Chris116 Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 I think we will have a very short season if any racing takes place at all. The Premiership and Championship are going to have massive problems with riders who race in other countries not being available due to fixture congestion everywhere. The only league that has a chance of running a meaningful short season is the NDL which the two top leagues seem to want to kill by next year so I fear they will say that if the top two can't run then the NDL is not allowed to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted March 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 In response to my own question.It won't start on time imo.But if we lose a couple of months at the start of the season why can't we go back to the old days and run up to the end of October.Push the play-offs into a couple of weeks rather than how it is spaced out now.I'm sure the clubs could survive like that.The only problem that may arise is how many months they could lose due to the virus.If it's a couple i think they could survive,anything longer and it could become a serious problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 16 hours ago, scoobydoo said: Someone said on the Ben Fund meeting updates that any sport that requires an ambulance to be on stand by wont be permitted to run irrespective of crowd size That would make sense.. I would imagine all ambulances will be instructed to be on standby 'just in case'... Having one parked up for the best part of three hours or more wouldn't be seen as being best use I would think.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedtiger Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 5 hours ago, Phil The Ace said: I'm sure I read somewhere that the government will compensate any sport clubs affected by this mass gatherings ban if it comes to that Phil, I wouldn’t hold out any hope of financial help for speedway. Trillions will be wanted by airlines, business, hospitals, social services, football etc etc...speedway will be well well down the list, if it’s even on it. Many Clubs and the sport were already in financial mess before Coronavirus and all riders are self employed and sadly won’t be helped. This is now a worldwide disaster of epic proportions and the ruin of speedway is just a very minor consequence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Phil The Ace said: I'm sure I read somewhere that the government will compensate any sport clubs affected by this mass gatherings ban if it comes to that No way will the government open themselves to this, they wont even compensate people who need to self isolate except to give them an extra £20 in the first week. They expect people on minimum wage who live from one wage packet to the next to take a massive drop in wages for one or two weeks minimum, so sport or any other industry wont get compensation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 If by some miracle the season does start. They could scrap the cup fixtures and run A league matches only. It's not ideal, but could be a solution. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, cityrebel said: If by some miracle the season does start. They could scrap the cup fixtures and run A league matches only. It's not ideal, but could be a solution. Better still, scrap the league and just have a cup competition and the league play-offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 25 minutes ago, The Third Man said: No way will the government open themselves to this, they wont even compensate people who need to self isolate except to give them an extra £20 in the first week. They expect people on minimum wage who live from one wage packet to the next to take a massive drop in wages for one or two weeks minimum, so sport or any other industry wont get compensation Of course, the devil is in the details. The govt have announced support for businesses, but these are likely to be in the form of loans and could even include personal guarantees. As you say, they are unlikely to throw free money at companies who suffer losses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor... Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 5 hours ago, scoobydoo said: Only goes to show that speedway was really reliant on paying customers being attracted though the turnstiles, its a pity its taken something like this for some promotions to finally realise this was the case. Yep, and one in particular who are melting down in front of our eyes on this forum aswell. There's a lesson to be learned for them in particular that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 On 3/14/2020 at 5:31 PM, The Third Man said: From next week speedway will be banned unless it is limited to 500 spectators and if that were the case would the 500 limit include people in the pits as that would be 70+ people down on the 500 paying straight off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 minute ago, stevehone said: and if that were the case would the 500 limit include people in the pits as that would be 70+ people down on the 500 paying straight off The strong possibility that there would be no medical cover sadly means how many people might pay becomes of no interest. Very sad but we all need to help each other through this and hope that we, businesses, sports and life as we know it survives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 19 minutes ago, stevehone said: and if that were the case would the 500 limit include people in the pits as that would be 70+ people down on the 500 paying straight off Must do as will be groups of people over 500 in one place, so all people involved and at the track, cuts down the number of the paying public even more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Third Man Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Thought BT Sport has still got it this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 29 minutes ago, The Third Man said: Thought BT Sport has still got it this season BT have only got the GP’s. Eurosport has got the rights to the rest (EC, PL, WU21) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 46 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Regarding the tweet reply, Speedway Star reports the BSPA have spoken to Eurosport about fixtures and the possibilities of some being run behind closed doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, stevebrum said: Regarding the tweet reply, Speedway Star reports the BSPA have spoken to Eurosport about fixtures and the possibilities of some being run behind closed doors. i thought most were already when on tv Edited March 15, 2020 by stevehone 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 6 hours ago, stevehone said: i thought most were already when on tv Buddum Tish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump99 Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 12 hours ago, Speedster15 said: Don't jump down my throat if things change but this is the plan as of right now. Like I said plans could change again but I want to keep you all updated as and when I can on this very serious situation. Season delayed until May. I honestly cant see the season starting at all to be honest with you. Why? Who are you and on what authorirty do you speak? It's not rocket science to come up with that. May is kicking the can but correct in that they just need a point to reflect on the position at that time. Current worse case projections suggest that any speedway this season is unlikely. We don't need your expertise to come up with that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 It seems highly unlikely racing will start anytime soon, Ryan Douglas has returned to Australia and has to self isolate for 14 days, and Luke Becker has returned to California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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