Lejon

One reflection from over here. When i started following my team Lejonen in the mid 00's the price for the allsvenskan was 80SEK =£ 6.The club was on the way up and they tried out to let the fans in for nothing and sponsors paid 10p for each and every attending.Crowds went up by 280% from about 550 to 1550.Then they went up in the Elite and prices went from 120 sek t 160 in just 3 seasons .Crowd figures rose from about 800 in the second tier to 3500. Still: The paying customer 16 years and older was as low as one third! During the spell in the top tier we drew about around 250 % more people in during 10p matches .In my opinion the response from the regulars on pricing issues should be looked after better since history never seems to learn club officials when enough is enough and you vote with your feet and not bother to come...

Didn´t go this year also. Went there between 2001-2003. 26000+ crowds -poor track and the same problem as always at Ullevi - 4th bend by the line. After that all steam went out of the Gothenburg meeting and as I see it people focused on Copenhagen or Mållila instead. After the fiasco 2003 it ssems that they lost half the crowds. I suspect it was "the" occation, the distance to the "hotbeds" of speedway and TR. I believe Ullevi needs a break as a venue since Målilla attracts the same crowd and last year they had their all time high crowd. The racing can be breathtaking at Ullevi but at the times i vitnessed it many had problems with flat tyres and chain breaks IMO made up by the extreme length and status of racetrack.

We have had a very cold spring over here in Sweden - although the northern parts had very hot temperature - still no speedway tracks. If speedway is taking a punch this spring the footie had a downfall with 30-40% this spring. I asume people have got a good explanation to this. Paying 140 SEK to get through the turnstiles seems maybe to U.K spectators cheap I think - still it is in level with swedish PL footie and if you field a team that don´t perform and the weather is bad , well...

One aspect that made me intersted in how they reported these meetings is that in the eminent book "Bristol Bulldogs" by Dave Woods and Geoff Rose the Bulldogs had during the `77 season: The 26th Aug the met Hulll and Exeter in a doublemeeting.The reported crowd was 11250.The meeting before and after was 8000 against Reading and 6500 against Hackney.The other meeting was the 14th october aganst White City and a S/F in the Knock out cup against Reading.Crowd 12752. Meeting a week before 10152 against Poole and the week after 7849 against Birmingham. Accordning to the book the League Average for that season was 8617 for 18 homemeetings and the doubleheader meeting crowd must have been recodred twice still there were only (!) 11250 present - not 22500. You could prove a lot with stats , can´t you

Got my copy today - and read it i a couple of hours - brilliant stuff! What is the next step - Wembley post war? Can´t wait!

Thanks all for the full story behind it and the sometimes hard consequenses for the fans - still makes the statemen come true though - "British speedway is business first , sport comes second" wast´nt it?

Yes I can see that nowlooking through some seasons and clubs. Still - maybe a daft question: If attending a double header.... Where ýou charged for one 13 heat meeting or a higher priced etrance fee with discount for both of them ? One or two programmes at the meeting? One first meeting with another one directly after? Any break for the home team riders & preparation before next meeting?

Hi! Just curious.... In the old BL format 13 heats -after what heat was there a longer interval? In the Swedeish elite and Allsvenskan the longer interval is after heat 10. And looking through old season reviews för example White City had two meetings on the same night - how was this managed? One entry fee and one startingtime or two meetings and vice versa? Thanks in advance lejon aka Joakim

QUOTE (Robbie B @ Feb 16 2009, 11:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everyone on the forum. I have nearly completed a Wimbledon speedway website, deicated to my first season as a speedway supporter, in 1976. I have put loads of stuff on there, for everyone too see, including a special five-page tribute to Tommy Jansson. But I still require scans, if anyone got them of the following speedaway programmes; 1973 & 1975 World Pairs Finals, and the 1976 World Longtrack Final. Please send any items to robert.browne@hotmail.co.uk undefined The website address is www.wimbledonspeedway1976.com Visit My Website Hope you like it. Please leave any comments on the forum here, of what you think of it. Can recommend it - looks like you´ve put in a goog deal of work and commitment - beautiful !

Coincidense, isn´t it? Bought a 2nd hand copy since I thought the stock wouldn´t run out that fast - but it did... So mine also on the way to Sweden!

His "nickname" Filbyter comes from the the name Fil for stallion and byter meant that this bloke was actually good biting off the balls of a stallion, could you even get a worse nickname?? Then the other thing ätt means more or less the same as the clans in scotland

Andersson, Sven-Olof Göran Born 27 November 1932 in the parish of Almby,Örebro Dead the 21 July 1953 This is information I´ve goat from my college Christer as he reserches his family roots and found them in "the Sweden deathbook 1947-2003" Hope it have sorted out something Joakim aka Lejon

I´ve send a mail to the clubswebsite to try to sort out a more proper date... and in the same time try to figure out if they knew my dads uncle also named Andersson - still no relative to this unfortunate chap - who were familiar and dragged my dad and his brother in to the pits at nearby Sannahed track , home of the Indians and also into the pits area at Malmoe for the two finals... Wish that dad have had more sense "Whe just folowed KG(uncles name) and was let in everywhere...!

According to Vikingarnas homepage, the Örebro-based team Göran Andersson died a year after a testmatch against England at Adlershot,aged 21, the 21st July 1953.

I´m going with family and kids for sure - as always familyarea in 4th bend. The weather forcast is looking much better today

And they didn´t want to pay the rent for each meeting at Ullevi - 120.000 skr !!!

Got my today with the post .great stuff!

Hi there! I´m coming over with my family for the GP:S but await before I know where to stay over night(morning hours!) I´ve understand that the hotel rooms,B&B ran out last september or so so where do I stay with wife and 4 kids (15-5) ? I suppose we travel with train to nearby Cardiff. Any suggestions Regards Joakim aka Lejon

Sorry Spanner cna´t go due to working commitments.. Still loved to to so. Hope I didn´t turned your head arond with this suggestion. The track in Stockholm; Gubbängen is situated very close to the road coming up from Nynäshamn.YOu come up the road 73 and the track is situated along road 229 http://kartor.eniro.se/query?mop=mc&what=m...x=257&map.y=292 Hope this help

If you go from nynäshamn and back why not quit the Nyköping match and visit my beloved Lejonen on their away meeting vs. Getingarna in the capitol Stockholm?? HAve a nice stay in Sweden!

I don´t know weather you go to the Gotland on the same day although there is a big derby on the tuesday at Malilla between Luxo stars and Västervik. The track at Visby, Galgberget( used to be the execution hill on the north outskirt of the town) is a really "cute2 track to visit. If you feel the prices are high staying at Gotland please remember it´s one of the most famous vacation resorts in the country and The Town of Visby is really a beautiful place to stay in: A medevial town with an old wall around it. Still you should be happy to find somewhere to sleep! one really special place is Medeltidshotellet - The Medieval Hotel is a small, exclusive hotel, situated in the very heart of UNESCO World Heritage City of Visby. The hotel is built in an authentic 14th century house and decorated with historically inspired interiors and especially designed furniture in solid wood. All rooms have modern comfort as bathrooms, Internet access and tv, hidden in patinated backgrounds. The lounge has an open fireplace and soft armchairs. There are a few hotels in the world in Medieval buildings, very few of them with historically inspired interiors, and extremely few – matching the first two statements – in a UNESCO World Heritage. The Medieval Hotel of Visby is one of a kind, as far as we know. The Medieval Hotel is your choice of a little more exclusive lodging in historical environment, an oasis of calm, yet close to all that Visby offers in entertaining or culture. Romantic for the couple, or efficient for the company that needs privacy. The area is framed by a wall with two gates. On the picture above, on the right side of the hotel, you can see the scenic silhouette of the cathedral of Saint Mary, inaugurated in 1225. The hotel has 14 unique rooms and is open all year around www.medeltidshotellet.se or another one on the southside of the city - Villa Fridhem - an old resort for the Princess Eugenie www.fridhemspensionat.se or the old Prison of Visby http://gotland.net/visbyfangelse Your choise Regards Joakim

Thought I could provide you with a swedish link : www.kolstybb.nu with some pictures=Bilder of Gamla banor=Old tracks Lagvästar =Race jackets Medaljer=Medals Rockmärken=Pins Samlarbilder=Collectors cards Vimplar=pennants Vykort=Postcards Åkbilder=Action Photos Regards Lejon

So if you were a fan of any of the above three riders, and think you have something useful to offer any of these three books, pse get in touch. If you'd rather reply in private, pse email me at editorial@retro-speedway.com <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There was a book published in Sweden last year about Tommy Jansson. The title was Utan bromsar - without brakes. You can get in touch with the writer on this adress. nystromnhl@hotmail.com Regards Lejon

Yes, Ì know the numbers of NL meetings , I meant the total number of meetings. I know they raced 22 meetings in 46´and 23 in 47´. Regards Lejon