gary moore Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 We decided this year not to subscribe to Sky sports and pay silly money to see `iffy` racing and hear the screaming twins. Were glad we did now. Swedish Speedway, apart from a couple of `quite` meetings has been great! Coupled with the fact that the GP series and the world cup are on Eurosport we made the right move and saved money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyfan Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Is it just me or are Sky showing much fewer EL matches than usual................There seems to have been quite a few weeks when no match has been shown.......Last week being a prime example, Wolves v Lakeside or Belle Vue v Swindon......Either would have been good viewing for the fans of said teams or the neutrals surely??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 We decided this year not to subscribe to Sky sports and pay silly money to see `iffy` racing and hear the screaming twins. Were glad we did now. Swedish Speedway, apart from a couple of `quite` meetings has been great! Coupled with the fact that the GP series and the world cup are on Eurosport we made the right move and saved money. As you've watched, and enjoyed so much televised speedway, has it caused you to choose not to attend any speedway meetings you might otherwise have attended? - and I don't mean meetings which have been on TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naffer Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 good question midland red, not aimed at me I know but if I see a good meeting on sky ,it makes me want to see the bees on a Friday more than ever. I cannot get into the Swedish league at all it just seems strange watching riders you see in the elite league as rivals riding as team mates or vice versa ,maybe it's a generational thing. It used to irritate me the screaming twins that is ,but I think they have toned it down a bit this year although dear old Nigel is still likely to think someone has made a good gate when in fact they are mired at the back. All heading towards one league again I reckon back to the future 1965 is the new 2015. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Not aimed at me either but I've not subscribed to Sky Sports this season for the first time and have only missed it on the odd occasion. I can watch the G.P's etc. on Eurosport, also the Swedish matches if I wanted to but strangely enough I've not really been that interested in them. I've watched a couple of the matches but that's all. Still watch the G.P's but if they weren't on Eurosport I probably wouldn't bother with them either. Should I get worried? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruiser McHuge Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Sky is certainly expensive but any speedway is a bonus for me...I certainly wouldn't subscribe to Sky purely for the speedway...the product is not that good ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Swedish speedway really means nothing to us, goes to show!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 I would never give a penny to Sky and it's vile owner. I'm a Virgin man....so to speak.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy robin Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 I would never give a penny to Sky and it's vile owner. I'm a Virgin man....so to speak.. Don't Sky just sell it to Virgin anyway so in reality you do give money to Sky. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Don't Sky just sell it to Virgin anyway so in reality you do give money to Sky. Not directly though, it's Virgins dough after it has left my account... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Fever Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Swedish speedway really means nothing to us, goes to show!! :-) Well i enjoy it - its speedway after all, and tbh I'd watch even if it was the German league. Any speedway on TV is a bonus as far as I'm concerned 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewrunagall Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Soon, I'm going to have to cancel my Sky subscription, as it's gradually creeping up in price, but as Sky Sports Mobile and Eurosport Player are about £10 per month each, I'll probably switch to that as everything else I watch is either on Freeview or it can be downloaded… somehow. Should save me about £50 a month, plus more during the off-season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 I've not missed Sky either, Eurosports coverage had been great with GPs, SWC, Euros, Pairs and Swedish league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Well i enjoy it - its speedway after all, and tbh I'd watch even if it was the German league. Any speedway on TV is a bonus as far as I'm concerned Oh yeah it's okay, I don't really care about who wins apart from a team that includes a Lynn rider lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 As you've watched, and enjoyed so much televised speedway, has it caused you to choose not to attend any speedway meetings you might otherwise have attended? - and I don't mean meetings which have been on TV yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen7 Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Sky is certainly expensive but any speedway is a bonus for me...I certainly wouldn't subscribe to Sky purely for the speedway...the product is not that good ! Like you I subscribe to Sky for a whole variety or reasons, but I have to say the EuroSport coverage has been excellent, and I am really warming to the presenters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 yes :o Would you care to expand on that? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Sky's coverage of speedway has dropped to once every 2 weeks if you are lucky. When they where the speedway Elite League sponsers you got a meeting on there every week. Looking at the fixtures list on sky it is one tonight PL and PL again next week, so that should make a nice change actually might some some close racing for a change. How come they didn't bother with the GP's and the World Cup beats me. They recond they didn't get enough viewers to warent the outlay to show it. Eurosport seem to be getting into speedway, I just hope that they keep it up. If Sky decide to pull the plug on speedway alltogether then maybe Eurosport will jump in and carry on where they have left off. Can't say I am really into the Swedish League. It is to much like the EL just 4 riders following each other round the track, most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Can't say I am really into the Swedish League. It is to much like the EL just 4 riders following each other round the track, most of the time. You mean it's too much like the sport of speedway? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Never used to be like this. I can remember watching close racing, with pairs of riders riding as they should do and fighting hard to keep back the opposite teams pair of riders. Now it is leap from the gate and follow me if you can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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