TTT Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago TNT's position in 2027 would be the equivalent of a YouTube Members Only Channel that rarely uploads a video. Want subscribers then you need to produce content. British Speedway is Cheap and Easy content to grab because nobody else wants it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 36 minutes ago, TTT said: You're missing the point. TNT even if they don't rate a particular Sport, Will have no choice but to take on more content if they want to stay afloat. Lack of Content = Lack of Subscribers. Lack of Subscribers = End Game! Only real selling point from 2027 onwards is a Lunchtime PL Kick-Off and barely anyone is taking out a Subscription for that. Over the last few months TNT have lost Basketball and Boxing too so it's not just UEFA Club Competitions. TNT are just as desperate for content as British Speedway is for a TV deal.....It's a match made in heaven at this point. TNT has plenty of content. They operated (as BT) pre-European football. They’re now also part of the same family as Eurosport I believe, which is what led to Speedway being back on TNT. They already binned off British Speedway once, the sport is in a worse position now so why would they have it back at a cost? The GPs maybe as an outlier but the domestic game is not appealing to them. It’s barely appealing to speedway fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran22222 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 55 minutes ago, Hawk127 said: Perhaps riders at 6 and 7 would be allocated to a club based on the day of a week that a team is riding. For example you have a pool of 6 and 7s and you pick the ones that ride best on a wet Wednesday evening on the south coast. That policy would in part overcome the shortage riders with the top five making up the regular team and then race two home and two away and bobs you uncle, no need to double up and riders would broadly earn the same as they currently do riding for two clubs. It just takes thinking outside the circle👍 That sounds terrible, and also entirely unfair on the younger riders who would ride at 6 and 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Kieran22222 said: That sounds terrible, and also entirely unfair on the younger riders who would ride at 6 and 7. It depends on the guise it takes. If riders sign up for a draft system knowing they have to go where they’re drafted then it’s not unfair in the slightest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Kyle Howarth now signed for a Polish team, think riders know something we don't 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitch Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, IainB said: 151 actually... compared to 278 in 2010 I suppose Less Clubs = Less opportunities = Less new riders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) Another excellent Speedway Star this week... Covering the current malaise in detail with a thought provoking piece by Paul Burbridge, and also Peter Oakes making a suggestion for two leagues of seven, but of the same level, and with promotion and relegation involved.. Reading both pieces it looks like they must "lurk" on here... Which does give hope that at least some insiders within the "Speedway Bubble Echo Chamber" do see opportunities that are not same old/same old, rinse and repeat ad infinitum... For anyone wanting details, it costs £3.60, and is available on subscription for less, and digital for less... And is a cracking publication considering it covers such a poorly led sport... NB. There is also an interview with Richard Coleman of Mayfield Sports re possible GP expansion outside Europe... I am amazed he found the time to do it!!!! Edited 4 hours ago by mikebv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 3 minutes ago, mikebv said: Another excellent Speedway Star this week... Covering the current malaise in detail with a thought provoking piece by Paul Burbridge, and also Peter Oakes making a suggestion for two leagues of seven, but of the same level, and with promotion and relegation involved.. Reading both pieces it looks like they must "lurk" on here... Which does give hope that at least some insiders within the "Speedway Bubble Echo Chamber" do see opportunities that are not same old/same old, rinse and repeat ad infinitum... For anyone wanting details, it costs £3.60, and is available on subscription for less, and digital for less... And is a cracking publication considering it covers such a poorly led sport... Bloody keyboard warriors 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 2 minutes ago, topaz325 said: Bloody keyboard warriors 😃 We know who you are.!!!.