ch958 2,395 Posted June 15, 2013 I believe speedway to be a £10 sport. I've read others say the same thing. you have to compare other comparable entertainment choices, e.g. cinema about £8, non league football (attracting similar crowd levels) £8-12. You can't compare pro football and I'm not talking about GPs people have criticised me for saying this on here but i would just put forward one law of business: you can not change the market price. if Mcdonalds charge £3 for a big mac Burger King cant charge £5 or no one would buy one thats allowing for the product to be similar this is how GB cant compete in many manufacturing areas - we can't make things cheap enough for the market price people say "how can we survive by charging £10?" but thats not the markets problem its speedways problem just as in my example above Burger King would need to find a way of making their burgers cheaper so speedway would need to find a way of making itself cheaper to operate. How they do that is open to discussion. Simple business facts now i'll await the flak 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grand Central 2,654 Posted June 15, 2013 Certainly no flak from me. "Speedway is a £10 Sport" It's not a particular flattering tag line for us all, but it is just spot on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted June 15, 2013 Of course it isn't. That might be the price you would like to pay but overheads and costs make it a much more expensive sport. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE DEAN MACHINE 4,746 Posted June 15, 2013 no flak from me .speedway has plenty of issues to deal with but its too expensive ,its a £10 sport but how you achieve that is a task for somebody with a bit of out the box thinking and that excludes anybody currently running the sport 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moxey63 1,785 Posted June 15, 2013 Yeah, a tenner's about right, and perhaps start reducing the cost of a programme. In this day and age, of readily available stories off the internet, the news in a programme is more out of date than ever it was. Surely a basic scorecard is all that's needed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickthemuppet 976 Posted June 15, 2013 I believe speedway to be a £10 sport. I've read others say the same thing. you have to compare other comparable entertainment choices, e.g. cinema about £8, non league football (attracting similar crowd levels) £8-12. You can't compare pro football and I'm not talking about GPs people have criticised me for saying this on here but i would just put forward one law of business: you can not change the market price. if Mcdonalds charge £3 for a big mac Burger King cant charge £5 or no one would buy one thats allowing for the product to be similar this is how GB cant compete in many manufacturing areas - we can't make things cheap enough for the market price people say "how can we survive by charging £10?" but thats not the markets problem its speedways problem just as in my example above Burger King would need to find a way of making their burgers cheaper so speedway would need to find a way of making itself cheaper to operate. How they do that is open to discussion. Simple business facts now i'll await the flak But Big Mac prices are have different prices all over the world, In fact they can cost differently in just GBBritian can compete in manufacturing. Britain is behind Germany in car manufacturing, and within the next year will pass France to be second in Europe. The biggest problem Speedway has had in the last two years has been the weather. People will still go to Speedway if the weather is good. I am sure the cost of Petrol is a bigger problem than a £10 cost. Many people will not travel to Speedway if the weather is inclement. , it's not because its not £10 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedwaysliders 176 Posted June 15, 2013 no flak from me .speedway has plenty of issues to deal with but its too expensive ,its a £10 sport but how you achieve that is a task for somebody with a bit of out the box thinking and that excludes anybody currently running the sport Agree 100% but its such a closed shop regarding attendance figures and break even figures,hows a new man who would like to have a go, know how to think outside the box,when he has to get inside first!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grand Central 2,654 Posted June 15, 2013 (edited) Of course it isn't. That might be the price you would like to pay but overheads and costs make it a much more expensive sport. So the Tag line needs to change. Out goes "Speedway is a £10 Sport" In comes "Speedway is a £10 Sport, but because all costs are impossible to change, we'll charge you £17" A little less catchy, I'd say. Edited June 15, 2013 by Grand Central 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeilWatson 1,988 Posted June 15, 2013 Speedway IS a £10 sport if you follow Coventry Storm! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted June 15, 2013 Or Kings Lynn Young Stars 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyJ 95 Posted June 15, 2013 EL and PL should be merged in 2014 as a £10 sport. NL is a £5 sport 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shale Shaker 106 Posted June 15, 2013 As SS said, the overheads involved mean that speedway as we know it will never be a £10 sport. That's just the business reality, Speedway will not survive as a £10 sport. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ch958 2,395 Posted June 15, 2013 (edited) As SS said, the overheads involved mean that speedway as we know it will never be a £10 sport. That's just the business reality, Speedway will not survive as a £10 sport. sorry but thats not good enough. It has to reduce its overheads. It can be done. It HAS to be done. Theres a hundred ways and we can all name a few - machines, pay, flights my God flying people all over Europe to ride infront of 500 people!!! Get real!! A non league footballer in front of a similar crowd might get £150 But Big Mac prices are have different prices all over the world, In fact they can cost differently in just GB Britian can compete in manufacturing. Britain is behind Germany in car manufacturing, and within the next year will pass France to be second in Europe. The biggest problem Speedway has had in the last two years has been the weather. People will still go to Speedway if the weather is good. I am sure the cost of Petrol is a bigger problem than a £10 cost. Many people will not travel to Speedway if the weather is inclement. , it's not because its not £10 will they? will they really? how many - an extra 100? Edited June 15, 2013 by ch958 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grand Central 2,654 Posted June 15, 2013 my God flying people all over Europe to ride in front of 500 people!!! This is one of the most stupid things that happens week after week, all over the country. It is like the 'Emporers new clothes'. Does no one stand up at a Promoters meetings and shout 'Alex, Jon, Chris ... for gods sake, you're Stark Naked!' 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE DEAN MACHINE 4,746 Posted June 15, 2013 As SS said, the overheads involved mean that speedway as we know it will never be a £10 sport. That's just the business reality, Speedway will not survive as a £10 sport. and that is exactly the mindset that currently runs speedway .it has to change 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
