Eastbourne 2020

[old bob at herne bay]

for any team to be able to line up as expected ...... fans will have to be allowed to enter and leave the track viewing areas in an organised manner  - so crowd marshalls will be needed.  Limits will have to be put on how many fans can congregate in their favourite areas (e.g. start line , first and second bends )  Tracks with grandstands will have to tape off seating to ensure spacing, tracks with grassy piles of mud will have to be somehow provide spacing between spectators. Access to snack bars will have to be marshalled. 

One COVID  case and the entire sport will be closed down with racing behind closed doors only.

Lets see if any spectator sports get the go ahead for fans to attend before May.

[HGould]

If any sport waits for Covid to be eradicated the sport will be eradicated before Covid. 

I assume you've not visited a supermarket or been out for nearly a year 

I'm approaching 70, visited very well organised meeting at Plymouth in September with 400 to 500 others. 

I've been to non League soccer in Autumn with similar crowds. 

No reason why Speedway can't start at any UK stadium once lockdown ended and spectator sports allowed. 

If you don't want to go that's your choice, if many of us vaccinated wish to go I'm sure that we will. 

 

[old bob at herne bay]

Hostile response there H Gould  ......and you can be as hostile as you like  to me BUT until the Government allows spectators to attend sports then it WILL not happen.  You may well have gone to Plymouth and non league soccer ..... but  that was when spectators were allowed (albeit briefly) to attend. 

You raise supermarkets .... well the ones I have visited are marshalled to regulate numbers - one customer at a time, form an orderly queue to be let in. 

We agree on one point........that there is no reason once lockdown has been lifted and spectator sports allowed then speedway can start.  My opinion is that minor spectator sports such as speedway  will not be high on the priority list to be re opened.  

And yes, I have been vaccinated and will make MY choice when I see the crowd management measures put in place as to whether I want to resume  watching speedway.

 

 

[HGould]

1 hour ago, old bob at herne bay said:

Hostile response there H Gould  ......and you can be as hostile as you like  to me BUT until the Government allows spectators to attend sports then it WILL not happen.  You may well have gone to Plymouth and non league soccer ..... but  that was when spectators were allowed (albeit briefly) to attend. 

You raise supermarkets .... well the ones I have visited are marshalled to regulate numbers - one customer at a time, form an orderly queue to be let in. 

We agree on one point........that there is no reason once lockdown has been lifted and spectator sports allowed then speedway can start.  My opinion is that minor spectator sports such as speedway  will not be high on the priority list to be re opened.  

And yes, I have been vaccinated and will make MY choice when I see the crowd management measures put in place as to whether I want to resume  watching speedway.

 

 

Not hostile at all just pointing out the blatantly obvious 

I hope that you feel reassured enough to venture out. 

Proper stewarding will be required at all tracks

[cityrebel]

It's all down to personal choice. I had no problem attending a few speedway meetings last summer and multiple non league football matches from August till December. Being a key worker, I've had the jab, but i can understand why some people won't want to mix with crowds at sporting events. For me personally, i can't wait for it to start.

[SteveLyric2]

Good move for the club with Lee Kilby. I confess I was thinking from previous posts that Eastbourne were already 'the dogs..........'!!

[ReginaldSpeed]

More positivity and forward thinking from Eastbourne - can the management take over the BSPA, as they actually seem to know what they are doing!

[M.D]

Booked my ticket for the double header with Newcastle, catching up with a couple of friends who like myself, have not been for a few seasons.

Sounds like interest is high at Eastie with a few guys coming out of the woodwork to attend agin..

[old bob at herne bay]

Congratulations to Eastbourne for being first to publicise their arrangements for managing meetings for the start of the 2021 season under  Covid 19 guidelines.

 

 

 

[gazzac]

12 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said:

Congratulations to Eastbourne for being first to publicise their arrangements for managing meetings for the start of the 2021 season under  Covid 19 guidelines.

 

 

 

 

9 minutes ago, Richard Weston said:

The level of detail is impressive. People know exactly what's what.

You'd hope other teams would have a look and follow suit. With everything in life the worst thing is the unknown, at least for the early part of the season coming to Eastie as you say everyone knows exactly what's what and hopefully everyone will follow the arrangements. 

[Sings4Speedway]

Open and honest about pricing and pricing aspirations too. Excellent treatment of season ticket and 10 in advance ticket holders. Also standalone prices for NDL are exactly where they should be for the level of racing. Eastbourne leading the way once again. 

[blueherb777]

1 hour ago, Sings4Speedway said:

Open and honest about pricing and pricing aspirations too. Excellent treatment of season ticket and 10 in advance ticket holders. Also standalone prices for NDL are exactly where they should be for the level of racing. Eastbourne leading the way once again. 

 Agree....Wish Kent was so forward thinking.

Also wish would do the 10 meetings tickets?

And £10 is the correct price for NDL...imho.

[GiveusaB]

Wish we would know our proposed starting 7 ? 

[Sings4Speedway]

19 minutes ago, GiveusaB said:

Wish we would know our proposed starting 7 ? 

Probably better off not knowing for as long as possible....saves the disappointment being dragged out

[East End Fan]

6 hours ago, blueherb777 said:

 Agree....Wish Kent was so forward thinking.

Also wish would do the 10 meetings tickets?

And £10 is the correct price for NDL...imho.

Always nice to consider that lower prices should be what we enjoy.  Sadly, in real life it is rarely true. Take my hat off to Eastbourne for

announcing a £10 price for National League.  Week-end tracks have always had an advantage over the rest, going back to my earliest

days watching Speedway. They do seem to have all things ready and deserve to succeed business-wise. It ensures a future for Sussex

fans. If clubs lose money, they disappear.

[Sings4Speedway]

15 hours ago, East End Fan said:

Always nice to consider that lower prices should be what we enjoy.  Sadly, in real life it is rarely true. Take my hat off to Eastbourne for

announcing a £10 price for National League.  Week-end tracks have always had an advantage over the rest, going back to my earliest

days watching Speedway. They do seem to have all things ready and deserve to succeed business-wise. It ensures a future for Sussex

fans. If clubs lose money, they disappear.

Good price structure, forward thinking all im hoping for now is that Eastbourne link up with Knockhatch & Drusillas in the future to offer some kind of combo day and night entertainment ticket and i might have to stop saying bad things about them 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Sings4Speedway said:

Good price structure, forward thinking all im hoping for now is that Eastbourne link up with Knockhatch & Drusillas in the future to offer some kind of combo day and night entertainment ticket and i might have to stop saying bad things about them 

Great idea - might be worth suggesting it to them.

 

[SteveLyric2]

As a matter of interest what was the Eagles Adult pricing in 2019 compared to what is stated for 2021?

[Sings4Speedway]

27 minutes ago, Richard Weston said:

You are quite right that it is a good idea...in fact, such a good idea that prior to the 2020 season, Eastbourne announced news of reciprocal arrangements with Knockhatch, the new skate park on the seafront at Eastbourne (I'm sure you will want to have a go) and some of the resort's hotels.

I'm sure they would have approached Drusillas as the zoo is so close to Arlington but I don't know about that, just a surmise. 

These are the sort of things the promotion at Eastbourne are hot on..building links with the whole community of Eastbourne and the surrounding towns and villages.

 

 

and here was me thinking im ahead of the curve but yet again Eastbourne beat me too it (i can't find any info on the website at present but doesn't mean its not there).

as for the skate park whilst im sure many would gladly like to see me have a go and i can assure you it will 100% result in broken bones (that may inspire some to want to see it more) 

[hammer1969]

On 3/11/2021 at 11:49 AM, mmmmethanol said:

Great idea - might be worth suggesting it to them.

 

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."