TotallyHonestJohn Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 40 minutes ago, Terrace Grumbler said: Thank you, THJ No, no, we didn't. And only a fool would take anything away from Workington's achievements last season. But George has run a successful team for over 20 years: something has gone wrong this year and I suspect (but probably will never know) that this season's team may not have been all his choices. Doea anyone know if it is definitely the case that Rathbone (and Philips) are the new owners? This year's team I believe was all down to Martin and unfortunately I can't shed any light whatsoever on wether there has been a change of management or not... few rumours in the bar last night but nothing worth repeating... No doubt it will all come out in time... Regards THJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: This year's team I believe was all down to Martin and unfortunately I can't shed any light whatsoever on wether there has been a change of management or not... few rumours in the bar last night but nothing worth repeating... No doubt it will all come out in time... Regards THJ On paper Martin did a sterling job.In reality the big boys wernt good enough.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, bigred said: On paper Martin did a sterling job.In reality the big boys wernt good enough.. It was a good team on paper,but the Heat Leaders let you down ,especially Bjerre and Jorgensen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 8 minutes ago, Fromafar said: It was a good team on paper,but the Heat Leaders let you down ,especially Bjerre and Jorgensen. We all knew that from day 1 baby bjerre was going to be trouble... Should've never been signed as his attitude is shocking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, pienpeesman said: We all knew that from day 1 baby bjerre was going to be trouble... Should've never been signed as his attitude is shocking He certainly has upset a lot of people at a couple of his previous clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 1 hour ago, bigred said: On paper Martin did a sterling job.In reality the big boys wernt good enough.. 57 minutes ago, Fromafar said: It was a good team on paper,but the Heat Leaders let you down ,especially Bjerre and Jorgensen. The good thing about doing it on paper is,,, if you don't get it right you can always make aeroplanes 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond_Delight Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 I think a change of management/ownership will do Newcastle speedway the world of good, hopefully the new regime will put a stop to all the hangers on and free loaders that litter the pits on a racenight, the amount of people that don’t pay to watch the meeting and have ridiculous jobs to do is disgraceful!! Over the years George has done a good job at leading the Diamonds, but has become stale in recent years, some fresh blood with more enthusiasm would hopefully do the job. Redcar are also very welcome to the abysmal patter and general drivel Roy Clarke serves up each week that man is frankly painful to listen to and his god awful nicknames for the riders would not be missed at all, It’s a blessing when the batteries in his microphone die!! As for the team collectively as a 1-7 they have massively underperformed this season with the exception of Max Clegg, it’s been a rarity for all 7 to gel on the same night and this has shown in the results, here’s hoping we never see Lasse Bjerre in a Diamonds race jacket ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Fromafar said: He certainly has upset a lot of people at a couple of his previous clubs. Just a couple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winditon Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 15 hours ago, Diamond_Delight said: I think a change of management/ownership will do Newcastle speedway the world of good, hopefully the new regime will put a stop to all the hangers on and free loaders that litter the pits on a racenight, the amount of people that don’t pay to watch the meeting and have ridiculous jobs to do is disgraceful!! Over the years George has done a good job at leading the Diamonds, but has become stale in recent years, some fresh blood with more enthusiasm would hopefully do the job. Redcar are also very welcome to the abysmal patter and general drivel Roy Clarke serves up each week that man is frankly painful to listen to and his god awful nicknames for the riders would not be missed at all, It’s a blessing when the batteries in his microphone die!! As for the team collectively as a 1-7 they have massively underperformed this season with the exception of Max Clegg, it’s been a rarity for all 7 to gel on the same night and this has shown in the results, here’s hoping we never see Lasse Bjerre in a Diamonds race jacket ever again. Absolutely spot on about all the hangers on. I don't think there would be any other track in the country that has that many people hanging around the pits who have had freebies. Massive click at Newcastle. Definitely needs a good shake up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leander Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, Diamond_Delight said: I think a change of management/ownership will do Newcastle speedway the world of good, hopefully the new regime will put a stop to all the hangers on and free loaders that litter the pits on a racenight, the amount of people that don’t pay to watch the meeting and have ridiculous jobs to do is disgraceful!! Over the years George has done a good job at leading the Diamonds, but has become stale in recent years, some fresh blood with more enthusiasm would hopefully do the job. Redcar are also very welcome to the abysmal patter and general drivel Roy Clarke serves up each week that man is frankly painful to listen to and his god awful nicknames for the riders would not be missed at all, It’s a blessing when the batteries in his microphone die!! As for the team collectively as a 1-7 they have massively underperformed this season with the exception of Max Clegg, it’s been a rarity for all 7 to gel on the same night and this has shown in the results, here’s hoping we never see Lasse Bjerre in a Diamonds race jacket ever again. Having been to every home and away meeting bar one this year I would say be careful what you wish for. Roy is by far one of the best centre green announcers, in my opinion, in the country. Having had to listen to some of the drivel at other tracks, or lack of it, when things go wrong, at least he tries to keep folks entertained when there are unexpected and unavoidable delays. And he's respectful of the opposition. maybe if you turned up at 10:00 on a sunday morning you would see what the "hangers on and freeloaders" get up to prior to the meeting starting. Most, if not all, have put in an 8 hour shift (for nothing except free entry) before you turn up. I don't suppose you would work 8 hours on a sunday for £17:00. And i know for a fact that some have season tickets. Edited October 29, 2019 by leander 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceslider Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 22 