poolebolton 464 Posted January 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said: Dunno, does the bus service cover the 50 mile radius? Not sure. But the club has protect its self over a few people being ill and not able to make to stadium imo. Great move by Edinburgh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted January 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, poolebolton said: Not sure. But the club has protect its self over a few people being ill and not able to make to stadium imo. Great move by Edinburgh. Just don't get it myself like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poolebolton 464 Posted January 28, 2020 25 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said: Just don't get it myself like. Why not? It protects the local fanbase and then allows people from further a distance to watch. I’m sure for away meetings if they stream them anyone will be able to watch. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JanAndersen 818 Posted January 29, 2020 11 hours ago, PotteringAround said: Don't think it's the IP address that's the problem. Think it's more likely that the stipulation will be that you have to pay with a credit card registered to a postcode more than 50 miles away. So you'd have to find someone elsewhere in the country to pay for you. Having said that, what's to stop one person buying it and then streaming it to everyone else? The football Premier League and BT/Sky etc spend millions tracking down and closing illegal streaming services, and still it's very easy to find an illegal stream of any football match you want. What resources are the Edinburgh promotion going to have available to trace illegal steams? It’s IP address. The article says about locals being on holiday/travelling and being able to use the service. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, poolebolton said: Why not? It protects the local fanbase and then allows people from further a distance to watch. I’m sure for away meetings if they stream them anyone will be able to watch. Just seems bizarre to exclude/penalise locals, would have thought that it would be those that you'd try to attract. Unless that idea has been exhausted. It's like great deals for 'new customer's',,, should look after your bread and butter, just my opinion tho. Edited January 29, 2020 by ruffdiamond Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teaboy279 1,038 Posted January 29, 2020 13 hours ago, PotteringAround said: Don't think it's the IP address that's the problem. Think it's more likely that the stipulation will be that you have to pay with a credit card registered to a postcode more than 50 miles away. So you'd have to find someone elsewhere in the country to pay for you. Having said that, what's to stop one person buying it and then streaming it to everyone else? The football Premier League and BT/Sky etc spend millions tracking down and closing illegal streaming services, and still it's very easy to find an illegal stream of any football match you want. What resources are the Edinburgh promotion going to have available to trace illegal steams? Tbf no true speedway fan would try fiddle a club out of a tenner, surely. But also you tv streaming point, millions have access to sky and bt, where as maybe a hundred or so will watch this each week. So I imagine it would actually be relatively simple to detect who is illegally streaming. Any massive thumbs up too Edinburgh for this massively forward thinking initiatives. Cant wait to visit in the summer, got the days off confirmed at work last night Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poolebolton 464 Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, ruffdiamond said: Just seems bizarre to exclude/penalise locals, would have thought that it would be those that you'd try to attract. Unless that idea has been exhausted. It's like great deals for 'new customer's',,, should look after your bread and butter, just my opinion tho. It’s to stop riders racing in front of no one watching. And then a 1000 people online. That’s the idea behind it. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Blobby 2,623 Posted January 29, 2020 7 hours ago, ruffdiamond said: Just seems bizarre to exclude/penalise locals, would have thought that it would be those that you'd try to attract. Unless that idea has been exhausted. It's like great deals for 'new customer's',,, should look after your bread and butter, just my opinion tho. If they opened it up to anyone it would get abused and crowds would go down. It’s aimed at those who are too far away to attend to still watch their side and away fans who can’t make the journey but can still cheer on their side also. for example if it was open to locals then why go and pay £17 when you could watch it at home for £10 the club would be doing themselves out of money. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,225 Posted January 29, 2020 Tend to agree ,outside the diehards there is not a lot of interest in the sport these days ,the club would risking people just staying at home paying £10 for the family to watch speedway.Good initiative by the promotion though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted January 29, 2020 42 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said: If they opened it up to anyone it would get abused and crowds would go down. It’s aimed at those who are too far away to attend to still watch their side and away fans who can’t make the journey but can still cheer on their side also. for example if it was open to locals then why go and pay £17 when you could watch it at home for £10 the club would be doing themselves out of money. I get what you say, but would you not run the risk of some fans turning red? 36 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Tend to agree ,outside the diehards there is not a lot of interest in the sport these days ,the club would risking people just staying at home paying £10 for the family to watch speedway.Good initiative by the promotion though. Surely the diehards would go regardless? A know folk are doing what they can to try and make speedway more viable, just think it's a bit risky to alienate locals from the deal IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted January 29, 2020 8 hours ago, teaboy279 said: Tbf no true speedway fan would try fiddle a club out of a tenner, surely. But also you tv streaming point, millions have access to sky and bt, where as maybe a hundred or so will watch this each week. So I imagine it would actually be relatively simple to detect who is illegally streaming. Any massive thumbs up too Edinburgh for this massively forward thinking initiatives. Cant wait to visit in the summer, got the days off confirmed at work last night Be aware: summer is Edinburgh can be a bit different so summer in the South East. Take a coat - even in a heatwave 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,225 Posted January 29, 2020 2 hours ago, ruffdiamond said: I get what you say, but would you not run the risk of some fans turning red? Surely the diehards would go regardless? A know folk are doing what they can to try and make speedway more viable, just think it's a bit risky to alienate locals from the deal IMO. 2 hours ago, ruffdiamond said: I get what you say, but would you not run the risk of some fans turning red? Surely the diehards would go regardless? A know folk are doing what they can to try and make speedway more viable, just think it's a bit risky to alienate locals from the deal IMO. Bit of dodgy weather around and they might stay in the house knowing they would see speedway if it was on.Wonder what the rules would be if the meeting started and was abandoned before Ht 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted January 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Bit of dodgy weather around and they might stay in the house knowing they would see speedway if it was on.Wonder what the rules would be if the meeting started and was abandoned before Ht 12 Dunno, maybe refunds will be given, different can of worms. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,399 Posted January 29, 2020 5 hours ago, Fromafar said: Tend to agree ,outside the diehards there is not a lot of interest in the sport these days ,the club would risking people just staying at home paying £10 for the family to watch speedway.Good initiative by the promotion though. The diehards will still be there, it is just the maybe's or lapsed supporters that might be interested so it is a win win for the club. Massive respect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekimba 319 Posted February 6, 2020 I see that Nathan Greaves has signed for Armadale Devils,. In my opinion he should be riding for the Monarchs in place of 1 or 2 others with a lower average. Whats not to like, young gained good experience with Redcar last year, he could be ready to take the next step. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites