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  1. MattK

    Swindon Stadium

    This is the latest plan as far as I can tell https://pa1.swindon.gov.uk/publicaccess/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=P23E0APTKAM00
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    Swindon Stadium

    The were probably told the stadium was moving, which it was in the original masterplan.
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    Swindon Stadium

    I'm so out of the loop, what were the last approved plans? The last I remember is that the "new" stadium was going in place of the old one, which suggests it needs to be demolished before anything else can be erected (fnarr).
  4. I think you're on to something. Speedway fans moan endlessly about there only being six or seven teams in a league, but rugby fans cream themselves about the same six teams playing each other every year in the Six Nations.
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    Customs clearance

    The rules seem unclear (as with most things Brexit) but it does appear as if there will be extra costs associated with taking equipment to the EU. https://www.autosport.com/national/news/154525/motorsport-uk-explains-postbrexit-transport-process
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    Swindon Robins 2020

    I don't believe that. As tenants, I think the speedway club are fully aware of what is going on and have been all along. If they are not aware, then Rossiter and Kilby are negligent in their roles.
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    Swindon Robins 2020

    It depends who you believe. Apparently the new stadium is "all but complete" and is sat in storage in Wales. Now, if you look closely, you'll see the date on that article is May 2017. You can make up your own mind about the validity of those comments. Personally, I wouldn't build a new stadium in any financial climate. The land designated for the new stadium could hold around 200 houses. If you assume a house costs £100k to build and sells for £300k, that's £40m of potential profit from building houses. On the other hand, let's say a new stadium makes £1m profit per year (which sounds wildly optimistic), it would take 40 years of stadium operations to make the same profit as building houses. Which one would you choose?
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    Swindon Robins 2020

    This is either great news or terrible news. If the building work does go ahead, then it secures our future for years to come. If it is simply an excuse, then I think we've seen our last heat at the Abbey.
  9. It's an interesting idea. The most obvious questions are, who sets the budget and at what level? Currently clubs set their own budgets based on what they think their income will be. The challenge will be predicting income levels in 2021 and then presumably setting the budget to be affordable to the smallest club. The overarching problem for me is that this will result in dumbing down of the product, which as we've seen over the last 15 years of dumbing down, inevitably leads to a reduction in crowds. This means the following year the budgets will need to be reduced (just like the points limit is today) and inevitably, lower crowds.
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    Swindon Robins 2020

    Anyone else spot this in today's Advertiser? https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/18848346.fresh-calls-groundwell-park-ride-return-penhill/ A Freudian slip or does he know something we don't?
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    Streaming

    Let's say £5k for arguments sake. Do you think it would be easier to persuade 500 people to pay £10 each to stream the meeting or 1,250 at £4 to stream the meeting? I'd say 1,250 at £4 is a far easier sell than 500 @ £10.
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    Streaming

    How much does it cost to stream a meeting live?
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    Streaming

    This is why you conduct market research. I'd pay £3-4. Personally, I don't think that watching speedway online is worth any more than that. Others may differ. If the costs exceed the price times the number of sales, then it isn't a viable product.
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    Streaming

    I might consider it at £3-4 but definitely not a tenner. I wonder how much market research they did to come up with this price point.
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    Has anyone been anywhere yet

    I went to the office every day last week and probably most of this week. Wore a mask for 10 hours a day (minus eating and drinking). Didn't die to oxygen deprivation or feel oppressed.
  16. Therein lies the juxtaposition between clubs balancing the books and wanting a winning side. So this is my question, why do clubs need to balance the books? As long as promoters go into the sport with their eyes open, then what is the problem. If you look at the clubs who have closed over the last few years, how many have done so because the promoter has simply run out of money and no one wants to take it over compared to teams who have been forced club due to stadium availability or other reasons?
  17. It isn't rider's demands which are killing the sport, it is clubs bowing to rider's demands. If clubs set a pay scale which was sustainable to their income then riders would have a simple choice. Accept that is on offer or find gainful employment elsewhere. They problem is that clubs, in an arms race to secure the best riders, offer money their businesses cannot afford. However, this doesn't get away from the fundamental point that demand exceeds supply, hence why riders can make such demands in the first place.
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    Season Cancelled

    I can only assume that speedway classes itself as an elite sport and therefore is following these guidelines: Elite sport - return to competition: safe return of spectators Pilots announced for return of spectators to elite sports events Compared to much more relaxed rules for general outdoor activities.
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    Season Cancelled

    Presumably speedway classes itself as elite sport and therefore has to comply with those government guidelines, whereas stock car racing classes itself as an outdoor public event where are there a different set of guidelines.
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    Oxford

    The BSPA should pay Oxford City Council to share that report, as no one in speedway has been able to consistent make a profit over the last decade.
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    Brandon Update

    And let's be honest, most of the money Terry Russell did make from the various TV deals has been ploughed back into Swindon over the years. I doubt he made a net profit on those two activities.
  22. This suggests the government is taking a practical and logical approach to opening up the economy. They're not. You can spend 2 hours shopping in Primark or from next week sat inside a pub eating and drinking, but you can't spend 2 hours outside at a sporting event. It wouldn't surprise me if BJ has a dart board with all the industries on it and that's now they determine what can open next.
  23. Can you imagine the uproar if speedway clubs are forced to record the contract details of those attending meetings? They have resolutely resisted any kind of marketing for the last twenty years and now it could be introduced via the back door.
  24. Funnily enough, I was looking at the Smallmead site on Google Maps the other day. Can't for the life of me remember why. I always thought a site the other side of the M4 would be ideal, as you're away from all the Reading-side development which is always going to be more lucrative than speedway.
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