erimus11 91 Posted October 29, 2019 16 minutes ago, CountyGround said: I would guess Somersets average crowd to be around 800. They would certainly benefit with "grand" Stand to help generate atmosphere & crowd noise, With such a large arena the crowd can look sparse however 3 big positives for Somerset over many other tracks are: 1. The Hancock's own the Stadium so no rent to pay. 2. The car park money all goes to the Hancock's & this is the only place to park. 3. All stadium food & drink profits stay in-house. County Ground , thanks for the info. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catalan 717 Posted October 30, 2019 6 hours ago, CountyGround said: I would guess Somersets average crowd to be around 800. They would certainly benefit with "grand" Stand to help generate atmosphere & crowd noise, With such a large arena the crowd can look sparse however 3 big positives for Somerset over many other tracks are: 1. The Hancock's own the Stadium so no rent to pay. 2. The car park money all goes to the Hancock's & this is the only place to park. 3. All stadium food & drink profits stay in-house. Technically all three are not to do with speedway club. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CountyGround 75 Posted October 30, 2019 3 hours ago, sugarray said: Technically all three are not to do with speedway club. Practically they are 100% why Somerset Speedway are in existence, nothing technical about it! 3 hours ago, sugarray said: Technically all three are not to do with speedway club. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poolebolton 464 Posted November 2, 2019 Rory and Rowe back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 8,057 Posted November 3, 2019 Signing Anders Rowe is a no brainer, but IMO signing Rory Schlein and his attitude that comes with at times is a different matter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloom89 496 Posted November 3, 2019 32 minutes ago, screm said: Signing Anders Rowe is a no brainer, but IMO signing Rory Schlein and his attitude that comes with at times is a different matter. Just think Schlein helps out doing the no limit training schools as well doesn’t he? So he’ll be passing on his awful attitude to the younger riders. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 454 Posted November 3, 2019 Apparently his last season in Britain before he returns to live in Australia 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CountyGround 75 Posted November 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, Red Flag said: Apparently his last season in Britain before he returns to live in Australia The word was 2019 was to be his last season in the U.K.! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jenga 2,998 Posted November 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Red Flag said: Apparently his last season in Britain before he returns to live in Australia i suppose he will now become an aussie and ditch his uk meal ticket . just . think , no more aussies in the British championship and you can water the track as much as you like . 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 8,057 Posted November 3, 2019 7 hours ago, bloom89 said: Just think Schlein helps out doing the no limit training schools as well doesn’t he? So he’ll be passing on his awful attitude to the younger riders. Personally I wouldn't have Schlein within a hundred thousand miles of our younger riders but there you go. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted November 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, screm said: Personally I wouldn't have Schlein within a hundred thousand miles of our younger riders but there you go. Would Australia not be far enough like? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CountyGround 75 Posted November 3, 2019 I say this tongue-in-cheek! but had Chris Harris not already been signed for Brum would he have been awarded the Rebel of the season award? Very poor P.R. when you publicly sign other teams riders BEFORE the current season has officially finished. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fred5 41 Posted November 4, 2019 15 hours ago, CountyGround said: I say this tongue-in-cheek! but had Chris Harris not already been signed for Brum would he have been awarded the Rebel of the season award? Very poor P.R. when you publicly sign other teams riders BEFORE the current season has officially finished. How right you are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buttons 370 Posted November 4, 2019 20 hours ago, CountyGround said: I say this tongue-in-cheek! but had Chris Harris not already been signed for Brum would he have been awarded the Rebel of the season award? Very poor P.R. when you publicly sign other teams riders BEFORE the current season has officially finished. I believe the Somerset paying public voted before the signing was announced, so probably wouldn't have made any difference Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,375 Posted November 4, 2019 6 hours ago, Fred5 said: How right you are. Harris probably asked Brum on what average they wanted him on half way through the season. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites