Normski Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Used to get big crowds at Shielfield when we rode on a Sunday afternoon. Can remember an inter-league 4 team meeting absolutely massive crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC67 Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 What's that, a fifty-mile radius around Shielfield? On that basis, population fifty-mile radius of Armadale is 2.5 million. Brough Park is 2 million. Ashfield 3.5 million. Berwick promotion do pretty well from what they've got to draw upon by comparison Just pointing out to the poster that population is there , Berwick are neve going to match big city team I realise that , but I'm sure there's always room for a few more on Saturday night , short of physically dragging folks in off the street I'm not sure how you do that , as a previous member mention it's not just at Berwick where low crowds are a problem , the whole sport is in decline and has been for a few years now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penchev Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Your points are noted, I'm sure. But Berwick impress many by their refusal to lay out the big money that would be required to attract a Harris, a Watt (really?) or a big-name continental tstar o Shielfield Park. They were recently sitting second in the league with a side constructed within a sensible budget. Had Sebastian Alden not been injured they'd possibly still be there. Berwick should be a guideline to others. Yes, the sport needs a real shake-up, no mistake about that. But that shake-up should be designed to keep clubs of more-modest means in business, not make more and more has-beens available to a Premier League which in the main can't afford them. Cut the PL costs, make it a viable, entertaining league and let EL clubs spend money they haven't got. Mind I never said Berwick would sign watt or Harris lol, just merely a point that the stupid rules are ruining our sport, even if for example Glasgow were to sign Harris as say a squad member then surely that is for the good of the sport by putting bums on seats? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Maybe we should have made sure Kevs average didnt rise above Sebs as some other teams might have done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks123 Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Maybe we should have made sure Kevs average didnt rise above Sebs as some other teams might have done Good to see we are in the process of signing another rider. I take it Kev's average (and or Theo's) is above Seb's average for next month so we are unable to get a guest in August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Maybe we should have made sure Kevs average didnt rise above Sebs as some other teams might have done Lets face it other Team members are not going to complain about using R/R for your No1 when all the Heat Leaders get an extra ride and a chance for more income.Money is what it is all about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Maybe we should have made sure Kevs average didnt rise above Sebs as some other teams might have done Having seen him at Ipswich and Peterborough recently I can assure you he's doing everything possibly to lower that average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandits4eva Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Having seen him at Ipswich and Peterborough recently I can assure you he's doing everything possibly to lower that average He done alright at Ipswich... It was Peterborough where he had the nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Mind I never said Berwick would sign watt or Harris lol, just merely a point that the stupid rules are ruining our sport There would be some who would argue that if a rider is allowed to ride for two teams, that is hammering a few nails in the speedway coffin too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 There would be some who would argue that if a rider is allowed to ride for two teams, that is hammering a few nails in the speedway coffin too!! Too many teams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Too many teams? yea , lets lose the bottom 5 teams in the pl and the bottom 2 teams in the el and have one big happy family . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To The Point Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Lets face it other Team members are not going to complain about using R/R for your No1 when all the Heat Leaders get an extra ride and a chance for more income.Money is what it is all about. Big Big snag with that point, it increases the need to rebuild your engine more often, so if you normally rebuild every 8 meetings, would need to be done every 6 meetings. This wipes out any financial advantage to the rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 yea , lets lose the bottom 5 teams in the pl and the bottom 2 teams in the el and have one big happy family . Not quite what I had in mind. Not enough quality riders for 20+ teams in the top two tiers, so doubling up/down is a necessity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) Big Big snag with that point, it increases the need to rebuild your engine more often, so if you normally rebuild every 8 meetings, would need to be done every 6 meetings. This wipes out any financial advantage to the rider.Dont think riders would look at that way, 1 more race per meeting and a couple of 3 pt wins might offset the costs.Riders know the score,if that was the case they would be refusing Ht 15's. Edited July 21, 2016 by Fromafar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To The Point Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Dont think riders would look at that way, 1 more race meeting and a couple of 3 pt wins might offset the costs.Riders know the score,if that was the case they would be refusing Ht 15's. Not the ones I have spoken too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 So finally we have confirmation this morning -- we have a seven-man team again. After a 57-day manhunt! Well done Scott Courtney and Dennis McCleary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) Interesting http://www.berwickbandits.co/article/bandits-get-their-man Edited July 22, 2016 by Shads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Berwick are certainly to be commended in going down a very difficult route to secure Dawid Stachyra. They have had some decent Poles in their side before,notably Burza, so hopefully they are rewarded this time also, rather than relying on Guests or R/R long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havenagotahope Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Did somebody say there would be a Pole to fill the hole in the bandits team 😁👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Great to see Berwick back to a seven man team, lets hope David is worth the wait and comes up with points to keep our play off push going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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