FishersGate Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 3 hours ago, False dawn said: I really hope I'm wrong. But I have some serious doubts about Leicester "moving up" this year. Of course I want to see Doyley and Emil get beat, nearly as much as I wanted us to beat Poole (not really, bring back Poole, we want to stuff you). Seriously, the Leicester promotion have taken quite a risk They have invested a deal of cash in the stadium and have shelled out for a pretty good team. But moving the senior team meetings from Saturday to Thursday is no small thing in itself. The team have had a large and very loyal following. I hope they all, and a few more, continue to pay to support the second best team in the country. Lions, for now. Bees forever. It's a gamble for sure. I was surprised when they announced it. The fans I've spoken to are split on the move. We loved Saturday nights and the crowds were decent. We were almost too good last year especially at home and I don't think it was cheap for the bates paying our riders maximums every Saturday, but that's what you get with a cracking side. It will be weird for me tonight going on a Monday. The usual die hards will be there regardless of the race night . Let's see how I feel about changing race nights come the end of the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, high edge said: another reason crowds are down no speedway at the weekends only Berwick have the sense to run on a Saturday night used to be one of the main nights for speedway.Now thanks to the G Ps and Poland Speedway as nomeetings on a saturday in britain 5 hours ago, False dawn said: I really hope I'm wrong. But I have some serious doubts about Leicester "moving up" this year. Of course I want to see Doyley and Emil get beat, nearly as much as I wanted us to beat Poole (not really, bring back Poole, we want to stuff you). Seriously, the Leicester promotion have taken quite a risk They have invested a deal of cash in the stadium and have shelled out for a pretty good team. But moving the senior team meetings from Saturday to Thursday is no small thing in itself. The team have had a large and very loyal following. I hope they all, and a few more, continue to pay to support the second best team in the country. Lions, for now. Bees forever. 2 hours ago, FishersGate said: It's a gamble for sure. I was surprised when they announced it. The fans I've spoken to are split on the move. We loved Saturday nights and the crowds were decent. We were almost too good last year especially at home and I don't think it was cheap for the bates paying our riders maximums every Saturday, but that's what you get with a cracking side. It will be weird for me tonight going on a Monday. The usual die hards will be there regardless of the race night . Let's see how I feel about changing race nights come the end of the season It's difficult to judge crowd numbers but Leicesters last Thursday seemed to be decent-ish without being anything to write home about. I was at Peterborough's opener and there was a buzz about the place unlike at Leicester. One thing I did notice was that the 50/50 draw numbers (or whatever they call it) seemed to be down at about £350 ish and last year I'm pretty sure it was around £450 ish... not that scientific but maybe an indicator? Edited April 17, 2023 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, iainb said: It's difficult to judge crowd numbers but Leicesters last Thursday seemed to be decent-ish without being anything to write home about. I was at Peterborough's opener and there was a buzz about the place unlike at Leicester. One thing I did notice was that the 50/50 draw numbers (or whatever they call it) seemed to be down at about £350 ish and last year I'm pretty sure it was around £450 ish... not that scientific but maybe an indicator? Yes possibly..I think on a Saturday there was more of party weekend feel to it. Loads of people having beer and sharing a journey together so a few can spend a few quid at the bar. The crowd was decent Thursday but nothing spectacular, maybe the rain had put some people off? I did notice quite a few panthers fans last week which was good to see.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 10 minutes ago, FishersGate said: Yes possibly..I think on a Saturday there was more of party weekend feel to it. Loads of people having beer and sharing a journey together so a few can spend a few quid at the bar. The crowd was decent Thursday but nothing spectacular, maybe the rain had put some people off? I did notice quite a few panthers fans last week which was good to see.. It'll be interesting to see how many are there tonight as I can't imagine many making the trip from Ippo other than a hardcore and Peterborough riding just down the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 16 hours ago, high edge said: another reason crowds are down no speedway at the weekends only Berwick have the sense to run on a Saturday night used to be one of the main nights for speedway.Now thanks to the G Ps and Poland Speedway as nomeetings on a saturday in britain Not really...loads of clubs you have ran at weekends have gone bust ect. Getting bigger crowds on a sat night is a myth these days . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 Racing on a Saturday will only suit those clubs in a location that doesn't have loads of other leisure attractions, aside from the possibility of being up against Football and many other sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 On 4/17/2023 at 9:08 AM, iainb said: It'll be interesting to see how many are there tonight as I can't imagine many making the trip from Ippo other than a hardcore and Peterborough riding just down the road any estimate on the crowd, it seemed fairly decent from the race video posted! I hope so anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, GeneralMelchett said: any estimate on the crowd, it seemed fairly decent from the race video posted! I hope so anyway? I'd say healthy without being spectacular. Not as much as the height of last summer, but we had a winning team then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, iainb said: I'd say healthy without being spectacular. Not as much as the height of last summer, but we had a winning team then Enough to pay the bills I hope 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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