bigcatdiary

I don’t often agree with EI Addio but he is spot on with this one, although if my information is right it was only announced on the 23rd Feb, it was decided a while ago

Still don’t understand why the GSA issued regularly cannot show an average (assessed or amended if needed) for both leagues so enabling team managers, officials, referees and supporters easy access to one reference point.

You unfortunately don’t seem able to grasp what’s happened this year despite the fact that you appear to have had sight of much of the evidence.

5.04

I also like matches that are not done and dusted by heat 5, close matches or those where it’s a definite possible that the away team has a good chance of winning is surely the better spectacle, watching the bottom side getting a complete pasting at one of the better teams is like watching paint dry.

You also need to serve up competitive and decent racing and let’s be fair most of what was served up last year just didn’t cut it. Borefests, riders struggling on difficult tracks and racing being shown in front of one man and his dog does nothing to promote the sport at all.

Grondal is 5.04 Lunna is 5.90

Probably because Bacon is at least likely to improve whilst Boxall isn’t.

Sounds promising, thanks for the update.

To be honest it should go to a different venue every year, like all the majors, unfortunately not everyone wants to stage them.

Oh I don’t know, two wins and a draw at your place last year suggests otherwise.

It’s apparent that putting on Speedway incurs some quite decent production costs running into thousands for each televised match but that must on the whole affect every live production by tv companies to cover sport. i would be interested to know what it costs to put a programme on but it must be well into 5 figures.

Not knocking Redcar, been told it’s a lovely track, having been several times to Sheffield and Wolves I think it’s poor to concentrate a crowd in that way.

I remember a certain Jonathan Chapman coming into the sport looking to make a difference Not everyone appreciated it did they Jonathan

So basically CVS likes to cramp/squash his supporters on the terraces because the crowd looks better. wonderful

Perhaps not a good idea to run against a GP Shouldn’t be much of a problem this year with only 14 Championship Fixtures

Ok, so what about printing attendance figures for each match and then comparing them with when tv is in attendance. That would prove or disprove that theory straight away.

Only averaged 8.44. Given the choice he would be the first name on the team sheet for me, utter box office, a class act and an out and out racer and a bloody nice chap to boot.

All evidence I have is that the BSPA monitor a lot of what’s posted on here and clearly react sometimes to it as their own PR,s often suggest, some even post under their own names, a lot more do it under obscure user names.

Interesting, no doubt a full press release will be forthcoming.

Personally any decision that effectively stops British riders from riding in a British league is fundamentally wrong, especially when these riders don’t ride abroad. it will be interesting this year to see how many Championship riders doubling up miss meetings in the UK because of riding commitments abroad. As has been said before if they don’t want riders over 6 in the Premiership riding in the Championship then they should make the rule across the board and stop everyone over that average, the fact that they haven’t just highlights the complete inconsistencies of the BSPA.

I think Peterborough’s involvement has everything to do with it, you really don’t know the half of it.

Of course it does any Championship club staging a Championship shared event provides an advantage to its riders. As previously stated neutral venues do not generally provide the BSPA with the revenue they clearly expect these events to make, that and the fact a lot of clubs just don’t want to stage them.

Depends on exactly what he is prepared to do about it but it’s high time the BSPA were taken to task for some of the awful decisions they make. How on earth can it be right that riders like Morris, Cook, Masters, Schlein and Harris etc can ride Championship but Nicholls & Kennett cannot despite having Premiership Averages lower than the aforementioned. Either you stop riders with a Premiership Average in excess of 6.00 from riding Championship or scrap the rule entirely and allow all with the appropriate conversion.

Could very well happen