Normski Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 Depends what forecast you go by. Berwick has a forecast of its own at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 14 minutes ago, Normski said: Depends what forecast you go by. Berwick has a forecast of its own at times. Yeah, I’ve learned that since moving up here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dodds Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Bandit59 said: Any news about NBJ? well Joanne Howe posted on Facebook that she had set off for Berwick with bikes on board so .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, George Dodds said: well Joanne Howe posted on Facebook that she had set off for Berwick with bikes on board so .... Maybe Joanne is guesting. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 Canny bit of management from Sheffield in heat 7. Proctor suffering the effects of the incident in heat 3 & Sheffield 6 points behind use a TS with a higher averaged rider( could of been King but Howarth used) instead of declaring him injured & IRR comes in to play using any one below him in the averages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 15 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: Canny bit of management from Sheffield in heat 7. Proctor suffering the effects of the incident in heat 3 & Sheffield 6 points behind use a TS with a higher averaged rider( could of been King but Howarth used) instead of declaring him injured & IRR comes in to play using any one below him in the averages. Who could have been replaced by Howarth as a TS ride anyway, so nothing to comment out really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 True, but I have seen this scenario a couple of times this year. As I said, canny management of your team & riders being on the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 Stewart Dickson the t/m for Tigers tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 1 minute ago, crescent girl said: Stewart Dickson the t/m for Tigers tonight? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 Probably the least enjoyable meeting of the season so far, mainly due to the stop start nature to the meeting but fair play to Sheffield who thoroughly deserved their point especially when you consider they were down to five riders for part of the meeting. Dont know about others but I thought the crowd was very poor tonight, take away the kids who were getting in free and there weren't many there at all, coolish night, SGP, Eurovision song contest, no consistent fixtures etc may have kept some away but crowds will need to increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comet49 Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 Not sure many speedway fans would miss a meeting to watch Eurovision, lack of consistent fixtures is a problem imo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted May 18, 2019 Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 Falling crowds seems to be rather prevalent nationally sadly. Even the forum is devoid of much debate and positivity. Summers flying though 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsoil Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 2 hours ago, screm said: Probably the least enjoyable meeting of the season so far, mainly due to the stop start nature to the meeting but fair play to Sheffield who thoroughly deserved their point especially when you consider they were down to five riders for part of the meeting. Dont know about others but I thought the crowd was very poor tonight, take away the kids who were getting in free and there weren't many there at all, coolish night, SGP, Eurovision song contest, no consistent fixtures etc may have kept some away but crowds will need to increase. Eurovision? really? I hope that was tongue in cheek. Not much you can do about the length of time it takes to run a meeting like tonight, because of all the accidents. I was actually amazed that none of them required ambulance delays, especially the Kennedy and Etheridge (heat 3) crashes. i actually thought the racing was better tonight, more passes than usual, maybe the rain overnight actually helped the track? The crowd tonight was very poor. It was more like a typical Berwick Rangers crowd than a speedway crowd. Very concerning given the good start to the season the club have had. Imagine what it would be like if the team was getting beat like Berwick Rangers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsoil Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Robinh88 said: Falling crowds seems to be rather prevalent nationally sadly. Even the forum is devoid of much debate and positivity. Summers flying though Very rarely find a reason to go on to the forum these days because of the depressing nature of a lot of posts. Any sign of a debate and it soon descends into somebody becoming a "troll". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 Howcome Dennis announced that Jye had withdrawn for him to then appear in heat 14 clearly not fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsoil Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 19 minutes ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said: Howcome Dennis announced that Jye had withdrawn for him to then appear in heat 14 clearly not fit? I thought he had said "should he be withdrawn, IRR would come into play" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC67 Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 10 hours ago, screm said: Probably the least enjoyable meeting of the season so far, mainly due to the stop start nature to the meeting but fair play to Sheffield who thoroughly deserved their point especially when you consider they were down to five riders for part of the meeting. Dont know about others but I thought the crowd was very poor tonight, take away the kids who were getting in free and there weren't many there at all, coolish night, SGP, Eurovision song contest, no consistent fixtures etc may have kept some away but crowds will need to increase. I’d say Berwick can count themselves lucky to get a win last night, at one point in the meeting it looked like they where headed for a comfortable victory , credit has to go to Sheffield for a good comeback especially after losing riders and using their T/S . With the lack of regular meetings perhaps moving to fortnightly racing would help , at least people would be able to get into the habit of attending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellitasitis Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 11 hours ago, screm said: Probably the least enjoyable meeting of the season so far, mainly due to the stop start nature to the meeting but fair play to Sheffield who thoroughly deserved their point especially when you consider they were down to five riders for part of the meeting. Dont know about others but I thought the crowd was very poor tonight, take away the kids who were getting in free and there weren't many there at all, coolish night, SGP, Eurovision song contest, no consistent fixtures etc may have kept some away but crowds will need to increase. I quite enjoyed it certainly one of the better meetings at Shielfield this year Poor crowd but with inclement weather around and a small traveling support it was expected imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 11 hours ago, topsoil said: Eurovision? really? I hope that was tongue in cheek. Not much you can do about the length of time it takes to run a meeting like tonight, because of all the accidents. I was actually amazed that none of them required ambulance delays, especially the Kennedy and Etheridge (heat 3) crashes. i actually thought the racing was better tonight, more passes than usual, maybe the rain overnight actually helped the track? The crowd tonight was very poor. It was more like a typical Berwick Rangers crowd than a speedway crowd. Very concerning given the good start to the season the club have had. Imagine what it would be like if the team was getting beat like Berwick Rangers? Of course it was tongue in cheek though its clear there is a significant amount of people who are doing other things other than coming to the speedway each Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 Wasn't a bad meeting considering it was very stop n start. Thought Berwick picked the wrong night for the kids initiative thing as there is no meeting next week should have done it when there is racing on consecutive Saturdays I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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