steve roberts Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, singy13 said: Remember doing a southern camping tour in 1971 (from Cumbria) and stopped in Hailsham for pub Sunday lunch, lovely grub, then on to Arlington for speedway, where we pitched tent right next to car park. Along with many other holiday makers...I can still vividly hear Dave Lanning winding up the visiting Peterborough fans - asking 'where have all the Panthers fans gone'?..adding' last year you brought 40 coach loads of fans to this fixture...today just a couple, why'?..I recall it was really good entertainment for us happy campers. Dave Lanning was a great wind up artist. He used to have running verbal battles with the great Johnnie Hoskins of Canterbury and we saw some of Dave's antics when he was at Oxford in 1972. Great entertainment and anything to stir up the fans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted October 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 54 minutes ago, steve roberts said: I was there (39-39) but I don't recall a punch up I have to say? If I remember Alan Emmett scored a 12 point maximum and there was some animosity over him beating Gordon Kennett during the British under-21 Championship. The "Eagles" management 'claimed' that he was using an over-sized engine or something or other? I thought Eastbourne won the meeting i went to. It was a lifetime ago though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, cityrebel said: I thought Eastbourne won the meeting i went to. It was a lifetime ago though. I think that the punch up may have been in 1971? Rayleigh were, I think, the only team to win at Arlington during Eastbourne's Championship winning year? As you say a long time ago now. I remember well the 1972 drawn match as it took an age to locate the stadium as we drove around the Sussex countryside and arrived after about four heats had taken place! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singy13 Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 On 10/4/2020 at 4:25 PM, geoff100 said: Remember the comets getting well beat in 1975 first leg knockout cup final with some dodgy ref decisions by am sure ex rider reg trott with charlie dugard sat next to him in the box. You are half correct Geoff....we did meet Eagles in the K.O.Cup final in October 1975.......but Comets won the 1st leg on the Friday night at DP by 47-31......then down to Eastbourne for the second leg two days later, Sunday afternoon...and got well beaten by 52-25......the Comets riders just didn't like the small tricky Eastbourne circuit....I attended both these matches..and despite the defeat it was a good weekend out. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Westfield v Hanwell Town last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 3 hours ago, cityrebel said: Westfield v Hanwell Town last night. Attendance 95 I see. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/552036 - has broken 100k signatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 24 minutes ago, arnieg said: Attendance 95 I see. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/552036 - has broken 100k signatures. I hate this fixation with Football all the time, I see TalkSport are running somekind of #LetFansIn campaign but they just keep banging on about Football... I'll sign the petition anyway for what it's worth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 32 minutes ago, iainb said: I hate this fixation with Football all the time, I see TalkSport are running somekind of #LetFansIn campaign but they just keep banging on about Football... I'll sign the petition anyway for what it's worth I second that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 hour ago, iainb said: I hate this fixation with Football all the time, I see TalkSport are running somekind of #LetFansIn campaign but they just keep banging on about Football... I'll sign the petition anyway for what it's worth What did Bill Shankly say, football is more in important than life or death. It certainly seems that way at premier league level. Grassroots football is a totally different sport. Very relaxed, without the win at all costs attitude of the professional game. It's been great for me, in these uncertain times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 2 hours ago, arnieg said: Attendance 95 I see. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/552036 - has broken 100k signatures. At the games I've been to, crowds have varied from as low as 50 at Banstead to 600 at Horsham and Leatherhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ore Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, cityrebel said: At the games I've been to, crowds have varied from as low as 50 at Banstead to 600 at Horsham and Leatherhead. I have noticed that in the 13 games I have been to since matches were allowed with imposed crowd restrictions, attendances have been noticeably up on comparable games last year. Although they have had a crowd limit of 300 imposed Walthamstow in the Essex League, for example, have had sell outs at all but one home game this season. Their average home gate last year was, I believe, 79. Edited October 7, 2020 by Mr Ore wrong figure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, Mr Ore said: I have noticed that in the 13 games I have been to since matches were allowed with imposed crowd restrictions, attendances have been noticeably up on comparable games last year. Although they have had a crowd limit of 300 imposed Walthamstow in the Essex League, for example, have had sell outs at all but one home game this season. Their average home gate last year was, I believe, 59. I did read an article the other day, that showed all of the crowd increases at non league clubs this season. It's a shame this increase in support doesn't encourage some clubs to return to printing their own programmes. I do download and print my own using Microsoft publisher, but i prefer the real thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Pyszny Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 hour ago, cityrebel said: I did read an article the other day, that showed all of the crowd increases at non league clubs this season. It's a shame this increase in support doesn't encourage some clubs to return to printing their own programmes. I do download and print my own using Microsoft publisher, but i prefer the real thing. Pontefract Collieries (Northern Premier League, North/West Division) have pushed the boat out this season, getting Footie Print to design and produce their match programme. Picked one up (28pp, £2.50) at last night's game with Marske United. A major improvement on the club's previous efforts. Colls don't seem to be enjoying any increase in crowds while bigger neighbouring clubs are playing BCD. Just 167 watching (including about 35 following the visitors). Mind you, Pontefract is right in the heart of rugby league territory. Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Club draw a lot of support from Pontefract. Brighouse Town, in the same division as Colls, pulled in 346 the previous evening. Doubtless, the crowd (more than double last season's usual) was swelled by live football starved supporters of FC Halifax Town and Huddersfield Town. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 On 9/22/2020 at 4:43 PM, topaz325 said: Booked two nights in Edinburgh in October ....... even that is looking dodgy now? Looks like that’s off now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 On 10/4/2020 at 4:25 PM, geoff100 said: Remember the comets getting well beat in 1975 first leg knockout cup final with some dodgy ref decisions by am sure ex rider reg trott with charlie dugard sat next to him in the box. Was that the year they had dodgy silencers in the return leg at Derwent park ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Pyszny Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 hour ago, topaz325 said: Looks like that’s off now.... He'll be OK, as long as he lays off the food and drink. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 17 hours ago, Neila said: Was that the year they had dodgy silencers in the return leg at Derwent park ?? I think that was the following year when mike sampson threw his over the stadium wall . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, geoff100 said: I think that was the following year when mike sampson threw his over the stadium wall . Was that before or after he attemped to run Ian Thomas over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 21 minutes ago, geoff100 said: I think that was the following year when mike sampson threw his over the stadium wall . Hmm Mike Sampson, Les Rumsey, Tom Owen, Steve Finch, Kelvin Mullarkey, Dave Trownson.... Young boys on the terraces, shale in your hair, Oxo and Pie, watching over the fence Hmm proper Speedway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 20 hours ago, Mr Ore said: I have noticed that in the 13 games I have been to since matches were allowed with imposed crowd restrictions, attendances have been noticeably up on comparable games last year. Although they have had a crowd limit of 300 imposed Walthamstow in the Essex League, for example, have had sell outs at all but one home game this season. Their average home gate last year was, I believe, 79. Is this the team once known as Walthamstow Avenue a one time force in Amateur football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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