SteveLyric2 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) So clearly an attempt to resolve their technical issues by recording a 7min 54 sec video which is now on facebook. However it stops in mid-question so maybe there will be several 7minute clips to follow?! Buster's had an email from Coventry but cannot reveal its contents before discussing with other members of the MC and others 'in speedway'!! 4 mini videos to watch now on facebook although there didn't seem to be enough 'deep and searching' questions!! Edited January 20, 2017 by Skidder1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 anyone got a link for it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 anyone got a link for it ? Speedway GB will get you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Hammer Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) https://m.facebook.com/speedwaygb/?locale2=en_GB His comments about Polish fixtures seemed a bit ominous - guess they're going to be televising even more meetings throughout the week Edited January 20, 2017 by Falcon Hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellevueace Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Told us nothing we didn't already know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) Well this broadcast/podcast was typical speedway. Promised a lot, then failed to start on time tapes/link broke no announcement (on the unbroken twitter) of what the delay was eventually the tractor stopped going round and we got the first 4 heats (or set of questions), then another delay because of the sun and we got another 4 heats then another interval cos that's the professional way to treat fans then another 4 heats then yet another interval just make sure fans were really P'd off and finally the last 3 heats in which the most important question of the day was not answered i.e. Does Coventry run. Apologies if the important question was answered earlier but I simply can't be arsed to watch it EDITED to add I've just looked at the SpeedwayGB facebook site and there isn't a word of apology for the inconvenience.....why doesn't that surprise me Edited January 20, 2017 by Star Lady 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueherb777 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Really shows what a mess Speedway is in when he spoke about League Sponsorship. So they have spoken to BIG companies etc but still NO sponsors. As NP said Speedway has been on Sky for 15 odd years,yet still nothing. And I thought he was very corny the way he spoke about attendance figures (or should I say) lack of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argos Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Even the chairman said the sooner a chef executive takes over the running of the BSPA the better, that says every thing 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Connor Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I don't understand what everybody was expecting. A Jose marinio style press conference? More questions were answered than in that type of interview. The guy gave us his opinions on different matters. He isn't media trained but it was his best. This is a minority sport in this country and like anything minor, standards will be low. things do go wrong. So what. I love the way everybody looks for holes to pick in everything. Billy big nuts with their false names thinking they have the answers to everything. This forum is a joke. Some people have good points but Jesus. It's amazing the way people slate things when they are anonymous on a keyboard. Thank god speedway promoters exist and thank god there is a governing body. All on peanuts if that through speedway in the main. Devoting a lot of time. Without them there is no sport. Keep moaning and wingeing. This forum and some of its fans is the biggest joke . What's all this negativity achieve. I don't know why they bothered because it was always going to get ripped apart. Hiding to nothing. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Just watched Buster`s interview from the BSPA site and I enjoyed it, I thought he came over well and spoke a lot of sense. Looks like their will be trouble ahead regarding riders who choose to ride in Poland. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 well ive never heard the bloke speak before and i thought what he said was fine. The sport is organising itself as best it can and when it demonstrates consistency as i believe it will a big sponsor will follow. You aren't going to get revolution but seems to me to be moving in the right direction generally. Lets be frank he's had some crap to deal with 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCOGNITO Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 SPONSORS - So there are big firms ready to invest but it appears as there is more negativity with the sport than plus and that is the stumbling block. Well that is unlikely to change as the fans that are getting less and less are watching the sport here being drained of top class riders due to limited finances and no fixed race night. Only a few clubs would want to field a team in a super strong league and that isn't going to happen without the fixed race night. How about trying to get two or three British tracks to enter the Polish League on a Sunday as it's just as quick to get from Poole or Swindon to Leszno as it is from Duagavpils in Latvia. Maybe get two teams to try and enter, one at Belle Vue and one at Poole using Bomber, Nicholls, King etc and whoever would be interested in signing up instead of signing to a Polish team. Maybe that's unlikely to be approved by the PZM but how about getting a British Speedway team together to invite the Polish and Swedish teams over for a challenge. If it's at Belle Vue use Cook, Fricke and the Worralls plus three others like Bomber, Nicholls and King. This could be done at each track once making nine (or 8) challenge matches to get the likes of Sayfutdinov, Pedersen, Woffinden, Janowski, Pawlicki etc to come here the odd time. If we can't afford to run a big money league, then this will give each track one meeting that should see a argue crowd in to see a select team race against Leszno or Zielona or Gorzow etc. If only a few Polish teams would be willing to come, invite the Swedish top teams like Piraterna or Dackarna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANANAMAN Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 ch958, on 20 Jan 2017 - 9:03 PM, said:well ive never heard the bloke speak before and i thought what he said was fine. The sport is organising itself as best it can and when it demonstrates consistency as i believe it will a big sponsor will follow. You aren't going to get revolution but seems to me to be moving in the right direction generally. Lets be frank he's had some crap to deal with After an early glitch I think it turned out very well .. Lets keep it a regular thing .