mikebv

It certainly is if you want to attract sponsors from outside the UK Speedway Bubble... Which has to be the ultimate aim... Interest from some major companies is vital for any sport in the UK, and the credibility of what you can offer to them will ultimately determine their input, or not... They need to see that your brand has enough synergy with theirs, and that your sports' administration, and ways of working, are not going to embarrass them by association, given the public will see them as being aligned with whoever they sponsor...

Irrefutable Evidence...😁

"Mark, the World Champ is on the phone, saying he can ride in the British Final to try and defend his title"... "No, we will be better off without the World Champ there".. .😁

Spot on.... Monday's and Thursday's were set aside for the UK so the top tier teams could bring GP riders over.... Of course it was ...😁

If it's ITV4 they will certainly be hoping the potential extra "eyeballs" generate more income via sponsorship, and maybe more clicks of the turnstiles due to free access to the sport increasing its profile...

It is quite baffling why some would want what appears to be one of the few financially successful clubs to rip up their business plan and operating model to "do something different"... When that "something different" clearly wasn't working back when there were more teams in the top tier, and the sport appeared more stable and had more going for it, than it currently does... If I were running Poole I would expect a lot of incentives to move into the top tier to ensure my balance sheet wasn't negatively impacted, and was protected, and, if I didn't get them, then I would be quite happy to stay where I was...

I am Dan Bewley!!!! I am Dan Bewley!!! I am Dan Bewley!!!. Etc, etc ..

Richard Coleman said on one of the podcasts he did a few weeks ago that doubling up was being classed as "two leagues"... Maybe it has changed?...

So he can't double up over here then if he rides in 2nd tier Poland and top league Sweden?.. Or can he?... 🤪

Not at all... You don't grow any business by opening other units when you don't have the infrastructure in place to ensure the ones you currently have can keep going profitably .. UK Speedway has to share riders now with the number of teams they have, who will therefore ride for any new ones?.. Certainly not enough of them of the required level for another top league team to compete adequately... You actually damage your brand by spreading yourself "too thin" which then results in every one of your businesses starting to suffer, even the current successful ones you have, as your "weakest links" start to drag the business down.. UK Speedway needs to consolidate and sort out it's issues, then build on what it currently has... With a clear plan for gradual growth for the next few years .. It doesn't mean new tracks cannot come on board, but it must be planned properly to ensure it improves UK Speedway and not be, yet another, knee jerk reaction on a whim, which leaves fans saying .. "It can't be like this again next year"... (Again, and again, and again and etc etc etc)..

Meaning he can ride 3rd tier in Poland plus as many leagues as he wants?...

You would want to keep Brennan at two or four then I would think.. Someone else will benefit from his average if not .

He who pays the piper, calls the tune...

He is going to sign to ride in Sweden again, so that is one league... If he doubles up over here, is that his three leagues?.. That would mean no top two divisions in Poland wouldn't it? But he could ride in their third level?? Confused....

No, we don't want as many tracks as possible next season, if it means delay in planning fixtures, meaning fans can't plan accordingly,, riders don't wait and sign elsewhere (even more important given the new restrictions), and the inevitable "cobbled together" septet is destined, before a wheel is turned, to finish miles adrift at the bottom of the league.. Far better to run with what they have, consolidate, and, should a team, or teams, want to come back then they can spend a season doing open meetings to gauge viability... A professional business has control, vision and a several year growth plan using best case/worst case parameter scenarios, and builds their future operating model and business plans accordingly on the forecasted positions... What a professional business doesn't do is reach the end of their financial year, and, only then start to build next year's plan, or, unless it is "Donald Ducked" fundamentally change it... It certainly wouldn't stretch any meagre resource pool it currently has further by bringing more complexity into its operations.. Run next year as planned, and build in future growth accordingly as and when it enhances the product..