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That photo's a bit of a blast from the past isn't it? lol

 

http://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/564536/oficjalnie-przemyslaw-pawlicki-w-stali-gorzow

 

Don't be surprised if Baby PP heads over to Gorzow...nothing certain like, but PP1 & PP2 were always marketed as a package in the past, so where one goes the other may well follow. Now, PP2 + BZ wouldn't be a bad reserve pairing would they?

Is Piotr Pawlicki not too old for the reserve berth now? I thought he already turned 21 this year.
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How much can a top flight and middle tier rider expect to earn in Poland ? Anyone know please.

 

Przemyslaw Terminski http://www.fst.torun.pl/en/node/19 owner of the Polish FST insurers broker company, and the owner of KS Torun speedway club, has recently revealed in an interview with the Polish daily sport newspaper „Przeglad Sportowy” his thoughts on financing Polish speedway, and in particular his own club.

In his opinion Polish EkstraLiga clubs, in order to keep alive, need to cut wages of their riders by at least 30%. Generally speaking, it would be best if clubs paid for a signature on a contract no more than £25K (or 150K PLN), and for a point around £650 (or 4K PLN). Otherwise, without additional sponsorship clubs would have to seek extra money in fans’ pockets. The ticket would have to cost a hundred PLN . Currently the average ticket price in Torun is 19 PLN and people already complain that it is too expensive. What would they say if it was a hundred PLN?

Terminski’s season budget for Torun comes to around £1'500 000.00 . Is this a viable calculation?

He thinks so, but it can always be higher of course. Some say that it will be, if his team advances to the play-offs . He denies this idea. In four play-off matches one has to pay riders around £167K (or one million PLN net) because the average pay to riders, per meeting, is 250,000 PLN. As far as the revenue from the final is concerned, it can be estimated at around £100K, or 600 thousand PLN. In short, he doesn't believe that the play-offs bring any extra money.

Can Polish EkstraLiga afford riders earning around £ 167K (or one million PLN), and perhaps even more ?

The Torun's owner reckons that he can afford to pay riders up to the above mentioned amount. Above that it simply would be a fad. Besides, £167K for the world class rider, is really a super dosh. How much can any rider spend on preparations for the season? Hancock has 50 bikes and why would he need 51or 52. OK, he needs to do some tuning. From time to time he most likely will replace engines, so £25K – 33K (or150-200K PLN) as the annual equipment cost for somebody like him is adequate. What about the cost of keeping his team? Any top rider employs two mechanics. Each of them are paid around € 2,000 a month. For the season it will come to another £33.5K (or 200 thousand PLN). Around £16.5K (or 100,000. PLN) can be added for fares, flights and other expenses. Therefore a grand total comes to around £83.5K, or five hundred thousand PLN. The other half of £167k stays in the rider's pocket. Of course, the top riders in our team are currently getting more. Half a million PLN (in hand) are getting those which you call the 2nd string. But in Mr Terminski’s opinion, there are still those riders who in one season want to earn more than he would in a lifetime.

Could the cost of running Polish Ekstraliga club be reduced if the transfer period would last – say – only two weeks?

Mr Terlinski does not think so. What is needed in his opinion, is to be firm and neutral, and above else not paying more than one has to. By his own admission, he does what he preaches. Besides, he says - people need to be aware that speedway cannot afford certain things . It is a sport supported by the proverbial barbers, shopkeepers and small businesses like his own. This is not basketball, where the Nike company is able to pay a player $ one million for the fact that he plays in their shoes. In Polish speedway - he said - we have a really great television deal, but ultimately how does 8.5 million PLN compare with 140 million that our football gets.? Please do have a look at Dubai, where the FormulaOne gets 150 million euros. But that sport is watched live by 300,000 and by a half billion on television. Speedway does not have that kind of money , so we must keep our outgoings down - he said.

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"Hancock has 50 bikes"

 

Thats surely tongue in cheek...

I read it as an exaggeration, but his point being Hancock already has a load of bikes so it's not like he has to go out and buy all new bikes in March for the new season.

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I read it as an exaggeration, but his point being Hancock already has a load of bikes so it's not like he has to go out and buy all new bikes in March for the new season.

Yes...

 

On the other hand, does any top rider too that at the moment? All new gear when the season starts in March? Meaning dozen or so engines and 5-8 rolling chassis's... I doubt it.

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ONE SGP rider last season had 14 complete bikes

To my knowledge most have a set (3-4, guessing, I admit) in the UK and then there's a "GP set/garage" on the continent somewhere. That would be another 4-6 + spares and they are used for SE, PL and GP.

 

14 sounds a lot of bikes... How did he do?

 

EDIT: And to explain myself a little, in s sport where "number one bike" is THE ONE most want to ride, 14 number one's just cant work. :lol:

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To my knowledge most have a set (3-4, guessing, I admit) in the UK and then there's a "GP set/garage" on the continent somewhere. That would be another 4-6 + spares and they are used for SE, PL and GP.

 

14 sounds a lot of bikes... How did he do?

 

EDIT: And to explain myself a little, in s sport where "number one bike" is THE ONE most want to ride, 14 number one's just cant work. :lol:

 

Kasprzak bought a couple of engines last season, didnt help him at all.

 

Read something about lil'Pawlicki that he got in trouble with the law? Anybody has info on that?

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Kasprzak bought a couple of engines last season, didnt help him at all.

 

Read something about lil'Pawlicki that he got in trouble with the law? Anybody has info on that?

http://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/564998/piotr-pawlicki-ma-problemy-z-soba-i-prawem

 

Appears that he does.

Regards. Alan.

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So many smashing news from polska today, any confirmed ones??

Jonsson, Laguta - Rybnik ;)

Kildemand - Leszno but in contact with Stal (which one?) ?? :blink:

Piotr Pawlicki - Falubaz ? :blink:

Hancock - almost falubaz ?

Mikkelsen - Tarnow, good move for him if it is true, but can be clearly seen that Tarnow is in big financial crisris and they don't have any expectations, or am I wrong? I hope so.

And don't know what else. shiet.

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Doesn't say much does it!!?

 

Its probably only something that lads of his age get up to!!!!!! :D

Allowing for the fact that Google Translate isn't the most reliable source it looks like he set off a flare after a play-off meeting which is a serious offence over there to do so in a public stadium without authority. It can carry up to five years imprisonment.

 

Before we get the comments about that being wrong and over the top the Poles have their own laws and it's their own business. Anyway it may well be a mistranslation. I do hope so.

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Allowing for the fact that Google Translate isn't the most reliable source it looks like he set off a flare after a play-off meeting which is a serious offence

over there to do so in a public stadium without authority. I t can carry up to five years imprisonment.

 

Before we get the comments about that being wrong and over the top the Poles have their own laws and it's their own business. Anyway it may well be a mistranslation. I do hope so.

 

According to a new article on Sfy (if translation is somewhat correct), the legal matters is also that he is accused of beating and causing injury on someone.

 

 

The second procedure is already the District Court in Leszno. It concerns the beating and causing injury. - We proceedings having light flares during the final match Ekstraligi.

Earlier, we conducted the action on the beat.Here in June handed over the case to court in Leszno, along with an indictment - said the regional prosecutor Michael Smętkowski.

 

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