Berwick v Edinburgh Saturday 15 June, 7pm

[Tellitasitis]

2 minutes ago, George Dodds said:

such as?

Yes we’re all intrigued to know 

[Bandit59]

1 hour ago, Lygonlad said:

Time to make changes for me 

Who would you change? 

[allthegearbutnaeidea]

Theo Pijper, for Gapp or Coty at this rate

[crescent girl]

22 minutes ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said:

Theo Pijper, for Gapp or Coty at this rate

You weren't at the Scottish Open, then? 

Quite apart from Theo carrying a higher CMA than either of them. 

But the question was put to Lygonlad, from whom we'll await an answer..... 

Edited June 16, 2019 by crescent girl

[crescent girl]

7 hours ago, ekimba said:

To my untrained eye the crowd size looked quite good, what do the locals say bigger crowd than normal ?

Without any doubt, bigger. 

[Shadders]

14 hours ago, ekimba said:

To my untrained eye the crowd size looked quite good, what do the locals say bigger crowd than normal ?

A lot more cars than usual parked up, so I’d say a definite yes 

[topsoil]

Not only was Saturday night a financial disaster for the club, but from some of the comments being made by the fans as they left the ground, a lot of them won't be back, so it was a kick in the teeth for their attempt to win new fans. 

A lot of new fans seem to find it difficult to comprehend that the likes of football and rugby can be played in the rain, even Formula One and other forms of motor bike racing can be done in the rain. Speedway? Nope.

Credit to the promotion for trying to attract new fans and the crowd was a bit bigger than usual on Saturday night. Enough to cover the price reduction? Who knows. But all the good work is now up in smoke and it is going to be harder than ever to try and convince them to come back. 

[balderdash&piffle]

2 hours ago, topsoil said:

Not only was Saturday night a financial disaster for the club, but from some of the comments being made by the fans as they left the ground, a lot of them won't be back, so it was a kick in the teeth for their attempt to win new fans. 

A lot of new fans seem to find it difficult to comprehend that the likes of football and rugby can be played in the rain, even Formula One and other forms of motor bike racing can be done in the rain. Speedway? Nope.

Credit to the promotion for trying to attract new fans and the crowd was a bit bigger than usual on Saturday night. Enough to cover the price reduction? Who knows. But all the good work is now up in smoke and it is going to be harder than ever to try and convince them to come back. 

It might be worth noting, if that meeting was held on the Continent, it would have been on, with that amount of rain.  Unfortunately UK has got to the stage where 'LOOK THERE'S A SPOt IN THE SKY'  cancel the meeting.

[George Dodds]

1 hour ago, balderdash&piffle said:

It might be worth noting, if that meeting was held on the Continent, it would have been on, with that amount of rain.  Unfortunately UK has got to the stage where 'LOOK THERE'S A SPOt IN THE SKY'  cancel the meeting.

while I don't entirely disagree with you - and remember Edinburgh didn't want to ride at Armadale last year after a bit of rain - wasn't the whole Swedish fixture list washed out last Tuesday? Also I went to Ullevi a couple of times in the 80s and watched World Finals which went ahead but were farcical.

[screm]

As I wasn't there last Saturday I can't comment or judge on track conditions from last Saturday, but what is beyond argument is that meetings are either called off or abandoned far quicker now than in years gone by. Maybe it's the tracks that can no longer hold water, maybe it's the amount of dirt, or lack of, maybe it's the bikes, maybe is a bit of everything, but nowadays people simply don't bother making the effort in going when there is rain around.

[Fromafar]

37 minutes ago, screm said:

As I wasn't there last Saturday I can't comment or judge on track conditions from last Saturday, but what is beyond argument is that meetings are either called off or abandoned far quicker now than in years gone by. Maybe it's the tracks that can no longer hold water, maybe it's the amount of dirt, or lack of, maybe it's the bikes, maybe is a bit of everything, but nowadays people simply don't bother making the effort in going when there is rain around.

Have to agree.

[balderdash&piffle]

1 hour ago, George Dodds said:

while I don't entirely disagree with you - and remember Edinburgh didn't want to ride at Armadale last year after a bit of rain - wasn't the whole Swedish fixture list washed out last Tuesday? Also I went to Ullevi a couple of times in the 80s and watched World Finals which went ahead but were farcical.

I think I implied, it does seem to be a British problem.  

[Robinh88]

1 hour ago, George Dodds said:

while I don't entirely disagree with you - and remember Edinburgh didn't want to ride at Armadale last year after a bit of rain - wasn't the whole Swedish fixture list washed out last Tuesday? Also I went to Ullevi a couple of times in the 80s and watched World Finals which went ahead but were farcical.

"Just one match next week- was originally a blank week for rain- offs but Vetlanda v Dackarna has been brought forward to Thursday 13th which is live on Freesports at 6pm. Team line-ups will be known on Tuesday evening."

Opole Vs Krakow was off yesterday, glorious sunshine in Poland as well. Probably a back story but couldn't translate sportowefakty

[George Dodds]

Saturday certainly wasn't called off early but, as Topsoil says, some are using that as a reason not to come back again. Saturday was, by Berwick standards, a glorious day until 5pm when rain clouds gathered. Even then it was generally squally showers until just before start time. If anyone is at a loose end then have a look at an excellent site called Speedway Researcher and under Special Features they have a statistical breakdown of rain-offs covering 1946-2010. Of 56,640 British meetings raced in that period 7.2% were rained off. The breakdown also backs up what B&P suggests in that there is a markedly higher percentage of rain-offs in "modern" times". 

[Fromafar]

Most fans know the riders don’t want to know if there is any rain in the air, can’t blame fans for giving it a miss these days.Health and Safety rules.Except if it is a “Open meeting”  or Testimonial and might not get re-run.

[bjcol]

can I use my rained  off  ticket this week  or wait till Edinburgh return mmmmmmmm

[Fromafar]

49 minutes ago, bjcol said:

can I use my rained  off  ticket this week  or wait till Edinburgh return mmmmmmmm

You will have to wait till return match as you won’t have any money to make up the difference in admission for Leicester match

[bjcol]

1 hour ago, Fromafar said:

You will have to wait till return match as you won’t have any money to make up the difference in admission for Leicester match

when did they changethat rule when there was a rained off match u could use the ticket for any of the next 3 meetings mmmmmmmmmm

 

[crescent girl]

2 minutes ago, bjcol said:

when did they changethat rule when there was a rained off match u could use the ticket for any of the next 3 meetings mmmmmmmmmm

 

Rule was changed when it was realised you'd stay away until the re-run at least.

[screm]

3 minutes ago, bjcol said:

when did they changethat rule when there was a rained off match u could use the ticket for any of the next 3 meetings mmmmmmmmmm

 

Yes but last Saturday`s admission was a promotional one, you can still use your ticket for this Saturday`s meeting all you have to do is make up the difference, still a good deal IMO. Though I must admit as someone who only went as a one off because of the cheaper price do you not think it was a bit daft to go into the stadium when there was rain around. Of course you could give your ticket to a friend and let them use.