Tommy Sweetman Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 So according to todays Daily Mail,Sky have ditched top flight British speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 So according to todays Daily Mail,Sky have ditched top flight British speedway. surprise surprise BT only hope left then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-4287406/England-cricket-set-benefit-BT-Sport-rights-grab.html Interesting that this is almost a throwaway line in an article about football and cricket rights. No mention from official channels. Unless of course someone from the Daily Mail is an avid reader of BSF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theboss Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) ''Sky are ditching their coverage of speedway's Elite League. It is another hammer blow for the sport after a botched opening of a speedway-specific stadium in Manchester that is now in financial difficulty and the closing of the Coventry track. The one hope for British speedway is that BT will pick up the rights.'' Does not make pleasant reading and shows how terrible the BSPA must be at managing Public Relations, lets hope BT Sport can see past all this and realise what a wonderfully exciting sport Speedway can be.... 4 riders, 4 laps, no brakes and no reward for finishing last! Edited March 7, 2017 by jchapman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 The ACU represent only one interest and that is their own and the FIM are a league above even that of the ACU in self interest. Now and again you'll get some very decent, well meaning people in both organisations. They will inevitably leave with very sore heads after banging them against brick walls for however long they last. The BSPA are a wonder of forward thinking honesty in comparison. Dare i mention the great idea of taking the world U21s to Argentina and the very successful world league.Both coming from the FIM chief Armando himself.We just can't wait for his next super idea.......can we? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueherb777 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 I have always hoped Speedway would move to ITV4. Channel has great Motor Sport already and seems the right place. Also Speedway would get advertised on the main ITV Channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 I guess you reap what you sow.. Years of downgrading the product, the top league in Speedway (GB) is now on a par as the 2nd league was around the early 2000's Top riders, no longer prepared to ride for peanuts, in comparison to the rich pickings now that can be earned in ex-iron curtain Country of Poland, and in Sweden, Denmark.. What we need to do now is go the whole hog and ditch all foreign riders, and start from scratch again, continually watering down the quality of the product has failed to save Speedway as a "BEST in its class" sport.. Back to basics... Otherwise the sport will be back to the dark ages, and racing in farmers fields... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) A concern is that if there is no income from tv will any of the premier league clubs not be able to afford to see out this season let alone next year and onwards?. Edited March 7, 2017 by A ORLOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sweetman Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 When i cancelled my Sky Sports subscription last week,and told the adviser the reason why,his reply was "The pot,s probably empty mate". Probably meaning the £10 million per Premier league match that they have to pay,has over stretched their budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 When i cancelled my Sky Sports subscription last week,and told the adviser the reason why,his reply was "The pot,s probably empty mate". Probably meaning the £10 million per Premier league match that they have to pay,has over stretched their budget. But are there that many who are prepared to pay even more money to watch football, football and more football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Sky paid £10million per league match - surely thats not correct, is it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a4poster Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 If this is correct and i hope it isn't i for one will be cancelling my Sky subscription for June, July & August as apart from Speedway I have no interest in the other Summer sports. We have just worked it out and would save us approx. £240. Just keep BT Sport for the Grand Prixs and a complete switch to them could be tempting provided the right package is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sweetman Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Sky paid £10million per league match - surely thats not correct, is it??? Think the pricise figure is £10.07 million.Could be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Real shame considering some of the hyped dross that Sky Sports shows BUT it is all about viewing figures. Sport needs to look at itself - bent over backwards for Sky Sports and still they walked away. Personally I think BSPA/SCB should terminate Go Speed contract and look at straming video heats etc on social media. The sport is 4 laps behind MotoGP + MotoX in terms of self promotion and video content. The sport needs to look at new ways to attract an audience - there is hope ; look at the success at Glasgow Speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 If this is correct and i hope it isn't i for one will be cancelling my Sky subscription for June, July & August as apart from Speedway I have no interest in the other Summer sports. We have just worked it out and would save us approx. £240. Just keep BT Sport for the Grand Prixs and a complete switch to them could be tempting provided the right package is available. I cancelled my Sky subscription which did not include Sky Sport (so no Britiish league speedway) but could watch BT Sport via Sky through paying Plusnet (my b/band supplier) £10 per month for those months I wanted to watch GP's. I was paying Sky £49pm for TV viewing, plus my tel/b-band package through Plusnet of £28pm - so £77pm plus another £10pm when GP season on. My Plusnet contract finishes in 2 months so I will be free (for the first time in a long time) to choose who I want and maybe a tel/b-band/tv package and BT is top of the list. I reckon at the moment with the deals on, could get from BT - tel/fast b-band (56mb/s)/tv box for £60 but for 1st 12 months reduced to around £42 plus a £125 preloaded onto a mastercard. You need to know what usgae you have on broadband. The above figures are for 25gb download per month. Im currently using 12gb-23gb depending what I download obviously. That could increase depending on usage with a fast b-band available but up to 100gb download is about £8 per month more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_martin Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 As I see it then... The SkySports contract is cancelled. There is a "hope" that BT, who seem to have money to burn will have more money than sense, and take on the coverage of the British Mediocre League. Well, as long as hope springs eternal... Let's hope that Terry Russell's mortgage is paid off by now...else this year's repayments may not be on time. Not to mention the point that was raised earlier, that Premiership teams will have a big hole in their finances now if there is no TV money coming in any more. A serious situation could start perculating now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 I can't see that Sky paid £10 million for each league match? Impossible! But if they did - WHO did they pay it too? I am confused about that kind of figure being paid into the sport as it should have meant over 15 years ( OK lower in earlier years ) that the sport of speedway should have seen vastly improved stadiums and facilities. Don't tell me the Blazers shared it out between themselves and those No1s? Every club could have bought it's own stadium and Brandon could have been saved! No - there must be a decimal place in the wrong place - maybe £107,000? Somebody tell us please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 I can't see that Sky paid £10 million for each league match? Impossible! But if they did - WHO did they pay it too? I am confused about that kind of figure being paid into the sport as it should have meant over 15 years ( OK lower in earlier years ) that the sport of speedway should have seen vastly improved stadiums and facilities. Don't tell me the Blazers shared it out between themselves and those No1s? Every club could have bought it's own stadium and Brandon could have been saved! No - there must be a decimal place in the wrong place - maybe £107,000? Somebody tell us please.He is quoting the amount paid for each Premier league FOOTBALL match- nothing to do with speedway !!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykay2PT Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 BT Sport it is then! Official on the Speedway GB twitter feed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Wonderful to have the sport still on TV. Lucky for the fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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