witchnut

Hey Mylor, one area that you might want to look at is fixtures. There are several areas where fixture planning could be improved, what do others think? 1) When announced at the beginning of the season a lot of the fixture dates from mid-season are "reserved" for cup matches etc. I'd like to see meaningful fixtures booked in for all teams right through to the natural end to the main season in mid-Oct. 2) A league of less than 10 teams is never going to generate the necessary number of scheduled league meetings to fill the fixture list. 3) Speaking for myself the BLC has not generated the "must be there at all costs" feeling, I suggest that it either needs modifying, or deleting and replacing. 4) Do promoters etc. look at school holiday dates? I'ts been frustrating to me personally to have had "no meeting weeks" over half terms, when it could be an opportunity for younger children to attend, and similarly where the fixtures during the main summer holiday Jul-Aug-Sep are often dependant upon cup qualification rather than guaranteed. 5) Riders, promoters and fans of less successful teams have their season end middle of September (I know being an Ipswich fan!) 6) Get a really simple and complete fixture ready at the beginning of the season and promote it heavily. Many clubs are positioned to benefit from seasonal tourism - get the fixture lists down to all the tourist information offices. What do others think? Witchnut

Me too, just a few hours after sales started and I still didn't get to be exactly where I wanted to be. I wan't to be right on the ball for next year Witchnut

Anyone know when Cardiff 2004 tickets are going to be on sale? Witchnut

Don't we all remember the build up to this last season, wondering how all the GP riders were going to get a ride in the EL, whether the likes of Mark Loram and Greg Hancock could actually race in the UK in the face of the "never to be bent" rules of 1 GP rider per team. Then shortly before the season began we heard of "a little flexibility" next thing you know a number of EL teams had two GP riders, and more than a little flexibility on the team total points, mid season we see Poole going very well, and how many GP riders would you say they are fielding? meanwhile rolling averages mean other teams haven't been able to strengthen. I'm obviously a little jaundiced as a Witches fan, but when I look at how many good riders live within a 20 mile radius of Foxhall we have so many young foreign riders being flown in at tremendous cost, with little commitment. Who set the rules under which all this happens? Witchnut