jenga Posted February 17, 2022 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/7/2022 at 8:02 PM, Justgotmecpc said: If anyone fancys a trip down to king's Lynn for Lewis Kerr's testimonial meeting I'm still willing to run transport down for it !! So if anyone wants to go just message me & I'll get the transport sorted out thought he had ,had a test,monial a few yrs back or was that something else ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, jenga said: thought he had ,had a test,monial a few yrs back or was that something else ? Was that not a benefit meeting when he was badly injured at the 4's riding for Newcastle at Peterborough ? Or it may have been something else but to my knowledge he's never had a testimonial Edited February 18, 2022 by Justgotmecpc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) On 2/16/2022 at 2:29 PM, Fortythirtyeight said: Well the Gems one won’t take long. Even tho they only rode 2 meetings they never got beat.. it's a pity covid helped put pay to there withdrawal of the league as I think they would have done very well imo Edited February 18, 2022 by Justgotmecpc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 34 minutes ago, Justgotmecpc said: Even tho they only rode 2 meetings they never got beat.. it's a pity covid helped put pay to there withdrawal of the league as I think they would have done very well imo Get your facts right. Covid had nothing to do with the promotion closing the team down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Fortythirtyeight said: Get your facts right. Covid had nothing to do with the promotion closing the team down. What was it then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Fortythirtyeight said: Get your facts right. Covid had nothing to do with the promotion closing the team down. As ruff says what was it then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Fortythirtyeight said: Get your facts right. Covid had nothing to do with the promotion closing the team down. Covid helped the situation of the Gems being withdrew from the league due to lower crowd levels & restrictions being put in place ( government guidelines ) & also the fans who stayed away to protect themselves & there families from the Virus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Justgotmecpc said: As ruff says what was it then ? As you don’t seem to have taken in the reasons given at the time (?)….money ! The promotion made the financial decision not to carry on with the Gems to save losing more money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Justgotmecpc said: Covid helped the situation of the Gems being withdrew from the league due to lower crowd levels & restrictions being put in place ( government guidelines ) & also the fans who stayed away to protect themselves & there families from the Virus and what about all the people that couldn't pay on the gate, or do online bookings,,, like old people and stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said: As you don’t seem to have taken in the reasons given at the time (?)….money ! The promotion made the financial decision not to carry on with the Gems to save losing more money. So, do you not think the 'covid situation' put an extra strain on their financial situation? Edited February 18, 2022 by ruffdiamond 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 minute ago, ruffdiamond said: So, do you not think the 'covid situation' put a strain on their financial situation? Like it did at every club in every division. Promoter decided to bin the Gems for financial reasons, his decision, not saying it was right or wrong, but that’s what it was, for financial reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said: Like it did at every club in every division. Ok, but not all club's have the same overheads, stadium rental and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 15 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said: Ok, but not all club's have the same overheads, stadium rental and stuff. So what ? every club is different, we all know that, Covid had an effect on every club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said: So what ? every club is different, we all know that, Covid had an effect on every club Maybe some more than others, but didn't in any way have anything to do with the Gems being disbanded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheggie Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 11:39 AM, Tsunami said: Conversely if Lee, who I think has been given a assessed 5 point average, if he hits form from the start he will still be very handy to have at reserve for taking others rides. If a 5.00 it make us start understrength again by 1.51. Any idea when an assessed average of 5pts for Lee will be confirmed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Fortythirtyeight said: As you don’t seem to have taken in the reasons given at the time (?)….money ! The promotion made the financial decision not to carry on with the Gems to save losing more money. 3 hours ago, ruffdiamond said: So, do you not think the 'covid situation' put an extra strain on their financial situation? 3 hours ago, ruffdiamond said: Maybe some more than others, but didn't in any way have anything to do with the Gems being disbanded? Taken from itv Tyne/Tees news website: "Newcastle Speedway was running three teams: the Diamonds, the Gems and the Sapphires. Since Covid, the club says it has had to drop the Gems because it couldn't afford the overheads of running three teams under the current restrictions." Full article here: https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2021-06-29/longest-standing-speedway-club-in-the-country-forced-to-fundraise-to-make-it-through-the-season 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 2 hours ago, cheggie said: Any idea when an assessed average of 5pts for Lee will be confirmed? No. It was mentioned early on with his signing that we had something like 7.5 points, and someone mentioned Lee's average would be assessed as 5.00. It sounds about right given the time he has been out, and his capability if he gets his fitness and nerve back. We will see. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 3 hours ago, StevePark said: Taken from itv Tyne/Tees news website: "Newcastle Speedway was running three teams: the Diamonds, the Gems and the Sapphires. Since Covid, the club says it has had to drop the Gems because it couldn't afford the overheads of running three teams under the current restrictions." Full article here: https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2021-06-29/longest-standing-speedway-club-in-the-country-forced-to-fundraise-to-make-it-through-the-season Exactly..” couldn’t afford “, which means finance, and the Sapphires only cost the price of four race jackets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said: Exactly..” couldn’t afford “, which means finance, and the Sapphires only cost the price of four race jackets. Maybe fuel,,, nowt to do with covid tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Fortythirtyeight said: Exactly..” couldn’t afford “, which means finance, and the Sapphires only cost the price of four race jackets. "under the current restrictions" ie Covid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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