tocha Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Lakeside announce their ticket prices for 2017 which seem in keeping with other NL clubs. There is no mention of programme price though so it is not possible at this stage to gauge the benefit of purchasing a season ticket. http://www.lakesidehammers.co/hammers-announce-admission-prices/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Never seen unemployed listed as a concession before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Lakeside announce their ticket prices for 2017 which seem in keeping with other NL clubs. There is no mention of programme price though so it is not possible at this stage to gauge the benefit of purchasing a season ticket. http://www.lakesidehammers.co/hammers-announce-admission-prices/ People would need to know what day or night the club intends to run before commiting to a season ticket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Never seen unemployed listed as a concession before. I think it always was at Lakeside subject to proof of being unemployed. I seem to recall it being announced around 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Never seen unemployed listed as a concession before.I thought quite a few clubs did itAlso seen it at other sports too Also seen some bands have an amount of cheaper tickets available at a lower price for the unemployed Edited January 25, 2017 by Triple.H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Never noticed it before, despite being unemployed atm due to poor health i am still not sure I agree with it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Went to the Lakeside forum tonight.Very good turnout and a lot of positivity from Jon and considerable enthusiasm from Kelvin.They are looking to create a Lakeside family atmosphire between Riders and the fans this season.All looking good for an enjoyable years Speedway........ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted January 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 It's good to know that the traffic delays on Fridays for NL racing will be much less than they were for EL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Many of the riders will not have ridden Lakeside before so it should be a fortress,Even the top riders in this league ,Bowen and Boxall are not at their best on this very tight circuit....the away matches should be the deciding factor in their final league position,, Bowen's raced at Lakeside before and is a small track specialist. Took to Kent like a duck to water, can't see him struggling with Lakeside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 The 'original' website article on admission prices mistakenly showed 'concessions' as £10 when it should have been £11. Jon Cook did say yesterday evening that concessions are not that common at NL level anyway. Birmingham and Kent do not offer concessions and there may be others. There was a lot of positivity evident at the forum and a very good turnout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Thought the reason for dropping down was we couldn't run on Fridays due to the bad traffic? Someone is not telling the full truth by the sounds of it. Maybe the terrible traffic has been all the people fighting there way to the raceway and now it's National League the M25 should be nice and clear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 I did not say Bowen and Boxhall were struggling,,and you can not compare Kent with Lakeside totally different... I saw them both on their most recent visits which was in the top level ,and thought they were not at their best.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice Of Reason Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 It's good to know that the traffic delays on Fridays for NL racing will be much less than they were for EL! Thought the reason for dropping down was we couldn't run on Fridays due to the bad traffic? Someone is not telling the full truth by the sounds of it. Maybe the terrible traffic has been all the people fighting there way to the raceway and now it's National League the M25 should be nice and clear. BREAKING NEWS JUST IN: Jon Cook in "Talking out of his @rse scandal"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckerroo Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 I wonder if it will take less time for john and kelv to get there of a friday now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daytripper Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Thought the reason for dropping down was we couldn't run on Fridays due to the bad traffic? Someone is not telling the full truth by the sounds of it. Maybe the terrible traffic has been all the people fighting there way to the raceway and now it's National League the M25 should be nice and clear. Not exactly. It's more complicated than that. The roadworks causing the trouble seem to be finishing, but Jon said that in the 5 meetings when crowds were seriously affected by roadworks they were losing up to £8,000 per meeting, and could not sustain those losses . It costs £22,000 to run an Elite (now Premier ) League meeting but only £8000 max. to run an NL meeting so any losses would be proportionately much smaller at the lower level. There seem to be other reasons swirling beneath the surface. He has doubts about the top leagues ability to survive in its present form and is being destroyed, amongst other things by riders pay demands which are getting beyond the pale. He said when Lakeside announced they were dropping to NL four riders phoned up to say they were devasted and asked if there was anything they coukd do. The four were Lewi Kerr, Richard Lawson, Kim Nilsson and Dave Watt. The rest, in Cooks words "ran for the hills" and didn't care about the fans or the club. Both Jon and Kelvin want to return to the club atmosphere that speedway had 25 years ago. The riders will now be encouraged to interact with fans more, now they don't have to dash off and catch flights to their next pay day. Kelvin also said we will have to get used to a new type of Speedwáy but he is very enthusiastic about it BREAKING NEWS JUST IN: Jon Cook in "Talking out of his @rse scandal"! BREAKING NEWS JUST IN : The Sneering Voice of (Un )Reason, who couldn't be bothered to turn up, didn't hear the full context of what was said, doesn't have the guts to confront Cook and Tatum face to face, and doesn't get hit in the pocket when the club sustains losses, gets it wrong and makes a fool of himself yet again. Not funny, not clever, just stupid 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice Of Reason Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 I didn't need to be 100 miles away in Orsett.....I could smell the BS from here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Not exactly. It's more complicated than that. The roadworks causing the trouble seem to be finishing, but Jon said that in the 5 meetings when crowds were seriously affected by roadworks they were losing up to £8,000 per meeting, and could not sustain those losses . It costs £22,000 to run an Elite (now Premier ) League meeting but only £8000 max. to run an NL meeting so any losses would be proportionately much smaller at the lower level. There seem to be other reasons swirling beneath the surface. He has doubts about the top leagues ability to survive in its present form and is being destroyed, amongst other things by riders pay demands which are getting beyond the pale. He said when Lakeside announced they were dropping to NL four riders phoned up to say they were devasted and asked if there was anything they coukd do. The four were Lewi Kerr, Richard Lawson, Kim Nilsson and Dave Watt. The rest, in Cooks words "ran for the hills" and didn't care about the fans or the club. Both Jon and Kelvin want to return to the club atmosphere that speedway had 25 years ago. The riders will now be encouraged to interact with fans more, now they don't have to dash off and catch flights to their next pay day. Kelvin also said we will have to get used to a new type of Speedwáy but he is very enthusiastic about it BREAKING NEWS JUST IN : The Sneering Voice of (Un )Reason, who couldn't be bothered to turn up, didn't hear the full context of what was said, doesn't have the guts to confront Cook and Tatum face to face, and doesn't get hit in the pocket when the club sustains losses, gets it wrong and makes a fool of himself yet again. Not funny, not clever, just stupid Why not the Premier League then or can they not afford that league either? Iam sorry but I can't see the club getting a new stadium when they are offering National League speedway. The roadworks have finished and have been since before Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchfield aces Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 As a travelling supporter ,has the decision been made as to what day/time will be first choice? What is the Second choice or reserved night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daytripper Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Why not the Premier League then or can they not afford that league either? Iam sorry but I can't see the club getting a new stadium when they are offering National League speedway. The roadworks have finished and have been since before Christmas. I presume you mean why not Championship League ? Probably because there is not much difference between the cost (and admission fees ) of the two leagues, especially when you take the sky money into account. One piece of good news I forgot to mention was that both main sponsors are back onboard. As a travelling supporter ,has the decision been made as to what day/time will be first choice? What is the Second choice or reserved night? Fixture list to be published shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 I presume you mean why not Championship League ? Probably because there is not much difference between the cost (and admission fees ) of the two leagues, especially when you take the sky money into account. One piece of good news I forgot to mention was that both main sponsors are back onboard. Fixture list to be published shortly Thanks for the update mate. If it's purely a financial decision then who am I to argue, can't expect them to be taking a big hit in the pocket every week. One last thing but are we National League for the foreseeable future then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.