TonyH Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 I’m new to posting on here, although followed with interest for some years. I now feel it’s time to have a say before speedway disappears. It’s not just Sheffield that has a lack of regular meetings this season, the Championship have followed suit with top league. I believe it’s been done to reduce the losses almost every club is suffering. Promoters don’t promote and that’s the real problem. Jenga is correct when he says riders won’t invest in machinery with so few meetings to pay the bills. And I believe lots of fans will vote with their feet too. It will be interesting to know how season ticket sales have suffered on the back of the decision to run so few meetings. The sign outside Owlerton Stadium says “every Thursday March till October” - that needs changing to “When we feel like it” or “April till August”. Someone said the end is nigh, I disagree, the end is here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 12 hours ago, speedy bill said: where is speedway disappearing to We always had a meeting every Thursday at Sheffield this year it as been said we only have 14 home meetings,people are going to find other things to do on Thursdays.The end is nigh Looking at the fixtures, because of holidays and free Thursdays I will not see any speedway in June, but if we do well again I will be able go in freezing October Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relic Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 For those of you that weren't at the STAARS meeting last Thursday Peter Mole announced that due contractual reasons with the stadium there would be at least 20 meetings at Sheffield this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Is that 20 meetings promoted by Sheffield, or does that include, the British Semi, the CLRC and the Simon Stead meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) or is that extra meetings that have no importance at all, in other words just put on to make the numbers up not having a dig at Sheffield its just the way speedway is at the moment Edited February 12, 2018 by The Third Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relic Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Not too bothered who promotes / runs meeting it means that I see racing on at least 20 occasions. As for what "Third man" calls nothing meetings I just love to see the guys doing their thing on the bike whatever level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comet49 Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 After the floods of 2009 Derwent Park was not as easy to get to, the crowds dropped and never recovered when the new bridge opened, a lot of rain offs didn’t help. People get out of the habit and start doing other things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupy Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 I have been getting out of the habit and the season has not even started yet lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 7 hours ago, relic said: Not too bothered who promotes / runs meeting it means that I see racing on at least 20 occasions. As for what "Third man" calls nothing meetings I just love to see the guys doing their thing on the bike whatever level. If it does not include the Stead/CLRC/GB Semi, though,we would get 23 meetings minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 4 hours ago, comet49 said: After the floods of 2009 Derwent Park was not as easy to get to, the crowds dropped and never recovered when the new bridge opened, a lot of rain offs didn’t help. People get out of the habit and start doing other things. Can anyone explain what the relevance of this is to Sheffield? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comet49 Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Lack of meetings. People get out of the habit of going to speedway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, comet49 said: Lack of meetings. People get out of the habit of going to speedway Lack of a weekly meeting is a bigger problem than most Promoters would admit too.Its a catch 22 IMO.Looking at the fixture lists ,lack of meetings in high season( June and July) will affect attendances at most tracks.ONE league would have been a better solution IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdsalBoy Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Bring back the "Top Gun" meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thbender Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 On 13/02/2018 at 6:31 PM, Fromafar said: Lack of a weekly meeting is a bigger problem than most Promoters would admit too.Its a catch 22 IMO.Looking at the fixture lists ,lack of meetings in high season( June and July) will affect attendances at most tracks.ONE league would have been a better solution IMO. There are those of us who have been saying for two years (at least!) that a single senior league of 18/19 teams is the only way to go, even if it means going down to teams of 5 riders + a 3-point reserve doubling up from the NL. People reckon there aren't enough riders to go round, but there were over 350 registered riders on the SCB Rider Registrations as of 25/09/17. That should be more than enough to service 19 teams without losing out on quality of racing. They could even improve riders' earnings by 25% by retaining the 15-heat format, with each of the 6 riders having 5 outings. A single league is the only way to go if speedway is to survive IMO. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moranboys Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 21 minutes ago, 4thbender said: There are those of us who have been saying for two years (at least!) that a single senior league of 18/19 teams is the only way to go, even if it means going down to teams of 5 riders + a 3-point reserve doubling up from the NL. People reckon there aren't enough riders to go round, but there were over 350 registered riders on the SCB Rider Registrations as of 25/09/17. That should be more than enough to service 19 teams without losing out on quality of racing. They could even improve riders' earnings by 25% by retaining the 15-heat format, with each of the 6 riders having 5 outings. A single league is the only way to go if speedway is to survive IMO. well said.i do honestly think that if a lot of issues from last year are not addressed then the sport could find itself in big trouble.big make or break year imho.just the single senior league has to be the way to go.just off topic, does anyone know if b.t are showing domestic racing again this season.i contacted them yesterday but they couldn't give me an answer other than they were showing the g.p,s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyH Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 The lack of an answer to TV screening from either BT or BSPA suggests to me that negotiations are still ongoing. Personally I can't see the previous big money ever happening from either BT or Sky, if they ever do it again it will be vastly reduced to reflect the decline of our sport. I also think speedway is at such a low point the BSPA will grab any amount on offer in their desperation to survive. There are so many negatives surrounding speedway which urgently need addressing, and it will only begin to improve when Promoters actually start to promote again. Reducing the number of meetings will save money short term but will have a more detrimental effect when the hard core (lifeblood) supporters turn away. I really fail to understand why speedway is difficult to 'sell' - it's a fast, dangerous, colourful, noisy, and exciting team game which is family friendly and has all the ingredients to attract new faces. It's almost like a best kept secret and that doesn't help it survive - neither will increased entrance fees. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Bad news http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.33945 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Pretty much the only rider that can get this kind of injury. Should he be doing that this close to the start of the season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, Panthers89 said: Pretty much the only rider that can get this kind of injury. Should he be doing that this close to the start of the season? What,,, going down a hill on a sledge ?,,, its not usually a dangerous pastime, young kids do it, very rarely does it end in tears. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said: What,,, going down a hill on a sledge ?,,, its not usually a dangerous pastime, young kids do it, very rarely does it end in tears. This is a sportsman, who has signed a contract to race for a couple of clubs, who no doubt is getting paid a decent wage, being injured, stops that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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