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 After an early glitch I think it turned out very well .. Lets keep it a regular thing .. Agree with this, maybe not with Mr Chapman every time, but maybe on a monthly bases on the BSPA site we could have an interview with someone from the management committee, referee etc. Might even help fans understand why certain decisions were made, or help understand the day to day running of all three leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Only a few clubs would want to field a team in a super strong league and that isn't going to happen without the fixed race night. How about trying to get two or three British tracks to enter the Polish League on a Sunday as it's just as quick to get from Poole or Swindon to Leszno as it is from Duagavpils in Latvia. Maybe get two teams to try and enter, one at Belle Vue and one at Poole using Bomber, Nicholls, King etc and whoever would be interested in signing up instead of signing to a Polish team. Maybe that's unlikely to be approved by the PZM but how about getting a British Speedway team together to invite the Polish and Swedish teams over for a challenge. If it's at Belle Vue use Cook, Fricke and the Worralls plus three others like Bomber, Nicholls and King. This could be done at each track once making nine (or 8) challenge matches to get the likes of Sayfutdinov, Pedersen, Woffinden, Janowski, Pawlicki etc to come here the odd time. If we can't afford to run a big money league, then this will give each track one meeting that should see a argue crowd in to see a select team race against Leszno or Zielona or Gorzow etc. If only a few Polish teams would be willing to come, invite the Swedish top teams like Piraterna or Dackarna. Just a no-goer to enter the Polish leagues as you have to enter at the bottom,like Prague,Debrecen and Daugavpils did and you are not allowed into the top league,like Daugavpils aren't Good idea to get other teams over,although i guess it is hard to get ull strength teams over once the seasons have all started.But the Sedish and even Polish leagues start a bit after the UK,so should be ok for pre-season friendlies.The Czech touring teams back in the 70s used to be one of the season highlights in the second division 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Well i enjoyed listening to what Buster had to say.Is this a first for a BSPA chairman to answer questions like this?It was always going to have some niggles regarding getting it aired.And it was always going to have the the usual suspects slating it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 As I'm no doubt one of the usual suspects I'd like to make it clear I have nothing but admiration and sympathy for Buster and his efforts to sort out the mess that British speedway has become . My comparison of yesterday's efforts and a speedway meeting were partly tongue in cheek but if you can't see the similarity I'd suggest you open your eyes. Anyone who thinks Buster or any other individual can sort the mess out short term lives in cloud cuckoo land. It's time for the BSPA to bite the bullet and appoint someone to oversee and Run the sport. More than that that person needs to put fans at the forefront, cos British speedway hasn't got much else going for it at present. I don't know the answers, I doubt anyone knows all of them but keeping fans happy and making them think they are valued would be a reasonable start. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Maybe that's unlikely to be approved by the PZM but how about getting a British Speedway team together to invite the Polish and Swedish teams over for a challenge. If it's at Belle Vue use Cook, Fricke and the Worralls plus three others like Bomber, Nicholls and King. This could be done at each track once making nine (or 8) challenge matches to get the likes of Sayfutdinov, Pedersen, Woffinden, Janowski, Pawlicki etc to come here the odd time. If we can't afford to run a big money league, then this will give each track one meeting that should see a argue crowd in to see a select team race against Leszno or Zielona or Gorzow etc. If only a few Polish teams would be willing to come, invite the Swedish top teams like Piraterna or Dackarna. Kings Lynn have been doing that, we've had pre-season meetings against Zielona Gora and Wroclaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 I don't think that people are being negative for the sake of it. One thing for those who are always trying to add a positive spin to even very amateurish efforts by speedway promoters is that attendances at almost every track have plummeted over the last five years. Something is wrong with the product if people just get tired of the same old, same old and walk away. It's a fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Connor Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 I honestly think the only real big problem with the product is the price. If it was £10 per adult with program included then the stands would be much fuller. Even team strengths on top of that then we are laughing! . The things that stop the price being right are being tackled. There is a lot being done and i feel confident in that with this engine cutting costs, team building that looks as favourably to strength in depth as it does to have strong heat leaders, return to the unprotected 15 heat format, Things are on the up from a speedway fans prospective. Now how to entice more fans, well for a start stop moaning about how crap everything is when things are improving. Needlessly negative opinions are poisonous. criticism isn't a bad thing as long as it isn't for the sake of it! but half the comments on a lot of different threads make me cringe! Thats some of the problem. Marketing does need improving but once again. the noises i hear are saying its being worked on so lets see! but if somebody doesn't like speedway then thats fair enough. I don't really like rugby of darts. no matter how much marketing is one i probably never will! A page has been turned and things are looking better than they were before. Not perfect. But better. if I'm starting to lose weight then encourage me! don't keep telling me I'm fat because i would probably start to think whats the point in bothering, ill always be fat. I believe we all have a role to play in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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