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In which case, nobody is paying £17, which was your original argument. Even with the reduced prices, £13 including your programme is still cheaper than the reduced admission. The only time it wasn't, was the one meeting against Edniburgh, which was a one-off £10. Then it was about the same.

£13 if you bought a season ticket, the cheapest of any team in the Championship, but this price is never quoted in any posts on here

Splash the cash Col mmm nice lol

Just about sums it up

You might get a vote yourself, for your services to the club through the years

The fact you're taking time and effort to comment on it

Surprised you're concerned about the team's form

and contradicted what one of them said in the programme v Leicester

Why every story starts off "sources say"

Why let the truth stand in the way of a good story though?

The raised area above the third bend must be one of the best in the country to watch racing from, you get an excellent view of riders charging into, then down the banking.

Yip, all about the opinions, every one different

I know I am going to get pelters for this, but in my opinion, you don't. I would rather see bikes flat out rather than having to scrub off all their speed at each bend. It's the same for me with all circuits inside greyhound tracks. I would rather have Shielfield, for it's drawbacks.

There are a lot of Berwick fans who's glasses are empty, have been dropped on the floor and smashed

You tell that to Razor, the hours that he spends down at Shielfield

The problem in a nutshell

It's had a negative effect, but I can't see any other option they had. Sponsorship was difficult to attract, costs have been cut, even the riders took a pay reduction. You could take the radical step of reducing admission in the hope that there is a significant increase in crowds, but it is a hell of a gamble when you have already lost a lot of money.

You can sum Berwick up each season with one phrase "shortage of money". It doesn't matter what you set the averages to, there will always be clubs who can offer better money to the riders who give best value for their averages. Berwick cannot afford to get involved in bidding wars like this. Similar for trying to attract top end riders. Probably why Berwick have traditionally gone for a strength in depth approach. Last year it almost paid off, getting within a point of the playoffs, which would have been a hell of an achievement. This year, it hasn't worked as well, but we still did well to get out of the Trophy group section. I can only imagine the club raised prices for 2019 in an attempt to cover the losses incurred last season. But unfortunately speedway is in a spiral at the moment where rider's costs and demands are far outweighing the income clubs receive.

Probably the poorest meeting this season to be fair. But that's what happens when better riders get in front. Berwick beaten by a better team tonight. I do feel that there has been a lot of over-reactions on here though. I bet you could look back on every season and find poor meetings.

Good to have you back. Missed you.

Exactly what I can see happening. One league, two or three, the only way I can see to reduce costs is to stop giving in to riders' demands. Riders need to realise that the sport in this country cannot afford full time, all year round professionals.

Not only was Saturday night a financial disaster for the club, but from some of the comments being made by the fans as they left the ground, a lot of them won't be back, so it was a kick in the teeth for their attempt to win new fans. A lot of new fans seem to find it difficult to comprehend that the likes of football and rugby can be played in the rain, even Formula One and other forms of motor bike racing can be done in the rain. Speedway? Nope. Credit to the promotion for trying to attract new fans and the crowd was a bit bigger than usual on Saturday night. Enough to cover the price reduction? Who knows. But all the good work is now up in smoke and it is going to be harder than ever to try and convince them to come back.

But you've never been this season???

Does the club still have covers?

Good concept, I can see how you would try and attract more visiting fans to come, but how would you police it? Basically everybody is going to claim to be an Edinburgh fan and get in for nothing. Give their promotion a limited number of vouchers to hand out at one of their home meetings?