Sings4Speedway 3,247 Posted April 29, 2021 53 minutes ago, sommelier said: What about specialist cleaning services to be employed, the money as to come from somewhere. I would have thought fans would be glad to watch live speedway. Hotel booked for the 17th Whilst the money does have to come from somewhere why does it always have to be found by adding onto the admission price? Those antics are always a gamble as it can just as easily put people off from going. Take 1000 fans for example you could easily argue that 100 people would be put off by another price hike. That 100 missing paying £18 is the same as the other 900 paying £2 more except that you have 100 fans staying away. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tellboy 3,662 Posted April 29, 2021 King's Lynn have done well not to put up admission prices too much in recent times i think.Pretty sure it was £17 for adults in 2015.So as of now that is only a £1 increase in 5 years.Whether you think the sport is more inferior now or not that has been a very low increase over 5 years. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,783 Posted April 29, 2021 £20 is my limit, if a booking fee takes it above that I won’t be going! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted April 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Bagpuss said: £20 is my limit, if a booking fee takes it above that I won’t be going! I always felt the tipping point for speedway, was when it went up to over a pound a race. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,290 Posted April 29, 2021 4 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: Whilst the money does have to come from somewhere why does it always have to be found by adding onto the admission price? Those antics are always a gamble as it can just as easily put people off from going. Take 1000 fans for example you could easily argue that 100 people would be put off by another price hike. That 100 missing paying £18 is the same as the other 900 paying £2 more except that you have 100 fans staying away. Pretty much the Speedway business model up until around five years or so ago when I suppose it eventually dawned that it doesn't work.. For far too long it was "we have lost 'x' amount of fans due to the last inflation busting increase so increase admission by another inflation busting 'y' amount"... Whilst all the time not spotting that the annual reduction in fans was destroying the atmosphere, whilst at the same time the inflation busting price hikes were peeing off their most ardent loyalist fans,... A 'lose/lose'..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted April 29, 2021 As one enlightened promoter once remarked what is the point in increasing admission fees if it results in a significant number of fans no longer attending. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrss 691 Posted April 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Bagpuss said: £20 is my limit, if a booking fee takes it above that I won’t be going! It seems to me that Buster doesn’t care to much about Kings Lynn now. So he won’t care if the crowd is big or not. According to today’s Speedway Star he would like to see Peterborough win some silverware. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted April 29, 2021 1 hour ago, mrss said: It seems to me that Buster doesn’t care to much about Kings Lynn now. So he won’t care if the crowd is big or not. According to today’s Speedway Star he would like to see Peterborough win some silverware. The cars probably subsidise the speedway at Lynn, whereas Peterborough is a stand alone business. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haza 1,774 Posted April 29, 2021 1 hour ago, mrss said: It seems to me that Buster doesn’t care to much about Kings Lynn now. So he won’t care if the crowd is big or not. According to today’s Speedway Star he would like to see Peterborough win some silverware. Think we all no stock cars are no1 priority at KL and to be honest who can blame him - minimal expense maximum income where as Speedway maximum expense minimal income - and take in the extra worked of putting the safety barrier and wooden boards up and taking them down - it’s Stocks all the way sadly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,637 Posted April 30, 2021 So all Prem tickets available online from 9.00am on 11th May. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted April 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: So all Prem tickets available online from 9.00am on 11th May. New online sales platforms launched just 6 days before the first set of meetings.... What could possibly go wrong! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warriors 83 Posted April 30, 2021 And still no admission mentioned Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,783 Posted April 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Warriors said: And still no admission mentioned It won’t be until clubs know exactly how many people they are allowed to let in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted April 30, 2021 23 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: It won’t be until clubs know exactly how many people they are allowed to let in. Not sure how many have read the Newcastle thread but the ticketing systems and arrangements could be a minefield if the same applies across thd board Seems tickets are allocated in sets of 6 in line with the rule of 6 that applies. This means if someone buys a single ticket 1 block is allocated This could mean a capacity of 2496 could mean an attendance of just 416 if all booked as single tickets!! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2ndbendbeerhut 1,781 Posted April 30, 2021 I sit behind you Mr Taps... but get to stadium at different times. As do most, if not all of our group. Would make sense that we book as a 6.... but will that happen? We tried to do that for doomed British Final but for whatever reason it didn't work. Are kids tickets included ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites