeah I wouldn't agree with me if I had actually said that Daniel re our track, think I said it is grippier than most british tracks given the clay content ..... Edited March 5, 2019 by Trees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 40 minutes ago, Haza said: Well your 110% wrong about me if you think I want no Kings Lynn Stars to support- Me too. I'm just allergic to rose tinted glasses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Star Lady said: Me too. I'm just allergic to rose tinted glasses. Whatever is done at Lynn I'm not so sure either Haza or you will support the team anymore in person will you? Been there done that, fallen out of love? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 36 minutes ago, Alan_Jones said: Len Silver told a whole crowd that. Doesn’t surprise me in the slightest, this is a bloke who thinks their nothing wrong with the speedway in the U.K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 33 minutes ago, Trees said: Whatever is done at Lynn I'm not so sure either Haza or you will support the team anymore in person will you? Been there done that, fallen out of love? As I cannot see Buster ever providing the entertainment factor that would equal the price. Nor riders providing the racing I like (mainly the fault of modern engines & tuners). You are probably right but if I didn't care I wouldn't bother trying to put forward an alternative view to the one you and others hold. I'd venture to suggest there are far more dissatisfied ex fans than there are happy clappers on the terraces and that ought to tell promoters something, if only they would open their ears. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: Don't think that's true at all, the Pole's certainly wouldn't stand for regular gate and go racing. That sounds like making excuses for how bad King's Lynn is. Totally disagree with Tree's too, saying a lot of UK tracks are like King's Lynn. Not at all, I’ve never made excuses and have often said that the action at Lynn is poor, and even offered reasons as to why I think that. It’s one of the reasons I don’t go very often any more. But speedway has predominantly been gate and go for many, many years and a successful team will nearly always attract healthy crowds whether the racing is good or not. I would argue that a team winning every week with no passing would get bigger crowds than a team who loses every week with brilliant racing. Shouldn’t really be that way but it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 18 minutes ago, Star Lady said: As I cannot see Buster ever providing the entertainment factor that would equal the price. Nor riders providing the racing I like (mainly the fault of modern engines & tuners). You are probably right but if I didn't care I wouldn't bother trying to put forward an alternative view to the one you and others hold. I'd venture to suggest there are far more dissatisfied ex fans than there are happy clappers on the terraces and that ought to tell promoters something, if only they would open their ears. I live with an ex fan who still keeps tabs on the sport but who is over it from a live point of view, he doesn't say that Buster or the riders aren't doing the biz anymore, it's the case that speedway just doesn't float his boat enough to go anymore, he aches if he stands for long periods, he doesn't want to burn the candle at both ends, he certainly doesn't blame his non attendance on modern day speedway though, more that he'd stood on the terraces since he was 12, had his idols, supported his team, driven all over the country for speedway with friends and with me but that need to do it has now gone ..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Trees said: Whatever is done at Lynn I'm not so sure either Haza or you will support the team anymore in person will you? Been there done that, fallen out of love? I wouldn’t like to say one way or the other at the moment if I will attend regular again or not I can’t see me attending the first meeting but who knows after that - as for fallen out of love with Kings Kynn - I guess priorities change in life as we all get older and found other things to do that are more rewarding - instead of my life revolving around one thing as it did with speedway I’ve a varied social life and I’m enjoying the change . Enjoy your speedway and I’m envious of your enthusiasm for the Stars my enthusiasm ended in July 2017 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, bigcatdiary said: Doesn’t surprise me in the slightest, this is a bloke who thinks their nothing wrong with the speedway in the U.K. But like him or loathe him you cannot deny that he has done some good thing's over the years which has enabled him to survive the test of time in speedway.Speedway has failed mainly in this Country because people do not work together to much self interest gets in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: But like him or loathe him you cannot deny that he has done some good thing's over the years which has enabled him to survive the test of time in speedway.Speedway has failed mainly in this Country because people do not work together to much self interest gets in the way. I don’t dislike or loathe him and clearly years ago he knew what he was doing but his comments was in recent years suggest he is part of the problem rather than the answer. i would add that I think a few others of the BSPA are in that category as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, bigcatdiary said: I don’t dislike or loathe him and clearly years ago he knew what he was doing but his comments was in recent years suggest he is part of the problem rather than the answer. i would add that I think a few others of the BSPA are in that category as well I agree with that totally, and that is what is disappointing bigcatdiary. Sometimes you have to change and agree to something that maybe you don't agree with to help push the sport forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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