scribbler 213 Posted November 17, 2011 Oh yeah, I fogot: they're awash with money. Whether it's right or wrong, in keeping with any other sport that "benefits" from the "Sky riches", it's ploughed into wages. Or maybe you're suggesting a further weakening of EL levels (if that's possible & still be able to differentiate from PL sides) to save cash to put into "the pot". So you're just ignoring that, however small, a higher percentage of EL teams have connection with NL teams than do the PL. Never let a fact get in the way of a prejudice... The PL and the NL don't get Sky money and they survive. If the EL can't survive without 100% of the Sky money... if they can't put aside a (very) small percentage of the SKY money 'in the best interest of British Speedway' - then the EL owners are doing something very wrong. It's supposed to be the British Elite League - not 'the Elite league for any rider from anywhere in the world' ridden on British tracks. There should be a max number of foreign riders per team. For example it doesn't do Poland etc. any harm using a rule about using Polish riders. Those countries who have such rules in place have far better National teams than GB. The league may suffer for a while - but eventually the standard of GB riders would improve and ... Of course I know this will never happen. The owners of EL teams are only interested in the money - not in the sport of Speedway. When Speedway in this country eventually dies - and it's 'committing suicide by instalments' - those owners will just find somewhere else to put their money... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madirish 0 Posted November 17, 2011 pl teams do get money for sky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scribbler 213 Posted November 17, 2011 pl teams do get money for sky When they are shown on Sky - not the regular amount each season that EL clubs get from Sky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Backless 538 Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) The PL and the NL don't get Sky money and they survive. If the EL can't survive without 100% of the Sky money... if they can't put aside a (very) small percentage of the SKY money 'in the best interest of British Speedway' - then the EL owners are doing something very wrong. It's supposed to be the British Elite League - not 'the Elite league for any rider from anywhere in the world' ridden on British tracks. There should be a max number of foreign riders per team. For example it doesn't do Poland etc. any harm using a rule about using Polish riders. Those countries who have such rules in place have far better National teams than GB. The league may suffer for a while - but eventually the standard of GB riders would improve and ... Of course I know this will never happen. The owners of EL teams are only interested in the money - not in the sport of Speedway. When Speedway in this country eventually dies - and it's 'committing suicide by instalments' - those owners will just find somewhere else to put their money... So we've lowered our expectations from a "small" amount to a "very small" amount. How much? £5k? £10k? So, you want the EL teams to be effectively "taxed" to subsidise some mythical NL team, who'll ride where? At a track that previously didn't want / couldn't afford / has no market for an NL team? Maybe EVERY EL team should be FORCED to have an NL team - would that be better? Presumably even you would acknowledge that it might be somewhat problematical for Wolves to have their own NL side. So that leaves nine clubs. Ignoring the fact that Birmingham have experimented (apparently with resounding failure in terms of fan interest), there's still 33% of EL teams involved in running NL teams, as opposed to @ 25% of PL teams (and reducing next year). But don't let that get in your way Edited November 17, 2011 by Backless Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
