GiveusaB Posted Thursday at 11:17 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 11:17 AM 35 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: I see this a lot and to be honest, it annoys me. Absolutely it does and not just the supporters either. At the end of the day, this is sport, it’s win or lose and it’s competitive. Ask Chris Louis off record if he’s bothered if Ipswich finally win the title or not.. Shame it annoys you...I couldnt give 2 shinny sh#tes about titles/trophies.... After following B'ham for 54 years and winning nothing (Div 2 Title and KOC was nice in 1974, but I was a kid back then...) ... just having a local track to watch racing is 'silverware' for me....😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted Thursday at 11:28 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 11:28 AM Just now, GiveusaB said: Shame it annoys you...I couldnt give 2 shinny sh#tes about titles/trophies.... After following B'ham for 54 years and winning nothing (Div 2 Title and KOC was nice in 1974, but I was a kid back then...) ... just having a local track to watch racing is 'silverware' for me....😃 Then you’re not a true fan are you? You sound like Mike the Belle Vue “fan”. I’m sorry but this point of view utterly baffles me. Any kind of sport is about winning and trying to win. All this “it’s the entertainment and taking part” b0llocks has never sat well with me. I’ve seen some on here say their team lost but they walked out of the stadium “happy” because the racing was excellent and it was a good meeting. I can honestly say I’ve never ever walked out of Foxhall “happy” if the Witches have lost, regardless of how good the racing was. Maybe I’m in the minority, but give me a Witches thrashing of the opposition in a dull meeting over the Witches losing and it being thrill a minute. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted Thursday at 12:05 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 12:05 PM (edited) Having said that have seen many fans who get upset, whinge and moan and walk out before the end of the match if the team is not winning , rather a team to watch than no team at all. Edited Thursday at 12:07 PM by topaz325 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted Thursday at 01:26 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 01:26 PM 1 hour ago, topaz325 said: Having said that have seen many fans who get upset, whinge and moan and walk out before the end of the match if the team is not winning , rather a team to watch than no team at all. Have to admit I’ve walked out when a result has been confirmed when we’ve lost. Rather go to the pub and get a decent pint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted Thursday at 01:38 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 01:38 PM I do get it, some are obsessed with the sport and will watch all sorts, even meetings in Poland. I’m definitely not one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted Thursday at 02:06 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 02:06 PM 2 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: Then you’re not a true fan are you? You sound like Mike the Belle Vue “fan”. I’m sorry but this point of view utterly baffles me. Any kind of sport is about winning and trying to win. All this “it’s the entertainment and taking part” b0llocks has never sat well with me. I’ve seen some on here say their team lost but they walked out of the stadium “happy” because the racing was excellent and it was a good meeting. I can honestly say I’ve never ever walked out of Foxhall “happy” if the Witches have lost, regardless of how good the racing was. Maybe I’m in the minority, but give me a Witches thrashing of the opposition in a dull meeting over the Witches losing and it being thrill a minute. You make me laugh....you sound like a kid in a school play ground ? Not sure what you mean by 'true' fan? .....I can definitely say that I'm a fan of 'speedway'! I go to different tracks/meetings up and down the country...it supports other clubs too.... Not really fussed if that makes me an 'untrue' fan? LOL 😄 Thanks for making me smile today ! 😄 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted Thursday at 02:28 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 02:28 PM 3 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: I see this a lot and to be honest, it annoys me. Absolutely it does and not just the supporters either. At the end of the day, this is sport, it’s win or lose and it’s competitive. Ask Chris Louis off record if he’s bothered if Ipswich finally win the title or not.. I'd say the vast majority of people who go to speedway care very much about winning meetings and ultimately trophies. I remember those first cups and leagues Lynn won in the mid 2000's, the place was packed and it was an unbelievable feeling. The next one whenever that might be will be equally awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted Thursday at 03:09 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 03:09 PM 48 minutes ago, GiveusaB said: You make me laugh....you sound like a kid in a school play ground ? Not sure what you mean by 'true' fan? .....I can definitely say that I'm a fan of 'speedway'! I go to different tracks/meetings up and down the country...it supports other clubs too.... Not really fussed if that makes me an 'untrue' fan? LOL 😄 Thanks for making me smile today ! 😄 Pipe down fella. You’re claiming to be a fan of Birmingham Speedway for 54 years, you’re the most prolific Birmingham poster on here, clearly passionate about your club (nothing wrong with that btw), are the first to have hissy fits on here when things are going wrong for Birmingham on this forum, and yet you’re trying to tell me and everyone else on here that you couldn’t “give two shiny sh!tes about trophies/titles”??? Yeah, nobody is buying that utter boll0cks. It’s YOU who make ME laugh, and again I’ll include Mike the “Belle Vue fan” (sorry can’t remember your exact username otherwise I’d tag you in) in this, who when leading up to crucial play off tie’s will give it the “the title is meaningless, I’m just gonna go with my friends for a beer and enjoy the racing, not bothered by the result” who then proceeds to give it the big un when his team takes the trophy. Why do people do this? Of course it’s not meaningless, of course it idiot!ng matters!! Otherwise what’s the whole point? There are those out there that no longer have their teams running who still enjoy watching because they’re fans of the sport, who don’t really care one way or another who wins but just enjoy watching speedway in general, no problem that’s fair enough. But you’re clearly not one of those are you? Stop pretending that success for Birmingham means absolutely nothing to you, because it blatantly does. Sorry but I refuse to believe that someone as passionate about their club as you clearly are, doesn’t care whether that club wins or loses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted Thursday at 03:16 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 03:16 PM 42 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: I'd say the vast majority of people who go to speedway care very much about winning meetings and ultimately