SteveLyric2 Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, hammer1969 said: Eastbourne Management are really good at keeping fans informed. There is an update on the Eastbourne website explaining online ticketing, double header pricing etc. I'd suggest anyone who is thinking of possibly taking a trip to Arlington this season reads the article asap and pass the word round as basically it's online tickets purchased in advance entry only as there will be no pay at the gate for probably the whole season. A short bit from the update is below, just wish other promotions were so pro active:- "We will have to work under ONLINE pay in advance Ticketing Arrangements for most, if not all of the 2021 season. We are trying to make as many supporters as possible aware of this via the Club website and social media, and to all fans who registered for updates via our website, which is free and easy to do." Some clubs are clearly waiting on further Govt confirmation of attendances and social distancing regs allowed at their respective stadia bearing in mind the varying stadium capacities at all clubs. BTW - As a matter of interest what was the Eagles Adult pricing in 2019 compared to what is stated for 2021? Edited March 14, 2021 by Skidder1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer1969 Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 19 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Some clubs are clearly waiting on further Govt confirmation of attendances and social distancing regs allowed at their respective stadia bearing in mind the varying stadium capacities at all clubs. BTW - As a matter of interest what was the Eagles Adult pricing in 2019 compared to what is stated for 2021? Sorry I'm not sure, 2019 seems such a long time ago and 2020 I would rather forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 26 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Some clubs are clearly waiting on further Govt confirmation of attendances and social distancing regs allowed at their respective stadia bearing in mind the varying stadium capacities at all clubs. BTW - As a matter of interest what was the Eagles Adult pricing in 2019 compared to what is stated for 2021? I went 3 x to see Brummies / Leicester and paid £16 as a concession I'm pretty sure so don't think it's changed from then based on their website details for 2021. Easy for them to be ahead of some others as I recall they had Stock Car meetings late in 2020 so will know minimum numbers permitted from that. Would think Scunthorpe, Leicester , Plymouth know numbers allowed too from 2020. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Agree with others on here that Eastbourne's Promotion do seem to be proactive in informing the public how they see speedway taking place at their track in 2021. There's no rocket science involved, just plain common sense and communicating with the public to assure them that their health and safey is being taken seriously and managed. Most other clubs appear to be sitting on the air fence and waiting for ........... ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 47 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said: Agree with others on here that Eastbourne's Promotion do seem to be proactive in informing the public how they see speedway taking place at their track in 2021. There's no rocket science involved, just plain common sense and communicating with the public to assure them that their health and safey is being taken seriously and managed. Most other clubs appear to be sitting on the air fence and waiting for ........... ? ,,,,waiting for final confirmation that the season will start on the dates currently being assumed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 18 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: ,,,,waiting for final confirmation that the season will start on the dates currently being assumed. Costs very little to plan like Eastbourne have and can adjust it pretty quickly, waiting for confirmation the season will start will lead to the usual last minute panic and bad organisation of most of the promotions if and when it does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee jay Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 nice little april fool gag on the website , but didn't fool me for a second . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 Might have been intended as a gag....... but seems appropriate for an Aerospace sponsor. Nice one. :-) :-) Might spoil the grass :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 Lee Kilby does a fantastic job at Swindon, will do the same at Eastbourne. Good Luck for 2021 Eagles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunters Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 I see both Tom and Drew are now in the World Under 21 Qualifiers on June 12th. This clashes with the Edinburgh league match does it mean 2 guests. Difficult to replace them but neither was the RS in the team so presumably anyone within the average? