cityrebel Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 8 minutes ago, skydog said: Surprise dog meeting, that is definitely a new one! I'll add that to the long list of excuses! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 minute ago, northyorksbear said: And so they staged a crash after heat 10 had started - grow up and be sensible not saying the crash was where did i say that , time was running out and they had at least a 10 minute mess about before heat 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellers101 Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Although heat 10 wasn't completed the result should stand because of the Birmingham managements incompetent track prep. The meeting should never have started an hour late with a 10pm curfew in place. One bad accident and the meeting won't finish as was proved. Either start on time or 8pm at the latest or call it off. All the away fans should get a refund! British speedway is a joke. I don't think it's worth the effort and money to attend anymore. I give up! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 14 minutes ago, homer said: be surprised if anyone bothers going before long Be surprised if anyone does anything before long,,, just stop in and watch the telly, its dirty outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 minute ago, ruffdiamond said: Be surprised if anyone does anything before long,,, just stop in and watch the telly, its dirty outside. it is if you watch bbc or itv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Are people surprised? Fans being charged to watch a professional sport when even at the highest level in the UK, its an amateur sport these days. Will only get worse as well. Time to knock team speedway on the head and change to grasstrack style events. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Pinny said: Are people surprised? Fans being charged to watch a professional sport when even at the highest level in the UK, its an amateur sport these days. Will only get worse as well. Time to knock team speedway on the head and change to grasstrack style events. seriously its classed as a professional sport still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Pinny said: Are people surprised? Fans being charged to watch a professional sport when even at the highest level in the UK, its an amateur sport these days. Will only get worse as well. Time to knock team speedway on the head and change to grasstrack style events. 55 races at Frittenden last Sunday for £15. Excellent value for money. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 minute ago, homer said: seriously its classed as a professional sport still 'Elite sport' get it right! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yearbyred Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 So meeting has to be re-run because 10 races not completed, meeting abandoned at about 9:50pm. Grobauer has been excluded so 3 riders only in heat 10, had it been run best Brummies could have got (barring something unusual) was a 3-3 which would have left the Bears with an 8 point lead. Very harsh on the Bears to have to do it all again ( any idea when it could be fitted in?) through no fault of their own. I seem to remember Glasgow being awarded a 4 point away win at Redcar when the meeting was abandoned after Heat 9 in 2017. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Yearbyred said: So meeting has to be re-run because 10 races not completed, meeting abandoned at about 9:50pm. Grobauer has been excluded so 3 riders only in heat 10, had it been run best Brummies could have got (barring something unusual) was a 3-3 which would have left the Bears with an 8 point lead. Very harsh on the Bears to have to do it all again ( any idea when it could be fitted in?) through no fault of their own. I seem to remember Glasgow being awarded a 4 point away win at Redcar when the meeting was abandoned after Heat 9 in 2017. Stop trying to be sensible!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Yearbyred said: So meeting has to be re-run because 10 races not completed, meeting abandoned at about 9:50pm. Grobauer has been excluded so 3 riders only in heat 10, had it been run best Brummies could have got (barring something unusual) was a 3-3 which would have left the Bears with an 8 point lead. Very harsh on the Bears to have to do it all again ( any idea when it could be fitted in?) through no fault of their own. I seem to remember Glasgow being awarded a 4 point away win at Redcar when the meeting was abandoned after Heat 9 in 2017. thats far to sensible to work in speedway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 13 minutes ago, Pinny said: Will only get worse as well. Time to knock team speedway on the head and change to grasstrack style events. Make the most of that, the grass won't be around forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Just now, ruffdiamond said: Make the most of that, the grass won't be around forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Yearbyred said: So meeting has to be re-run because 10 races not completed, meeting abandoned at about 9:50pm. Grobauer has been excluded so 3 riders only in heat 10, had it been run best Brummies could have got (barring something unusual) was a 3-3 which would have left the Bears with an 8 point lead. Very harsh on the Bears to have to do it all again ( any idea when it could be fitted in?) through no fault of their own. I seem to remember Glasgow being awarded a 4 point away win at Redcar when the meeting was abandoned after Heat 9 in 2017. doubt bears have got a big enough brown paper bag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 My first meeting since 2017 and things really appear to have deteriorated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argos Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Let’s get one thing straight there’s been a dog meeting at Perry Barr on a Wednesday for a long time, it goes back to the Tony Mole time as owner, and his track men could not get on the track until 2pm, So please don’t give us the “Surprised Dog Meeting “ crap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomhaines Posted June 2, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Firstly thoughts with Jordan. Looked an absolute shocker. This was my first and probably last time at Birmingham tonight. Having moved to the city at the end of 2019 I was pretty excited to have a track on my doorstep again having not had a local track since Reading - plus Wolves and Leicester not too far away… but I won’t be back! An utter shambles with 5.5 hours to prepare the track, yet as 7.30 rolled around there was a lot of standing around and not a lot of track work…. Absolute contempt for the paying customers. Not sure what happened there but it’s unacceptable - before anyone accuses me of being a ‘keyboard warrior’ and praising the promotion… I’m a paying customer and I didn’t pay to stand around for over an hour listening to music that is older than me whilst being told we’ll be underway shortly again and again. Speedway in the UK just doesn’t get it. As a mid 30s fan of almost 24 years with disposable income I’m exactly the type of fan Speedway should be trying to attract and maintain. But there is very little thought for the fans and nothing to attract newbies to stay. I was planning on attending at least 2 meetings a week across Brum, Wolves and Leicester. But having endured Wolves opening abandonment, Birmingham tonight and a very slow delayed first Lion Cubs meeting I think I’m finally done… there are better things to waste my time and money on I’m afraid. The sport needs an absolute revolution in this country to drag it kicking and screaming into this century. 21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yearbyred Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Just checked the Brummies website, no free dates until Wednesday 21st July at he and no mention of an alternative raceday? Bears are back there in the League on the 7th July in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejam Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Deano said: My first meeting since 2017 and things really appear to have deteriorated. I gave up with it after watching Lee Richardson lose his life in 2012 but still try to take an interest,but it's sadly waning I'd like to ask those devoted supporters who attended this evening why should I attend again? Good to see you posting on here again Deano 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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