trophies. I remember those first cups and leagues Lynn won in the mid 2000's, the place was packed and it was an unbelievable feeling. The next one whenever that might be will be equally awesome. Of course they do. The overwhelming majority that go through the turnstiles are supporters of that particular club. Every single one of those wants their team to be successful and win silverware. That surely goes without saying? There is a small percentage of course, that are just fans of the sport that maybe either haven’t a club to support anymore, or who support a club elsewhere that just turn up as a neutral and don’t care about the result and just want to watch a meeting. But they’re a very small percentage. I can’t my head around someone who is a die hard fan of a particular club, turning up to their local track and not care whether they won or lost or win trophies or not. That makes zero sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted Thursday at 04:50 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:50 PM (edited) 3 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: Have to admit I’ve walked out when a result has been confirmed when we’ve lost. Rather go to the pub and get a decent pint. Says the true fan who walks out if they've lost before the end! Lol I've never done that... but I don't judge you for doing it... Many times I'd rather have a pint ... make it an IPA ! I hope Ipswich win the league and cup, coz I'm worried about you if they don't! 😃 Edited Thursday at 05:02 PM by GiveusaB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceBelle Posted Thursday at 05:19 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:19 PM this thread is for Aces/Witches meeting not whether you enjoyed a meeting won or lost 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted Thursday at 05:47 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:47 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, GiveusaB said: Says the true fan who walks out if they've lost before the end! Lol I've never done that... but I don't judge you for doing it... Many times I'd rather have a pint ... make it an IPA ! I hope Ipswich win the league and cup, coz I'm worried about you if they don't! 😃 Ah the old “SUPERFAN” Stay till the end even when the team you love has lost. I’d argue that makes me MORE of a fan to be honest. Never been one to hang around watching the opposition riders that have tore you a new one doing celebratory wheelies around your home track. If you’re happy to do that, knock yourself out. We’re quite clearly very different. Nothing wrong with that, just like those who support Two tier Kier and those that don’t! 😉 Edited Thursday at 05:51 PM by Arch Stanton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaddlebowRoad Posted Thursday at 06:36 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:36 PM 1 hour ago, AceBelle said: this thread is for Aces/Witches meeting not whether you enjoyed a meeting won or lost 😕 quite nice for there to be some discussion the forum has been dead for ages 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted Thursday at 06:39 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:39 PM Just now, SaddlebowRoad said: quite nice for there to be some discussion the forum has been dead for ages Agree. Quite sad isn’t it? The forum has died a death. Maybe a few more should try and spark it in to life? 😉 Appreciate its off season and there’s no team building or meetings to discuss, but back in the day this forum would still have been pretty active. Sign of the times I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted Thursday at 06:42 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:42 PM 1 hour ago, AceBelle said: this thread is for Aces/Witches meeting not whether you enjoyed a meeting won or lost 😕 What’s your prediction AceBelle? 75-15 to the Aces? 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceBelle Posted Thursday at 07:47 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 07:47 PM 1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said: What’s your prediction AceBelle? 75-15 to the Aces? 😉 Aces will be going through to the semi-finals why wouldn't i be confident Champions twice out of last 3 years nothing to fear 👍♣️🏆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceBelle Posted Thursday at 08:56 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:56 PM (edited) EMAIL today Aces P/P day next weds season ticket holders only 1st live action of the season weather permitting !! Edited Thursday at 08:59 PM by AceBelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted Thursday at 09:16 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:16 PM 3 hours ago, AceBelle said: this thread is for Aces/Witches meeting not whether you enjoyed a meeting won or lost 😕 Here! Here! I agree.... "We Are The Champions" etc etc etc..😁 PS (It doesn't really matter who wins, just enjoy the Speedway, whilst it lasts)... I am a Speedway fan... "Dribble, Dribble, Where's me tartan rug for me knees" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted Friday at 07:08 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 07:08 AM 15 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: Of course they do. The overwhelming majority that go through the turnstiles are supporters of that particular club. Every single one of those wants their team to be successful and win silverware. That surely goes without saying? There is a small percentage of course, that are just fans of the sport that maybe either haven’t a club to support anymore, or who support a club elsewhere that just turn up as a neutral and don’t care about the result and just want to watch a meeting. But they’re a very small percentage. I can’t my head around someone who is a die hard fan of a particular club, turning up to their local track and not care whether they won or lost or win trophies or not. That makes zero sense to me. It'll certainly matter to me when we win at the Foxhole this year 😉🤩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted Friday at 10:04 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 10:04 AM 22 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: Then you’re not a true fan are you? You sound like Mike the Belle Vue “fan”. I’m sorry but this point of view utterly baffles me. Any kind of sport is about winning and trying to win. All this “it’s the entertainment and taking part” b0llocks has never sat well with me. I’ve seen some on here say their team lost but they walked out of the stadium “happy” because the racing was excellent and it was a good meeting. I can honestly say I’ve never ever walked out of Foxhall “happy” if the Witches have lost, regardless of how good the racing was. Maybe I’m in the minority, but give me a Witches thrashing of the opposition in a dull meeting over the Witches losing and it being thrill a minute. 100 agree,, it's a sport, it's about winning,, trophies and bragging rights. It's always annoyed me when there is a rider underperforming massively,, and there are other riders available and people say give them a few more weeks, they are nice lads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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