cityrebel Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) as this awful season draws to a close there are a few already a few tracks with uncertain futures. with falling crowds and the added cost of installing an air fence at some venues, will some clubs call it a day. let's hope they all survive to come to the tapes in 2014. Edited October 23, 2013 by cityrebel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) as this awful season draws to a close there are a few already a few tracks with uncertain futures. with falling crowds and the added cost of installing an air fence at some venues, will some clubs call it a day. let's hope they all survive to come to the tapes in 2014. Edited October 23, 2013 by topaz325 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) as this awful season draws to a close there are a few already a few tracks with uncertain futures. with falling crowds and the added cost of installing an air fence at some venues, will some clubs call it a day. let's hope they all survive to come to the tapes in 2014. Let's hope that there are no closures - we will just have to wait and see I suppose. Edited October 23, 2013 by The White Knight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Not awful if you are a Poole fan. They won the league the rest doesnt matter The other clubs should follow the Poole way then the sport would be all hunky-dory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) Let's hope that there are no closures - we will just have to wait and see I suppose. Let's hope that there are no closures - we will just have to wait and see I suppose. Let's hope that there are no closures - we will just have to wait and see I suppose. Let's hope that there are no closures - we will just have to wait and see I suppose. Edited October 23, 2013 by Ray Stadia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAN2 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) Not awful if you are a Poole fan. They won the league the rest doesnt matter The other clubs should follow the Poole way then the sport would be all hunky-dory Edited October 23, 2013 by IAN2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) as this awful season draws to a close there are a few already a few tracks with uncertain futures. with falling crowds and the added cost of installing an air fence at some venues, will some clubs call it a day. let's hope they all survive to come to the tapes in 2014. Edited October 23, 2013 by Deano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 as this awful season draws to a close there are a few already a few tracks with uncertain futures. with falling crowds and the added cost of installing an air fence at some venues, will some clubs call it a day. let's hope they all survive to come to the tapes in 2014. as this awful season draws to a close there are a few already a few tracks with uncertain futures. with falling crowds and the added cost of installing an air fence at some venues, will some clubs call it a day. let's hope they all survive to come to the tapes in 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Come on guys,spit it out.....don't be shy!!!! Personally i don't think the amount of tracks operating is sustainable with the amount of outgoings + the crowd sizes.It is kept by the benevolence of a few promoters/sponsors digging deep and a lot of volunteers giving up their time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lioness Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Come on guys,spit it out.....don't be shy!!!! Personally i don't think the amount of tracks operating is sustainable with the amount of outgoings + the crowd sizes.It is kept by the benevolence of a few promoters/sponsors digging deep and a lot of volunteers giving up their time. I suspect there may be a quote problem that phil is working on - he has posted something in the support section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Having fallen into the same trap,i suspect you are right.Just taking the p out of those who couldn't work around it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Having fallen into the same trap,i suspect you are right.Just taking the p out of those who couldn't work around it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lioness Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Having fallen into the same trap,i suspect you are right.Just taking the p out of those who couldn't work around it lol Ray, scroll down, make sure you are past the quote box before trying to reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Ach,yer just showing off now.......what with yer quotes and smilies pfffft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Ach,yer just showing off now.......what with yer quotes and smilies pfffft This isnt Ray now.... Sorry ray just adding to your post to see if this helps - does it look as if I have done anything different to what you did? Can you edit this? Sending you pm so you know Ive done it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 This isnt Ray now.... Sorry ray just adding to your post to see if this helps - does it look as if I have done anything different to what you did? Can you edit this? Sending you pm so you know Ive done it! Having fallen into the same trap,i suspect you are right.Just taking the p out of those who couldn't work around it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalan Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Not awful if you are a Poole fan. They won the league the rest doesnt matter The other clubs should follow the Poole way then the sport would be all hunky-dory Come on Gav I'm a huge Poole fan but would give up League titles if it meant no speedway clubs had to close.As far as I'm concerned would rather speedway as a whole was back on a sure footing than glory for my selected clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Come on Gav I'm a huge Poole fan but would give up League titles if it meant no speedway clubs had to close.As far as I'm concerned would rather speedway as a whole was back on a sure footing than glory for my selected clubs. I hope this is now working, had some trouble yesterday! Like TWK said, I truly hope there are no casualties. It is that time of year when we hold our breath though. Although the economic client is still not good and gates are still not good, I thought speedway was perhaps a little firmer, but maybe I am wrong. I haven't heard any rumours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommer Mon Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 I suspect that much will depend on the Sky decision. If their support goes then I think the Elite League as we know it does with it. That would surely mean some EL teams wanting to drop down through the need to reduce their costs. It has the feel of 1964/5 with the top tier with too few teams and not enough backing. The amalgamation of the Leagues worked wonders then and the British league stood the test of time for many years. I would hope that by cutting costs by reducing the influx of mediocre foreign riders and perhaps the Grand Prix stars the Sport can try to rebuild itself. All that matters is that we have competitive racing. As I have said before National League racing is probably more exciting than the Elite League due to its unpredictability and inexperience of some riders. Its an entertainment game after all and as I have said before the current National League offering can be very good indeed. It's good racing that happens to be a second a lap slower than the EL. So what! You still feel that warm glow when your team wins just the same. In terms of teams going out of business, I think the Heathens may struggle now that they have to buy all that silver polish. Only joking! Fingers crossed there are no casualties. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berniev123 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 I suspect that much will depend on the Sky decision. If their support goes then I think the Elite League as we know it does with it. That would surely mean some EL teams wanting to drop down through the need to reduce their costs. It has the feel of 1964/5 with the top tier with too few teams and not enough backing. The amalgamation of the Leagues worked wonders then and the British league stood the test of time for many years. I would hope that by cutting costs by reducing the influx of mediocre foreign riders and perhaps the Grand Prix stars the Sport can try to rebuild itself. All that matters is that we have competitive racing. As I have said before National League racing is probably more exciting than the Elite League due to its unpredictability and inexperience of some riders. Its an entertainment game after all and as I have said before the current National League offering can be very good indeed. It's good racing that happens to be a second a lap slower than the EL. So what! You still feel that warm glow when your team wins just the same. In terms of teams going out of business, I think the Heathens may struggle now that they have to buy all that silver polish. Only joking! Fingers crossed there are no casualties. I agree with this and have one thought that, perhaps, two leagues BL1 (Surviving EL & PL & NL???) & BL2 (EL, PL & NL) as a semi pro organised sport, which would be weaker than what we have now then a new National Development League running with 4 or 5 man teams as per the MDL now below that as a 4 Team Tournament over the whole Season. Just a thought, but we are at 1964/5 all over with none of the big wigs from the Provincial League to knock heads together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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