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11 minutes ago, HGould said:

Cradley are down on last few seasons, regularly go there, set up of track also makes it look bigger in numbers than some tracks where supporters can stand all round - I would say about 600 - 650 excellent for NL but down 200-300 from a few years ago. 

That's as large as any Championship club I've visited bar Glasgow and there's wasn't a lot larger. Redcar looked healthy but same scenario as Cradley, crowd all on one side. 

Newcastle , Berwick, Sheffield, Somerset very sparse.

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18 minutes ago, Fortythirtyeight said:

That's as large as any Championship club I've visited bar Glasgow and there's wasn't a lot larger. Redcar looked healthy but same scenario as Cradley, crowd all on one side. 

Newcastle , Berwick, Sheffield, Somerset very sparse.

Been to Leicester twice and Eastbourne twice and Somerset once + Wolves twice and Cradley twice, biggest crowds were at Leicester (CL) I'd say 1200 and Eastbourne (KOC) was reported around 1400 and also over 1000 for (CS) but all early in season, I read Leicester and Eastbourne still averaging around 900-1000 with a few blips/peaks. Doubt Brummies have had more than 600 so far and Wolves/Cradley around 650 mark. Somerset looked about 500 cold night though 

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6 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said:

and what would the pay structure be? How many meetings a week would take place? I personally think 1 league would be a disaster but equally if clubs keep folding there may only be enough teams left for one league.

Don't know how the pay structure would go but when a guy like Matt Ford said that we must be looking at 1 league it just goes to show something is wrong.. I know it would be hard for some teams to keep going but there must be light at the end of the tunnel somewhere,, maybe do away with some of the foreign riders or all of them & make it a proper British League

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7 minutes ago, pienpeesman said:

Don't know how the pay structure would go but when a guy like Matt Ford said that we must be looking at 1 league it just goes to show something is wrong.. I know it would be hard for some teams to keep going but there must be light at the end of the tunnel somewhere,, maybe do away with some of the foreign riders or all of them & make it a proper British League

That's what was discussed at the last AGM but certain promoters openly admitted they would not stick to any pay scales so the idea was binned and that's why we have our current ( no change ) three divisions.

Not enough British riders to form two leagues and would struggle to have one at a current Championship standard.

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11 minutes ago, pienpeesman said:

Don't know how the pay structure would go but when a guy like Matt Ford said that we must be looking at 1 league it just goes to show something is wrong.. I know it would be hard for some teams to keep going but there must be light at the end of the tunnel somewhere,, maybe do away with some of the foreign riders or all of them & make it a proper British League

It’s a long  tunnel the way things are going:cry:

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1 hour ago, pienpeesman said:

Don't know how the pay structure would go but when a guy like Matt Ford said that we must be looking at 1 league it just goes to show something is wrong.. I know it would be hard for some teams to keep going but there must be light at the end of the tunnel somewhere,, maybe do away with some of the foreign riders or all of them & make it a proper British League

If you only have, 'good, honest, decent law abiding white folk' in the league, I fear it may alienate itself even further :(

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