dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,692 Posted December 30, 2017 26 minutes ago, MattK said: Poole and King's Lynn have successfully rode on Wednesdays in 2017, even though they are allocated to the Danish League. It seems that one other Premiership club will ride on Wednesday and a compromise has been made to allow Swindon to continue on a Thursday. As I said, do you think three Championship clubs should have been forced to move from their Thursday race night in order to accommodate the Premiership? I believe Bates was ready to swap leagues with Leicester/Sheffield if he lost the debate and Thursdays for Premiership was pushed through He seems to be the strong voice at the moment.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,314 Posted December 30, 2017 53 minutes ago, MattK said: Poole and King's Lynn have successfully rode on Wednesdays in 2017, even though they are allocated to the Danish League. It seems that one other Premiership club will ride on Wednesday and a compromise has been made to allow Swindon to continue on a Thursday. As I said, do you think three Championship clubs should have been forced to move from their Thursday race night in order to accommodate the Premiership? If Thursday's had been approved, why change it? Sheffield and Ipswich should have had two choices if they wanted Thursdays. Ride top league or ride Thursday's but top league sides get priority on riders. Ipswich, in particular, seem to have been holding the top flight to ransom for years. I'm just fed up with speedway seeing the best way forward being to make the good clubs as crap as the poor ones. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,331 Posted December 30, 2017 24 minutes ago, Grachan said: If Thursday's had been approved, why change it? Sheffield and Ipswich should have had two choices if they wanted Thursdays. Ride top league or ride Thursday's but top league sides get priority on riders. Ipswich, in particular, seem to have been holding the top flight to ransom for years. I'm just fed up with speedway seeing the best way forward being to make the good clubs as crap as the poor ones. 24 minutes ago, Grachan said: If Thursday's had been approved, why change it? Sheffield and Ipswich should have had two choices if they wanted Thursdays. Ride top league or ride Thursday's but top league sides get priority on riders. Ipswich, in particular, seem to have been holding the top flight to ransom for years. I'm just fed up with speedway seeing the best way forward being to make the good clubs as crap as the poor ones. They should have scrapped doubling up and used Young British talent ,let these money grabbing riders solve their own problems.Its still a mess IMO . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidney the robin 4,735 Posted December 30, 2017 9 hours ago, MattK said: I think so, which is why the compromise has been offered for us to continue running some of our meetings on Thursdays. Believe me the Greyhounds are a Sis track decent money coming into the abbey it is a BAGS track they take priority we will see what happen's ☺️ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyderd 1,216 Posted January 2, 2018 On 12/30/2017 at 8:05 PM, Sidney the robin said: Believe me the Greyhounds are a Sis track decent money coming into the abbey it is a BAGS track they take priority we will see what happen's ☺️ ????? please translate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theblueboy 960 Posted January 2, 2018 10 minutes ago, hyderd said: ????? please translate. What Sid means is that there is a BAGS contract in place, which is worth a tidy sum to the stadium owners. That is to say, the dogs are shown in bookmakers shops every afternoon. Belle Vue are a track that also have a BAGS contract. The providers of this service were/are SIS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Downes 48 Posted January 2, 2018 S.I.S i believe stands for Satellite Information Systems - it's the company that supply horse racing/dog racing pictures and commentary to the betting shops BAGS stands for Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service So therefore STR is saying that live pictures from the Abbey are supplied to bookmakers for afternoon racing and Swindon get a nice fee for it i knew those years as a betting shop manager would come in use ..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HertsRacer 222 Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Andy Downes said: S.I.S i believe stands for Satellite Information Systems - it's the company that supply horse racing/dog racing pictures and commentary to the betting shops BAGS stands for Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service So therefore STR is saying that live pictures from the Abbey are supplied to bookmakers for afternoon racing and Swindon get a nice fee for it i knew those years as a betting shop manager would come in use ..... Andy, not trying to be picky or anything, but my son who works for them tell me they have just changed their name to Sports Information Systems. Edited January 2, 2018 by HertsRacer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProudtobeaBrummie 646 Posted January 2, 2018 Tracks are paid approx 1.5m a year to host bags meetings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A ORLOV 8,628 Posted January 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, ProudtobeaBrummie said: Tracks are paid approx 1.5m a year to host bags meetings Which is why the management do not worry if there is only 30 people attending the dog meeting, and if that income figure is correct, the income from speedway is a bit of pin money. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danny Connor 351 Posted January 2, 2018 On 12/30/2017 at 11:20 AM, Grachan said: If Thursday's had been approved, why change it? Sheffield and Ipswich should have had two choices if they wanted Thursdays. Ride top league or ride Thursday's but top league sides get priority on riders. Ipswich, in particular, seem to have been holding the top flight to ransom for years. I'm just fed up with speedway seeing the best way forward being to make the good clubs as crap as the poor ones. Tail wagging the dog!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hodgy 976 Posted January 2, 2018 Peterborough Greyhound racing is a perfect example of what smart investment, promotion and marketing can achieve. The flat caps standing in the freezing cold days are long gone. A huge glass fronted, warm stadium with restaurant, bars, cafe is packed out 3 nights a week. It attracts families, work’s parties, lads and ladies nights of all ages. 6 dogs chasing a stuffed toy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Downes 48 Posted January 2, 2018 9 hours ago, HertsRacer said: Andy, not trying to be picky or anything, but my son who works for them tell me they have just changed their name to Sports Information Systems. not a problem, Hackney were still racing when I last managed a shop so not surprised things have changed in the last 25 years 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted January 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Hodgy said: Peterborough Greyhound racing is a perfect example of what smart investment, promotion and marketing can achieve. The flat caps standing in the freezing cold days are long gone. A huge glass fronted, warm stadium with restaurant, bars, cafe is packed out 3 nights a week. It attracts families, work’s parties, lads and ladies nights of all ages. 6 dogs chasing a stuffed toy. Maybe, just maybe this is a route speedway should go down? More betting on races at the track. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theblueboy 960 Posted January 3, 2018 8 hours ago, SCB said: Maybe, just maybe this is a route speedway should go down? More betting on races at the track. You know yourself that Bet365, as do some other brands, bet on speedway matches. How would you sell this particular aspect to the ‘closed shop’ that masquerades itself as a professional sport in the 21st century? What are the potential benefits to the club and BSPA? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
