If The Elite League Goes Down To 7 Teams In Mid Season, Would It Be Able To Carry On Running?

[Hamish McRaker 601]

Two years ago, Birmingham dropped out, but there were 10 teams back then and the league withstood it.

If a team has to drop out this year, would the league be a viable proposition with only 7 left? Would Sky invoke their "get out clause?".

[stevebrum 6,821]

Of course it would continue like the season Birmingham dropped out.

Sweden have 7 teams in their EL.

[racers and royals 8,730]

Of course it would continue like the season Birmingham dropped out.

Sweden have 7 teams in their EL.

Sweden have 8 - they did have 7

[ColinMills 1,728]

would it be a loss if sky pulled out? it would for the people who like their weekly dose, but it does nothing for the weekly track the cameras turn up to, even poole couldnt get the crowd to turn out

wouldn't it make speedway look better to outsiders if they just film the big games, like world cup, gps, play offs?

[Trees 2,814]

would it be a loss if sky pulled out? it would for the people who like their weekly dose, but it does nothing for the weekly track the cameras turn up to, even poole couldnt get the crowd to turn out

wouldn't it make speedway look better to outsiders if they just film the big games, like world cup, gps, play offs?

The promoters rely on the money don't they so yes ....

[ColinMills 1,728]

yes of course, I just meant, its done nothing as far as building popularity of speedeway, but maybe that's because our promoters have done very little to make the most of it

[stevebrum 6,821]

Sweden have 8 - they did have 7

Meant to add last season

[Starman2006 2,354]

In a word no it would be able to run.

[RobMcCaffery 2,752]

Sweden have 8 - they did have 7

Maybe he knows more about Smederna than the rest of us?

 

Or maybe not.

[Shale Searcher 1,264]

Do sky advertise speedway at any other times except when a meeting is on? I never see it advertised during a footie, rugger, cricket, or any other sport....? You don't see it advertised on any of sky's other non-sport channels like the Premier League footie/cricket gets..

I will stand corrected if they do, but I cannot remember any, except maybe Cardiff? Even that may have been multiple season ago....

[ColinMills 1,728]

i never seen it advertised, its very low priority....but if you look on Monster website page, you struggle to find speedway and they have a world champion!....its behind sports you couldnt even name!

[robert72 845]

Sky apparently offered tai a mega deal to ride in Britain and to use him to profile British speedway but he turned it down so I guess sky didn't come up with plan B to promote the sport.

[stevebrum 6,821]

Sky apparently offered tai a mega deal to ride in Britain and to use him to profile British speedway but he turned it down so I guess sky didn't come up with plan B to promote the sport.

I've heard this mentioned before along with BSPA supposedly offering some sort of deal.

Just all hot air unless it's confirmed.

[robert72 845]

I've heard this mentioned before along with BSPA supposedly offering some sort of deal.

Just all hot air unless it's confirmed.

It was made official somewhere that sky offered tai a super deal to be the figure head of British speedway on sky & that didn't include any deals he would also get from the British club he raced for here.

 

I am not sure of the Bspa deal

[Star Lady 5,400]

Why do so many threads turn into debates about Woffinden

 

He doesn't ride in the EL. Doesn't want to ride in the EL and this is a thread about the EL.

 

Let's just ignore him for heavens sake, in the same way as he is ignoring the EL.