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Richard Weston said: Why should it be guests? I think the obvious way forward is R/R for one (Tom) and a chance for a Seagull to become an Eagle. Look at the score chart from Leicester last week and there are your likely candidates. It will another reason why those with ambition will want to shine with the Seagulls. Growing Our Own is very much the way forward for Eastbourne and I would suggest the rest of British Speedway. Nathan Ablitt's travel bill to Arlington is hardly likely to break the bank, just for example, rather than importing someone from half-way across the country. (for those of you who don't know Nathan lives within earshot of Arlington). Probably at championship level at the moment would go for r/r for Tom and Jake Knight for Drew, a lot of experience at Arlington, maybe just a too big a step for Nathan at present even for one meeting, but certainly by the end of the season think he'll be near that level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 26 minutes ago, gazzac said: Probably at championship level at the moment would go for r/r for Tom and Jake Knight for Drew, a lot of experience at Arlington, maybe just a too big a step for Nathan at present even for one meeting, but certainly by the end of the season think he'll be near that level. Out of interest can Jake guest in the CL? Would he be eligible as an unattached 3 pointer or does his previous league average apply? I know he is on the rising star list so in theory can guest for teams in need of a RS with an allowance up to 3 stars but can he step in and guest in the conventional manner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Sings4Speedway said: Out of interest can Jake guest in the CL? Would he be eligible as an unattached 3 pointer or does his previous league average apply? I know he is on the rising star list so in theory can guest for teams in need of a RS with an allowance up to 3 stars but can he step in and guest in the conventional manner? I'll check in the rules, probably get back to you within the week,although no need to really as very few seem to apply at the moment! I would imagine both scenarios would be ok to be honest but not 100% sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, gazzac said: I'll check in the rules, probably get back to you within the week,although no need to really as very few seem to apply at the moment! I would imagine both scenarios would be ok to be honest but not 100% sure. The eligibility of NDL riders to guest in the Championship used to be noted on the NDL Green Sheet, that information doesn't appear so far this season. Eastbourne's team Rising Star level is 2*, as Jake Knight is a 3* rider he couldn't guest for Eastbourne in that position, his eligibility to guest in another position would be based on his applicable NDL average divided by 2. Edited May 26, 2021 by NeilWatson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, NeilWatson said: The eligibility of NDL riders to guest in the Championship used to be noted on the NDL Green Sheet, that information doesn't appear so far this season. Eastbourne's team Rising Star level is 2*, as Jake Knight is a 3* rider he couldn't guest for Eastbourne in that position, his eligibility to guest in another position would be based on his applicable NDL average divided by 2. Thanks, so looks out of the equation at reserve and unlikely to guest for Tom, although think the average would allow, unless we get a dispensation as the 2 riders are in an official international event riding for GB? Of course there are some good 2* riders we could use as a guest, although already said by Richard, perhaps give Nathan Abblit a go as around Arlington he's probably as good as most of the 2* riders. Edited May 26, 2021 by gazzac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunters Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 14 hours ago, gazzac said: Thanks, so looks out of the equation at reserve and unlikely to guest for Tom, although think the average would allow, unless we get a dispensation as the 2 riders are in an official international event riding for GB? Of course there are some good 2* riders we could use as a guest, although already said by Richard, perhaps give Nathan Abblit a go as around Arlington he's probably as good as most of the 2* riders. But Jason is our Rising Star not Drew so Jake would presumably be available if his average fits but I seem to remember him having a CL Average of about 2.8 in around 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Hunters said: But Jason is our Rising Star not Drew so Jake would presumably be available if his average fits but I seem to remember him having a CL Average of about 2.8 in around 2017. I couldn't remember that about the rising star being Jason and not Drew, and did notice on the list Drew was a 3* anyway if he had been the rising star in our team, assuming Jake would have been ok on that front anyway. Think his average was around the 2.8 as you say, so should be ok to ride if thats the route they choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Head Posted June 17, 2021 Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 Extract from club website preview of this weekends NDL meeting: ‘We will be issuing a Club Statement about the general situation affecting Eastbourne and all Clubs on Friday morning.’ Fingers crossed this isn’t bad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmon Posted June 17, 2021 Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Dickie Head said: Extract from club website preview of this weekends NDL meeting: ‘We will be issuing a Club Statement about the general situation affecting Eastbourne and all Clubs on Friday morning.’ Fingers crossed this isn’t bad news. This is not in the preview of the NDL meeting it can be found under Eagles v Diamonds Update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 baited breath.......................? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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