Popular Post jenga Posted February 26, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 i dont see why the moderators should pull the plug on this workington 2019 thread . it was started with good intention for the good supporters of workington comets and gives the fans hope and something to hang onto . i could understand if it was 12 months out of date , but its not and its keeping interest in the sport for worky fans and followers . the forum will not gain anything by closing it down , but when the time comes to relight the comets fuse all that momentum will have dwindled away . after all , fans still talk about Hackney,Long Eaton and Canterbury on here as if they are still running . get a grip Weston .( super moan ) 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgy Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Really!!! Does it matter? Worky are still on ice, yes it’s all looking very challenging. The 2019 thread is very welcome and can provide any future updates, hopefully positive. Some good posters on the thread - only Jenga takes some translation 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 i will try and do me bestest typing. no spellcheck , so just winging it all the time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singy13 Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 22 hours ago, Tsunami said: You're opening night when we were the opposition, you had a crowd of 4400. For years after that, with Peter I and Stoney as your top riders, you used to average 2200, a lot of whom came to Brough to try and turn us over. Your away fans paid many a big bill for us, so thank you for their attendances. For the original 'opening night' in April 1970 the crowd was approx 6,000..........settling to around 3,000 for the next 2/3 years...alas Speedway is a novelty sport that many fans choose to eventually ignore and the fight becomes harder in tandem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 4 hours ago, singy13 said: For the original 'opening night' in April 1970 the crowd was approx 6,000..........settling to around 3,000 for the next 2/3 years...alas Speedway is a novelty sport that many fans choose to eventually ignore and the fight becomes harder in tandem. Yep I was talking about your 1999 reopening. Figures from an insider so they are true. It was really crowded wasn't it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singy13 Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 53 minutes ago, Tsunami said: Yep I was talking about your 1999 reopening. Figures from an insider so they are true. It was really crowded wasn't it. Yes both figures were true enough, I was at both.....Speedway boasted bigger crowds than the Rugby League and soccer teams in their early/best years of each Ian Thomas inspired regime...... Crowded, well maybe ? tho DP can still host 10,000 speccies. By the way the attendances (for most of Comets meetings) were not all that bad given that Workington, and nearby Whitehaven, each have a population less than 30,000...pro rata the crowds were better than big town outfits.....although you could say the 'counter-attractions' were inferior 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 So how did the swear box do yesterday ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 Was a good nite yea a bit of efin and gefin but did not spoil it,was packed out did not rate Tai before the event, but came over very well now got my respects, one thing he did say he does not like the team GB team manager !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Neila said: Was a good nite yea a bit of efin and gefin but did not spoil it,was packed out did not rate Tai before the event, but came over very well now got my respects, one thing he did say he does not like the team GB team manager !! whos the new manager then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 11 minutes ago, scaramanga said: whos the new manager then I don't think there will be a new manager as it's well known that Tai and Rosco are not particularly matey, but they still work together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsman Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 18 hours ago, Tsunami said: I don't think there will be a new manager as it's well known that Tai and Rosco are not particularly matey, but they still work together. Lots of riders don't get on with their team manager,..but only one of them is making the moves on the bike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted March 5, 2019 Report Share Posted March 5, 2019 My way or no way from Tai a lot of the time.IMO.He is trying to improve things though.#arting against Thunder IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Nice to see a good turnout of comets fans at Redcar supporting Ben Barker's testimonial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) josh mcdonald in the sheffields meeting today along with kyle bickley as reserves . kick off 4 pm . Edited March 24, 2019 by jenga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20 Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/ljm-asset-management Is this Workington Speedway gone forever ? Is this the company name that ran Workington Speedway ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comet49 Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) It is the company that Laura is connected to, I don’t think co promoter Tony Jackson has any connection though. Edited April 12, 2019 by comet49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20 Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 I'm sure Tony Jackson is only a Co-Promotor not anything to do with the ownership of the company that runs the speedway. It says Laura is the Director and Steve was a Co-Director but got removed a few years ago. If this is true we can kiss goodbye to speedway ever returning to Workington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.N.Other Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 I agree this doesnt look good at all for the future of the Comets, and on the face of it, it LOOKS to many of us that Laura was in much greater debt than we imagined. But this may NOT be the case....Laura and her brother had MANY business interests, and "LJM Asset Management" might just have no financial connection to the speedway business she runs ? So maybe try not to pre-judge the effect of its demise has or has not, on the Comets....yet ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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