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Killing the sport
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to cowboy cookie returns?'s topic in Speedway News and Discussions
The days of the professional rider in British speedway is over, I warned a few years back this was happening offering various ideas at the time to address some of the issues we face on both sides of the fence but I was crucified by certain riders and their fan boys in the sport, until we accept the dire situation we are in the sport is doomed, I don’t claim to have the answers but you don’t need to be a fortune teller to see the dark days ahead, speedway is under pressure from external forces too but it’s main danger comes from within our sport -
Killing the sport
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to cowboy cookie returns?'s topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Think you’re missing the point of team sports, the danger aspect is irrelevant , speedway is and has always been a team sport on bikes not a motorcycle sport, hence bikers don’t really go to watch, speedway should be like football or rugby, it is territorial, poland is a classic example of this, the fans support their team and don’t support any other speedway except the GPs in great numbers, they are passionate about their own town/club like football over here -
Killing the sport
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to cowboy cookie returns?'s topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Right there is speedway is run by the riders for the riders, we need to decide are we a team sport or are we a Motox type sport which is a competitor sport not a fan one ? We can’t carry on with this charade posing as team sport when it’s a team sport in name only -
Killing the sport
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to cowboy cookie returns?'s topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Killing team sport using my home town wolves as an example Sam masters rides for Edinburgh .Nick morris rides for Leicester. Ryan Douglas rides for Scunthorpe Steve Worral rides for Poole. Drew kemp rides for Poole .leon flint rides for Berwick, only Luke Becker rides only for wolves, right there is why team speedway has died in Britain, how is anyone new to the sport supposed to follow their club when it’s just a glorified swingers club, speedway has many other issues as why it is dying but as far as team speedway goes this has killed the team concept -
Killing the sport
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to cowboy cookie returns?'s topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Been banging this drum for a few years now, British speedway is run by the riders for the riders and until someone somewhere within the sport realises the fans are the be all and end all the sport will continue to die- 173 replies
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Wolves v Peterborough 06/06/2022
THE DEAN MACHINE replied to Beowulf's topic in SGB Premiership Speedway League
Professional team speedway in Britain is finished, it’s the greatest sport on earth but the lack of will to treat its issues and it has many are just killing the sport