Gambo Posted Wednesday at 12:43 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:43 AM Sandhu rewarded the Bees riders with the proceeds of an open meeting after winning the Elite League (not sure which year). Other promoters were horrified to think that the same might be expected from them in future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted Wednesday at 01:43 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:43 AM 8 hours ago, IainB said: Well, not really, no. I thought it was an explanation that most people of above average intelligence would understand, but obviously not everybody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted Wednesday at 01:50 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:50 AM 4 hours ago, arnieg said: Reading speedway won their bet and got their £50,000. £40,000 went to the riders and the owning promotion kept the rest. Dave Lanning [the 1980 managing promoter) then sued for the share of the bonus. Yes, I recall this the same way as you. I believe it was Dave Lanning's idea for the club to place a bet on themselves as a publicity stunt, with the money shared out if they won. The bet came in and the Promotion and the riders got paid a share, but Dave Lanning didn't, and he had to later sue the club (or at least threaten to sue) for his share. Even back in those more prosperous times, there was no prize money for winning the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Wednesday at 08:54 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:54 AM 7 hours ago, RoundTheBoards said: I thought it was an explanation that most people of above average intelligence would understand, but obviously not everybody Well, again, not really, no. I'm not sure why you're bringing in game shows and your family into an explanation and @arnieg comparing salaried Football players to self employed Speedway riders. Like I said, we're getting into semantics of what a "prize" is, if you choose to believe that Poole's trip to Vegas wasn't a prize that's fair enough, I think it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Wednesday at 08:55 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 08:55 AM (edited) 12 hours ago, SCS said: I was meaning a prize from the speedway authorities and I think you knew what i was meaning IainB 😂 I was just expanding the thread for you @SCS, otherwise it would have been a straight no and the end of the topic, Poole went to Vegas as a "reward" for winning the title (see topic title)... you're welcome 😉 Edited Wednesday at 09:29 AM by IainB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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