Speedtiger Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Morris, the silver bullet we’ve all been waiting for..!! Kick them promotors into shape!! Good luck with that Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Hopefully he will be given free reign without interference from those within the BSPA or otherwise? Should have happened years ago... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismorton Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Grand Central said: Me. But not you. Someone has just pointed out to me that he is continuing with his GP job anyway whilst doing the PL job in his days off. So we can both be reassured that he gives a toss about both, equally. Me neither..the SGP is boring these days..Compared to when it Gollob, Crump, Nicki, Rickardson, Adams etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, HGould said: Every action has a reaction and an end aim. IMHO this is step 1 on the road to the PL breaking away from BSPL (but still aligning to SCB and therefore ACU) to create a separate entity to optimise TV money and Commercial opportunities and to do effectively what PL has done in soccer, and in similar way to the way Cricket is also redefining on Franchise type basis. I think they will want an 8 Team League (more riders coming in from Poland will help that) and possibly ultimately 9 or 10. Poole and Glasgow are the obvious targets. You never know but I would be surprised if Poole did without the guarantee of Weds nights. Which I don't see how you can work it with Denmark riding. Crowd levels are literally half on Thursday nights. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 With all that he has been through in his personal life, hopefully the role will in a strange way provide some sort of therapy and help him and the rest of the family cope with the loss last year. Cannot be easy but wish him much success in the role and that he can take the sport to another level without undue influence or interference. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thbender Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Does this mean Lambert won't get his end-of-year outing as BV's ringer for the play-offs? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, 4thbender said: Does this mean Lambert won't get his end-of-year outing as BV's ringer for the play-offs? Maybe. Perhaps Sheffield won't be able to make an extra team change either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 "Integrity, Transparency and Perception"... Does Phil come on here? Great news... Just as long as his remit isn't influenced by the self interest of others it could be a major move forward for the sport in the UK... Chris Louis seems to be a voice that can see the UK version of Speedway's major fundamental issues that hold it back from being taken seriously, (which impacts crowd levels negatively and also major sponsor involvement), but can also see the huge potential that the sport has if ever done "properly" in the UK... A very positive move, and with the "major names" starting to come back, let's hope the "custodians" see the bigger picture rather than just their own team being "successful" in such a small minority sport, which currently resonates little.... A good year to launch some major marketing of the sport given the quality of riders on offer, and hopefully with his contacts, Phil Morris can help facilitate this... Just hide the water truck from him on TV race nights... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 His first major decision should be to retrospectively remove all tactical joker points from the 2006 play- off final scores. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 21 minutes ago, arnieg said: His first major decision should be to retrospectively remove all tactical joker points from the 2006 play- off final scores. Give over. Greatest sporting comeback of all time :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 3 hours ago, lisa-colette said: You never know but I would be surprised if Poole did without the guarantee of Weds nights. Which I don't see how you can work it with Denmark riding. Crowd levels are literally half on Thursday nights. But would they be with Bewley, Emil, and Nicki P et al there? Poole, quite sensbily stepped down when the top league and the 2nd Div were pretty much using all the same riders, so it made perfect sense to drop down, save money, use Div 1 HL's and ride on their historical best nght... Maybe Thursday would be more successful when some of the World's best are there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, mikebv said: But would they be with Bewley, Emil, and Nicki P et al there? Poole, quite sensbily stepped down when the top league and the 2nd Div were pretty much using all the same riders, so it made perfect sense to drop down, save money, use Div 1 HL's and ride on their historical best nght... Maybe Thursday would be more successful when some of the World's best are there? I guess it depends how many were just picking and choosing meetings and who generally had other plans on Thursday. I am giving Thursday as an example as crowds on Mondays were even worse 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, lisa-colette said: I guess it depends how many were just picking and choosing meetings and who generally had other plans on Thursday. I am giving Thursday as an example as crowds on Mondays were even worse Poole's crowds do drop off quite significantly when they are not successful as well too dont they? And its more noticable there given the higher than most starting point when they are doing well I would say.. Maybe being a big fish in a small pond suits them best now... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, chrismorton said: SGP is boring these days IMO the main reason for this is we are watching in the current world champ one of the greatest riders the sport has ever seen , barring injury he will continue dominate for a number of years to come . Back on topic I am not a fan of Morris but his face obviously fits ! Edited March 1, 2023 by FAST GATER 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, FAST GATER said: IMO the main reason for this is we are watching in the current world champ one of the greatest riders the sport has ever seen , barring injury he will continue dominate for a number of years to come . Back on topic I am not a fan of Morris but his face obviously fits ! Maybe he will attract more of the GP riders back, they seem to like and respect him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, mikebv said: Poole's crowds do drop off quite significantly when they are not successful as well too dont they? And its more noticable there given the higher than most starting point when they are doing well I would say.. Maybe being a big fish in a small pond suits them best now... Can't remember that far back to be honest!!! A big fish in any size pond seems to summarise their recent achievements! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 30 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Can't remember that far back to be honest!!! A big fish in any size pond seems to summarise their recent achievements! Not sure Morris would stand for any shenanigans of the past that got you there though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 52 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Can't remember that far back to be honest!!! A big fish in any size pond seems to summarise their recent achievements! 2009? The last 'bad' year I can think of. The crowd levels weren't amazing in 2019 but we were in playoffs, so a good-ish season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Completely understand why we moved down and the crowd levels didn't suffer but I think with the better riders now in the Premiership it could be beneficial to move back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 42 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Completely understand why we moved down and the crowd levels didn't suffer but I think with the better riders now in the Premiership it could be beneficial to move back up. Idk, if we moved down to save money. Why move up and have a bigger wage bill. I mean how much are Peterborough forking out for Nicki. I think I would rather stay in the Champ if the club is more financially stable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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