IainB

Like a fine wine I get better with age. I protect myself in the bad weather... by sitting in a shed

Or £25k every 6 years? This is a ticking time bomb for many clubs then!

1 month ago today, I took the time and trouble to write a very polite 860 word email to the Leicester "promotion", asking some of the questions I have asked on here and in the Leicester thread and putting forward some of the ideas I have had and voiced on this forum to help try and improve the visibility of Leicester Speedway as a club and reigning Champions. I'm still waiting for a reply and none of the basic simple things (cost free) I suggested have been acted upon. Not even a courtesy "thank you for your email" (we've put it straight in the bin) reply! Nothing, blanked! So there you have it Leicester fans... you're all being mugged off by a promotion that have absolutely no idea in the meaning of the word... But I'll continue to go... until the next call to arms is issued telling us all that the crowd levels aren't big enough. Don't kid yourselves as soon as the success stops, the crowds WILL drop, but I'll still be there.

1 month ago today, I did as you both suggested, and took the time and trouble to write a very polite 860 word email to the Leicester "promotion", asking some of the questions I have asked on here and putting forward some of the ideas I have had and voiced on this forum to help try and improve the visibility of Leicester Speedway as a club and reigning Champions. I'm still waiting for a reply and none of the basic simple things I suggested have been acted upon. Not even a courtesy "thank you for your email" (we've put it straight in the bin) reply! Nothing, blanked! So there you have it Leicester fans... you're all being mugged off by a promotion that have absolutely no idea in the meaning of the word... But I'll continue to go... until the next call to arms is issued telling us all that the crowd levels aren't big enough. Don't kid yourselves as soon as the success stops, the crowds WILL drop, but I'll still be there and until the club is promoted properly I will continue to consistently moan about it on here. ATB Iain

Seems a bit excessive to have to buy a whole new fence in one go... why don't clubs buy a few panels a year to spread the cost or even lease them like companies do with other high cost assets?

Oh, OK... they don't take them down and store them in a shed then?

Why? What happens to them?

Probably been asked already... but why do Eastbourne need a new airfence?

I still don't get the club asset system, Gordon Pairman kindly explained it on the Club Asstes thread a few weeks ago... but why are riders "assets" of clubs? Do they sell their soul to the devil by accepting a big bung to become a club asset? Back in the day some riders used to own their own contracts and even buy their contracts back from clubs. The riders are self employed, I assume they run limited companies and in effect do contract work. I am a contractor myself but I've never sold my career away to a single employer who then goes on to charge other companies for the use of my services. I just don't get it. Surely the only way you could be an "asset" is if you were on PAYE, like footballers... but I suspect that may be illegal if ever tested properly.

...enough to keep them running

Been thinking about the Eastbourne closure... why was it different to what's happened at Birmingham & Newcastle? Both of those were given opportunities to continue, fixtures rearranged to bring forward attractive opposition and go fund me pages setup. Eastboune, fixtures cancelled, press blackout and then closure!

Long Eaton & Bradford 3 years before that

After what he did there the other week? Pull the other one

You can ride as many laps as you like, but those that tend to go on and succeed at a higher level do so imo, because of their mentality. Look at Nick Pedersen, you wouldn't say he was a natural on a bike, but mentally he's a giant.

I hope so... I haven't seen him live yet this season

It wouldn't surprise me to see Crump go, it's not really been a very successful comeback

They Don't pay their taxes but their customer service is unbelievable

Completely out of the question! I'm not sure why... but Mr Can Do will have the answer

We'll probably find out at 18:55 on Saturday

You can send it back on Amazon though when your club goes bust...

£120 on Amazon!

Only a Speedway promoter would spend thousands of pounds on a bloody clock! Where do you live, Monaco!

Rude!

You've got a real "Can do" attitude haven't you

I'd love to see my club promoted in the same way as Barry Bishop's Flying Circus... come to think of it I'd like to see my club promoted in the same way even as an actual circus, posters in local chippies, boards attached to lampposts etc.