minutes ago, leander said: Having been to every home and away meeting bar one this year I would say be careful what you wish for. Roy is by far one of the best centre green announcers, in my opinion, in the country. Having had to listen to some of the drivel at other tracks, or lack of it, when things go wrong, at least he tries to keep folks entertained when there are unexpected and unavoidable delays. And he's respectful of the opposition. maybe if you turned up at 10:00 on a sunday morning you would see what the "hangers on and freeloaders" get up to prior to the meeting starting. Most, if not all, have put in an 8 hour shift (for nothing except free entry) before you turn up. I don't suppose you would work 8 hours on a sunday for £17:00. And i know for a fact that some have season tickets. I get the very distinct impression from the posts on this thread that there is an anti Roy Clarke sentiment amongst certain Newcastle supporters. Maybe they know something I'm not privy to, but as a regular at Brough Park over many years, I have to say that in my view he does an admirable job. He certainly stepped up at short notice when Andrew Dalby took time out and had the guts to go out there and do the job. He might not be everyone's cup of tea, but so far as I'm concerned he is doing an excellent job as part of the promotion team even if you dislike his nicknames and banter etc'. I don't for one moment think that there is a dearth of would be centre green speedway promoters, but if there are supporters with aspirations to do the job, maybe they should step forward and offer their services? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 I’m another Roy Clarke supporter. There are far, far worse out there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicko Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 I don’t understand why people are turning on their own club, we’ve had a bad enough season without people turning on people like Roy who do it for the love of Newcastle Speedway, as previous post mention we could have a lot worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 21 hours ago, Diamond_Delight said: I think a change of management/ownership will do Newcastle speedway the world of good, hopefully the new regime will put a stop to all the hangers on and free loaders that litter the pits on a racenight, the amount of people that don’t pay to watch the meeting and have ridiculous jobs to do is disgraceful!! Over the years George has done a good job at leading the Diamonds, but has become stale in recent years, some fresh blood with more enthusiasm would hopefully do the job. Redcar are also very welcome to the abysmal patter and general drivel Roy Clarke serves up each week that man is frankly painful to listen to and his god awful nicknames for the riders would not be missed at all, It’s a blessing when the batteries in his microphone die!! As for the team collectively as a 1-7 they have massively underperformed this season with the exception of Max Clegg, it’s been a rarity for all 7 to gel on the same night and this has shown in the results, here’s hoping we never see Lasse Bjerre in a Diamonds race jacket ever again. Don't forget to turn up on the 10th of November for winter track work storing away kickboards airfence etc.. from 10am until late afternoon.. bring warm clothes and waterproofs and join the team as we need a lot more VOLUNTEERS,, for the pathetic jobs as you mentioned.. please note if the pathetic jobs .never got done you could always go 60 miles north or 45 miles south to Berwick/Redcar for your speedway fix 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, pienpeesman said: Don't forget to turn up on the 10th of November for winter track work storing away kickboards airfence etc.. from 10am until late afternoon.. bring warm clothes and waterproofs and join the team as we need a lot more VOLUNTEERS,, for the pathetic jobs as you mentioned.. please note if the pathetic jobs .never got done you could always go 60 miles north or 45 miles south to Berwick/Redcar for your speedway fix Don't forget to mention the free hot drinks and bicky's 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway4ever Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 As a fan of Roy Clarke I enjoy his time on the centre green as he breaks up the silence between races and like above i've been to other meetings were naff all happens between races. The best impression Roy does is of Norman Collier or is that because the mic's and system at Redcar and Newcastle are rubbish and should be sorted as it's hit and miss while trying to listen to him He's very welcome with us at Redcar and I said to him last night he best not be thinking of packing in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Speedway4ever said: As a fan of Roy Clarke I enjoy his time on the centre green as he breaks up the silence between races and like above i've been to other meetings were naff all happens between races. The best impression Roy does is of Norman Collier or is that because the mic's and system at Redcar and Newcastle are rubbish and should be sorted as it's hit and miss while trying to listen to him He's very welcome with us at Redcar and I said to him last night he best not be thinking of packing in. I remember when he first started at Redcar and no-one had a good word for him and his humour. It was noticible that he toned his accent down, and more people took to him. He is good at filling in as shown, along with Dalbers, when he lost over an hour at Brough when the we had the horror crash of Greaves and Palm Toft horror crash on the back straight. Edited October 29, 2019 by Tsunami 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Chewbacca said: I’m another Roy Clarke supporter. There are far, far worse out there. Agree,,, not long ago, after Dalbers and before Roy, we had a guy that could probly tell you at what stage the paint was at whilst it was drying. Announcers have to be very careful about what they say in today's over sensitive society, but I can get away with Roy, as I don't always listen to what he says, or waffles on about 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said: Agree,,, not long ago, after Dalbers and before Roy, we had a guy that could probly tell you at what stage the paint was at whilst it was drying. Announcers have to be very careful about what they say in today's over sensitive society, but I can get away with Roy, as I don't always listen to what he says, or waffles on about Trying to remember his name. Can you remember it.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway4ever Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 24 minutes ago, Tsunami said: I remember when he first started at Redcar and no-one had a good word for him and his humour. It was noticible that he toned his accent down, and more people took to him. He is good at filling in as shown, along with Dalbers, when he lost over am hour at Brough when the we had the horror crash of Greaces and Palm Toft horror crash on the back straight. Crazy Northern humour is the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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