ShanoXtra Posted Monday at 10:05 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:05 PM 8 hours ago, blue witch said: Personally you're paying £24 to watch Doyle and Emil and the top hitters of the other team. You're not paying to watch the second string or reserves. I’d be paying to watch all the team as I want to win the league and not selected heats. Each to their own I guess! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShanoXtra Posted Monday at 10:07 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:07 PM 8 hours ago, Bald Bloke said: I thought it said 12 meetings. My bad if i got it wrong. £37 isn't a bad deal. And you got a cup match in it. So that makes the 13th meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue witch Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 14 hours ago, Falcon1983 said: Not sure on that statement as you're then only watching half the races lol I get what you mean though £24 to watch Jason and Emil is the attraction but you also have 2 bright prospects to watch develope in Brennan and Dan, the best rising star heading into the season and two other riders who on their day can score big points at Foxhall As a complete side its probably worth more to pay to watch Funny one Just saying was it a coincidence that when Doyle and Emil was out injured the crowds went down massively? Exactly same team as last year apart from Tom in for Rew. The sport in general is at an inflated price for the action you see and that's why it's so hard to attract new fans to the sport in this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago 6 hours ago, blue witch said: Funny one Just saying was it a coincidence that when Doyle and Emil was out injured the crowds went down massively? Exactly same team as last year apart from Tom in for Rew. The sport in general is at an inflated price for the action you see and that's why it's so hard to attract new fans to the sport in this country. Tbf at that stage of the season there was nothing riding on the fixtures till the play-offs started, that could also have affected the crowds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago 3 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Tbf at that stage of the season there was nothing riding on the fixtures till the play-offs started, that could also have affected the crowds. Any many got used to them losing and didn't want to come along and witness another loss. Winning is attractive. I go simply to see good racing, no matter who wins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Jacobs Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago On 12/2/2024 at 12:25 PM, blue witch said: This isn't just Ipswich the whole league is just overpriced IMO. So hard to attract new fans when you're charging £24-£30(if you sit in some grandstands) for 15/17 mins of action depending on track size. I’ve just watched the first half of ITFC vs Crystal Palace, and there was nothing of interest in 45+3 minutes of mostly passing the ball backwards - yet people are happy to pay £££s for that … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago 25 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said: I’ve just watched the first half of ITFC vs Crystal Palace, and there was nothing of interest in 45+3 minutes of mostly passing the ball backwards - yet people are happy to pay £££s for that … My condolences! For some reason people will pay for Premier League football which is often a rather dull affair - the ball is often in play for only 55-60 minutes of the 90. As someone who has over the years attended a lot of spectator sports I still think a decent speedway match tops the lot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaddlebowRoad Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago 1 hour ago, Roger Jacobs said: I’ve just watched the first half of ITFC vs Crystal Palace, and there was nothing of interest in 45+3 minutes of mostly passing the ball backwards - yet people are happy to pay £££s for that … two awful sides to be fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon1983 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 1 hour ago, Roger Jacobs said: I’ve just watched the first half of ITFC vs Crystal Palace, and there was nothing of interest in 45+3 minutes of mostly passing the ball backwards - yet people are happy to pay £££s for that … Plenty of dull speedway races during a meeting right? At least the facilities at Portman Road are an upgrade on anything Foxhall provides. And I guess the atmosphere is slightly better, if only British Speedway was 1% as successful as premier league football hey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago (edited) 3 hours ago, Falcon1983 said: Plenty of dull speedway races during a meeting right? At least the facilities at Portman Road are an upgrade on anything Foxhall provides. And I guess the atmosphere is slightly better, if only British Speedway was 1% as successful as premier league football hey Spot on.. Some truly compare Apples to Oranges.. Even Ice Hockey is getting (at least), double the crowds . Speedway is a tiny, tiny minority sport in the grand scheme of things.. Some seem to think it should be followed by hundreds of thousands.. Run it like Poland,and you may have chance.... Otherwise, cut your cloth, and accept it for what it is .. A bit "made up, Mickey Mouse" stuff that can be a great night out if you ignore someone trying to make you believe it really means something that it clearly isn't.. Edited 5 hours ago by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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