Hawk127 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 7 minutes ago, mikebv said: A sport, in the UK, simply set up for a few dozen riders so they can earn money... And set up so some people, with enough money, can have an expensive hobby which they love being a central part of... The fans being invited along to help subsidise the costs, and keep them within reason for the person whose hobby it is... UK Speedway is no more than this.. That’s being very generous. It has many similarities to the way the country is currently being run and both are shambles. Government wants more taxes, promoters want higher entrance fees, riders want more for less, benefit claimants want more for doing nothing and in both cases those in charge are ostracising the very same tax payers/punters who feed them by increasing the costs for the few simply to placate the rest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 1 hour ago, Dave_minall said: They responded to that point on facebook: "British Speedway are still in talks with several broadcasters in regards to the Premiership Play-Offs so for now they are not included. The Premiership Pass has a small price increase this year with the same amount of meetings as last year" With that said I'm going to hold off on subscribing in case it gets added to a service I already pay for. I don't do facebook so thanks for the info that you've posted. No point in signing up for a PREM pass imo considering it's not a season pass at this moment in time. Assuming the Play-Offs happen on BSN then we'll probably have to pay an extra £30-£40 for the 4 Play-Off Meetings if it's a 5 Team League so may as well hold off for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R87 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 5 hours ago, Aries said: Rip off 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 23 minutes ago, R87 said: Rip off Positivity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neila Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 32 minutes ago, R87 said: Rip off Works out at £5.66 a meeting to watch speedway from both leagues, similar price of a pint, but I'm sat at home watching speedway bargain if you can afford it 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJC Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Without going into the link properly, can you pick and choose which months you subscribe for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 1 hour ago, DJC said: Without going into the link properly, can you pick and choose which months you subscribe for? The monthly contract is for the full season its just spreading the cost over 7 payments for a small uplift instead of paying the one off price. That's how i read it 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJC Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 49 minutes ago, Triple.H. said: The monthly contract is for the full season its just spreading the cost over 7 payments for a small uplift instead of paying the one off price. That's how i read it Personally would prefer to toggle on and off for months with meetings that were of interest but I get locking people in for the full term from a business pov. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P T Preece Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 filling the form is a pain, DOB 1957 it means I have to scroll back to 1957 and as I dont have a team or stadium anymore I wont have a favorite team. No point filling that in, I watch just speedway in which ever league I feel like going to watch. What has my DOB got to do with the website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P T Preece Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Sorted now , I was trying to do it on my phone then decided to fire up the big boy and all sorted now. Brummie supporter, so no team or stadium, Im thinking lots more people will be in the same boat. Some questions not needed, BSN. Now or we need is the NDL fixtures and we will be able to plan some meeting to go to. Nearest tracks Leicester, oxford. Buxton, Belle vue. Tracks to get too Scunny, Redcar, bank holidays going to be busy. Its going to be a strange season with no team to support. See you trackside people, have fun. sorted now, Iwas trying to do it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 6 hours ago, DJC said: Personally would prefer to toggle on and off for months with meetings that were of interest but I get locking people in for the full term from a business pov. My suggestion would be to contact them directly and see if they could/would consider offering a single 28day or month long purchase. But what would happen say for instance if you chose May as your pick and its a much wetter than normal month so 1/3 of fixtures BSN were streaming were rained off. Is that tough on you,or do they allow you to view the PP fixtures as and when later in the season ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagrag Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 12 hours ago, Dave_minall said: They responded to that point on facebook: "British Speedway are still in talks with several broadcasters in regards to the Premiership Play-Offs so for now they are not included. The Premiership Pass has a small price increase this year with the same amount of meetings as last year" With that said I'm going to hold off on subscribing in case it gets added to a service I already pay for. Problem is the play offs are at the wrong time for mainstream broadcasters as in September and October the Premier League and EFL is in full flow and the European Champions, Europa and Conference League has just started so they have plenty of content. I did make the suggestion back in December when it became clear they had no Premiership broadcast to BSPL that maybe they would be better to look at running a short separate SuperLiga series of matches just one Home and Away . This needs to take place late May until end of July then Sky and Others would be interested in broadcasting it Maybe also may attract more GP stars for a short period season. This needs to be a more modern format with DJs, lights , smoke , Cheerleaders etc However this suggestion was turned down as promotions didn’t want to clash with Euro football games as thought attendance will be down but they will whichever way and also had concerns that fans would not attend the Premiership fixtures at start and end of season instead just going for SuperLiga matches . This is exactly how Cricket has moved forward clubs make big money and attendance for 20-20 and the Hundred during peak summer which purest supporters don’t like but they can get their traditional cricket early and later on the year 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 17 minutes ago, flagrag said: Problem is the play offs are at the wrong time for mainstream broadcasters as in September and October the Premier League and EFL is in full flow and the European Champions, Europa and Conference League has just started so they have plenty of content. I did make the suggestion back in December when it became clear they had no Premiership broadcast to BSPL that maybe they would be better to look at running a short separate SuperLiga series of matches just one Home and Away . This needs to take place late May until end of July then Sky and Others would be interested in broadcasting it Maybe also may attract more GP stars for a short period season. This needs to be a more modern format with DJs, lights , smoke , Cheerleaders etc However this suggestion was turned down as promotions didn’t want to clash with Euro football games as thought attendance will be down but they will whichever way and also had concerns that fans would not attend the Premiership fixtures at start and end of season instead just going for SuperLiga matches . This is exactly how Cricket has moved forward clubs make big money and attendance for 20-20 and the Hundred during peak summer which purest supporters don’t like but they can get their traditional cricket early and later on the year At least you got a reply 😂😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 15 hours ago, Hawk127 said: Agree with the ‘live’ sentiment but that is becoming increasingly more costly and those with limited disposal income will forsake that and frankly with the way some meetings are drawn out, I would suspect many would rather be at home than standing on a chilly terrace in stadiums with poor facilities, expensive food and drink plus toilets that are some of the worse you can find and you can have all that for an entry fee of £20+. That’s probably why some people no longer attend because the supporter is a secondary inconvenience to the people who run the sport. Just look at the way they have conducted themselves in the close season. you been to a football match recently? I think BSN are great and offer a really decent product - i'd say (with a few caveats) they are better than the TNT product of last season. One of the reasons I like to use BSN is I have no club to properly follow as mine closed and I like to watch say Belle Vue v Leicester as a neutral. That said Leicesters streaming service is always very good also (I feel)! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 6 hours ago, GeneralMelchett said: you been to a football match recently? I think BSN are great and offer a really decent product - i'd say (with a few caveats) they are better than the TNT product of last season. One of the reasons I like to use BSN is I have no club to properly follow as mine closed and I like to watch say Belle Vue v Leicester as a neutral. That said Leicesters streaming service is always very good also (I feel)! Last time I went to a football match was when Alan Gilzean was at Tottenham and friend dragged me along so the answer is not recently. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 11 hours ago, flagrag said: Problem is the play offs are at the wrong time for mainstream broadcasters as in September and October the Premier League and EFL is in full flow and the European Champions, Europa and Conference League has just started so they have plenty of content. I did make the suggestion back in December when it became clear they had no Premiership broadcast to BSPL that maybe they would be better to look at running a short separate SuperLiga series of matches just one Home and Away . This needs to take place late May until end of July then Sky and Others would be interested in broadcasting it Maybe also may attract more GP stars for a short period season. This needs to be a more modern format with DJs, lights , smoke , Cheerleaders etc However this suggestion was turned down as promotions didn’t want to clash with Euro football games as thought attendance will be down but they will whichever way and also had concerns that fans would not attend the Premiership fixtures at start and end of season instead just going for SuperLiga matches . This is exactly how Cricket has moved forward clubs make big money and attendance for 20-20 and the Hundred during peak summer which purest supporters don’t like but they can get their traditional cricket early and later on the year Not ideal, but with planning theres more or less a 3 week window from 21st september due to the 2 week international break. Fit the SF and Final in that window, using track covers etc if required, maybe even swap legs around say its BV vs KL forecast is poor at KL so 1st leg moved to BV as its bathed in sunshine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 11 hours ago, flagrag said: Problem is the play offs are at the wrong time for mainstream broadcasters as in September and October the Premier League and EFL is in full flow and the European Champions, Europa and Conference League has just started so they have plenty of content. I did make the suggestion back in December when it became clear they had no Premiership broadcast to BSPL that maybe they would be better to look at running a short separate SuperLiga series of matches just one Home and Away . This needs to take place late May until end of July then Sky and Others would be interested in broadcasting it Maybe also may attract more GP stars for a short period season. This needs to be a more modern format with DJs, lights , smoke , Cheerleaders etc However this suggestion was turned down as promotions didn’t want to clash with Euro football games as thought attendance will be down but they will whichever way and also had concerns that fans would not attend the Premiership fixtures at start and end of season instead just going for SuperLiga matches . This is exactly how Cricket has moved forward clubs make big money and attendance for 20-20 and the Hundred during peak summer which purest supporters don’t like but they can get their traditional cricket early and later on the year So.... Basically, promoters thought that an authentic and relevant league, that had some resonance, and ran during the warmer months, would negatively impact their unauthentic, and largely irrelevant league, with minimal, if any, resonance, (that they would still run), using the colder months too?... In summary... "This product would deliver what many fans want, and would engage them to attend, but then they wouldn't turn up to watch the usual contrived stuff we cobble together each season".. They probably wouldn't be wrong would they? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin bass Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 On 2/25/2026 at 9:11 AM, Steve Shovlar said: Well I have just paid up. £38.99 a month for 7 months is a no brainer as it’s the only way to watch UK speedway other than attending. It’s far better than Eurosport for production and the commentators know what they are talking about. Looking forward to seeing what the first batch of matches will be. Have had BSN for my elderly parents for the last 4 years and can't fault it for the cost, yeah had a few teething problems with some streams from time to time when it first came along but its got better year on year tbf, my parents who are both 85 love their speedway and have been going regularly to local tracks since the Norwich speedway days, and were season ticket holders at Ipswich, Lynn, P'boro and Mildenhall for many a year before Covid stuck, it's just an easier option for them these days then driving to a meeting and having to sit about in all weather's at their age. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secsy1 Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 On 2/20/2026 at 9:45 PM, TTT said: PREM 99.99 CHAMP 169.99 Both Combined 249.99 Why oh why would anyone invest buying a Premier pass or a combined? Nobody knows if their will actually be a Premier League, if their is how many teams would be in it and what dates? It will be a basic measure of interest in speedway in this country at the attendance for The Peter Craven meeting as most people I know are not bothering with the meeting or Belle Vue at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 34 minutes ago, secsy1 said: Why oh why would anyone invest buying a Premier pass or a combined? Nobody knows if their will actually be a Premier League, if their is how many teams would be in it and what dates? It will be a basic measure of interest in speedway in this country at the attendance for The Peter Craven meeting as most people I know are not bothering with the meeting or Belle Vue at all. As it stands, I can see the Aces going full in on the PCMT, and the GP's... They may need the money to pay for their season!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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