IainB Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 2:51 PM, stevehone said: it's time to scrap the fixed race nights, if riders want to ride in Poland etc let them, but only have teams of UK based riders, and let clubs race on the day/night that suits THEM and their support. the old National League (2nd division) worked well until Rye House changed everything Expand That will also allow floating fans to attend multiple events, I wonder how many people used to go to Peterborough and KL but now have to choose 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 4:06 PM, iainb said: That will also allow floating fans to attend multiple events, I wonder how many people used to go to Peterborough and KL but now have to choose Expand I used to attend White City on the Wednesday, Oxford Thursday and Swindon on Saturday with the occasional Reading on Monday thrown in! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 4:06 PM, iainb said: That will also allow floating fans to attend multiple events, I wonder how many people used to go to Peterborough and KL but now have to choose Expand And you still have missing riders on fixed race nights who are allowed fo give meetings a miss to race in Poland the night after, so what is really the purpose of them..? And plenty of guest riders already this year so you might as well just have a free for all and race when you feel your best crowds will come, select teams v select teams.. Won't be any different than any other year in that regard, but at least now they could use 'Covid' as an excuse.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 4:08 PM, steve roberts said: I used to attend White City on the Wednesday, Oxford Thursday and Swindon on Saturday with the occasional Reading on Monday thrown in! Expand Ahh.. the good old days. In the height of summer me and my dad would often go to Wolves on a Monday, Milton Keynes on a Tuesday, Long Eaton on a Wednesday, Sheffield on a Thursday, Peterborough on a Friday, Coventry on a Saturday and then an individual meeting on a Sunday, KL, Bradford or BV... oh how times have changed! They were happy days 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 7:56 PM, heathen52 said: How can anyone justify allowing 17/18,000 at the Cricket today which equates to roughly 70% of capacity, yet only allow a tiny fraction to attend other Sports. Expand At the cricket you have to have a PCR test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 I'd cancel the season now I doubt the restrictions will be eased by the Govt. If Wolves CC hardball attendance there's no point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 4:14 PM, iainb said: Ahh.. the good old days. In the height of summer me and my dad would often go to Wolves on a Monday, Milton Keynes on a Tuesday, Long Eaton on a Wednesday, Sheffield on a Thursday, Peterborough on a Friday, Coventry on a Saturday and then an individual meeting on a Sunday, KL, Bradford or BV... oh how times have changed! They were happy days Expand Coventry Saturday, Birmingham Monday and Leicester Tuesday for me, plus the occasional Wolves Friday. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyO Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Well with Wolves threatening to close and now Birmingham putting their season on hold with immediate effect due to unsustainable losses due to COVID restrictions it is clear to even the most optimistic that this is a crisis, in fact to quote Blackadder 'This is a crisis. A large crisis. In fact, if you got a moment, it's a twelve-storey crisis with a magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24-hour portage, and an enormous sign on the roof, saying 'This Is a Large Crisis'.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 5:09 PM, lisa-colette said: At the cricket you have to have a PCR test. Expand On 6/11/2021 at 3:29 PM, stevehone said: so did these .. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/environmental-health/two-people-celebrity-millenniums-first-vaccinated-cruise-test-positive Expand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 5:34 PM, Midland Red said: Coventry Saturday, Birmingham Monday and Leicester Tuesday for me, plus the occasional Wolves Friday. Expand Yep...remember one particular weekend awayday. Peterborough on the Friday, King's Lynn on Saturday followed by Boston on Sunday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 5:43 PM, AndyO said: Well with Wolves threatening to close and now Birmingham putting their season on hold with immediate effect due to unsustainable losses due to COVID restrictions it is clear to even the most optimistic that this is a crisis, in fact to quote Blackadder 'This is a crisis. A large crisis. In fact, if you got a moment, it's a twelve-storey crisis with a magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24-hour portage, and an enormous sign on the roof, saying 'This Is a Large Crisis'.! Expand It was certainly heads in the sand, going ahead with the season so early, with no major hope that restrictions would be dropped. It might just have made sense to allow those that were ok to start home meetings and those that were doubtful just to ride away at first. But it might just have been sensible to wait until all was ok before even starting...... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 5:09 PM, lisa-colette said: At the cricket you have to have a PCR test. Expand Speedway has been practicing social distancing for quite some time though... 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 5:43 PM, AndyO said: Well with Wolves threatening to close and now Birmingham putting their season on hold with immediate effect due to unsustainable losses due to COVID restrictions it is clear to even the most optimistic that this is a crisis, in fact to quote Blackadder 'This is a crisis. A large crisis. In fact, if you got a moment, it's a twelve-storey crisis with a magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24-hour portage, and an enormous sign on the roof, saying 'This Is a Large Crisis'.! Expand Pity they seem to keep using one of Baldrick's cunning plans... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/11/2021 at 6:10 PM, iris123 said: It was certainly heads in the sand, going ahead with the season so early, with no major hope that restrictions would be dropped. It might just have made sense to allow those that were ok to start home meetings and those that were doubtful just to ride away at first. But it might just have been sensible to wait until all was ok before even starting...... Expand Speedway has such a marginal existence that it would probably have been sensible to simply not run in 2021 either. But as the hospitality industry is now finding out, many workers have moved found other jobs and aren't interested in entertaining the uncertainty any more. Added to that, you can't even find any foreigners to do the job either... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekker Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 4:57 PM, iris123 said: You really think a speedway club can put pressure on Boris ? Expand think more the local council.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 Speedway - Plans, cunning or otherwise? Baldrick a True Genius compared to ...but ........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 I recall a time I would go to Hackney one night (now closed) Arena Essex another night (now closed) and sometimes Rye House on a Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon (closed too) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/12/2021 at 12:46 PM, marko said: I recall a time I would go to Hackney one night (now closed) Arena Essex another night (now closed) and sometimes Rye House on a Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon (closed too) Expand ...and Wimbledon on the Thursday! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/12/2021 at 12:46 PM, marko said: I recall a time I would go to Hackney one night (now closed) Arena Essex another night (now closed) and sometimes Rye House on a Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon (closed too) Expand Know how you feel, I’d do Wimbledon, Hackney, Canterbury, Rye House in the same week, all long gone 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 The sad fact is that all the tracks mentioned have closed because not enough people are/have been interested in the sport arguably since the early 1980’s. You must have very deep pockets to consider being a speedway promoter in the UK and that was before the current restrictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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