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Birmingham v Oxford - 21st July
IainB replied to The H Man's topic in SGB Premiership Speedway League
Doesn't matter if they have any rain or how much it'll never be as wet as that Sheffield match! 😂😂 -
I don't buy this season ticket excuse... clubs should just roll forward the cancelled meeting credit to next season or refund it if the customer is not renewing, it's not exactly rocket science... and whoever it was that brought up concessions is (with respect) just living on a planet! Probably one of the main reasons why King's Lynn have such small income from sponsors and spectators is because they don't know from one week to the next whether they're going to get their company exposure or able to attend a Speedway meeting. It's not about King's Lynn, although they don't have a great track record with postponements, it's about getting the league campaign completed on time with tv schedules and rider commitments etc.
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Is It Finally Time For One League?
IainB replied to TheSmiler's topic in SGB Premiership Speedway League
So we've tried one big league and it didn't work, we tried the "Elite" league and it worked to some extent with a nice juicy tv contract, what we have now is an Elite League Lite with a meagre tv contract and who knows if that's going to be renewed. So we either limp on as we are with ever dwindling crowds or do something radical. Whether that be 1 big (small) league of 14 or an Elite+ with all the riders Poland use... the latter ain't going to happen without a massive tv contact or at least a 50% increase in admission prices. A 6 or 7 team league where the play off places are nailed on before a wheel is turned like we've had the last couple of seasons is not a great watch. The FIM ain't interested, they're currently too busy running their own SGP series into the ground, the only way would be to break away from the FIM, to what I don't know, I'm not sure we currently have the talent in place to run a ruling body. -
Is It Finally Time For One League?
IainB replied to TheSmiler's topic in SGB Premiership Speedway League
I think the goal is to improve isn't it, but you need to do this from a strong foundation, 1 step back to take 2 steps forward... or you just keep jumping forward into the abyss with a model that has continued to prove time and again just doesn't work. -
Well, let's hope the Ruskies don't invade or we're toast! As a season ticket holder it is not beyond the wit of man to roll your unfulfilled meeting on to next season. What you guys in deepest darkest Norfolk don't seem to realise is there's a whole league system going on elsewhere in the country with play off qualification/positions to be decided and a TV schedule to be adhered to. KL idioted it up last season and they're idioting it up again this season.
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I've failed to convince King's Lynn fans... that's because they'd hardly see any Speedway due to the continual stunts that are pulled by Buster. And that is part of the reason the sport is in the state it is, cricket doesn't rearrange or put on double headers and that's doing quite nicely thank you very much.
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Extraleague Round 14 Fri/Sun 8th/10th August
IainB replied to racers and royals's topic in International World of Speedway
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Extraleague Round 14 Fri/Sun 8th/10th August
IainB replied to racers and royals's topic in International World of Speedway
10(ish) seasons in British Speedway -
Extraleague Round 14 Fri/Sun 8th/10th August
IainB replied to racers and royals's topic in International World of Speedway
Has DJ Woffy been seen at Owlerton in his Tigers gear this testimonial season? -
I'm sorry clubs should not be calling meetings off over 24 hours in advance based on a forecast of showers... in the middle of July! https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/location/king's-lynn-norfolk We're currently having a cloud burst in Leicester with torrential rain, after a lot of rain earlier in the day and even with Leicester's questionable drainage I fully expect tomorrow's tv meeting not to be called off tonight.