arnieg Posted Tuesday at 09:15 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:15 PM On 10/21/2024 at 8:43 PM, j2ohh said: And another voulas ! you lot starting to think outside the box ur in yet ? In the words of Sir Humphrey it would be a brave choice to pick a 27 year old who hasn't ridden for two years and had done little of note previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2ohh Posted Wednesday at 09:59 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 09:59 AM 12 hours ago, arnieg said: In the words of Sir Humphrey it would be a brave choice to pick a 27 year old who hasn't ridden for two years and had done little of note previously. he had a spin around the greatest race track in Cumbria (so i am told ) . no smoke without fire as they say . Poole number 1 and former Edinburgh number 1 started speedway late on . both at workington . could be interesting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted Wednesday at 11:36 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:36 AM 1 hour ago, j2ohh said: he had a spin around the greatest race track in Cumbria (so i am told ) . no smoke without fire as they say . Poole number 1 and former Edinburgh number 1 started speedway late on . both at workington . could be interesting ! Which season's Poole number 1 are you referring to? I assume S. Worrall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc131 Posted Wednesday at 02:54 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:54 PM 3 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said: Which season's Poole number 1 are you referring to? I assume S. Worrall? Lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted Wednesday at 09:25 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 09:25 PM 11 hours ago, j2ohh said: he had a spin around the greatest race track in Cumbria (so i am told ) . no smoke without fire as they say . Poole number 1 and former Edinburgh number 1 started speedway late on . both at workington . could be interesting ! Rich's first team was Redcar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2ohh Posted Thursday at 05:16 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:16 AM 7 hours ago, tyretrax said: Rich's first team was Redcar. which Richie are you on about ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted Thursday at 09:38 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:38 PM 16 hours ago, j2ohh said: which Richie are you on about ? Never mentioned a Richie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2ohh Posted Friday at 08:29 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 08:29 AM On 10/23/2024 at 10:25 PM, tyretrax said: Rich's first team was Redcar. On 10/24/2024 at 6:16 AM, j2ohh said: which Richie are you on about ? 10 hours ago, tyretrax said: Never mentioned a Richie. maybe the name got lost in translation. or another poster withwith the same user name ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted Friday at 11:11 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 11:11 AM Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistthatthrottle Posted Friday at 11:14 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 11:14 AM 2 minutes ago, TheScotsman said: Dick Dick Turpin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted yesterday at 05:00 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:00 PM Very Impressive Premieres on YouTube on Fri 1st Nov. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted 12 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 12 hours ago All quiet on the team building, probably waiting till after the AGM (some promotors party in the sun) What's anyone's thoughts of trying a later start time in the high summer months ? Maybe a 5 or 6 o clock start ??? This may attract more fans, as it's the nearest to a night meeting we can get without lights, people can have family time but still go to speedway, and maybe able to go to work and speedway. Thoughts please 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTD26 Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 4 minutes ago, Neila said: All quiet on the team building, probably waiting till after the AGM (some promotors party in the sun) What's anyone's thoughts of trying a later start time in the high summer months ? Maybe a 5 or 6 o clock start ??? This may attract more fans, as it's the nearest to a night meeting we can get without lights, people can have family time but still go to speedway, and maybe able to go to work and speedway. Thoughts please Like on our private conversation a month or so ago Neila, I’d be all for a 5pm start time to get more people down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.N.Other Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago Like most people, I would take whatever start time is needed to get more fans down ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 5 minutes ago, CTD26 said: Like on our private conversation a month or so ago Neila, I’d be all for a 5pm start time to get more people down Did the crowd levels generally hold up to decent level.The track action was superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted 11 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 17 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Did the crowd levels generally hold up to decent level.The track action was superb. Only a fans opinion, overall the crowds were ok, a couple of wobbles with low crowds, but may have been offset with the very large crowds early on, or against Glasgow, the promotion have done a hell of a job with sponsorship, thanks all 😊 and the supporters club done a great job. So hopefully all this may have made a successful season. On to 2025 UTC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelShoe Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 3 hours ago, Neila said: Only a fans opinion, overall the crowds were ok, a couple of wobbles with low crowds, but may have been offset with the very large crowds early on, or against Glasgow, the promotion have done a hell of a job with sponsorship, thanks all 😊 and the supporters club done a great job. So hopefully all this may have made a successful season. On to 2025 UTC Sponsorship is hugely important to the viability of the Comets especially considering the Worky Promotion are probably not in a position were they can absorb substantial financial losses over an extended period of time. In our part of the world opportunities for sponsorship from bigger companies are limited I would suggest. I wonder how many of the current Speedway teams showed an operating profit this last season ? my feeling would be not that many. Speedway Clubs need to work together as a unified body to stabilise costs, the sports fan base doesn't support club costs in many cases. Rider demands appear to increase each season without thought for the financial ability of clubs to meet those demands. It's obvious riders will ride for whoever pays the most as today it's a job rather than a hobby. If clubs in each league had an enforceable pound per point maximum figure depending on their status ie heat leader\second string/reserve then this would help promotions wrestle back control. The general opinion seems to be that the usual clubs accused of self interest don't seriously play ball on this. I have no evidence to substantiate this. The crowds dropped to below break even point at the end of the season which was probably due to a whole range of variables many of which have been discussed previously. It is incumbent on any promotion to understand the reasons and try to mitigate against losses going forward. How next season goes financially could well decide the longer term future of the Comets at Championship level. It is incumbent on the people running the sport to seriously look at ways of making the product more marketable and attractive to spectators of all ages rather than just being 15 minutes of race action for the hardcore much of which is FTG depending on who you support. This is nothing new but very little changes. They also need to secure a sponsorship deal that would underpin the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Steve's reply to Roy in the video interview when asked about floodlights, which are still available, was parents said that they wouldn't come to a later start time with the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted 3 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 30 minutes ago, tyretrax said: Steve's reply to Roy in the video interview when asked about floodlights, which are still available, was parents said that they wouldn't come to a later start time with the kids. But unfortunately as summer went on, a lot of the kids who were attending disappeared, probably out and about doing other things in the better ?? weather, maybe if a slightly later start time was trialed it may be a success, or the club could maybe do a poll over social media or website to see the reaction to a possible trial start time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 2 hours ago https://www.facebook.com/share/p/xpoqBc5VN8wEg1xm/ This is a good opportunity for any fans of the comets . Have your name on a racesuit for £40 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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