TotallyHonestJohn Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Carlislecomet2 said: Are the crowds 2 or 3 times larger than what teams get here, and what are the main differences between how the sport is run in Poland and Sweden for that matter, and how it 'is run' in this country? There must be lessons that can be learned from our Continental cousins. Some one will tell us as I cant remember but the one of the play off finals drew a crowd of over 15,000 with people locked out as it was a full sell out crowd with the stadium rammed. Again I am not sure how true this is but I was also told that due to the sponsorship and the TV revenues that Speedway teams receive in Poland it wouldn't matter if they got no crowd Says quite a bit I would say Oh and chatting to a locally adopted Geordie Swede (before he went AWOL) I don't think things are totally rosy in Sweden with regard to their leagues and set up unfortunately Regards THJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leander Posted September 26, 2018 Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Carlislecomet2 said: Are the crowds 2 or 3 times larger than what teams get here, and what are the main differences between how the sport is run in Poland and Sweden for that matter, and how it 'is run' in this country? There must be lessons that can be learned from our Continental cousins. From what I can gather the most successful clubs are in areas where generally the football teams aren't so hot (there are exceptions). Stadiums and teams are heavily supported my their local councils, and a lot of recent stadium improvements have been funded by local council/ EU (ours) money. A lot of teams seem to rely on the new seasons sponsorship money to pay off the previous season's debts (i.e. the riders). Yes crowds are often in the thousands (sometimes tens of) for league matches but an under 21 match at the same venue can attract a crowd of usually less than 300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 In crowd terms Poland has always been the exception even going back to the 70’s they were 10 times UK crowds. Sweden had low attendances until the ‘Rickardson’ effect but now attendances are starting to decline as are their riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leander Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 Congratulations to Josh Embleton 2018 Northern Junior league Champion. 5 wins in the qualifying heats, a win in his semi-final, and a win in the final. Not all from the gate either. Well Done Josh. And also to Durham ( Archie & Danny ) for winning the County of Origin Pairs Championship, also at redcar this afternoon. A vital 3rd place in the final from the back after he totally missed the gate for Danny to back up Archie's win. The futures bright, the futures "Newcastle Gems" 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highside Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 Keep Tero, Matty and Ash . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 On 9/25/2018 at 2:51 PM, StevePark said: His last average (2016) was 8.00. In 2014 Wolbert started with Glasgow on 8.48 and finished the season on a deplorable 6.19. The following season he rejoined Edinburgh on that bargain average and finished the season on 8.18. Supposing he was the only rider left on the planet who could fill your final team place, you'd be better closing your track with dignity than employing this shameless individual IMO. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 18 minutes ago, MD said: In 2014 Wolbert started with Glasgow on 8.48 and finished the season on a deplorable 6.19. The following season he rejoined Edinburgh on that bargain average and finished the season on 8.18. Supposing he was the only rider left on the planet who could fill your final team place, you'd be better closing your track with dignity than employing this shameless individual IMO. Love your honesty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 14 hours ago, MD said: In 2014 Wolbert started with Glasgow on 8.48 and finished the season on a deplorable 6.19. The following season he rejoined Edinburgh on that bargain average and finished the season on 8.18. Supposing he was the only rider left on the planet who could fill your final team place, you'd be better closing your track with dignity than employing this shameless individual IMO. It says a lot, though, when ALL teams did not turn to him during 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrP Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Steve Worrall Aaron Summers Josh Pickering Tero Aarnio Ashley Morris Matthew Wethers Alfie Bowtell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 4 hours ago, MrP said: Steve Worrall Aaron Summers Josh Pickering Tero Aarnio Ashley Morris Matthew Wethers Alfie Bowtell 'Dream on, dreamer' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 I see that Tero has signed for Wanda Krakow for 2019. Does this rule him out of a return to the Diamonds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond@heart Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 57 minutes ago, StevePark said: I see that Tero has signed for Wanda Krakow for 2019. Does this rule him out of a return to the Diamonds? Don't they race on a Saturday and haven't they just been relegated? I know they finished the league as the bottom club and I think they could not field a team on at least 1 occasion!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, diamond@heart said: Don't they race on a Saturday and haven't they just been relegated? I know they finished the league as the bottom club and I think they could not field a team on at least 1 occasion!!! No idea ! That's why I asked !! The score I looked at was a 26 - 64 (or something like that) home hammering and they had no one at number 6! If they are a Saturday, hopefully that won't impact on his possible return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, StevePark said: I see that Tero has signed for Wanda Krakow for 2019. Does this rule him out of a return to the Diamonds? That might depend on what league and/or what night the Diamonds plan to run. If they plan to run. Edited November 7, 2018 by ruffdiamond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Newcastle will run Second Tier of Speedway (unless one big league) Sunday still the preferred option But who knows? Regards THJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner85 Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Pleased to hear that Newcastle are likely to be in 2019 structure.... horrible rumours at the end of the season appear to be false. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 2 hours ago, ruffdiamond said: That might depend on what league and/or what night the Diamonds plan to run. If they plan to run. 1 hour ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: Newcastle will run Second Tier of Speedway (unless one big league) Sunday still the preferred option But who knows? Regards THJ As I am sure most will know (but I will repeat it here for those who don't!), Monday's are no longer what they used to be at Brough. Everytime we have run on a Monday (with the very odd exception possibly) the crowds have been down, compared to that of a Sunday, so, THJ is quite correct in his assumption that Sunday's are the preferred option, despite the obvious "Poland" implications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Gunner85 said: Pleased to hear that Newcastle are likely to be in 2019 structure.... horrible rumours at the end of the season appear to be false. I don't know where those rumours were heard, or came from, but, as far as I am aware, providing things got/get sorted, Newcastle were always going to run next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 15 minutes ago, StevePark said: I don't know where those rumours were heard, or came from, but, as far as I am aware, providing things got/get sorted, Newcastle were always going to run next year. As far as I am aware, Tero is already sorted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 5 hours ago, StevePark said: I see that Tero has signed for Wanda Krakow for 2019. Does this rule him out of a return to the Diamonds? Aaron Summers rode a few times for Wanda Krakow last season, all on Sunday`s which would seem to rule out a return to Newcastle for Aarnio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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