Triple.H. Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 7 hours ago, Lioness said: Ten years ago, Glasgow raced on a Sunday and you knew there would be a meeting most Sundays with an occassional blank Sunday (although usually due to the weather). Now its a case of trying to figure out which Fridays have meetings rather than which dont. You need some sort of continuity. As for those suggesting join the NDL to fill in the gaps, you can tell from the numbers that turn out to recent and previous neutral, qualifying or Junior events that the fans wont come out and support it More fool those who don't turn up to see NDL NJL, U21s etc. There's plenty of young talented lads out there who just need tracktime. I'll put my head above the parapet and say if the British U21 final was at Oxford the crowd would be 1K plus. Admittedly Oxford have a lot of speedway starved fans within a 50 mile radius. But I reckon there's a fair few CL clubs who'd like our crowds at NDL level. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Last year at workington was so.e of the most entertaining speedway I've watched in years My poor old mate (rip) always said national league was much better Not as fast or not as many outstanding riders But because it was closer and more equal machinery the entertainment was better Unfortunately he died before workington started back up hopefully he's looking down every week and can see how good a job workington have done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wow68 Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 13 hours ago, screm said: Decent afternoon for two Glasgow riders in Poland today, Leon Flint scored 7+1 and James Pearson scored 13 in Czestochwa`s 54-36 home win against Leszno. Congratulations james and Leon, good points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 21 hours ago, Lioness said: Ten years ago, Glasgow raced on a Sunday and you knew there would be a meeting most Sundays with an occassional blank Sunday (although usually due to the weather). Now its a case of trying to figure out which Fridays have meetings rather than which dont. You need some sort of continuity. As for those suggesting join the NDL to fill in the gaps, you can tell from the numbers that turn out to recent and previous neutral, qualifying or Junior events that the fans wont come out and support it May be we should try a junior event on a Friday to see what the turn out would be. Is it the Sunday afternoon race day or the standard of the meeting that is putting supporters off? What crowds do they get at Armadale for NDL meetings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 31 minutes ago, Beirao said: May be we should try a junior event on a Friday to see what the turn out would be. Is it the Sunday afternoon race day or the standard of the meeting that is putting supporters off? What crowds do they get at Armadale for NDL meetings? Finances probably dictate Attendances for Families.Also travel cost if your are not local.Berwick gave it a good go in NDL don’t think crowds were great though given the Team they had .Lot of organising to not not any money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K7KDD Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 Why are we talking about NDL?...........We are the largest city in Scotland, we should be in the Premier League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 Pic on bspa site showing cami sharing the win,u should have seen him leaving northside after the mighty comets beat the tigers was the fastest start by someone from glasgow that day 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 33 minutes ago, K7KDD said: Why are we talking about NDL?...........We are the largest city in Scotland, we should be in the Premier League. Facennas don't seem to think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 9 minutes ago, Beirao said: Facennas don't seem to think so. They are smart business men.They have always maintained that the Speedway has to pay for itself.They know the Maths involved. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lioness Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 18 hours ago, Sargent10 said: So all the money that the promotion are spending on a training track to actually encourage young kids to try speedway your just saying forget it kids until someone might become a reasonable rider we don’t care and won’t come and watch!! Thanks for your support Thanks for your aggressive reply and incorrect assumptions. All I did was state facts - mine were factual, unlike yours 17 hours ago, Triple.H. said: More fool those who don't turn up to see NDL NJL, U21s etc. There's plenty of young talented lads out there who just need tracktime. I'll put my head above the parapet and say if the British U21 final was at Oxford the crowd would be 1K plus. Admittedly Oxford have a lot of speedway starved fans within a 50 mile radius. But I reckon there's a fair few CL clubs who'd like our crowds at NDL level. As you know, I always did cover the junior meetings Triple H and I loved them. Unfortunately though we are in the minority which is why I dont think also running NDL would keep people going regularly every Friday. Bierao I wouldnt have a clue about the attendance at Armadale for NDL meetings, hopefully one of the Edinburgh people or NDL reps could give an answer. I dont think, in my opinion, that its the race day putting people off. Most people were all for Glasgow moving to the Friday night and night time racing. I think the problem is a set up where clubs go weeks without fixtures and fans cant say 'we race on Xday, lets go along' is the issue but as I say thats only my opinion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 Right now it would seem that the junior league is the only stepping stone between the training track and our Championship side. Whether thats too big a step is certainly a fair question and an NDL side would certainly be one way to bridge it. However it may be costly and may also be an obstacle to rearranging Championship fixtures. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 Looking at the July averages Eric Riss would be available on a 6.45 converted average for the Championship. Be interesting to see if any Championship club can sign him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 1 hour ago, szkocjasid said: Looking at the July averages Eric Riss would be available on a 6.45 converted average for the Championship. Be interesting to see if any Championship club can sign him. I've heard he's not interested in signing a Championship contract, although that's a much better average than last month, so maybe someone might twist his arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 (edited) On 6/26/2024 at 2:05 PM, Beirao said: Right now it would seem that the junior league is the only stepping stone between the training track and our Championship side. Whether thats too big a step is certainly a fair question and an NDL side would certainly be one way to bridge it. However it may be costly and may also be an obstacle to rearranging Championship fixtures. Progression Amateur/NJL NDL Championship Premiership World Stage That's what IMO what every team should be looking to Edited June 27 by Triple.H. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted June 27 Report Share Posted June 27 12 hours ago, Triple.H. said: Progression Amateur/NJL NDL Championship Premiership Would Stage That's what IMO what every team should be looking to I accept that would be a perfect situation but where is the money coming from? With riders desperate to scurry off to Poland in search of the big money, what is the incentive on teams to invest in young riders? As with football, there needs to be a trickle down of cash from top to bottom to help fund the future. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem there’s any spare cash at the top so this isn’t going to happen. Rider development will therefore continue to be a selfish activity with those willing and able to provide training facilities expecting to be rewarded either through using the riders they “develop” or signing them up then selling or loaning them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted June 28 Report Share Posted June 28 Congratulations to Leon Flint who has been named as Team GB captain for their up and coming SON2 meeting at Belle Vue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 Congratulations to Chris Harris who became European Grasstrack Champion last night. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregularisback Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 1 minute ago, screm said: Congratulations to Chris Harris who became European Grasstrack Champion last night. I second that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerro Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 1 hour ago, screm said: Congratulations to Chris Harris who became European Grasstrack Champion last night. Remember when quite a few of us on here (myself included) were sceptical about Chris signing at the start of last season... He's been absolutely incredible 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 2 hours ago, screm said: Congratulations to Chris Harris who became European Grasstrack Champion last night. Especially after leading heat1 and having bike trouble then pushing over the line for a point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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