balderdash&piffle

I picked meetings last season and I am a concession , at £11 it was not the cost but the lack of entertainment, in saying that apart from Glasgow in the start of the season and P/Boro at the end of the season even the ones I chose had little entertainment. For me the savings on a season ticket don't add up, miss 2 meetings and it's not worth while. If I were to pay normal gate money anything over £15 would not be worth it.

The question is would you pay it

Question ? Would Berwick fans pay £20 admission for speedway at Berwick

Surely by setting that point limit, it is the intention of stopping the likes of Cook ,Harris etc riding in the Championship league. It should also help to stop the dreaded doubling up/down situation. It would be far simpler to have a new rule that a rider can only ride for one club.

Not much ambition then Norm

Cornhill roundabout, the best in Cornhill, Colin spends a lot of time there

I said it earlier in this post, if a business spends more out than it brings in, the business will fail. You are extremely lucky that you have Sugar Daddies in Glasgow, but after their statement it appears they have woken up and smelled the coffee

Hell of a lot of rubbishe being bandied about, Business is simple, spend more than you take in , and the business will come tumbling down.

Provide the entertainment the crowds will come, a healthy gate will then cover the costs. The answer is not to ask the heavily stretched fans to cough up even more to cover an unviable enterprise.I did not attend at least half the meetings last season, due in the main to little or no entertaining meetings. Yes we had a few mainly the first and last meetings, with an odd race thrown in from the rerst

Berwick Council is now the same as a Parish Council, the County Council in Morpeth own Shielfield the lesees are Berwick Rangers Supporters Club

Looking at BSPA site, looks like there is a proviso , Berwick will run if sold.

Championship level should be amateur status, riders should have a full time job and speedway is their hobby. Retain the upper level at professional status to give the lower levels to aim for. Get rid of doubling up and paid guests, if riders like Cook and Harris want to ride in the lower leagues then they should receive the same point money as the other riders, point money should be the same for all riders irrespective of their average, running costs are the same for all riders no matter what level.

To be honest, you are probably correct. Speedway needs re-inventing from the bottom up

My background in motorsport was Enduro, but in the days when everything had to be paid for by myself, I afforded it because I enjoyed it. I had to work my HOBBY around my full time employment. Time speedway riders and promoters in the lower levels realised this, and got back to basics, it is not a full time job, it is a hobby at this level. perhaps one tier being run at a professional level giving the amateurs something to strive for.

Berwick has planning permission at Shielfield to run speedway, it will not have to be applied for, certainly not in the next 5 years anyway

Surely, has to be Cornhillcol

Time the Championship was made an amateur league, riders riding speedway as a hobby and not a job,much smaller point money covering their costs. Will probably be just as entertaining, cannot get worse anyway.

Its Big Tony, Garys dad that will keep him grounded, and there is hope that he will also keep Gary grounded as well.

I would not recommend he be at any Northern club, let alone Newcastle.

As I said, would love the opportunity to watch Leon race regularly, if his progression in the sport is elsewhere to the benefit of his career, then I am happy whatever his decision. He is it a stage where sentiment is launched right out of the window. He owes Berwick speedway nothing, most of his progression has been elsewhere, and with the support of Big Tony is all of his own doing.

It can also put pressure on a rider riding in front of his local crowd, not necessarily from the fans but from the rider himself, who will want to perform to his best at home. My hope is he will sign for a senior team in the Premiership possibly then be loaned out to a Championship club, that club may be Berwick, who knows. My gut feeling although he has come on leaps and bounds this season, another year at National League level is needed

Would be great for me to see him ride on a regular basis, would be great for the club and his sponsors who have supported him so far. Would it be good for Leons career, probably not, so I look at the bigger picture, Leon needs to be going to where he can advance the most, I feel that is elsewhere. Leon is intelligent enough to make his own decision, and at the end of the day it is what he wants, and I hope no individual is placing any pressure on him.