mikebv Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 42 minutes ago, Mike.Butler said: doesn't look ike it unless the greyhound people are passing some on.. Speedway not an "Elite" sport then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 hours ago, mikebv said: Speedway not an "Elite" sport then? Speedway is more invisible than Elite. How many people actually know what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, cityrebel said: Speedway is more invisible than Elite. How many people actually know what it is. They should have got going last season when the Level 7 non league football teams got the go ahead.. 600 fans max wouldnt have been far off a usual crowd for many teams and more than usual for some.. Maybe could have charged a few quid more as well given the circumstances..? Many fans would have supported that increase given the situation I would have thought, just to see some 'live' Speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, mikebv said: They should have got going last season when the Level 7 non league football teams got the go ahead.. 600 fans max wouldnt have been far off a usual crowd for many teams and more than usual for some.. Maybe could have charged a few quid more as well given the circumstances..? Many fans would have supported that increase given the situation I would have thought, just to see some 'live' Speedway. I totally agree with you. I saw 4 live speedway meetings last season, compared to 24 non league football matches in the same period. I had the will, but very few tracks wanted my money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 The problem isn't the number of spectators, it's the size of the stadium to allow social distancing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 19 minutes ago, tyretrax said: The problem isn't the number of spectators, it's the size of the stadium to allow social distancing. I've been to quite a few non league games recently where the attendance was around the 600 mark. Amateur sport has different rules to so called Elite sports like speedway, where a 600 turn out would be classed as a good crowd at some venues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) But if there's not enough room then it wouldn't have been 600. You could get 600 into Berwick whereas you couldn't at Glasgow. Edited November 19, 2020 by tyretrax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowle Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Nowhere can I find a full list of the 11 sports to be helped except that the Times hewspaper stated that they are winter sports, however can basketball and netball be so described? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 23 hours ago, Bagpuss said: A £300m rescue package covering eleven professional sports has been announced, other than both rugby codes, basketball and netball I can’t find details in the sports covered, I wonder if speedway will be one of the beneficiaries? The package provides compensation for the sports covered /operating from December to March 2021. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 10 hours ago, Knowle said: however can basketball and netball be so described? Yes. The basketball season in uk has just started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, Knowle said: Nowhere can I find a full list of the 11 sports to be helped https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/54998979 Edited November 20, 2020 by Rico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 So Speedway "Elite" to not allow crowds in but not "Elite" enough to be given any money... can't say I'm surprised, as a sole director employee running my own company I've also been totally stitched up by the government! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 16 minutes ago, iainb said: So Speedway "Elite" to not allow crowds in but not "Elite" enough to be given any money... can't say I'm surprised, as a sole director employee running my own company I've also been totally stitched up by the government! The money being provided to sporting organisations is as a loan to cover some loss of earnings for sports (for now) operating between Dec 2020 & March of next year. Consequently there is no point in a speedway club applying for a loan to cover a period when no significant income would be expected from live meetings. Cricket would be another example of a sport that does not meet the criteria. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 Its a Winter bail-out fund covering November 2020 to March 2021. Speedway like Cricket doesn't run in the Winter!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 21 hours ago, mikebv said: Speedway not an "Elite" sport then? No, it isn’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 if only they had kept the ELITE league name and not stole the premier name from the grass roots of speedway . robbers never prosper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 21 hours ago, mikebv said: Speedway not an "Elite" sport then? Yes It is, But doesn't run during the period the loans are now being made available to apply for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, 1 valve said: Yes It is, But doesn't run during the period the loans are now being made available to apply for. Rugby League and Rugby Union are "summer" sports... As is Lawn Tennis.. They all got funding.... I also presume most of the indoors sports also carry on during the summer and not exclusively get played in winter? And horse racing is all year round... I would think it's more down to Speedways almost zero profile that has seen them "overlooked" (maybe not intentionally),and/or could be down to much better, organised lobbying getting carried out by other sports, to ensure they remained in the forefront of the Government thoughts..? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyxofRock Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 Since when has rugby union been a summer sport? September to May season as a rule. Rugby league at elite level Feb to October, at community level January to Sept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, mikebv said: Rugby League and Rugby Union are "summer" sports... As is Lawn Tennis.. They all got funding.... I also presume most of the indoors sports also carry on during the summer and not exclusively get played in winter? And horse racing is all year round... I would think it's more down to Speedways almost zero profile that has seen them "overlooked" (maybe not intentionally),and/or could be down to much better, organised lobbying getting carried out by other sports, to ensure they remained in the forefront of the Government thoughts..? All seems very ambiguous to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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