The White Knight

Exactly!!!

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Sadly you are wrong B.V72. I will not go on paying for something that goes so totally against my principles of 'Fair Play'. I have paid for years to watch my Sport with two basic Rules that fail all credibility tests in Sport. That is my opinion which you may not like. As regards to continue to go to 'support' the Sport' I can see your argument but I don't agree with it. If I went to a Shop and was served with faulty Goods consistently, would I continue to Shop there - would you - I doubt it. I have railed on against 'Double Points' and the 'Play Offs' for years - I have spoken to people within the Sport, Promoters, Team Managers and even Riders. No action has been taken by the 'powers that be'. Ergo - the ONLY action left to me is to walk away. This I have done - and - until things change I will not return. Regarding you crack about watching GPs on the Television and coming on here. Funnily enough this is a FORUM - people come on here to air their views. You have your point of view - I have mine. Last I heard we were BOTH entitled to them whether we attend Speedway or not. I would have thought though, that those Posting on here who have stopped attending, by airing their views on this Forum would perhaps influence Promoters as to why people are leaving so that they can do something about it. Speedway is in real trouble if it ignores it's Supporters - so far I have seen absolutely NO evidence of them listening.

Only ONE thing in your whole, very well reasoned and excellent Post which I could find to disagree with. Under your heading 'Track Prep' you intimate that Clubs producing consistent poor Tracks should be demoted. I take this to mean relegated, in the case of the Elite League, to the Premier League and in the case of the Premier League to the National League. The only problem with that is that the Elite League is too small already and if you relegate one Club it will be even smaller. It would also give problems to the Premier/National League as to how to accommodate the miscreants within their Fixture Lists. Not sure how SKY would feel about this either. Other than that - an absolutely superb Post - I would hope that some Promoters will read and inwardly digest it.

TOP Points scorer for the 'Diamonds' this year. Why wouldn't he want him back? He's worth a couple of Points in the Pits as well. Excellent Captain too.

Summers for me.

I was being ironic.

:rofl: Totally fail to see my point.

I don't think so. When were you thinking of Rob.

What a shame.

That would be me then B.V72. I stopped going on principle. I neither like nor enjoy the Double Points, or the Play Offs. I believe they are cheating, both of them. As a matter of principle I will not pay to see what I consider to be cheating, both to the Sport AND perhaps more importantly the paying Public. I tried for a number of years to 'put up' with it, but I was just getting very angry and very upset. I finally decided enough was enough - I would watch it on Television - then I can just switch it off if I so require. I do realise that I will probably be pilloried for this - but that is why I do not, and will not go. Remove those Rules and I would definitely return but I can't expect the Rules to change just for me and a few others. My main argument still stands - the new Rules have not improved the Sport in any way - just ruined it for some. Speedway, sadly, is still losing Support - I see no improvement in the future. As for your comment about people like me harping on - the only reason I do so is because I care for my Sport.

No difference to Luis Suarez playing for F C Barcalona in friendly Matches whilst he is banned.

And you are right to. The utter farce caused by the Weather this year makes the Play Offs a lottery. They have extended an already overcrowded Season. One of these years, because of the Weather we will not have time for the Play Offs to be completed. Who would be League Champions then? Oh!!! I've got a good idea: THE TEAM AT THE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!! :shock:

No - you are quite right. We the 'old' Brigade are not the future of Speedway. We do/did turn up and pay our money every week though. Had the Double Points, Play Off Rules been brought in and the crowds had grown massively I would have said - OK I am wrong but this new kind of Speedway is not for me. I would have wished the Sport well - and supported it from my armchair. The truth is though that these new Rules have NOT resulted in any Crowd increase that I can see - in fact they are still dropping if I believe some of what I read on here. Ergo those Rules have NOT worked for the good of the Sport - they have just caused me and some others to give up. Where is the future in that?

You are the leading Member of the Ludwig Lindgren Fan Club RD. I never expected you to say that.

I could almost agree with you. Problem is they are pretty BIG Rules. I know too that I am not the only one - but - the Promoters must know best. Long term Supporters (over Fifty years) like me don't count. WE have only been paying our money for years. Their attempts to bring in new Rules to attract NEW Supporters hasn't exactly brought in NEW Supporters though has it? Hardly a stunning success. What it has done is alienate a lot of the old ones.

I wouldn't be averse to Aaron at Newcastle.

"I don't believe it" :shock: Victor Meldrew. Tut, Tut. :nono:

Good News. I'm cautiously optimistic. Again - GOOD LUCK!!!

But some of us are not prepared to put up with "crappy" Rules............................................................................... Personally I couldn't care less what the Stadium is like - it doesn't bother me one jot. All it needs is a decent Track as far as I am concerned.

I see what you mean - errrrr - I think. :blink:

I certainly hope so.

Oh Behave. :rofl: :rofl:

I don't agree with that B.V. 72. I have stopped going purely and simply because of the Rules of Speedway these days. Double Points, Play Offs etc. are not for me. I still love the actual Sport though. I have also been a big and consistent supporter of Belle Vue's new Stadium. I will, I hope, get the chance to attend one Meeting there at some stage.

Substitute Robbo for Bach and I think that would be a decent Team. :approve: