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  1. Posted · Edited by emilali

    7 hours ago, penchev said:

    pfft your opinion as much use as a chocolate teapot , find an opinion of value and bring it to the table 

    catch you Saturday pal !!

    Lol you may not agree with my opinion but at least I have an opinion of my own about what goes on where as you just believe what you're told on the club website. You are a classic example of the type of mug punter British Speedway promoters must absolutely lick their lips at. Will be there week in week out irrespective of what garbage is served up, you'll ask no questions just clap, and then rubbish anyone who dares to question things.

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    1 minute ago, Bandit59 said:

    Fantastic performance from Gap again

    As Dick Barrie comes on here and tells everyone, most fans are only bothered by what riders do at home. So if he's correct, you shouldn't be concerned by another away performance that he fails to score in ;).

    Just be glad theres speedway, thats the only thing they want people to be concerned with, not how dross the team is.

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    26 minutes ago, George Dodds said:

    I think that one of the problems with modern bikes is that unless the rider ahead makes a mistake it is very difficult to pass on a smooth,  well prepared track - even a grippy one.

    Absolutely disagree. Watch some meetings on youtube from Bell Vue as an example from this country. Then watch some stuff from Poland and then thirdly the GP’s. That will show you just how possible passing is on a ‘smooth, well prepared track -even a grippy one’ . The problem at Berwick is the shape, always has been, very little to do with the bikes.

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    So basically the product being offered for this season is yet further watered down than it has been the last few years, yet the prices have been raised?  Alongside this, its entirely the duty of the supporters club to hand over to the club every penny they make? And the justification is simply that they should just be grateful that the speedway is being kept going?

    Sorry but this is the 21st century and speedway is vastly overpriced for the product people get to see and the amount of guest riders they see for riders riding elsewhere at any given time and any amount of other excuses that are made when it suits throughout a season. If a supporters group wish to put on trips for their members then thats entirely their prerogative there shouldnt be articles written by that prat regarding the matter.

    I think its about time speedway broadly moved itself away from the self praise it craves just for ‘keeping the speedway going’. If you put on a great product and get the entertainment spot on, the crowd would take care of itself. If you dont, I dont see why clubs can turn around and be surprised/offended when people dont go anymore.

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  11. Posted

    4 hours ago, balderdash&piffle said:

    One heat in one meeting, after watching hundreds of out the gate and strung out races, due in main to only one racing line.  When Nick was with us a well prepared racing track, this season it reverted back to one line

    Suppose ultimately people go for different reasons. Some people hope to see good speedway, others just go for a social and probably dont really notice what happens on the track anyways. From the clubs perspective I doubt they care either way as long as both sides turn up week in week out to support what they provide. 

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    1 hour ago, penchev said:

    Yes is the answer.

    kid being free anywhere else kids have to pay , so therefore I’m currently saving money so if kids stay free and we adults ha e to pay a wee bit extra that’s fine by me 

    further more , what else can you get for £15 in Berwick on a Saturday night ? 

    Takeaway meal probably costs the same and I guess the 10 minutes eating it is entertainment 

    a night out to the pub hmm £30 - £50 , are the Berwick pubs entertainment?

    Go out for a meal , probably about £50 , 

    Watch Berwick Rangers , do not know what that cost , would that be  entertainment?

    go and watch a premier league match mega bucks for that day out 

    The town is in dire straits, we so lucky to have speedway, and it brings a lot of extra folks into the town when the likes of Glasgow , Edinburgh , Workington, Sheffield and Newcastle are here , 

    think fans should either suck it up if there is a price increase or simply don’t go 

    Unfortunately I think if it comes to that then the decision for alot of people would just be to not go frankly, not a situation a club would want surely. The model for speedway widely in this country is terrible. Its a semi pro sport here but has riders expecting the world that puts pressure on clubs but more often than not its the fans that lose out with whats provided. Once again the powers that be have failed to address any of the many issues and no doubt by the end of the 2019 season we will see even more clubs possibly going to the wall. Not actually sure what or if there is a solution but i certainly dont think raising prices for a further diluted product is the answer.

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  13. Posted

    Speedway is already vastly overpriced in this country. Any promotions thinking of raising prices for next season given its going to be a weaker product again really need to have a look at themselves imo. 15 quid for some of the rubbish that gets served up in the UK is already robbery. Makes me wonder just how badly certain clubs are doing money wise. If what they say in the press every year is to be believed they are potless, but if that were really the case, why do they keep running year after year? Certainly isn't out of loyalty to fans imo. 

  18. Posted

    19 hours ago, Bandits4eva said:

    Honestly, who the f**k do you think you are? He could take Berwick as he pleases like he has done in the past! We also have a young son who loves watching speedway so one thing you do as a parent is things that make your kids happy! Hopefully you grow up and learn that at some point in the future! 

    Still puzzles me why you bother commenting though if you have no interest in it anymore! 

    I didnt realise I had to be someone? I actually find it quite sad the way speedway has declined not just at Berwick but in this country generally over the past decade or so. All brought about by promoters taking their main income source for absolute mugs and idiots but then wonder why people stop going and even better take offence when people dont share the opinion they’d like them to have, just all very sad tbh. 

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    5 minutes ago, MD said:

    Nope though Harris was their marquee signing rather than the then team manager who had to fit him in. We seem incapable of learning from the current and last season that weak reserves dont work. We also need a bit of continuity by retaining at least a couple of riders from one season to the next though all of this lot can go and we can start that in 2019 ☺.

    If i were Glasgow I would keep Cook at no1, young Thomas at reserve alonside a very strong reserve and just bin the rest and start again (for 2019). For all Harris has had a career full of effort hes been on the decline for years and probably just sees the ££££ signs at Glasgow and has been very inconsistent. Vissing always just been mediocre and apparently can be desruptive. Obviously was really unlucky what happened to Kerr I suppose average permitting he could still do a job next year. Whats happened to Starke I thought he would have a really good season? 

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