singy13 Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago (edited) 20 hours ago, YeOldPitGate said: Blockbusters video gone the way of the Dodo when streaming caught on. Brilliant post enjoyed reading that- don't forget we've lost Woolworths.☹️ Edited 5 hours ago by singy13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) Sir Philip Davies is also Chair of Star Sports Group. They were (allegedly) one of the parties interested in buying the Abbey Stadium, but were put off by being given a valuation by the stadium owner, which was over double the actual value quoted in the planning docs which have been submitted. Edited 4 hours ago by frigbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 3 hours ago, PhilTheAce said: So no Doyle in UK next season No Emil in UK next season Rumours no jack holder in UK next season. Is there any point in a top league really????? Looking that way isn't it! The only point perhaps is that in order to keep teams strengths close to where they are now in the Championship requires the continuing charade of doubling up Those that want to be the big fish in the small pond* can only be so if the big pond* still exists *ponds rapidly being reduced to puddles.... Edited 4 hours ago by dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 2 hours ago, IainB said: I'd agree, but... there's not one CL team that has announced season ticket sales yet despite them merrily announcing signings as if it's completely business as usual and there's nothing to see here. Which leads me to suspect that everything could change at a moments notice. Plymouth have announced theirs. Worky are about to.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Just now, SteveLyric2 said: Plymouth have announced theirs. Worky are about to.. About bloomin time, hopefully a BSN season pass won't be far behind... as it looks like that's about the only British Speedway I'm likely to see next season, with a perfectly good facility not 1 and a half miles up the road from me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthsayer Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, TigerIain said: Works well at Glasgow. The kids race after heat 10/11 is hugely popular, and is now 2 different races. All the kids get a sweetie at the end. Most kids beat the mascot, and Ben Basso was a regular participant when he was a Tiger. The promotion have spent a lot of money doing up the stadium, and making an entertaining race track, and employing an entertaining team as well, but for the kids it seems that their races (under/over 10) are a big part of their night at the speedway as nearly all kids in the stadium take part in it (and most adults seem to be watching it) Glasgow are the benchmark business in terms of the product they offer, perhaps down to having solid businesspeople at the helm. It's still hard to imagine they make money and the product is still very bobble hat. I never intended to come across as saying this sort of stuff is bad, but in the grand scheme of things it's not the silver bullet. Glasgow is the benchmark because so many things they do are better than the others, I'd argue Belle Vue is a similar case. It's about knowing your audience and putting together a proposition for them. Glasgow appear to be good at this but there's not much flex to be creative in your offering in speedway. It would be great to see promotions able to offer something more tailored to their own audience. Isle of Wight being an example of where a product built for tourists, who don't care about team racing, could give them an offering very different to the one at, say Poole, Belle Vue or Glasgow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 8 minutes ago, IainB said: About bloomin time, hopefully a BSN season pass won't be far behind... as it looks like that's about the only British Speedway I'm likely to see next season, with a perfectly good facility not 1 and a half miles up the road from me! If there is no Premiership I won't be purchasing a BSN Championship pass No way am I funding the clubs (indirectly - no blame to BSN) partly responsible for its downfall should it happen 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Sir Phillip Davies is on the British greyhound board and is a big advocate of gambling, could this be where speedway is heading ? No need Dean, the people running British Speedway have been gambling for years! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 8 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Looking that way isn't it! The only point perhaps is that in order to keep teams strengths close to where they are now in the Championship requires the continuing charade of doubling up Those that want to be the big fish in the small pond* can only be so if the big pond* still exists *ponds rapidly being reduced to puddles.... Agree. One thing though, if all the riders who were considered the top participants in club sides have deserted these shores for pastures new and you are just left with double up riders to make up the spearhead of a team what is the point? You would just have a group of riders in what would effectively be an alternative Championship side but racing in a so called Premier league for possibly more money. This is so farcical it beggars belief but those in charge still have their collective heads in the sand whilst appointing Sir Philip Davies to read the last rites over the embers of a once great sport. You could not make it up. Oh well they could always put large screens up in those stadia and show weekend racing from Poland. It might catch on. Throw in some live action with NDL riders/matches or short track and bingo, a weekend afternoon or evening of two wheeled sport with the finale each time being the worlds best riders performing in league racing with the tribal support of the Polish fans to add to the atmosphere. You could even have reciprocal live interaction with the supporters using the latest technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 11 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: If there is no Premiership I won't be purchasing a BSN Championship pass No way am I funding the clubs (indirectly - no blame to BSN) partly responsible for its downfall should it happen i think the premiership promoters have managed the majority of the downfall by themselves 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, Hawk127 said: Agree. One thing though, if all the riders who were considered the top participants in club sides have deserted these shores for pastures new and you are just left with double up riders to make up the spearhead of a team what is the point? You would just have a group of riders in what would effectively be an alternative Championship side but racing in a so called Premier league for possibly more money. This is so farcical it beggars belief but those in charge still have their collective heads in the sand whilst appointing Sir Philip Davies to read the last rites over the embers of a once great sport. You could not make it up. Oh well they could always put large screens up in those stadia and show weekend racing from Poland. It might catch on. Throw in some live action with NDL riders/matches or short track and bingo, a weekend afternoon or evening of two wheeled sport with the finale each time being the worlds best riders performing in league racing with the tribal support of the Polish fans to add to the atmosphere. You could even have reciprocal live interaction with the supporters using the latest technology. If there is tone an irrevocable split between the leagues I'd like to see the remaining Premiership clubs use their extra finances to offer the vital doubling up riders exclusive contracts Let's see how great the Championship model is then..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeyin Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: If there is tone an irrevocable split between the leagues I'd like to see the remaining Premiership clubs use their extra finances to offer the vital doubling up riders exclusive contracts Let's see how great the Championship model is then..... Why should championship change racenight to suit premiership, which would put most in financial difficulty. Not our fault Premiership is in the state it is in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Jacobs Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: If there is no Premiership I won't be purchasing a BSN Championship pass No way am I funding the clubs (indirectly - no blame to BSN) partly responsible for its downfall should it happen Why is the Championship partly to blame? With Louis walking away, it’s clearly the Prem committing self-flaggelation, e.g. Leicester saying they are committed to the Prem - without any current view of how it could exist?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 18 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said: Why is the Championship partly to blame? With Louis walking away, it’s clearly the Prem committing self-flaggelation, e.g. Leicester saying they are committed to the Prem - without any current view of how it could exist?! Because the short-sighted Championship clubs would not entertain forming one league, something that CL was willing to embrace... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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