Toady Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 3 hours ago, marko said: Does Oxford have a live streaming service for a cost? If so it’s almost like the promoter doesn’t want fans in the actual stadium? £22 for second division speedway in the current climate is irresponsible, cut costs if they want to be more viable, not keep hammering the paying supporter. Said it so many times, cut costs for riders will then trickle down the line, it’s not rocket science. I would hardly call £1 a meeting increase irresponsible with all the increased costs. I can’t see that being a factor in maintaining the crowd level in itself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky_Mark Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Does anybody know if Troy Batchelor has a championship side for next season? Places seem to be filling up fast so not many teams left that could fit him in? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Marky_Mark said: Does anybody know if Troy Batchelor has a championship side for next season? Places seem to be filling up fast so not many teams left that could fit him in? ...I could comment but no doubt would raise the wrath of "Toady!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted December 9, 2022 Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 The irony you just did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 Any news regarding the "Cheetahs"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted December 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 5 hours ago, steve roberts said: Any news regarding the "Cheetahs"? What sort of news Steve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toady Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Bojangles said: What sort of news Steve? He wants to know if batch has got fixed up yet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Bojangles said: What sort of news Steve? ...anything about anything really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 18 minutes ago, Toady said: He wants to know if batch has got fixed up yet ...hopefully some other team may take a chance with him? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 On 12/8/2022 at 8:44 PM, Marky_Mark said: Does anybody know if Troy Batchelor has a championship side for next season? Places seem to be filling up fast so not many teams left that could fit him in? Mid season signing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragdoll64 Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 8 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: Mid season signing? That would save on the dummies at least……lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 On 12/7/2022 at 4:04 PM, steve roberts said: The old 13 heat formula was followed by a couple of scratch races involving juniors/assets plus four heats and a final involving those who took part in the main match so normally, although it varied from track to track, consisting of twenty heats. 4TT were run over sixteen heats. 3TT eighteen heats. Best Pairs 21 heats and Individual Meetings over 20 with run-off's if required. Test matches were run on behalf of the BSPA and were priced differently from what I remember. Although half the crowd would leave after heat 13 (some even during it). As heat 13 approached there would always be a crowd gathering around stadium exits ready to run out and avoid traffic. I never really understood that myself. The best time to avoid queues was after 2 or 3 second half races. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Grachan said: Although half the crowd would leave after heat 13 (some even during it). As heat 13 approached there would always be a crowd gathering around stadium exits ready to run out and avoid traffic. I never really understood that myself. The best time to avoid queues was after 2 or 3 second half races. ...my uncle used to one of those collecting his deck chairs passing us on the pits bend terracing so as to get on the road back to Banbury! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Some leave now before heat 15 which can usually be one of the best races. Just to save 10 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 22 minutes ago, bruno said: Some leave now before heat 15 which can usually be one of the best races. Just to save 10 minutes ...I've never understood it personally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 9 hours ago, bruno said: Some leave now before heat 15 which can usually be one of the best races. Just to save 10 minutes Same as those who pay lots of money to watch football only to leave with ten minutes still to play having watched 80 minutes of a boring 0-0 draw. I always like it when that sort of match explodes with three goals in the last 10 minutes. Serves them right and if you enjoy the sport why would you want to miss anything. If you don't enjoy it why bother going in the first place? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Chris116 said: Same as those who pay lots of money to watch football only to leave with ten minutes still to play having watched 80 minutes of a boring 0-0 draw. I always like it when that sort of match explodes with three goals in the last 10 minutes. Serves them right and if you enjoy the sport why would you want to miss anything. If you don't enjoy it why bother going in the first place? Remember on one occasion when I was a lad going to a football match at Roker Park with my uncle (who I was staying with) who used to leave before the end of the game to beat the rush. When we got outside we heard this enormous roar and not knowing what was the cause we had to check the result on the TV when we got home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilly Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 On 12/5/2022 at 9:14 PM, Hilly said: Merchandise being added now as well Anybody have any idea when the merchandise will actually become available for purchase? Thought before Xmas would have been ideal, is there a supply issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Hilly said: Anybody have any idea when the merchandise will actually become available for purchase? Thought before Xmas would have been ideal, is there a supply issue. There could be. Poole had a supply issue just before Xmas, think it was stuck in a warehouse. So maybe Oxford have similar issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, lisa-colette said: There could be. Poole had a supply issue just before Xmas, think it was stuck in a warehouse. So maybe Oxford have similar issue? a lot of it gets made in Poland for some reason 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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