SPEEDY69

Still way behind Nielsen in my view.

My guess would be a rider no longer in the GP's.

Yes, I think they have to deposit about £50k which presumably Louis will get back (or figure in the sale and transfer the name over).

No, they're the championship superstars.

Therein lies your flaw. What is affordable to one team, as they've drawn in good sponsors, built their crowd is not affordable to the next team where they sit back and only spend what comes to them. They then slowly disappear as they can't attract a good team. There has to be a collective approach.

I agree about collective and that's what's missing of course. I don't think all of the championship promoters are interested in growing their business at all, just happy with a nice profit each year for their retirement. You can pay higher wages if the income is greater, which in turn allows higher expenditure and generates higher income. It's not rocket science. If only one club does that then the cost of the riders increases for those clubs who haven't and we end up with what we have now - no collective approach.

I think they should be looking to grow, not just exist on existing crowd levels or settle for mediocrity year on year. That was Louis' vision I think but he couldn't do it alone.

No idea, I wasn't there.

No thanks.

Another reason not to attend at Ipswich next season.

I thought that was the Championship🙂

But it wasn't the same at all - that was a finance issue, the current sale of the club is not because the club isn't profitable/in need of 'saving' in that way. I remember it as well and of course the 'save our speedway' fund.

Great point!

Alex Brady seems to be who is being referred to.

And the landlords of all the tracks waiting will just give the clubs a free year???

He described it as a successful business so profit will be one attraction - it's also true that people don't only buy businesses as an investment.

If only. Brown envelopes will win every time. Speedway will never attract 10k + per meeting, no matter how much i'd like that.

That didn't make them unviable as businesses though - a profit can be made even on crowds of that size.

I don't think it would be a return for all those clubs at the same time! They would have to work it out. If a minnow club was lost because of a return of a well supported one I think that's still a better situation overall but I don't think it would necessarily come to that.

what radio station is that and any idea what time?

Can't remember him saying that.

Phil Morris gave evidence in person at the save coventry speedway enquiry and did a good job. He has also made the show slicker by standardising things and meetings over the last couple of seasons have moved through more quickly.

If there's no premiership and the championship seemingly don't want to strengthen, my days of live speedway in the UK will be over. The odd meeting over BSN fair enough but I'm not paying £20+ to watch a couple of veterans, NDL riders and those who never made it, it doesn't float my boat. Amateur racing for free or £10 max then I would go.

No-one has said that. Louis has merely put the club up for sale.