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  1. Posted

    On 2/12/2018 at 8:41 AM, ch958 said:

    said this before and i expect i'll say it  again - free or reduced price tickets in return for email addresses (mail the tix to that address) and bombard with info  and adverts, ask questions and act on the answers.

    Its the first day of GCSE Marketing. It costs at first but once you have contact its free

    This is what CCFC did. They gave out vouchers to the schools, which had to be filled in with contact details to claim the free ticket.

     

    This ends up with more records in the "supporter database" so more promotion/marketing can be directed at a bigger audience. 

     

    Simply having a free for all in terms of attendance will only work for one week (and that's only if you get the additional benefit of extra spending e.g food/merchandise)

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  4. Posted

    Hosting promoters not wanting to miss out on one of the best supported teams travelling to their clubs i would imagine.

     

    Bees always take a large contingent of fans, and if there are just a handful of meetings for a side with the Coventry name, I guess they think we will travel in even larger numbers than usual

  6. Posted

    I'm not sure how you read that from PhilfromCov's comments Speedibee, but that isn't what hes saying at all.

     

    I agree with him. We have a lifeline, but now we have to make the most of it. We need a solid plan to either get back to Brandon, or a new stadium, rather than just limping along at Leicester, with crowds dwinling, and then the plug gets pulled due to a lack of finances.

     

    Save Coventry Speedway, should be attempting to put more pressure on all sides to see what the plan is

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  7. Posted

     

    Now our future is clear, we can fine-tune the initial fixtures, including removing the 21st July fixture!

     

    If the future is clear, presumably we have a date for returning to Brandon?

     

    Until we're back home, I'd suggest the future is anything but clear

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  8. Posted

    I too am sceptical about the move working, however, it has at least given us a chance.

     

    As I'd said before, the cost of leasing the facilities and track, weighed in with a potentially reduced crowd doesn't make sense if it's only a short term measure. I appreciate that they would be running at a loss if they were to ride away meetings only at the start of the year, but they would then make up for it later in the season, with regular crowds at Brandon.

     

    I personally feel that this news isnt yet cause to celebrate. We need a stated plan/timeline on how we'll get back to Brandon, without that, there could be fans that drift away

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  9. Posted

    If it was only going to be for a few weeks, surely it would make better sense to just ride away meetings at the start of the season, similar to Belle Vue this year.

     

    If Horton has the main lease at Brandon, it amkes sense to run his home meetings there, and then he doesnt have to worry about the cost of sub letting the track at Leicester, and fans potentially not travelling

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  10. Posted

    I agree with SCB.

     

    Why go to the lengths of signing rioders etc. Both sides had the perfect get out at the end of last season.

     

    They could've walked away saying they couldn't agree a deal and that wouldve been that. Something is going on, i just cant work out what it is

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  12. Posted

    I think Brandon Estates employ a 'spokesman' to talk to the media. The paper is very good at investigating things, they've found some interesting stuff about CCFC owners Sisu and what they are doing. I have asked them to have a look but don't know if they are. Its difficult to find out about directors and shareholders when the company is based in Jersey. Some say that's convenient.

     

     

    You don't actually believe that do you? It's an awful paper in all honesty. Their speedway coverage is only so good because of Dave Rowe

  15. Posted

    I really don't understand the doom and gloom over this team.

     

    Comparing it to an "Elite League" team, it doesnt look great, but we aren't in that world any more. In Bates/Sarjeant and Kerr we should have the best two reserves in the league all season, and looking at what other reserves are likely to be signed, they should clean up, and then be full of confidence if/when they move into the main body of the team.

     

    I'm quite optimistic for this teams chances.... as long as the stadium issue is sorted

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  16. Posted · Edited by beesboybert

    King

    K Bjerre

    Schlein

    L Bjerre

    Bates

     

     

    Would leave us with 13.29 (if I've done my sums right). for the last two.

     

    Would you gamble on a big hitter (JK/Fricke) and a lesser reerve or settle for two 6.5 riders, ensuring we'd probably have the best pair of reserves all season, and hope that King, Kenny and Rory/Lasse can perform as heatleaders all season?

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  20. Posted

    Clearly I haven't failed to see that. You couldn't have signed Stead for either of the reserves at the start of the season. Garrity at reserve with Stead in place of Garrity obviously would have strengthened you up. My point remains your issue was 2 of your 3 heat leaders.

     

    why haven't the Bees added Stead now if it's that simple to strengthen up?

     

    Because signing another double upper would mean he that King or Garrity.. In the scenario with Garrity at reserve in a Fast Track birth we couldve had another double-upper in the main body of the team... Someone such as Simon Stead

  21. Posted

    KK at 1 is dodgy for any club in any season.

    Harris no issue.

    King as H/l is an issue.

    Woryna is a weak signing compared with the amount of points you had spare.

    Assuming you couldn't find a suitable rider with the points spare and signed Woryna instead you suddenly assume there is another suitable rider to fill the place of Garrity. Hahahaha.

    PK was never an option as he has already said in press he wouldn't ride for anyone but Wolves .

    So given how easy you're suggestion when are you making this season changing move then??

    Hahahahaha

     

     

    With Garrity at reserve, we could've signed another double upper i.e Stead as SCB suggested. Stead in for Bates or Sarjeant strengthens us up considerably. If you fail to see that then there is no hope.

     

    You are right that King as heat leader is an issue however. Signing any heat leader as a double upper considerably hampered our options for the final rider, which is why we ended up with Woryna

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