FAST GATER Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 Have always thought FRN will do nothing to bring back the so called big names reduce R/R or Guests and may even inflict further damage to the sport in this country ,the best way is with MONEY which is sadly in short supply as well ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 My thoughts are that being on Wednesdays rather than Thursdays is proving to be a major problem now that the Danish league has got going. Somebody somewhere should have had more balls. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 I've only been able to get to one meeting so far this year - for me the fixed nights are sending me away from the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayleigh Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 3 hours ago, FAST GATER said: Have always thought FRN will do nothing to bring back the so called big names reduce R/R or Guests and may even inflict further damage to the sport in this country ,the best way is with MONEY which is sadly in short supply as well ! Spot on about the real reason for FRN, although I suspect one or two "superstars" will appear in England after 31 July (probably at Poole) when their own GP chances have gone and the opportunity to sum extra greenbacks will entice them to grace out sport and us mugs will welcome them instead of calling them parasites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 Each year I wait the results of the AGM, wondering what decisions they have done this time. Needless to say my confidence in them is not that good. When an organisation is so determined to keep everything a secret, one can only be suspicious. It seems the BSPA is run on similar lines to the Stone Masons, where information is restricted to the chosen few. They are known to make decisions purposely to protect the movement. Where this similarity falls down is that the BSPA need the public participation, whereas the Stone Masons don't. The BSPA have a big problem understanding that without the supporters there will be no BSPA..... This FRN on a Wednesday was probably the worse decision I can remember.... Guaranteed to lose more supporters than it gains... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 16 hours ago, g13webb said: Each year I wait the results of the AGM, wondering what decisions they have done this time. Needless to say my confidence in them is not that good. When an organisation is so determined to keep everything a secret, one can only be suspicious. It seems the BSPA is run on similar lines to the Stone Masons, where information is restricted to the chosen few. They are known to make decisions purposely to protect the movement. Where this similarity falls down is that the BSPA need the public participation, whereas the Stone Masons don't. The BSPA have a big problem understanding that without the supporters there will be no BSPA..... This FRN on a Wednesday was probably the worse decision I can remember.... Guaranteed to lose more supporters than it gains... I agree - except I think you mean "Masons" not "Stone Masons" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Midland Red said: I agree - except I think you mean "Masons" not "Stone Masons" I always thought they were one of the same , even so, I know they're law unto themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 A classic case of trying to shut the stable door long after the thoroughbred horses had bolted, and then letting the tractors demolish the doors and let a load more escape. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 On 12/05/2018 at 11:58 AM, Midland Red said: I agree - except I think you mean "Masons" not "Stone Masons" Same thing. Freemasonry or Masonry originated from local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons. This coincidently was at around the same time the BSPA last made a sensible decision on how speedway should be run in the UK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 2 hours ago, 1 valve said: Same thing. Freemasonry or Masonry originated from local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons. This coincidently was at around the same time the BSPA last made a sensible decision on how speedway should be run in the UK. No it was a century of so later that the BSPA urged the use of circular wheels in wooden frames and powered by only one oaf pushing ( weighing not more than two sacks of unmilled corn ). Mountees ( the name given to riders in the pre-motor era ) had to weigh at least a half a sack of milled corn ). The governing of these rules is why the BSPA was formed. After the internal combustion engine came into use, the oafs were found other roles within the BSPA. And that was the last rule that the BSPA agreed on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 The best thing next year would be 1 league and normal race nights,as so far this season it has made no difference regarding guests and missing riders.!!! It's just a circus nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 15 minutes ago, Fromafar said: The best thing next year would be 1 league and normal race nights,as so far this season it has made no difference regarding guests and missing riders.!!! It's just a circus nowadays. Who was missing tonight matches due to fixture clashes ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Another awful weekday crowd at rye last night. Saturdays were so much better attendance wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 9 hours ago, Fromafar said: The best thing next year would be 1 league and normal race nights,as so far this season it has made no difference regarding guests and missing riders.!!! It's just a circus nowadays. I doubt there are enough riders riding in the UK to sustain 1 league! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 2 hours ago, cityrebel said: Another awful weekday crowd at rye last night. Saturdays were so much better attendance wise. awful crowd for the TV match at BV... and I couldn't believe how few people were at Peterborough on Sunday on what was a gloriously sunny afternoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 15 minutes ago, iainb said: I doubt there are enough riders riding in the UK to sustain 1 league! They all seem to want to ride anywhere but UK.Tells you something IMO . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 I always felt with speedway attendances, that we were one season away from disaster. It seems to me, that time has arrived. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) Obviously we will have another rethink next year on race nights we were lucky at poole we kept ours . But it looks grim at other tracks so who knows Edited May 15, 2018 by ray c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OveFundinFan Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 2 hours ago, ray c said: Obviously we will have another rethink next year on race nights we were lucky at poole we kept ours . But it looks grim at other tracks so who knows If attendance down so much then it perhaps a rethink this year. Once you loose a crowd they may not return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, OveFundinFan said: If attendance down so much then it perhaps a rethink this year. Once you loose a crowd they may not return. Well if last nights number at BV is continued there they will have trouble for the rest of the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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