Ghosty Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Yet again we have weakened teams for 2018 defended by the need to cut cost. BUT unlike other sports or businesses riders are paid (or should be) per point scored. There are only 90 points to be scored/ paid for per meeting (yes & some bonus points if paid) so it should make no difference how strong our top league is ONLY what "promoters" pay per point. A strong league SHOULD attract more punters = higher gate receipts. So with everything considered, agreed points money should be offered to all potential riders for 2018 then all those that agree put in a hat & shared out evenly over all teams. P.S. YES I DO KNOW IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN - TO EASY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Yet again we have weakened teams for 2018 defended by the need to cut cost. BUT unlike other sports or businesses riders are paid (or should be) per point scored. There are only 90 points to be scored/ paid for per meeting (yes & some bonus points if paid) so it should make no difference how strong our top league is ONLY what "promoters" pay per point. A strong league SHOULD attract more punters = higher gate receipts. So with everything considered, agreed points money should be offered to all potential riders for 2018 then all those that agree put in a hat & shared out evenly over all teams. P.S. YES I DO KNOW IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN - TO EASY. Has no one any views on the either way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Has no one any views on the either way?As you say, it will never happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 I genuinely believe that the majority of promoters now accept they will make a loss, season after season and are concerned only to limit that loss to an acceptable ( to them ) level. So extras like additional marketing etc are not continued with. The strength or weakness of the leagues has, I believe, almost no bearing on crowd levels. Prospective fans don't know who the world's best riders are. What they need to see, if you can entice them into a stadium, is close exciting racing in a swift moving "show". That seems also not to be a high priority for the majority of promoters. They do like to claim - "look how much we love the sport - we lose thousands every season". Whist they continue to prop up the sport from their other business interests and until the need for tracks to make at least a break even end to their year, nothing will change. And few younger new fans will be attracted. Sell the show of speedway racing - not here is a "star" who then gates and rides round stylishly winning easily - not much of a spectacle ( except to the purists who already attend ). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Sounds like this IS "state of the art" PR arranged by Buster Chapman at KLS for 2018. Certain to have the home fires buzzing! Quoted from the Lynn News - "Lynn have gone through every aspect of their structure, both on the riding side and behind the scenes – where they have made an addition in personnel – plus aspects of the operation which no-one would have ever dreamed about to make an innovative presentation of their future vision to potential sponsors and the media." Can other clubs keep up with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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