Lefty Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 44 minutes ago, Gazc said: Oxford have been a breath of fresh air to Championship Speedway. Fair credit. They were Dunton'''s Old Farts when I first went to Cowley in the early seventies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 5 hours ago, crescent girl said: Oxford was the most-successful club in Britain this year, bar none. You really think that an expensive team is the key to success? Crikey the Christmas Cracker jokes are out early this year!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Poole fans can’t help themselves give another club credit and it’s look at us what about us. Should start a why does everyone hate Poole thread oh wait. Anyway Oxford can hold there head high after a very good first season back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc131 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Bojangles said: And Atkins is? As a pointer yes at this stage he is ahead of Boughen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baiden Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 45 minutes ago, mc131 said: As a pointer yes at this stage he is ahead of Boughen That’s debatable. Atkins (17+1) only managed to score one more point for the Chargers than Boughen (16+1) over the course of both legs against Leicester in the NDL playoffs. Plus Boughen had 4 heat wins to Atkins’ 2. Considering they were Boughen’s first ever meetings in this country, it’s fair to assume he will get even better…and better far quicker than Atkins will. Not saying Boughen is ready, but the lad clearly has potential. And if the Cheetahs were prepared to throw Killeen in even quicker, it’s not beyond possibility that Boughen would get the call. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baiden Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Skidder1 said: Crikey the Christmas Cracker jokes are out early this year!! I think the ‘most successful’ comment was meant from a financial/commercial point of view. Obviously not from a trophy perspective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Just now, baiden said: I think the ‘most successful’ comment was meant from a financial/commercial point of view. Obviously not from a trophy perspective! Everyone else got it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Just now, lewy said: Everyone else got it. As I say it is called the look at me syndrome. Or aren’t we great aren’t we. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc131 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, baiden said: That’s debatable. Atkins (17+1) only managed to score one more point for the Chargers than Boughen (16+1) over the course of both legs against Leicester in the NDL playoffs. Plus Boughen had 4 heat wins to Atkins’ 2. Considering they were Boughen’s first ever meetings in this country, it’s fair to assume he will get even better…and better far quicker than Atkins will. Not saying Boughen is ready, but the lad clearly has potential. And if the Cheetahs were prepared to throw Killeen in even quicker, it’s not beyond possibility that Boughen would get the call. Come on atkins was at heat leader against probably the best 2 in the league and boughen at reserve. Yep threw killeen in after a near faultless 1st meeting and he didn't score the jump in massive and does no good chucking riders in far to early. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted October 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, mc131 said: Come on atkins was at heat leader against probably the best 2 in the league and boughen at reserve. Yep threw killeen in after a near faultless 1st meeting and he didn't score the jump in massive and does no good chucking riders in far to early. If you take Leicester's three heat leaders (D. Thompson, J. Thompson and Coles), they performed the following... Atkins (beat them TWICE - Joe Thompson once and Connor Coles once) Boughen (beat them ONCE - Connor Coles, BUT he would have also beaten Joe Thompson if he hadn't lost his steel shoe) They faced all three of them the same amount of times, and rode in the same total amount of heats across both legs. Reserve or not (apart from heat 2, they were pretty much in the same quality heats and performed very similarly). Did you watch either meeting against Leicester? Because Boughen showed far more potential than Atkins. Edited October 21, 2022 by Bojangles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike0310 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Be warned at some point there will be a falling out with Atkins not maybe with him but if daddy gets involved it could all end in tears because he thinks young Henry is a lot better than he is at the moment. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, baiden said: I think the ‘most successful’ comment was meant from a financial/commercial point of view. Obviously not from a trophy perspective! No disrespect intended, they've done exceptionally well, but I doubt that's accurate even from a financial/commercial point of view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Gazc said: As I say it is called the look at me syndrome. Or aren’t we great aren’t we. It’s just Mr Barrie brown nosing for another freeby next season at Oxford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted October 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: No disrespect intended, they've done exceptionally well, but I doubt that's accurate even from a financial/commercial point of view When you're getting the biggest attendances in the league, if not the country, then I'm sure it is probably accurate. 2,000 x £18 = £36,000 a meeting, plus an additional 600 (ish) x £12 for the Chargers = £7,200. I doubt any other club (except maybe Belle Vue) got those kind of gate receipts week in/week out. Edited October 21, 2022 by Bojangles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, Bojangles said: When you're getting the biggest attendances in the league, if not the country, then I'm sure it is probably accurate. 2,000 x £18 = £36,000 a meeting, plus an additional 600 (ish) x £12 for the Chargers = £7,200. I doubt any other club (except maybe Belle Vue) got those kind of gate receipts week in/week out. So the 2000 and the 600 are all full paying adults? I don't think so. Plus how much sponsorship and advertising revenue do Oxford get? You really need to get down to Poole and see a big crowd. And once again no disrespect to Oxford who have done a great job. Long may it continue. Edited October 22, 2022 by Skidder1 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 Jesus Christ. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Skidder1 said: So the 2000 and the 600 are all full paying adults? I don't think so. Plus how much sponsorship and advertising revenue do Oxford get? You really need to get down to Poole and see a big crowd. And once again no disrespect to Oxford who have done a great job. Long may it continue. So big they can't compete against a rubbishhouse Football Team like Bournemouth whose Stadium is smaller than some SUBBUTEO box stadiums... Some Poole fans really do need to get out of the Nursing homes a bit more often than the weekly sardine cram in to the Minibus to allow deep cleaning of their establishments 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, HGould said: So big they can't compete against a rubbishhouse Football Team like Bournemouth whose Stadium is smaller than some SUBBUTEO box stadiums... Some Poole fans really do need to get out of the Nursing homes a bit more often than the weekly sardine cram in to the Minibus to allow deep cleaning of their establishments You seem very cross. Regardless of age profile, Poole have consistently run with really good crowds suggesting that they are managing to attract younger people (maybe younger oldies!) year after year. But then this is an Oxford thread so well done to the owners, the promoters, the riders and the supporters. You have done what few achieve by being successful in your first year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 1 hour ago, HGould said: So big they can't compete against a rubbishhouse Football Team like Bournemouth whose Stadium is smaller than some SUBBUTEO box stadiums... Some Poole fans really do need to get out of the Nursing homes a bit more often than the weekly sardine cram in to the Minibus to allow deep cleaning of their establishments Can you at least debate without all the abuse. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 Can we just be thankful that both tracks get good crowds. Not everything is a competition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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