Fingersfin
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Leander interested in why you think the banking should be reduced, presumably the work being proposed is to create an inside line, giving both an inside and an outside option for racing. How would reducing the banking help? just interested in your thoughts.It's reported that they are planning major work on the track over the winter. Widening the straights by taking 1 1/2 metres off the insides, bringing the bends in by two metres on the inside and, I hope, reducing the banking accordingly.
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Shame for Kyle must have been one of the favourites
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Roberts mum is streaming his heats on his Facebook page.... oops sorry Star Lady missed your post. Yes crowd is shockingly bad
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Think Richard forgot which Tigers owners,sponsors and supporters have paid his wages and cheered for him the last 3 years. Just shat on us from a great height.
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Enjoyable meeting with the Tigers mid meeting collapse proving fatal. Do wish we would allow movement as long as the tapes aren't touched every meeting is being blighted by reruns at the moment from the GPs down and the entertainment factor is suffering as a result.
Awful decision in Heat 9 to exclude Aaron can only presume Jim was unsighted and missed Tom tape touching from 4.
Think most fans wanted Dan in 15, as at that stage he was looking quicker than Aaron but can't blame Stewart for going safe.
Good atmosphere Worky fans very happy to have beat us, take that as a compliment
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The long grade after heat 10 drives me demented.
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I have not given my own eye witness account, as it will be shouted down.
The correct outcome has been reached
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Perhaps, making sure the curfew was reached, would have been more appropriate
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I am a Glasgow fan so my knowledge and eye witness account of the incident will be dismissed.
However perhaps the best summation of the events comes from the wise sage Edinburgh's Mike Hunter who on their Facebook discussion page, posted the following.
'I think they are effectively saying Redcar were guilty of sharp practise in going past the curfew. That's what 'exceptional circumstances' means.'
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Really appreciate the time you spend finding these links, thank you.
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There is some fabrication required for the screen, at the moment all Allied resources are flat out on the core business so its delayed. It is bought and is in Glasgow
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Well finally the BSPA have confirmed this for everyone, This is not something that has come out of the blue Sky sports firstly made Go Speed and BSPA aware at the end of last season that they were unlikely to broadcast Speedway in 2017 unless they could find a sponsor to help support the production costs.
Each Speedway meeting costs around 38k to get on air and if the weather is poor you could end up with no live content, that is a risk that has always been known but previously the excitement and the money available for fringe sports was more readily available.
Unfortunately due to the rising costs of securing Premiership football,F1 and a strong need to keep Championship football and ECB & 20-20 Cricket some lower level sports like Speedway have to miss out of they are unable to get sponsors to help with the production costs. Netball and Greyhound racing have been put in the same position but have been able to find a sponsor to help.
Thank you for your informed comments throughout this thread, very much appreciated. Sad that we won't see you at Glasgow this year.
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They have high spending powers but of course the rest should take heed of the best ones ....
The Tigers social media is done by volunteers.
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Social Media
Premiership
Belle Vue - did some professional looking stuff last year but not enough of it.
Somerset - Churn out quite a bit, graphics aren't to my taste but they make an effort. Good use of interviews.
Wolves - Similar story to Somerset for me the #Wolfpack hash tag has sunk in.
The Rest nowhere Poole, Swindon, King's Lynn all surprisingly poor.
Championship:
Glasgow - I am too close to it to comment impartially but I think we do a good job. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram all covered well with news, photos and video. A web tv show and our own app with weather updates and Man of the Match features.
Ipswich - Were unlucky that their Facebook live show bombed but the setup looked good, content always looks smart and professional.
Berwick - Honourable mention to the Bandits who upped their game a lot last season although it's a bit sporadic.
National League
IOW - Tremendous both online and in the community, very impressive, working their socks off.
Honourable mentions to Birmingham, Eastbourne, Cradley and Lakeside.
I don't bother tracking websites much
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Yup our group did silver last year was about £100, a fair deal we thought,but £160 this year sees our party of 14 Glasgow Tigers fans going for £20 seats instead.
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The league is going to be watered down yes, but it feels like some Glasgow fans possibly underestimate Berge in particular as a result of circumstance rather than assessing him based on actual talent. He (Berge) qualified for the Under 21 World Championship, where he finished 4th with a comparable points total to Jack Holder (now in the Poole side) and scored MORE points than the likes of Adam Ellis and Erik Riss, both of whom are really talented young riders – and in Riss a rider not yet capable of racing to a 7.00 average in the PL – it does that afford a water mark of the talent required to hit 7.00 in even this league, it is not an easy average to reach.
I think it is widely accepted Bewley is a talent, a rider going places, but there should be a far fairer sense of where he is going to end next season.
All fair and relevant points, Glasgow fans are very aware of Berges' strengths and weaknesses. Sticking to my guns about Nike and Dan.
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In order for that to happen Lunna and Bewley would need to be touching 8.00 averages, that’s an absurdly massive ask of either next season.
Perhaps I should rephrase 5 riders worthy of heat leader positions in the current league. Of the full teams announced Scunthorpe Third Heat Leader MPT 6.98, Berwick Berge 6.91. Both Bewley and Lunna are capable of achieving around 7.00 I think.
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Before his injury he was beating opposition number ones for fun and was single handedly holding the Monarchs season together.
Any spell at reserve for Dan would be short lived. With Lunna and Bewley we would be looking at potentially five riders battling for the heat leader positions.
The team could be very strong indeed!
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I have a lot of sympathy for fans who rarely comment but have said that the move from Sunday makes things difficult for them. Most understand the reasons for the move as listed by the club but are understandably disappointed.
My ears are closed to the serial complainers.
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Yes, Sunday 3pm is the alternate day
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Glasgow won't be moving up.
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Another plus one here for Saturday night's. The rest of the family who don't share my love of circles will get to see their husband and dad on a Sunday afternoon which has gone down very well.
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Unfortunate that the start was delayed due to admission issues, Somerset could have then completed 13 and 15 where they looked stronger and maybe they would feel less aggrieved this morning.
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Gutted to miss this due to holiday but apartment WiFi and mobdro did the job. Yes racing wasn't awesome but as a spectacle it looked and sounded fantastic. Those criticising Danny are completely wrong. He is an absolute breath of fresh air.
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Glasgow 2018
in SGB Championship League Speedway
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