secsy1 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Promotion is the act of encouraging something to happen or develop. Promoters are supposed to help forward or encourage (enterprise or result); publicize and sell (product); initiate (project). In the Speedway Star several articles have been printed regarding the lack of support for teams up and down the country and also several letters published that state no local publicity has been made regarding meetings or events at tracks. Peaching to the converted is witnessed in churches up and down the country every Sunday, where attendances have dwindled also. Until heads are taken out of the sand by the ones who run the sport nothing will happen. Changing the rules year in and year out will not resolve issues. Making a change in League structure and race days, will help in short term with personal finances for the converted. EMPHASIS must be made by every club to get out into their communities and PROMOTE the clubs. NEW, YOUNG, ENERGETIC AND ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTERS ARE REQUIRED FOR NEXT SEASON. TO ACHIEVE THIS IT BEGINS AT THE END OF THIS SEASON. season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I applaud your sentiment but fear you may be whistling in the wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarletrider Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Promotion is the act of encouraging something to happen or develop. Promoters are supposed to help forward or encourage (enterprise or result); publicize and sell (product); initiate (project). In the Speedway Star several articles have been printed regarding the lack of support for teams up and down the country and also several letters published that state no local publicity has been made regarding meetings or events at tracks. Peaching to the converted is witnessed in churches up and down the country every Sunday, where attendances have dwindled also. Until heads are taken out of the sand by the ones who run the sport nothing will happen. Changing the rules year in and year out will not resolve issues. Making a change in League structure and race days, will help in short term with personal finances for the converted. EMPHASIS must be made by every club to get out into their communities and PROMOTE the clubs. NEW, YOUNG, ENERGETIC AND ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTERS ARE REQUIRED FOR NEXT SEASON. TO ACHIEVE THIS IT BEGINS AT THE END OF THIS SEASON. season. I agree 100% with what you say. The most sensible post I've read for a very long while. "The Mackem" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Young, energetic and enthusiastic rules me out then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Young, energetic and enthusiastic rules me out then! It rules out most knockers of our great sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 It rules out most knockers of our great sport.i'm not knocking our sport, just reflecting how I feel after a days work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKYLANE Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 The problem is that the BSPA is run on a shoe string. Ideally , an independent person should run the Sport......but who is going to pay the bill ?????? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 The problem is that the BSPA is run on a shoe string. Ideally , an independent person should run the Sport......but who is going to pay the bill ?????? More should have been done when Speedway was a really popular Sport. Sadly things have been allowed to get so run down - the Sport of Speedway could well be History in this Country in a few years. I take no pleasure whatsoever in saying this. To a point, I don't even blame the Promoters today. Most of them were probably not around the last time Speedway in the UK was successful. The mistakes were made many years ago. The thing is that hindsight is wonderful thing - but - who is to say that we, had we been Promoters then, would not have done exactly the same? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) something bold at bspa need doing, instead of cost cutting/tinkering round the edges....squad system, same night fixtures, rejuvinate the sport!! Edited September 22, 2015 by ColinMills 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HagueyUK Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Agree fully with secsy1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 The problem is that the BSPA is run on a shoe string. Ideally , an independent person should run the Sport......but who is going to pay the bill ?????? It always comes back to this "finding and independent person" - we already have a few of them, they're called referees!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Ideally , an independent person should run the Sport......but who is going to pay the bill ?????? CEOs of minor sports are only paid 40-50K per year. You'll probably only get a youngish person for that, and you won't keep them for long if they're any good, but they might bring enough enthusiasm and ideas to improve the sport. It always comes back to this "finding and independent person" - we already have a few of them, they're called referees!! It doesn't have to be someone unassociated with the sport - merely someone with no current ties to any particular promotion. It could be a former promoter, referee or even rider if they have the right attributes. Edited September 23, 2015 by Humphrey Appleby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Speedway missed a golden opportunity in the late eighties when John Berry put his name forward to administer the sport. He would have been an ideal choice put he soon pulled out as he felt that he wouldn't have got the necessary backing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 More should have been done when Speedway was a really popular Sport. Sadly things have been allowed to get so run down - the Sport of Speedway could well be History in this Country in a few years. I take no pleasure whatsoever in saying this. To a point, I don't even blame the Promoters today. Most of them were probably not around the last time Speedway in the UK was successful. The mistakes were made many years ago. The thing is that hindsight is wonderful thing - but - who is to say that we, had we been Promoters then, would not have done exactly the same? I think it has to revert to being semi-professional in this country. If that means some riders quitting and some clubs folding because they can't run on a weekend or Friday night, so be it, it would be better than the whole thing completely folding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKYLANE Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 When I started going in 1963 , only the top world class riders were employed as riders only. The majority had their own business or their employer allowed them to book 1/2 a day or a full day off work .....Speedway was their hobby. A small number were allowed time of work at their employer's expense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 I think it has to revert to being semi-professional in this country. If that means some riders quitting and some clubs folding because they can't run on a weekend or Friday night, so be it, it would be better than the whole thing completely folding. they don't have to fold - riders used to use their annual leave for meetings, half days, part time work, understanding bosses - not easy i know but the sport can not afford pro riders at pl level and below. as a matter of interest though which pl clubs could positively not run on Fri, Sat or Sun? even if it meant a change of regular race night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 had interesting chat to a would be newcomer today..so much so, I emailed his query to a elite league promotion..(which was replied too) the conversation was as follows. my mate has a 4yr 6 month boy, his dad watch speedway on tv and the boy liked a bit when the tractor was going round, (think recent Swedish match).. so my mate asked me today "do speedway have tasters, for would be new fans? id like to take my boy along, but if he don't like it and wanna go home, I may want to leave by heat 4, if he"s grizzly"?... would they let me in and pay at the end, or if I go at heat 4 could I just pay half price"? anyone think this is a reasonable request? bare in mind speedway "could" win a brand new fan for life here???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 had interesting chat to a would be newcomer today..so much so, I emailed his query to a elite league promotion..(which was replied too) the conversation was as follows. my mate has a 4yr 6 month boy, his dad watch speedway on tv and the boy liked a bit when the tractor was going round, (think recent Swedish match).. so my mate asked me today "do speedway have tasters, for would be new fans? id like to take my boy along, but if he don't like it and wanna go home, I may want to leave by heat 4, if he"s grizzly"?... would they let me in and pay at the end, or if I go at heat 4 could I just pay half price"? anyone think this is a reasonable request? bare in mind speedway "could" win a brand new fan for life here???? Can't imagine any business saying 'can I try it free and not pay even if I do'. Try it with a PL footie team, a restaurant, a cinema, a gams of golf, and you will not get a Yes. The nearest you will get is admission with a part voucher, which is the normal taster systems. You might get a new fan for life, but as Lakeside found out, more like a lot of freebies for a night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 it was kings lynn, maybe because I knew this bloke was genuine, not a freebie grabber, he was purely interested in finding a hobby for his boy.. by the way, I started cruising by booking a 2 day taster, not knowing if id like it, I now had 6 cruises, so it worked for them. no, kings lynn wasn't interested (which I clearly understand) there response was "we have one last match, its free for kids, £11 adults".....that was it. no mention of what match it was, no date, no start time......now I had no gripes with there answer to the query, but my god, PR in speedway is pretty non exsistant!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 , but my god, PR in speedway is pretty non exsistant!! Lynn are bidding for the league title in this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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