Sheffield Tigers 2025

[4BenMoran]

Danyon Hume didn’t ride in Premiership in 2024, so could they use his 2024 Championship average of 4.99?  If that was converted and with British reduction that comes to 3.26 that’s if I’ve put correct numbers in my calculator 😂

[Roger Jacobs]

On 11/22/2024 at 12:45 PM, Manifesto said:

Gilkes seems very professional and dedicated to the sport I can’t see him leaving speedway any time soon. If he has had an offer from Oxford maybe there’s a bidding war going on.

Could we get a Christmas miracle and Facundo Albin return on a duel Argentinian/British passport 

It's quite a while since Britain and Argentina had a duel ...

[Roger Jacobs]

On 11/22/2024 at 12:36 PM, 4thbender said:

The Sheffield marketing team have taken a lead from Jaguar: promoting the brand without actually showing the goods:

Jaguar's new advert features no cars | Watch

They didn't actually announce the team ...

[Fozzie4388]

Any thoughts on Sheffield becoming the first team to charge people £25 per meeting to get in. Is The British Speedway product really worth that?

[Aries]

7 hours ago, Fozzie4388 said:

Any thoughts on Sheffield becoming the first team to charge people £25 per meeting to get in. Is The British Speedway product really worth that?

£2 increase? Has that ever happened before? I know Leicester have increased their admission but that’s by the standard £1 which is the norm, can’t remember a £2 increase before? Leicester £23 btw so better value. 
 

£276 also for a season ticket that is only for the 12 league meetings. 12 league meeting at full £25 is £300, so you’re only saving £24. Not even enough for one full free meeting! That’s terrible value for money and poor from Sheffield. 
 

You do get a fiver off the first KOC round for balance, and same again IF they make it to the semi finals, but that’s still awful value for money. 

[RS50]

8 hours ago, Fozzie4388 said:

Any thoughts on Sheffield becoming the first team to charge people £25 per meeting to get in. Is The British Speedway product really worth that?

It's an increase of 8% , which is more than the current rate of inflation, and probably more than most people's pay increase.

[ouch]

3 hours ago, RS50 said:

It's an increase of 8% , which is more than the current rate of inflation, and probably more than most people's pay increase.

A quick Google of admission prices in 2014 had Coventry at £17, which I’d say is representative of prices at the time. Put £17 into the Bank of England inflation calculator and it would now be worth £22.96 so we are paying over the odds nowadays. 

Oxford in 2004 was £13 which gives a similar result. 

[TTT]

Did Rachel Reeves come up with the ticket pricing structure at Sheffield for 2025?

[Bendover11]

Maybe they're trying to afford a pay package for Dan Gilkes 

[Manifesto]

Dan Gilkes must be costing some 😂

[mikebv]

13 hours ago, Fozzie4388 said:

Any thoughts on Sheffield becoming the first team to charge people £25 per meeting to get in. Is The British Speedway product really worth that?

I take it that is to stand? 

[mikebv]

31 minutes ago, Manifesto said:

Dan Gilkes must be costing some 😂

It's to buy two rakes and pay two people to use them.. 

Edited 1 hour ago by mikebv

[Arthur54]

Probably to pay for the Holders and Woffinden

[BluPanther]

I certainly wouldn't pay 25 quid to watch speedway on that track, but I would at Belle Vue...

[Moranboys]

6 hours ago, Aries said:

£2 increase? Has that ever happened before? I know Leicester have increased their admission but that’s by the standard £1 which is the norm, can’t remember a £2 increase before? Leicester £23 btw so better value. 
 

£276 also for a season ticket that is only for the 12 league meetings. 12 league meeting at full £25 is £300, so you’re only saving £24. Not even enough for one full free meeting! That’s terrible value for money and poor from Sheffield. 
 

You do get a fiver off the first KOC round for balance, and same again IF they make it to the semi finals, but that’s still awful value for money. 

It's getting a little crazy now..it's not just the admission cost,it's the total package,for myself and spouse to go,looking at £50 +3.00 prog + 3.00 parking+5.00 fuel that's £61 before you even factor in any food and drink...that's 4.00 per race,6.00 if it's called off at HT 10.£61 for what equates to 15 mins of racing...value for money? I understand the overheads but....I rest my case,we for one won't be attending this season because of rising costs elsewhere.