Tsunami Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, pitstop84 said: Dave are you still involved with Newcastle? As you don't post on here as much as you did? No, not so much last year due to a new promoter who's now gone, plus I have been very ill for most of it. Getting back to it now and back playing squash, and looking forward the new season under Rob. It was nice to see my Gems win the NJL league and of course the rapid progress that Archie and Danny are making on their 500's and of course see Josh making such a great start in the NL. Edited March 5, 2020 by Tsunami 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike7164 Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 3/3/2020 at 11:57 PM, Bellers101 said: Hopefully there will be a good turnout of Newcastle fans to honour Newcastle legend Stuart Robson at Redcar! Couldn't Newcastle have honoured him on their alternative race night? Good on Redcar though offering their facilities. Decent line up as well. Sadly due to health reasons currently in hospital after having an operation and also developing the flu afterwards which was slow down the recovery I'm currently in isolation so sadly will not make Stuart Robson meatimg, which I am devastated as it would be probably one of the only meatings that I would have attended all year so I hope all goes well for him. Good luck Stuy! As for Newcastle not running the meeting I think it is shocking he finished his career with Newcastle so that is a shame on the diamonds, but not necessarily shame on Rob because he's just taken over at the club but shame on others that could of and should of done it earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 17 minutes ago, mike7164 said: Sadly due to health reasons currently in hospital after having an operation and also developing the flu afterwards which was slow down the recovery I'm currently in isolation so sadly will not make Stuart Robson meatimg, which I am devastated as it would be probably one of the only meatings that I would have attended all year so I hope all goes well for him. Good luck Stuy! As for Newcastle not running the meeting I think it is shocking he finished his career with Newcastle so that is a shame on the diamonds, but not necessarily shame on Rob because he's just taken over at the club but shame on others that could of and should of done it earlier. That all depends on when he applied for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike7164 Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 43 minutes ago, StevePark said: That all depends on when he applied for it. Imo that shouldn't make any difference as he has not ridden for a long time now and there were far to many blank weeks in2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leander Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 hours ago, mike7164 said: Sadly due to health reasons currently in hospital after having an operation and also developing the flu afterwards which was slow down the recovery I'm currently in isolation so sadly will not make Stuart Robson meatimg, which I am devastated as it would be probably one of the only meatings that I would have attended all year so I hope all goes well for him. Good luck Stuy! As for Newcastle not running the meeting I think it is shocking he finished his career with Newcastle so that is a shame on the diamonds, but not necessarily shame on Rob because he's just taken over at the club but shame on others that could of and should of done it earlier. How do you know that Robbo didn't go straight to Redcar to ask them if he could hold it there. It's up to him after all. It's likely, from speaking with Robbo at his last meeting at Workington, that HE didn't want the meeting run last season, if at all at the time. It's also highly probable that he will make more out of having it at Redcar. The rent, if he's paying any. will be a lot less than what it would be at Newcastle. He'll possibly get a bigger crowd on a Saturday at Redcar than any other night and a saturday could be the best option for him. Too many dogs at Newcastle on a saturday for that to be an option. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 hours ago, mike7164 said: Imo that shouldn't make any difference as he has not ridden for a long time now and there were far to many blank weeks in2019 He wanted to run it at Newcastle this season but with the doubt about continuing in 2020 he had to opt for another track not his fault.. but the Newcastle promotion are doing a lot to help his day be a success... