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By cowboy cookie returns? · Posted
I complete disagree Poland aren’t at fault for any of British Speedway ills. They have a product that has consistently over decades drawn crowds in big numbers no boom or bust for them. Poland have a product that people want to be involved in, and increasingly since the collapse of communism business has any to invest in. Why the Poles look at moving the product forward & innovate in their country we dither around with half baked crack pot ideas. The Poles have got Extralega 2 up & running alongside with the under 24 league. Britain can’t even make the premiership a success. All of this brings us to a point where the Poles can dictate what happens if they wish too though growing their league structure while we mismanage ours. From a selfish point of view at Ipswich it’s been great having Doyle & Emil after years of dodgy heatleaders. To have Emil don the witch for 3 seasons has been magic I think a fare few thought it might have been a 1 season wonder. The guy is pure class & id love to see him back on the heath in 26. However I think the uk is head for 1 big league or a very watered down premiership while keeping the admissions costs high. In short there are plenty of people who could be blamed for the current situation. The promotions of the 70s & 80s who didn’t reinvest in the sport. The promotions of the early 90s who though infighting threw away the opportunity that was amalgamation. Finally those involved in the early days of Sky. or maybe just the British public because they just don’t want speedway on a mass basis, one thing is for sure you can’t blame the poles! -
By Ray Stadia · Posted
You wouldn't have the same overheads. And you could charge the riders to race, as they do in many amateur motor sports. -
Tim passed away and a bunch of muppets took over the running, sounds like a fair assumption to me, there was a consortium headed by Phil Morris who were keen to take over, the council wanted speedway to continue, but the promotion did everything in their power to make sure it did not, a mysterious fire did not help either ? Phil Morris , given his position in world speedway would probably thank them for that now !! You can state that there are interested parties willing to carry on with speedway at the Venue...... Morris remains interested in bringing speedway back to Queensway Meadows and has an unnamed “experienced promoter” backing him. But he can’t save his local team unless Sydney & London’s demolition bid is quashed and has called on speedway fans to fight the club’s corner. Details as follows: -
By aarongaleuk · Posted
In other news...can we all agree that if this weekends home fixture is postponed due to the weather (as it is forecast be very poor) that there wouldn't have been a Plymouth home fixture for 2 months by the time the next fixture is on!!! That's 28th May - 26th July without a fixture....that is only 2 postponements aswell. There are fans all over the south-west chomping at the bit to spend their money watching Speedway. Nothing good about that. -
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By Ray Stadia · Posted
What happened there is, very sadly, because Tim passed away and a bunch of muppets took over the running! Muppets taking over successful teams is quite common, it seems, along with losing stadiums to development and along with speedway track owners, with strong connections to speedway, (the Duggards, the Pughs), either selling up or keeping the stadium, but not running speedway. I don't know what the answer is, but speedway is clinging on by its finger tips. Holding on to running speedway as a team event, cannot last, as the number of teams drop out. It will survive as an activity, but my guess is it will survive as an amateur sport, with individual meetings and with other associated attractions, such as upright challenges mixed in and GT140 type races. My guess is it would attract more riders, would remove the need for expensive foreign riders and would give the promoters/organisers, a chance to at least break even!
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