Nostalgia

[LagutaRacingFan]

This brings back a lot of teenage memories for me.

Speedway peaked between 2000 - 2015.

The decline started when Matt Ford shafted Coventry and Peterborough.

[Sir Sidney]

16 minutes ago, LagutaRacingFan said:

This brings back a lot of teenage memories for me.

Speedway peaked between 2000 - 2015.

The decline started when Matt Ford shafted Coventry and Peterborough.

Speedway peaked a long time before 2000. 

The decline started way before that. 

[LagutaRacingFan]

17 minutes ago, Sir Sidney said:

Speedway peaked a long time before 2000. 

The decline started way before that. 

Sorry, I wasn't around back then.

Edited 2 hours ago by LagutaRacingFan

[Sir Sidney]

1 minute ago, LagutaRacingFan said:

Sorry, I wasn't around back then.

I won't hold that against you! And I do understand where you are coming from.

I started going in 1969, and, even though crowds were much bigger than the 2000's, if I read programme notes from back then promoters were bemoaning the large drop off in crowds compared to the 60's and 50's. 

I'm sure there are many more knowledgeable forum members who could put numbers to it, and when the real decline started

[stevebrum]

On 8/22/2025 at 6:01 PM, Teromaafan said:

The only trouble with fans these days is getting them through the turnstile! (…..and I don’t mean because they are too fat).

Just threaten to close down and they will flock to the last meeting.

Birmingham tonight was ‘sold out’ (except it wasn’t according to fans inside the stadium) and people were turned away. I know, I was one of them.

Wolves last ever match I’ve never seen a crowd like it as well. 
it seems the only thing that works.