Speedway Attendances At Brandon

[g13webb]

We can all remember the good days and the big crowds, but speedway has changed do much. The biggest single factor is what its cost to be a speedway rider?. That costs dictates everything else. It dictate what the promoters have to pay the riders, its dictates the admission prices we have to pay. It also stops the production line of pulling in new talent. Going back to the time being quoted, we then had an abundance of British talent that appealed to all the supporters, now we have but a few riders capable of producing the same standard. It would be wrong the blame the poor attendances on the admission prices alone, it is a refection of where the sport has gone, and that's down to the way the sport has been governed over the years. In this current economic crisis, times are even harder, for the supporters as well as riders.... A total rethink is needed.... (Added later)..... Getting back to the title of the thread, It is imperative that when there is a good turnout, like last year, it is essential to get it right. The debacle that happened would only destroy the interest of the supporters that did go.

Edited February 3, 2013 by GRW123

[ch958]

We can all remember the good days and the big crowds, but speedway has changed do much. The biggest single factor is what its cost to be a speedway rider?. That costs dictates everything else. It dictate what the promoters have to pay the riders, its dictates the admission prices we have to pay. It also stops the production line of pulling in new talent. Going back to the time being quoted, we then had an abundance of British talent that appealed to all the supporters, now we have but a few riders capable of producing the same standard. It would be wrong the blame the poor attendances on the admission prices alone, it is a refection of where the sport has gone, and that's down to the way the sport has been governed over the years. In this current economic crisis, times are even harder, for the supporters as well as riders.... A total rethink is needed....

 

spot on

[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...

[SkidSolo]

According to some old football programmes I have, in 1987 Coventry City charged away fans £6, today they charge £25 and are 2 divisions lower.

[squall]

Sadly it can - and - it will unless something is done by the Promoters to pull in more Punters - and by that I DON'T mean introducing even more stupid Rules than they have at present. :sad:

 

 

In fact - getting rid of the more stupid Rules might actually help..................................... :rolleyes:

 

Rules don't stop people watching 4 blokes, 4 bikes, 4 laps.. People love the noise, the dirt, the crashes, the smell. Now the noise has been silenced (), the smell has gone, the dirt can be found 3 yards from the fence, crashes mean a 30min delay...and we have to pay more for it!

[villiers210]

 

 

Rules don't stop people watching 4 blokes, 4 bikes, 4 laps.. People love the noise, the dirt, the crashes, the smell. Now the noise has been silenced (), the smell has gone, the dirt can be found 3 yards from the fence, crashes mean a 30min delay...and we have to pay more for it!

Spot on Squall, and White Knight, the first thing that promoters need to learn has nothing to do with rules - I just wished that some of them would actually learn to "promote".

[dj350z]

Spot on Squall, and White Knight, the first thing that promoters need to learn has nothing to do with rules - I just wished that some of them would actually learn to "promote".

I think that is a bit harsh Villiers210.

Love him or hate him, Matt Ford has always been considered to be good at promoting Poole Speedway but even he is finding it hard to replace a 'lost' sponsor. It aint easy!!