Peterborough Panthers 2023

[bigcatdiary]

2 hours ago, Bald Bloke said:

The few on here are only a small fraction of the fans attending the Showground. If Lynn sign a few  of the Panthers best riders, i can see a 2/300 out of the 1200/1400 or so making the trip over, if Lynn have a competitive team.

Your talking out of your backside, the only time you get Peterborough fans watching speedway at Lynn is when Panthers are riding there.

Your in cloud cuckoo land if you think any different.

[Bald Bloke]

7 minutes ago, bigcatdiary said:

Your talking out of your backside, the only time you get Peterborough fans watching speedway at Lynn is when Panthers are riding there.

Your in cloud cuckoo land if you think any different.

I may well be. It was just a guess.

[Bald Bloke]

1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said:

Absolutely no chance. 20/30 more likely, 50 absolutely tops

Well that’s 2 people saying the same thing now. Looks like I was a tad optimistic. Where’s me bloody meds..

Edited September 18, 2023 by Bald Bloke

[LoweRacing143]

3 hours ago, StarBoy said:

Genuine question for Panthers fans living in (close proximity) to Peterborough. In the worst case scenario, meaning no PP anymore, who would you be more inclined to go watch: 

A. King's Lynn Stars

B. Leicester Lions

Been to both tracks and neither come close to Peterborough.
 

If I found myself very bored and a good team were visiting Leicester I would probably visit but I must say the times I’ve been there this year the atmosphere really leaves a lot to be desired. Even when they were beating teams like sheffield & belle vue. 
 

Compost corner absolutely no chance, seen better racing in an egg & spoon race than you get there.
 

Unfortunately I can’t see anything comparing to the showground thats in reasonable distance so, fingers, toes & everything else crossed this isn’t the end for it.

Edited September 18, 2023 by LoweRacing143

[Crump99]

6 minutes ago, LoweRacing143 said:

Unfortunately I can’t see anything comparing to the showground that's in reasonable distance so, fingers, toes & everything else crossed this isn’t the end for it.

Agreed, which is what I put in my objection.

Hopefully PCC don't fall for that because that's the argument AEPG have made, or will make, to get them out of:

l. The service provided by the facility is met by alternative provision that exists within
reasonable proximity: what is deemed as reasonable proximity will depend on the nature
of the facility and its associated catchment area

[Shhalewhhale]

5 hours ago, StarBoy said:

Genuine question for Panthers fans living in (close proximity) to Peterborough. In the worst case scenario, meaning no PP anymore, who would you be more inclined to go watch: 

A. King's Lynn Stars

B. Leicester Lions

C. Mildenhall.

Lynn and Leicester are awful tracks and Leicester is a massive PITA to get to due to the ring road.

Can't see more than a handful of Panthers fans making the trip to either regularly - it's as much about supporting the team than just going to Speedway because it's there.

[Deano]

4 hours ago, Bagpuss said:

I can remember when Lynn closed for one season in 1996, we had grand plans to go to either the EoES or the Foxhole most weeks.....ended up doing both just once plus the Overseas Final at Coventry. It's not the same as your own club and the reality is most P'boro fans will drift away if they don't run next year.

Exactly. Every club running would have a massive following from all the closures over the years.

Very short term logic  to think fans will travel to a neutral venue.

[Arch Stanton]

4 hours ago, Flappy said:

Won't go anywhere it's Peterborough or nothing 

Don’t blame you one bit. I’d be exactly the same if it were Ipswich. 

[Arch Stanton]

3 hours ago, scoobydoo said:

The best racing you get at Lynn these days is on 4 wheels,

You get around 3hrs entertainment not 15mins , has passing and action on most bends of most laps

A different winner in most races, the meeting runs even if its sunny or a bit wet although this does take away some of the entertainment on the clay surface and all for around the same money as the 2 wheel bikes , 

It’s not speedway though is it. I personally wouldn’t cross the road to watch any four wheeled motorsport even if it were free. 

[TTT]

8 hours ago, StarBoy said:

Genuine question for Panthers fans living in (close proximity) to Peterborough. In the worst case scenario, meaning no PP anymore, who would you be more inclined to go watch: 

A. King's Lynn Stars

B. Leicester Lions

Neither for two different reasons

KL - I wouldn't put another penny in Busters pocket, Even if Peterborough track shared at the AFA for a season.

LEI - The track isn't my cup of tea as I find it to be boring tbh, Limited passing and slick most weeks (Just going by the meetings I've seen on BSN)

[LagutaRacingFan]

17 minutes ago, TTT said:

Neither for two different reasons

KL - I wouldn't put another penny in Busters pocket, Even if Peterborough track shared at the AFA for a season.

LEI - The track isn't my cup of tea as I find it to be boring tbh, Limited passing and slick most weeks (Just going by the meetings I've seen on BSN)

Same here.

If the Panthers do not run, I will be saving my money for trips to Poland to watch Artem Laguta in the Polish Ekstraliga.

[StarBoy]

16 minutes ago, BassoRacingFan said:

Same here.

If the Panthers do not run, I will be saving my money for trips to Poland to watch Artem Laguta in the Polish Ekstraliga.

When are you going to change your username to LagutaRacingFan ???

[tellboy]

5 minutes ago, StarBoy said:

When are you going to change your username to LagutaRacingFan ???

On cue.

Edited September 18, 2023 by tellboy

[Crump99]

4 hours ago, Shhalewhhale said:

C. Mildenhall.

Lynn and Leicester are awful tracks and Leicester is a massive PITA to get to due to the ring road.

Can't see more than a handful of Panthers fans making the trip to either regularly - it's as much about supporting the team than just going to Speedway because it's there.

It's speedway but not Premier League which is the service provided at the EoES so when AEPG try (as they already have allegedly although I don't believe that we've seen their evidence) to argue against LP30 L then Leicester and Kings Lynn are their only options.

Edited September 18, 2023 by Crump99

[StarBoy]

50 minutes ago, tellboy said:

On cue.

Always thought I had a gift

[Shhalewhhale]

31 minutes ago, Crump99 said:

It's speedway but not Premier League which is the service provided at the EoES so when AEPG try (as they already have allegedly although I don't believe that we've seen their evidence) to argue against LP30 L then Leicester and Kings Lynn are their only options.

I see your point, but it's like asking a Tottenham fan to support Arsenal. Yes it's the same sport in the same league, but it's not "the same".

[Hackett]

As an Eastbourne fan there is no other viable option geographically or logistically. So since the demise of speedway at Arlington the only meetings that the family has seen live is the British Final, SoN and the British SGP.  The children had gone to Arlington since being in a carry-cot now 113 + 17 they watch on tv but it is never quite the same. Nearest alternative is supporting the Brits in the SGP. 

Certainly if a club was closer to home and at weekends we would make the effort but as Shhalewhhale states it's not the "same" 

 

 

 

[Sir Sidney]

1 hour ago, Shhalewhhale said:

I see your point, but it's like asking a Tottenham fan to support Arsenal. Yes it's the same sport in the same league, but it's not "the same".

I agree, and have made that point in my objection.

Fans of sports teams do not just change their allegiance. 

[StarBoy]

7 hours ago, Hackett said:

As an Eastbourne fan there is no other viable option geographically or logistically. So since the demise of speedway at Arlington the only meetings that the family has seen live is the British Final, SoN and the British SGP.  The children had gone to Arlington since being in a carry-cot now 113 + 17 they watch on tv but it is never quite the same. Nearest alternative is supporting the Brits in the SGP. 

Certainly if a club was closer to home and at weekends we would make the effort but as Shhalewhhale states it's not the "same" 

 

 

 

113? That must make you the oldest living human in history

[Come on the Skipper]

9 hours ago, Hackett said:

As an Eastbourne fan there is no other viable option geographically or logistically. So since the demise of speedway at Arlington the only meetings that the family has seen live is the British Final, SoN and the British SGP.  The children had gone to Arlington since being in a carry-cot now 113 + 17 they watch on tv but it is never quite the same. Nearest alternative is supporting the Brits in the SGP. 

Certainly if a club was closer to home and at weekends we would make the effort but as Shhalewhhale states it's not the "same" 

It's only an extra 4 miles each way for you, based on your location, to go to Iwade compared to going to Arlington. The Royals need all the support they can get, and they run on a Sunday lunchtime.

 

Edited September 19, 2023 by Come on the Skipper