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i've read some daft comments on here but this takes the absolute biscuit if you cant see the difference and the daftness of your argument i give up

i have made this point myself - you go to screwfix and they want your name and adress for the invoice - next thing you are bombarded with info we need to appoint a company to do this on a national level - exchange £5 tickets for your address, email, mobile and market to those people oh and one more thing.... it can't be a load of rubbish when they do get there! Guests, jokers, delays, processions, etc

I understand your point - theres no arguing with it BUT its still not right!! unless someone properly bites the bullet and chucks the embarrasing aspects of speedway it will not flourish whats worse - watching teams anhialated or watching ringers probably the former in truth

well i can't affect any of that - I'm just giving my opinion in the full knowledge that it won't happen - along with 99.99 per cent of the good ideas on here but whats the forum for? its only a talking shop - none of us have any influence

I'll leave it to forum members to decide whether you're taking the p*ss or not I know what i think if you did a poll of fans 90 pc wouldn't care much about the bikes. You clearly do - thats fine

honestly - have you got nothing better to do than make dumb ass comments grow up

no they wouldn't have to double their crowd!!!! they'd be paying the riders less because the riders wouldn't have to shell out for daft exprensive kit the point people are making is that the bikes dont matter - but the teams and riders do massive vans and 5K bikes? The sport can't stand it - except at GP level they can ride BSA Bantams for all i care things started to get out of hand when 4 valvers came in and it gets more out of hand every bloody year

no but it helps us understand where the appeal of the sport lies and it has never been in the technical stuff for me which is why it is the one area costs could be cut - fans don't care about miles per hour jus close exciting racing. Find the cheapest kit possible to achieve this and charge £10 at the door..

these comments are totally spot on

the idea is sound - you don't want teams running away with matches because unlike football that's rarely entertaining however - double points is micky mouse and makes the sport look stupid tac sub is better but it doesnt have to be 6 points behind - it could be 7 or 8 or the tac sub could start 10 mtrs back or be given 5 second penalty (sits at tapes for 5 secs, or 3 secs or whatever) i think its inportant to have something to keep matches alive without being too advantageous to losing sides

no i think it IS the answer - certainly below the level of grand prix

I've been going on til I'm blue in the face about the need for the sport to reposition itself as a £10 sport and everything else tailored to achieve that - wages, costs, etc

the thinking at one time was that speedway had to be weekly so that it was a regular habit. I'm not sure this is necessarily where we need to be now - especially in the elite league.

i think attracting crowds for one off events is always simpler that week in week out year in year out. People would soon tire of this particular spectacle i think.

wd be nice to see north east speedway fans united today with mild banter and no offence.

i agree with the above poster - i like to think speedway fans are a notch above all the rubbish you get at football. Ritchie may be a forceful rider but we've had 'em in the past.

we had track problems last night you had them donkeys years

I'm aware of that - I'm there - but its really really poor - this is supposed to be professional sport -

8:45 - 4 heats wonder why the crowds are diminishing

What Chewbacca said with a full team maybe...

And they look private rather than social housing

"Bore off" ?? what kind of knob are you? and why did you change your id?

Sir Jasper has totally nailed this topic - PL riders should really be semi pro at best (I know quite a few are). Crowds are similar to Conference North/South in football - they are semi pro Admission fees at that level of football are around 10/12 pounds and thats about right too Facts are facts - not enough money coming throught he gate to sustain professional wages certainly at PL level and do you know what - the speedway racing would still be as good as it is now

you're right about darts but its one competition in one city - then on to the next - its not in the same place weekly marketing properly is probably the only way if price reduction is not realistic i've said it before but give people free tickets in return for their contact details and market to them - short term cost but long term benefit

cinemas in the late 70s used price cuts as a way of getting people back theres been a boom ever since and most films are rubbish however price cuts can only work if the costs to promoters are lessened there are ways of doing that of course but the will doesnt seem to be there it all needs leadership and thats the problem