Glasgow 2023

[cinderfella]

3 minutes ago, ch958 said:

when sitting down to agree admission prices you can not put your expenses first - it has to be market level first and costs have to be adjusted to accommodate that market level. Asda can't sell milk at £5 a pint, they have to compete with the others. Speedway has to compete with cinema, pizza or even going out at all. In any business control of costs is paramount otherwise its disaster for any business and speedway is no different. Controlling costs has to be the way forward, cheaper bikes, whatever, that's the big question. £22 this year, £25 next - its the road to oblivion.

.....and then we'll get less for our money when they revert to the old 13 heat format 

[Beirao]

42 minutes ago, Beirao said:

Are you sure we don't "pay" Ashfield Allied , our parent 

Edited November 28, 2022 by Beirao

[Beirao]

38 minutes ago, Jaizer said:

Wouldn't like to think so. Made a big deal of being rent free for us and ashfield juniors at the time of the takeover 

There are large intra company payments/receipts between Tigers, Ashfield Allied, Tigers parent company , and Allied Vehicles so could possibly include notional rent. 

[Gazc]

19 minutes ago, Beirao said:

There are large intra company payments/receipts between Tigers, Ashfield Allied, Tigers parent company , and Allied Vehicles so could possibly include notional rent. 

In all likelihood, it will be a paper exercise for accounting purposes only. 

[Beirao]

Indeed hence my "pay" comment. 

[davie10]

if prices are whats is being said on here then its going to be the demise of speedway in this country is an amature sport pretending to be professional 

[Fromafar]

4 minutes ago, davie10 said:

if prices are whats is being said on here then its going to be the demise of speedway in this country is an amature sport pretending to be professional 

It is getting too expensive.IMO.

I heard some NDL riders we getting “decent” money.

[cinderfella]

6 minutes ago, davie10 said:

if prices are whats is being said on here then its going to be the demise of speedway in this country is an amature sport pretending to be professional 

Yeah and when you read about how successful and fun amateur meetings are at the likes of Scunny, Redcar and Iwade you have to wonder if the Barum has turned the full circle.

[cinderfella]

1 minute ago, Fromafar said:

It is getting too expensive.IMO.

I heard some NDL riders we getting “decent” money.

Well when some promoter are insisting NDL riders must have two bikes then the money must be better than its made out to be.

[K7KDD]

What if Harris were to Birmingham......Pickering to Glasgow, would that fit?

[K7KDD]

My Glasgow dream team..., all for fun, :-)

1. Benjamin Basso 8.52

2. Claus Vissing 5.00

3. Ben Cook 6.09

4. Marcin Nowak 5.00

5. Josh Pickering 8.92

6. Lee Complin 4.00

7. Ace Pijper 2.00

 

39.53 ?

[mc131]

2 hours ago, K7KDD said:

My Glasgow dream team..., all for fun, :-)

1. Benjamin Basso 8.52

2. Claus Vissing 5.00

3. Ben Cook 6.09

4. Marcin Nowak 5.00

5. Josh Pickering 8.92

6. Lee Complin 4.00

7. Ace Pijper 2.00

 

39.53 ?

Not much of a dream team 

[Gating tart]

2 hours ago, K7KDD said:

What if Harris were to Birmingham......Pickering to Glasgow, would that fit?

Harris is definitely not going to Birmingham nick morris is there number 1 

[TheScotsman]

3 hours ago, K7KDD said:

My Glasgow dream team..., all for fun, :-)

1. Benjamin Basso 8.52

2. Claus Vissing 5.00

3. Ben Cook 6.09

4. Marcin Nowak 5.00

5. Josh Pickering 8.92

6. Lee Complin 4.00

7. Ace Pijper 2.00

 

39.53 ?

Nightmare team you mean. 

[TheScotsman]

4 hours ago, K7KDD said:

What if Harris were to Birmingham......Pickering to Glasgow, would that fit?

Harris will be at Glasgow. 

Pickering at Edinburgh. 

[snapper]

9 hours ago, Fromafar said:

Find lowering the points limit quite strange,if it was for financial reasons why just not set cap on riders Points Money,they seem to think limiting a signing on fee will solve problems so do the same with the points money( we know none of this will be adhered to anyway).Diluting the standard and expecting fans to pay the same or more Admission is not going to be the answer.Intersting what Admission prices will be at certain track this season.

There is a cap this year no club can pay more than £90 a point

[Ghosty]

18 minutes ago, snapper said:

There is a cap this year no club can pay more than £90 a point

That will works brilliant in theory but in practice a "local sponsor" will pay the difference demanded!

[Noelinho]

Glasgow’s running costs were six figures in the negative in 2019, and I don’t see anything to indicate they’ve improved. Crowds certainly aren’t up. So I don’t think I’d be worrying too much about any possible notional rent to the profitable company that keeps the club going. For all the transformation of the facilities, and the success of running FIM events, I don’t think it’s turned into anything like a break even venture.

I’m sure they’re trying to change that, of course. But it’s a big gap.

[Mr Blobby]

9 hours ago, snapper said:

There is a cap this year no club can pay more than £90 a point

As you know plenty ways around that

[Gazc]

1 hour ago, Mr Blobby said:

As you know plenty ways around that

Like what.

Don’t implicate yourself on any reply and be sure to mention the following.

However I would not endorse any practice that may impact the integrity of the sport.

And also I emphasise that Edinburgh would not partake in any underhanded payments to there riders.