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Imo everything will be sorted by the end of next week and the AGM in January will just be to rubber stamp it, also imo they will chose the wrong path but heyho I’m just one of the plebs expected to pay for it and yes I did by mistake post this in the Ipswich section 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 15 minutes ago, mikebv said: Another excellent Speedway Star this week... Covering the current malaise in detail with a thought provoking piece by Paul Burbridge, and also Peter Oakes making a suggestion for two leagues of seven, but of the same level, and with promotion and relegation involved.. Reading both pieces it looks like they must "lurk" on here... Which does give hope that at least some insiders within the "Speedway Bubble Echo Chamber" do see opportunities that are not same old/same old, rinse and repeat ad infinitum... For anyone wanting details, it costs £3.60, and is available on subscription for less, and digital for less... And is a cracking publication considering it covers such a poorly led sport... NB. There is also an interview with Richard Coleman of Mayfield Sports re possible GP expansion outside Europe... I am amazed he found the time to do it!!!! Trust me,you would be suprised who reads the posts on here ,FB twatter and listen to every podcast, if they take any notice is a different matter Edited 4 hours ago by THE DEAN MACHINE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 50 minutes ago, Kieran22222 said: That sounds terrible, and also entirely unfair on the younger riders who would ride at 6 and 7. It’s a joke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) 52 minutes ago, Arthur54 said: Kyle Howarth now signed for a Polish team, think riders know something we don't To me that hints at Glasgow moving up. Kyle was rumoured to line-up for the Tigers again in 2026. Polish fixtures are FRI-SUN and Glasgow is a FRI track so it would make no sense for them to re-sign him unless they were changing race nights. Edited 3 hours ago by TTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 5 minutes ago, TTT said: To me that hints at Glasgow moving up. Kyle was rumoured to line-up for the Tigers again in 2026. Polish fixtures are FRI-SUN and Glasgow is a FRI track so it would make no sense for them to re-sign him unless they were changing race nights. Either that, or he's not back at Glasgow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Or he could simply be a squad member in Poland and ride occasionally when Glasgow have no fixture which I suspect is most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) 12 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: Or he could simply be a squad member in Poland and ride occasionally when Glasgow have no fixture which I suspect is most likely. Still no point in signing him though in case he does get called up full time, Poland call the shots so it would be foolish to even run the risk. Edited 3 hours ago by TTT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheDeepStuff Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, Arthur54 said: Kyle Howarth now signed for a Polish team, think riders know something we don't He signed for Gniezno in 2023 and only didn’t take up a place in 2024 due to having young family, so wouldn’t read to much into him being in the Tarnow ‘squad’ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 9 minutes ago, TTT said: Still no point in signing him though in case he does get called up full time, Poland call the shots so it would be foolish to even run the risk. They made that mistake with Nagel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Trust me,you would be suprised who reads the posts on here ,FB twatter and listen to every podcast, if they take any notice is a different matter When I worked, I ran Supermarkets and, often, they were the biggest employers and most visited shops in the various towns across Scotland and England that I worked in... None of them with less than 30,000 customers per week... Therefore, one of the first things I did when moving into a new store was join the various FB and Twitter accounts covering "the town", as invariably, many on the Socials were my customers.. With my stores often being mentioned and, as we all know, online feedback is heavily critical rather than good... However. It was vital for me to improve each store as the feedback was databased, therefore, accurate... Even perception is truth in the eyes of the person complaining...... With leadership you need a very thick skin, however, never take feedback personally, and act upon it, (if you can)... Unsolicited feedback can be like "Gold" as one person being peed off could mean 100's... One piece of info I got was on FB and it was about young lads doing a car cruise on my/council joint owned car park every Friday night into Saturday morning.. Drifiting and music blaring etc.... I got hold of the Police and VOSA, and worked with them to have a presence the following Friday with tax, insurance, licences, tyres, etc etc all being checked... Never again did we see the cars... And, (for a very, very short time), I was a hero!!!! It soon stopped... Sadly, with the BSP there doesn't seem to be anyone in the structure where "the buck stops"... And a rudderless ship will only end up eventually crashing... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 3 hours ago, IainB said: 151 actually... compared to 278 in 2010 You may as well add Lord Lucan to your list and make it 152 - he would be as useful as half the names on there towards making a viable league Edited 2 hours ago by dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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