IainB Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Hacksaw Jim Duggan said: I would question that. I think if you are new it does matter to know you are seeing a "someone" who is known to be established and good at a sport. I would say the appeal of a former World Champion is much greater than a journeymen NL rider. As a general rule people aren't silly (this forum though.....) people do know what "good" looks like when it comes to sport, attendances typically reflect that, the better participants do attract the better crowds. In a world where you took a group of people to a game of football who had never attended football before, what appeals more to more "that guy is Leo Messi, he has been pretty much regarded as one of the best players in the world the last 10 years" or "that is Mike he isn't that good really" - while the fame of Doyle is clearly less than Messi that general rule does still apply. I agree, to a certain extent, maybe choosing Doyley was a bad example being a former world champ. I remember going to watch a WRC event at Cardiff a few years back and although I didn't really know who most of the drivers were it was clear to see who the WRC drivers were compared to club drivers, the difference was night and day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 21 hours ago, Fromafar said: Just tell all these riders that fancy Poland “off you go” and build our leagues without them ,we need to start at the bottom again anyway, it was all getting out of hand before the Pandemic. I agree with your basic premise but I would encourage a positive spirit. Rather than (metaphorically) sticking two fingers up to Polish speedway (or any other country) let us, as you say, go back to basics. The objective should be to build something that has a solid business footing and from a sporting point of view is attractive to participants and fans alike. There are aspects of the current British set up that are key to success e.g. team racing. So let us not throw out the baby with the bath water. But it is clear that the sport has been declining over many years and the pandemic has just made that much worse in a short period of time. The authorities have to recognise that we are at a cross roads and unless a fundamental review is undertaken soon there won't be anything left worth worrying about. Surely an emergency group (I won't say committee) drawn from promoters, riders and fans could reform the sport and secure it's future. Put everything on the table, including sustanability, the costs, the technology, rider income expectation and what will be attractive to fans both live and via TV. The patient isn't dead (yet). We can rebuild him. But you can only solve a problem if you recognise there is one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 IMO the failure to recognise the problem has been obvious to many fans ,over the last few years.The problem I see regarding riders trying to further their career and establish themselves abroad(and earn very good money)is that the names I am seeing will struggle to get regular Team slots especially in Poland ( only my opinion) and have they the financial backing to support themselves. They have commit full time to GB Team first and foremost.There are are lot of weekend Clubs in the Chamionship and that might be a problem for them.We don’t want to start using guests for missing riders abroad in the Championship.Would like to know what they are being told regarding missing fixtures in Poland if they get called in a short notice.I assume they are getting some sort of signing on fee or retainer.I know that a few years back Marcin Rempala would have liked to come to Berwick,but he was earning more sitting in pits not getting a ride for his Polish Club and they wouldn’t let him commit to GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 i had a mate who used to be on the spanners for a couple of local lads who rode for the gems @ newcastle and he always said that if i ever went to a gems meeting , i would never go and watch a premier (workington) meeting again . the thrills and very often spill all added up to the excitement of the meeting . fair enough , race time were slower, but its still entertaining and thats what you want .. never did get to see a lower tier meeting so i dont have any personal input .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namoshare Posted November 4, 2021 Report Share Posted November 4, 2021 (edited) SPEEDWAY is set to return to Oxford Stadium next year. ... Stadium leaseholder Kevin Boothby's first objective is to get the greyhound operation at the stadium up-and-running, but stadium manager David Lestrade has revealed that it is also planned that speedway will return in 2022. shareit app vidmate apk Edited November 10, 2021 by namoshare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman72 Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 It's time for the supporters, promoters and riders the remove their Anoraks stop arguing about statistics and get into action. What we all want is affordable exciting racing that we all enjoy. Do it or loose it !!!!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 On 11/8/2021 at 2:43 PM, Pieman72 said: It's time for the supporters, promoters and riders the remove their Anoraks stop arguing about statistics and get into action. What we all want is affordable exciting racing that we all enjoy. Do it or loose it !!!!! 'Affordable' is the key word. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahtovid Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) In my opinion British Speedway needs to give up on the idea of their rider assets holding any financial value and press the reset button to create a new blueprint vidmate 2019 instagram video downloader Edited January 25, 2023 by mahtovid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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