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How Many Of Us Are Losing Interest.?
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to Sidney the robin's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
i wouldn't say it was that good -
In My View By Phil Rising
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to Theboss's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
I think it's more of a private matter what riders get paid more than anything else, if a rider wants to tell people how much he earns then fine but I feel it's not right for anybody else but as much as the outgoings for riders are substantial a lot of them do make good money or at least decent money but as been said many times it's not that they don't deserve it and more it's just not there anymore , reading Workington's piece in the star , they are struggling to get crowds of 500 , that is very alarming to everybody but it won't even register with riders , I do sympathise with the riders to a point but why are they not asking for costs to be cut ? Everytime they are offered something to cut costs they don't want to know because in their head they will be somehow at a disadvantage and they can't see that in the long run they will be the one who gains , Steve worralls response was this is 2017 not 1967 the sport has moved on , has it ? Cause as far as I can see it's gone backwards -
How Many Of Us Are Losing Interest.?
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to Sidney the robin's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
only 99% of the time 😳Never been so insulted lol -
How Many Of Us Are Losing Interest.?
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to Sidney the robin's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
what I meant by that was the IOW are doing a great job of promoting but are being let down by the sport in general being in a mess , the NL job was mentioned to me a couple of weeks ago that's why I put it on Facebook as he was retiring , I wanted to see who people thought who is replacement would be ,not saying I wouldn't be interested but it's not something I am looking to do but it won't happen anyway because of how these people are chosen no matter if they are the right person or not, my mrs said she is going to apply to get the job just to see if she gets an interview or even a reply -
In My View By Phil Rising
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to Theboss's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
be honest how many of you have just googled the meaning of this word 😉 -
In My View By Phil Rising
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to Theboss's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
I had 2 , to be a speedway rider and own my own business, achieved both so now I'm trying to invent a time machine so as I can go back 25 years and be a speedway rider again But it's proving to be tough one to crack , I've watched all the "back to the future " films but all that happened when I drove my van down a street at 80mph in a thunder storm was I got a speeding ticket- 699 replies
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In My View By Phil Rising
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to Theboss's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
im going to use Steve worrall here as an example, 50 meetings in the uk will be an income of around 40-60 grand depending on your deal , your expenses have to come out of that which are quite substantial , Steve points out he would need another job to make it pay but then goes on to say how he wants to get to the top but he isn't going to do that while he is working at McDonald's to subsidise his earnings but the point is his other job should riding on a Sunday in Poland , that's his way to the top and his earnings and the one league 18 teams on set days would be perfect for him to achieve that but strangely he can't seem to see it , on the other side you have the josh autys who are with no disrespect going to get to the top but still need to earn a living from uk speedway , can they not make it pay on 50 meetings ? Scott Nichols only rides for one club and he makes it pay ,riders deserve to millionaires but in the real world the sport is running on amatuer finances and as hard as it is to take is just isn't a job that is able to afford the earnings that riders want ,we have to cut our cloth accordingly , get the basics of the sport on a sound footing and when that is right sell it to the public , when the public come in big numbers the riders can expect big money again but until that happens riders have got to accept the real world of where we are , as with most of my posts I will be a popular as cold sick with the riders but I didn't put us where we are I'm just bringing the bad news -
In My View By Phil Rising
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to Theboss's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
he says in the star today he won't be riding in the championship next season cause he wants to ride in Poland and Sweden , hence my post -
In My View By Phil Rising
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to Theboss's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
i said in earlier post on Monday and Thursday , for me this is the perfect compromise for both riders and fans with the only sticking point being if teams can't get their stadiums on those days -
In My View By Phil Rising
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to Theboss's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
the riders. Roberts lamberts piece in the star today , the one league 18 teams running on set days would be the perfect thing for him as it would be for worrall if he could only see it