bigeddiechek

Agree, student deals with booze deals could be a big draw. Is there a large student population in Berwick area? I'm guessing there will be a fair few.

Just ignore them, you made a valid point, I admit I'm not in touch with what teens and young adult look for and I'm keen to find out. Please share it with us!

Some really good ideas there. Nice to see some intellect being applied on this thread! The idea of getting a co-operative of sponsors is an interesting idea. Potentially small businesses get the advantage of main team sponsor coverage, but within their budget. I could see it also being good for their business network. I think some of the other stuff is being done already?

That's maybe a valid point, maybe not, here is the place for debate though. I'm not a youngster, but I'm open to listening to what teens and young adults would like to see from speedway. Before any of the usual suspects start, this is a genuine question.

If the powers who hold the rights really want speedway to survive in the UK, they really have to think about some kind of TV deal - however small - that can assist the clubs. Even £10k per club each year could make a huge difference?

Breath-taking intellect, once again. You are the comedy gift that just keeps giving Now, back to more serious matters. I actually agree with WJM, the social media sites have far more active people that on here. There must be a real opportunity to canvas opinion via polls and questionnaires to find out what a much larger number want. This is full of lunatics, so probably not the best place to get opinion.

It did suit you

A very accurate appraisal as always from you Paulco. A pleasure talking to you and hope to see you again next season.

Yes, but why would I want free ones?

Your intellect is most impressive. Why would I want free pies?

A prime example for all to see of the fact that fools seldom differ.

Yes, I suppose I have to get things wrong sometimes. It gave the young laddie ali a free pop at me though!

I know, it's a long way down. Berwick been awarded one of the Under 21 World Cup rounds. Not bad

It was interesting that one of the few people who have been "observed" throughout the season continues to attack me because I support the club. It is too late now to turn back the snide posts made throughout the season - and previous seasons - towards the club, and often the people running the club. The most recent one being the sarcastic comment made about the club's website. If it was a suggestion for an improvement it would have been worded very differently. For example, it could have begun, "Just a suggestions to improve the website...". However, it wasn't. Like I say, the negative stuff towards the club has now been experienced and noted by several people involved in the running of the club, not just the Directors. You can't just keep on publicly having a pop like that. Nobody in any business accepts that. If you put yourself in the public arena like that, you have to accept that there can be consequences in real life. Having a dig at my posts, and other posters, who only post in support of the club is fine. I don't take this too seriously, it is just a bit of sport when I get bored during work time. Having a dig at the club is a misguided and a gravely wrong thing to do. If I had anything to do with it, I would politely ask some not to return. A very important principle in life is not to let the rotten apples spoil the barrel. It is amazing how many people who don't post on here are thoroughly sick of this. Interestingly there are several hundred supporters who post on other Internet resources and none of them share the views of this tiny minority on here. Like you say disrespecting and attacking other supporters is no way to put a recovery plan in place and I think there has been a realisation recently that the few that do that need to be removed. Edit: That's my final say on this, I'm sure this will find a suitable conclusion.

Something much more substantial. An MBE perhaps

The antithesis of nothing. You probably deserve something more substantial than a sticker, and from someone more distinguished than I.

You have to do something to earn it first.

Nope; that's why I asked for one. Edited to add: Tsunami clearly hasn't a clue either.

Go on, give me a clue.

Well done, son. You can read a weather forecast. Sticker in the post.

Heh, heh, I've had a wee chuckle to myself about these two posts. Some will know why Completely agree with you. I also think the forum fanny phrase is unfair. It's a product of a certain few on here getting to the people who run the club. There are plenty on here who are not forum fannies. The free night at the start of the season sounds like a good idea, also it has been mentioned the speed of getting through a meeting as well. It has to be sharp and without unnecessary delays. We got quite good at that at Berwick, but some unfortunate accidents caused some drawn-out meetings this season. It could be marketed really well as an extreme sport, I am pretty sure that a lot of people running the clubs are aware of that. I can't see that being done without a huge - league wide - capital investment, though. Although things like having (lower quality, in my opinion), more current music is an easy start. Other things like, lighting rigs, LED lap timers on the centre green, better PA systems, large screen displays all come at a hefty cost. I'm sorry to keep banging on, but we just need to haul bodies through the gates to ensure the clubs have a financial stability, then we can start pushing for bigger improvements. Otherwise I just don't think the cash is there to put a big push across the board; which it needs to be, the odd club will not be enough. I don't know what rider costs are, but it would seem reasonable that they share some of the burden. Personally, the idea of a free meeting sits better in my mind than cutting wages, it has more value in terms of getting punters in, and it has to be financially worthwhile for the riders. If wages get cut, a lot of riders will just stop: I think...

Well said, here's hoping that there is a bit more luck for us next year, and several other teams that have had a difficult year.

Stunning idea to save the club.

Excellent post. It surely has to be the answer?

And so do some of the "fans". Just my opinion, mate.