waytogo28 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 People I have spoken to also feel that one of the factors in the decline was when average admissions went above £15 or £1 a minute. It made a lot people think about the Value For Money they were getting. Or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Just in my time following Speedway you can pin point so many beginning of the ends... Thatcherism and the rise of the economy and the value/price of building land The loss of Wembley Wiggy race fixing sting Amalgamation of BL & NL World of Sport ending and the loss of pretty regular free to air TV coverage Sky getting TV rights and BSPA falling over themselves to attend to their every whim... and usually ballsing it up Double Points Cov/Peterborough BSPA stand off Poor tracks Faster and faster bikes The rise of Poland The list goes on and on the truth is it's a gradual chipping away of the integrity and excitement of the sport, lack of decent facilities, a refusal to move with the times... etc. etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, iainb said: The list goes on and on the truth is it's a gradual chipping away of the integrity and excitement of the sport, lack of decent facilities, a refusal to move with the times... etc. etc. If Philip Rising is not posting tongue in cheek re UK regularly attending supporters, totalling less than 25,000, we might as well as give up now. with all thoughts of a revival. Edited July 14, 2018 by waytogo28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, waytogo28 said: If Philip Rising is not posting tongue in cheek re UK regularly attending supporters, totalling less than 25,000, we might as well as give up now. with all thoughts of a revival. It has to be a minimum of 20000 attending regularly and more likely i would say nearer your figure of 25000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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