1 valve 551 Posted November 20, 2020 10 hours ago, Knowle said: however can basketball and netball be so described? Yes. The basketball season in uk has just started. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rico 210 Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, Knowle said: Nowhere can I find a full list of the 11 sports to be helped https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/54998979 Edited November 20, 2020 by Rico Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,863 Posted November 20, 2020 So Speedway "Elite" to not allow crowds in but not "Elite" enough to be given any money... can't say I'm surprised, as a sole director employee running my own company I've also been totally stitched up by the government! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1 valve 551 Posted November 20, 2020 16 minutes ago, iainb said: So Speedway "Elite" to not allow crowds in but not "Elite" enough to be given any money... can't say I'm surprised, as a sole director employee running my own company I've also been totally stitched up by the government! The money being provided to sporting organisations is as a loan to cover some loss of earnings for sports (for now) operating between Dec 2020 & March of next year. Consequently there is no point in a speedway club applying for a loan to cover a period when no significant income would be expected from live meetings. Cricket would be another example of a sport that does not meet the criteria. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,617 Posted November 20, 2020 Its a Winter bail-out fund covering November 2020 to March 2021. Speedway like Cricket doesn't run in the Winter!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben91 1,743 Posted November 20, 2020 21 hours ago, mikebv said: Speedway not an "Elite" sport then? No, it isn’t. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenga 2,998 Posted November 20, 2020 if only they had kept the ELITE league name and not stole the premier name from the grass roots of speedway . robbers never prosper 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1 valve 551 Posted November 20, 2020 21 hours ago, mikebv said: Speedway not an "Elite" sport then? Yes It is, But doesn't run during the period the loans are now being made available to apply for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,163 Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, 1 valve said: Yes It is, But doesn't run during the period the loans are now being made available to apply for. Rugby League and Rugby Union are "summer" sports... As is Lawn Tennis.. They all got funding.... I also presume most of the indoors sports also carry on during the summer and not exclusively get played in winter? And horse racing is all year round... I would think it's more down to Speedways almost zero profile that has seen them "overlooked" (maybe not intentionally),and/or could be down to much better, organised lobbying getting carried out by other sports, to ensure they remained in the forefront of the Government thoughts..? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StyxofRock 4 Posted November 20, 2020 Since when has rugby union been a summer sport? September to May season as a rule. Rugby league at elite level Feb to October, at community level January to Sept. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,241 Posted November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, mikebv said: Rugby League and Rugby Union are "summer" sports... As is Lawn Tennis.. They all got funding.... I also presume most of the indoors sports also carry on during the summer and not exclusively get played in winter? And horse racing is all year round... I would think it's more down to Speedways almost zero profile that has seen them "overlooked" (maybe not intentionally),and/or could be down to much better, organised lobbying getting carried out by other sports, to ensure they remained in the forefront of the Government thoughts..? All seems very ambiguous to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knowle 51 Posted November 20, 2020 According to today's Daily Telegraph Rob Godfrey stated that he has had clarification from the DCMS that he will need to apply for some loan from an extra pot that is available and he is very disappointed that speedway wasn't in the original blueprint. It is all rather confusing when statements are made that the current loans are to compensate for reduced spectator income lost in the coming months only hence cricket is not mentioned. Is tennis a major spectator attended course in the winter and how did greyhound racing qualify? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,163 Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Knowle said: According to today's Daily Telegraph Rob Godfrey stated that he has had clarification from the DCMS that he will need to apply for some loan from an extra pot that is available and he is very disappointed that speedway wasn't in the original blueprint. It is all rather confusing when statements are made that the current loans are to compensate for reduced spectator income lost in the coming months only hence cricket is not mentioned. Is tennis a major spectator attended course in the winter and how did greyhound racing qualify? And Super League finishes next Friday, and starts again in March... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knowle 51 Posted November 20, 2020 Now covered on BSPA site Share this post Link to post Share on other sites