Perhaps if Mario had shown an interest in practicing around Ashfield, he’d have found he had an home advantage.
It’s total nonsense to say there’s no home advantage for Glasgow riders, it’s just an excuse when we lose.
Most of the clubs that apparently have a home advantage get beaten at home more than Glasgow.
Even as a season ticket holder, I have missed meetings this season because racing has been so sporadic I just can’t justify keeping Fridays clear when there are so few meetings to go to.
The sign outside Ashfield says “every Friday March-October”.
This season, we’ve only had enough meetings for every second Friday, April-August.
It’s not just rider availability. Track staff, first aiders, and other volunteers in stadiums also take holidays. If you don’t have enough of those around, you also can’t put on a meeting.