HGould Posted yesterday at 07:53 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:53 AM Chris Louis and Mark Lemon will prepare to die fighting to keep a PL and the majority of the TV money That will ensure Ipswich, Belle Vue , Kings Lynn form the core of the reduced PL, they will ensure enough funding to ensure Leicester can remain in and ensure that someone with deep pockets goes in to Sheffield....They will go with 5 IF they have to, if not they will offer to throw a small fortune at a track to make up the 6th place - Louis has already touted Northampton and has close links with Deane Woods who owns both Ipswich and Northampton. The CL will remain as it is. NDL may add Mildenhall if ACU will sigh off the track, if not Mildenhall will ride a NORA programme. The NDL level hasn't enough riders to support a league to fit the 10 or 11 who are currently members, a few might drop out, they will want to support Kent who will be the only standalone. So NDL may well be regionalised again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted yesterday at 09:39 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:39 AM Is British speedway about to become a franchise, speedway futures Ltd is the brand, each track is a franchise and pay a % to the brand ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy cookie returns? Posted yesterday at 09:45 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:45 AM 2 hours ago, ShanoXtra said: My bigger concern is that end of this season his work visa runs out. You can renew it obviously but it’s another thing that makes me question if he will return or not. If the structure of the sport allows for his return then it’s done to what Emil & Ipswich want to do. If they both then want it to happen I can’t see the visa being an issue. I can only see Emil riding in the UK for Ipswich but I can’t see the structure allowing it to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy cookie returns? Posted yesterday at 01:09 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:09 PM If it’s one league, Nicholls back at Ipswich for a fair well season? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted yesterday at 02:18 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:18 PM 1 hour ago, cowboy cookie returns? said: If it’s one league, Nicholls back at Ipswich for a fair well season? Probably retires tbh considering he's got a job with TNT/Discovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted yesterday at 03:08 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 03:08 PM 5 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Is British speedway about to become a franchise, speedway futures Ltd is the brand, each track is a franchise and pay a % to the brand ? Should have happened decades ago... S**t or get off the potty and let someone else have a go... One Brand to sell to the country... Just like the NFL, all merchandise revenue gets shared, (using one corporate Speedway GB brand but each clubs own emblem is used on their individual merch), and the worst team each season get first opportunity to improve the season after... All TV money shared equally.... Streaming money shared the same, unless you don't allow streaming... You buy the franchise and hopefully make some money... You would though need some "proper governance" and "quality control" from "someone" independent who controls things. . (Fireman Phil?)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted yesterday at 03:19 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 03:19 PM 10 minutes ago, mikebv said: Should have happened decades ago... S**t or get off the potty and let someone else have a go... One Brand to sell to the country... Just like the NFL, all merchandise revenue gets shared, (using one corporate Speedway GB brand but each clubs own emblem is used on their individual merch), and the worst team each season get first opportunity to improve the season after... All TV money shared equally.... Streaming money shared the same, unless you don't allow streaming... You buy the franchise and hopefully make some money... You would though need some "proper governance" and "quality control" from "someone" independent who controls things. . (Fireman Phil?)... fans of a certain club will be in here soon complaining that the worst team gets first pick for the following year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted yesterday at 04:05 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:05 PM 44 minutes ago, therefused said: fans of a certain club will be in here soon complaining that the worst team gets first pick for the following year. Fair point... They couldn't even keep to the RS "rules" could they? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted yesterday at 05:10 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:10 PM 7 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Is British speedway about to become a franchise, speedway futures Ltd is the brand, each track is a franchise and pay a % to the brand ? No. Brands in sporting bodies do not operate in the way you suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted yesterday at 05:34 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:34 PM I have never been in favour of reducing down the standard/quality of anything in an attempt to make it more attractive. It’s an oxymoron. The idea that you can simply share out the likes of Doyle, Sayfutdinov, Bewley, Kurtz, Holder, Fricke, etc, etc across a broader group of teams just doesn’t hold water. The first problem is that it assumes that all clubs in a combined league can afford them which is incredibly unlikely. Even in a 7 team Premiership, it is clear that there are clubs that have deeper pockets than others resulting in a significant gap between them. That problem will just be worse in a combined league as teams choose to ride in the Championship for a reason which surely is primarily a financial one. The second problem is that it assumes that the riders concerned will simply accept that they have to move on to a different team. Some may do, some won’t. Anyway, let’s wait and see what the exciting future looks like. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionsman66 Posted 8 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 8 hours ago Do we think that a North/ south split is a feasible action to contemplate? It may even give lower level riders a chance to get noticed a little more maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 3 minutes ago, Lionsman66 said: Do we think that a North/ south split is a feasible action to contemplate? It may even give lower level riders a chance to get noticed a little more maybe Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 30 minutes ago, Lionsman66 said: Do we think that a North/ south split is a feasible action to contemplate? It may even give lower level riders a chance to get noticed a little more maybe No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, Lionsman66 said: Do we think that a North/ south split is a feasible action to contemplate? It may even give lower level riders a chance to get noticed a little more maybe Maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, Lionsman66 said: Do we think that a North/ south split is a feasible action to contemplate? It may even give lower level riders a chance to get noticed a little more maybe It depends 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Shaleman Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, Lionsman66 said: Do we think that a North/ south split is a feasible action to contemplate? It may even give lower level riders a chance to get noticed a little more maybe North will have too many teams compared with south. Iwade, Poole and Plymouth don’t make a league. They are truly southern. Suppose if you add in the east angles you get to 5 . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Skid Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago Everything has been tried and failed, there will always be someone chasing the big plastic trophy every year, who's happy to exploit every loophole in the Rulebook, no matter what the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 2 hours ago, Lionsman66 said: Do we think that a North/ south split is a feasible action to contemplate? It may even give lower level riders a chance to get noticed a little more maybe Depends where you draw the line............? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 4 hours ago, Lionsman66 said: Do we think that a North/ south split is a feasible action to contemplate? It may even give lower level riders a chance to get noticed a little more maybe If done correctly then absolutely. On the basis of a league with 14 teams you could race home and away against everyone once, then another round of six fixtures against the sides in your north/south conference. Makes for 19 home meetings per team, plenty of speedway. Points count in your north/south conference and then there are play offs to decide overall champions at the end. Either top of each region over two legs or the top two from each region qualify with semi finals. Not necessarily what I’d like to happen but an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 5 hours ago, Lionsman66 said: Do we think that a North/ south split is a feasible action to contemplate? It may even give lower level riders a chance to get noticed a little more maybe Depends what you call south. I’m from Huddersfield so Sheffield is south to me whereas Redcar is north to me but south to Glasgow and Berwick. Whereas Edinburgh….. confused you will be 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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