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 hours ago, mike7164 said: Imo that shouldn't make any difference as he has not ridden for a long time now and there were far to many blank weeks in2019 Blank weekends are primarily held for rain off etc & also availability of decent riders becomes a problem as when the season gets up & running they have to concentrate on the league fixtures that's probably why it's either at the start or at the end of the season when riders hold there farewell/testimonials to attract a decent line up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Sponsors announced: https://newcastle-speedway.co.uk/grants-event-catering-revealed-as-newcastle-diamonds-2020-main-team-sponsors/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winditon Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, StevePark said: Sponsors announced: https://newcastle-speedway.co.uk/grants-event-catering-revealed-as-newcastle-diamonds-2020-main-team-sponsors/ You still got your job Steve.?Rumours a lot of the previous lot are no longer required. I.e. Roy, Clerk of the course Graham and turnstile people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Martins Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Clerk of the course Graham has been told his services are no longer needed after doing the task for about 26 years, but he is being rewarded as he can gain entry to the first meeting for £5 instead of the full price of £10. Now thats not bad for 26 years service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 20 hours ago, Winditon said: You still got your job Steve.?Rumours a lot of the previous lot are no longer required. I.e. Roy, Clerk of the course Graham and turnstile people. Plenty to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 20 hours ago, Winditon said: You still got your job Steve.?Rumours a lot of the previous lot are no longer required. I.e. Roy, Clerk of the course Graham and turnstile people. Never new he had a job lol..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, StevePark said: Plenty to do. Plenty to do this Sunday if you fancy getting nice & dirty from 10ish but keep a check for info in case the weather calls it off Edited March 12, 2020 by pienpeesman Thanks in advance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, pienpeesman said: Plenty to do this Sunday if you fancy getting nice & dirty from 10ish but keep a check for info in case the weather calls it off .. cheers in advance Edited March 12, 2020 by pienpeesman Error 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 hour ago, pienpeesman said: Plenty to do this Sunday if you fancy getting nice & dirty from 10ish but keep a check for info in case the weather calls it off Wish I could, but my Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is limiting what I can do at the moment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 6 hours ago, StevePark said: Wish I could, but my Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is limiting what I can do at the moment Didn't stop me doing graft at the track even before my ops on both hands STEVE... #battleonthroighit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 On 3/9/2020 at 3:57 PM, mike7164 said: Sadly due to health reasons currently in hospital after having an operation and also developing the flu afterwards which was slow down the recovery I'm currently in isolation so sadly will not make Stuart Robson meatimg, which I am devastated as it would be probably one of the only meatings that I would have attended all year so I hope all goes well for him. Good luck Stuy! As for Newcastle not running the meeting I think it is shocking he finished his career with Newcastle so that is a shame on the diamonds, but not necessarily shame on Rob because he's just taken over at the club but shame on others that could of and should of done it earlier. Hope your recovery goes well and you get to some meetings this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) Looks like the 90th and the start of the season are in jeopardy due to covid 19.... Denmark locked down until the 4th of April stymie Claus... Czech republic closes borders tomorrow for God knows how long will stuff Ondrej as he is over there... and with the Jocks putting a block on gatherings of more than 500 people which will inevitably role down here... I reckon once the Ben Fund meeting is done the real action might not start till about 1st June 2020... Oh and I've got a ticket for the Czech GP in Prague going cheap if anyone is interested... Doh.... Regards THJ Edited March 13, 2020 by TotallyHonestJohn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 15 minutes ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: Looks like the 90th and the start of the season are in jeopardy due to covid 19.... Denmark locked down until the 4th of April stymie Claus... Czech republic closes borders tomorrow for God knows how long will stuff Ondrej as he is over there... and with the Jocks putting a block on gatherings of more than 500 people which will inevitably role down here... I reckon once the Ben Fund meeting is done the real action might not start till about 1st June 2020... Oh and I've got a ticket for the Czech GP in Prague going cheap if anyone is interested... Doh.... Regards THJ Will a flock of starlings do for the ticket & I can get me MIT's on plenty ANDREX just for keeps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike7164 Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/12/2020 at 10:13 PM, Bandit59 said: Hope your recovery goes well and you get to some meetings this season Thanks for your well wish I can confirm now that I am out of isolation and clear of a flu, although still very ill in hospital due to complications but sadly Stewart Robson meeting was the only meeting I was guaranteeimg looking to attend in 2020! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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