SteveLyric2 Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Bring back Screensport, I say!!! Clive Fisher's a mate!! :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Noone has to pay to watch any meeting easy to find on the net gone are the days I pay sky £70 robbing buggers No, you are the robbing bugger. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusky Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Bring back Screensport, I say!!! Clive Fisher's a mate!! :-) I wouldn't be shouting about that......Only kidding Clive.. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 You're missing the point. Look at the wider picture. As ever it's a little more complex than how it affects you. Sky now charge more for their services than they did when they had a monopoly. People are blaming BT for making them pay more overall when it's Sky, as ever, who are the real problem. They abused their monopoly position for years and still continue to overcharge to pay for their suicidal football deal. But the mugs still pay and bleat about another business naturally trying to undercut. Why not ditch the Sky leech to solve your problem? I think you're missing the point. When all speedway was on Sky Sports you paid for Sky Sports. Now you have to pay for Sky Sports, BT Sport and Eurosport. You're better off with a monopoly than multiple providers whos combined cost is more than the original monopoly provider. Speedway being spread across 3 channels means it costs people more to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanF Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 On the other hand, having three providers interested in televising the sport should in theory create an opportunity to increase the value of the rights and bring more money into the sport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Bt and Sky are paying billions for the football. Why on earth didnt they meet up for a pint in a back street pub and say you have that, we have this and we wont bid more than a few million quid a season between us. Result? Footballers on 200,000 a week can go elsewhere, the premier league will survive and in an ideal world subscriptions would reduce.(yer right) Edited April 14, 2016 by Steve Shovlar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertsRacer Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Bt and Sky are paying billions for the football. Why on earth didnt they meet up for a pint in a back street pub and say you have that, we have this and we wont bid more than a few million quid a season between us. Result? Footballers on 200,000 a week can go elsewhere, the premier league will survive and in an ideal world subscriptions would reduce.(yer right) Steve, BT were never a threat to Sky winning the main football contract, they were only interested in gaining more of the smaller packages of games on offer. Sky were spooked by rumours that Fox or one of the major Middle East companies wanted the main contract, so bid way over the odds. In the end neither of the others bid, so Sky were lumbered. The only way they could pay for it was to jncrease prices to the customer and drastically cut back on costs by dropping a lot of other sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Bt and Sky are paying billions for the football. Why on earth didnt they meet up for a pint in a back street pub and say you have that, we have this and we wont bid more than a few million quid a season between us. Perhaps because that would be against competition law. Not that that would necessarily stop SKY, but they are in no doubt that there is considerable scrutiny from politicians and other parts of the media so it would be prudent to at least appear to be 'playing by the rules'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 I noticed at leicester they had even put a notice up on the burger van saying about streaming so it's not just in the programme and a mega long speech before the meeting you get it in your face when by a burger. Not sure what the big fuss is about really as I don't always watch speedway on sky, so i wouldn't be bothered on periscope. Be interested to know if this periscope warning is taken as seriously at all clubs as it is at Leicester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) I noticed at leicester they had even put a notice up on the burger van saying about streaming so it's not just in the programme and a mega long speech before the meeting you get it in your face when by a burger. Not sure what the big fuss is about really as I don't always watch speedway on sky, so i wouldn't be bothered on periscope. Be interested to know if this periscope warning is taken as seriously at all clubs as it is at Leicester What a complete waste of time as signs inside the stadium and notes in the prog have no authority what so ever, unless there is a sign at the point of payment and entry. Edited April 15, 2016 by A ORLOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 I noticed at leicester they had even put a notice up on the burger van saying about streaming so it's not just in the programme and a mega long speech before the meeting you get it in your face when by a burger. Not sure what the big fuss is about really as I don't always watch speedway on sky, so i wouldn't be bothered on periscope. But would you watch live streaming of burgers being purchased? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) I'd love to know what the BSPA/Go-Speed contract with Sky actually states?! Its not as if Sky even attempt to cover every EL meeting - let alone screen each one LIVE!!! It can't have total exclusivity otherwise other TV outlets wouldn't be able to feature any speedway on their local news/sports programmes, which means that each promotion must be allowed to 'give permission'!! Edited April 15, 2016 by Skidder1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 But would you watch live streaming of burgers being purchased? Probally more entertaining than the lack of racing at BP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nicki Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Probally more entertaining than the lack of racing at BP Or your Posts, continually knocking Leicester speedway. At least Leicester has a speedway track, a promoter who is willing to sink his money into it and track staff who are willing to try and make improvements to the racing. Many people in many parts of the country would be pleased simply just to have that facility available to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Or your Posts, continually knocking Leicester speedway. At least Leicester has a speedway track, a promoter who is willing to sink his money into it and track staff who are willing to try and make improvements to the racing. Many people in many parts of the country would be pleased simply just to have that facility available to them. Maybe had Leicester listened to me and others 5 years ago and altered the track shape crowds wouldn't of walked away, you don't seem to mention the sky experts knocking Leicester speedway continuously ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nicki Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Maybe had Leicester listened to me and others 5 years ago and altered the track shape crowds wouldn't of walked away, you don't seem to mention the sky experts knocking Leicester speedway continuously ? What evidence do you have that you offered any input 5 years ago, or is this continued rhetoric on your behalf? So easy to say, 'I did this', or 'I did that' behind a pseudonym on a forum, without producing any evidence. Who are you referring to when you state 'Sky Experts'? Nigel Pearson? Kelvin Tatum? Sophie Blake? Or Rosco during his interviews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Probally more entertaining than the lack of racing at BP Passing and close racing on Wednesday. Case closed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 What evidence do you have that you offered any input 5 years ago, or is this continued rhetoric on your behalf? So easy to say, 'I did this', or 'I did that' behind a pseudonym on a forum, without producing any evidence. Who are you referring to when you state 'Sky Experts'? Nigel Pearson? Kelvin Tatum? Sophie Blake? Or Rosco during his interviews? 3 of the 4 made negative comments and have done since it opened. I am sure many will back my comments up about my opinion of the track since day one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nicki Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 3 of the 4 made negative comments and have done since it opened. I am sure many will back my comments up about my opinion of the track since day one. 3 of the 4? Which 3? Would one of them be the Swindon manager, whose team lost? Would one of them be Nigel Pearson, who has never laid down a track and whose opinions are questionable? Would one of them be Kelvin Tatum, who has ridden the track how many times? Or would one of them be Sophie Blake? 'Many' Names please? 'My comments' Evidence please? So easy to be negative, join the flock and knock others efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 3 of the 4? Which 3? Would one of them be the Swindon manager, whose team lost? Would one of them be Nigel Pearson, who has never laid down a track and whose opinions are questionable? Would one of them be Kelvin Tatum, who has ridden the track how many times? Or would one of them be Sophie Blake? 'Many' Names please? 'My comments' Evidence please? So easy to be negative, join the flock and knock others efforts. I think your find kelvin has ridden the track plus his fast experience on track makes him qualified to make comments. The poor crowds at Leicester now speaks volumes to what they once had but with refusing to make track changes the crowd gave up on the sport in Leicester after 28 years of waiting. Have you rode the track ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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