Youhave2minutes Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 8 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: this season as been a mess really, you already lost fans due to the mess in deciding what they wanted to do this year, then the sporadic of meetings is losing more, i know we have BSN who do a great job but no TV exposure is killing us also. they really need to pull there finger out and sort 2027 now, and announce the rules and regs before the season is over, show us that you know what your doing, we dont want or need a winter of discontent again. where is Phil Morris, last i saw he was in the job centre queue in Cardiff Better wages at Aldi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 15 hours ago, mikebv said: Up to the end of May, the top two tiers had used 77 Guests.... With so few meetings too!!!! Imagine trying to sell nonsense like that to any major potential league sponsor who isn't already within the UK Speedway Bubble?.. Is there any way forward for UK Speedway?.. Should just stop riders being affiliated to teams now. Every rider should be unattached and put into a pot every weekend and teams drawn for the following week’s fixtures should take place. You get who you get then. Would certainly add variety and there would be some uneven contests definitely. But then last night’s aces v Leicester was in the current rules . Would be different and more exciting than the current garbage rules of guests. Okay I’m joking….. 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, Youhave2minutes said: Better wages at Aldi. 1 hour ago, Youhave2minutes said: Better wages at Aldi. They get paid well at Aldi . They get whipped to within an inch of their life though… allegedly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 1 minute ago, Phannan said: They get paid well at Aldi . They get whipped to within an inch of their life though… allegedly I’m deffo leaving forum as I’m upsetting too many folk on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 3 minutes ago, Youhave2minutes said: I’m deffo leaving forum as I’m upsetting too many folk on here 3 minutes ago, Youhave2minutes said: I’m deffo leaving forum as I’m upsetting too many folk on here You won’t leave. You live for this forum 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, PhilTheAce said: this season as been a mess really, you already lost fans due to the mess in deciding what they wanted to do this year, then the sporadic of meetings is losing more, i know we have BSN who do a great job but no TV exposure is killing us also. they really need to pull there finger out and sort 2027 now, and announce the rules and regs before the season is over, show us that you know what your doing, we dont want or need a winter of discontent again. where is Phil Morris, last i saw he was in the job centre queue in Cardiff The plan was to have 2027 completed well in advance.... July would be "well in advance"... They are running an operating model simply unfit for any purpose other than giving riders a chance to earn a living riding Speedway... Two leagues being ran of similar inconsequence.. "Any Speedway" being put out, devoid of any jeopardy, consequence, or credibility... And all done on nights to suit riders but not necessarily the fans.... In 1976 you would walk into Woolworths on a Saturday morning, and it was heaving, with people of all ages, as kids even went there to buy records and pick n mix.. In 2006 you would walk into Woolworths on a Saturday morning and it was empty apart from a customer base of a sparse number of 50+ somethings.. But the stores, and their operating model, stil looked like it was back in 1976... UK Speedway is Woolworths... Decades of zero plans to move the business forwards due to the lack of skill set of those running it, and a reliance on doing the same thing every year, and hoping an ever dwindling, and ageing, customer base would suddenly, one day, wake up and decide to return.. They didn't in Woolworths case, and they won't for UK Speedway... It needs proper, radical change... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 4 minutes ago, Phannan said: You won’t leave. You live for this forum 😂 I’ve gotta go I’m crackers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 19 minutes ago, Phannan said: Should just stop riders being affiliated to teams now. Every rider should be unattached and put into a pot every weekend and teams drawn for the following week’s fixtures should take place. You get who you get then. Would certainly add variety and there would be some uneven contests definitely. But then last night’s aces v Leicester was in the current rules . Would be different and more exciting than the current garbage rules of guests. Okay I’m joking….. 🤔 I read your first two sentences and thought I was reading the current 2026 SCB rulebook... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Quickest way to make speedway popular again is by somehow adding a ball,, people love ball sports. Football, Rugby, Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Handball, Netball, Snooker and so on,, all more popular. Each lap the riders try and kick a ball into the goal or hole or hoop, or over the net,,, simples 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Baldyman said: Quickest way to make speedway popular again is by somehow adding a ball,, people love ball sports. Football, Rugby, Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Handball, Netball, Snooker and so on,, all more popular. Each lap the riders try and kick a ball into the goal or hole or hoop, or over the net,,, simples MotoPolo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Speedway has always used the motto No brakes no gears no fear,,, it's not working, so let's change it up,, add some brakes, add some gears and add some fear,, change the engines to 1000cc, let's make it more dangerous and faster with more chance of serious injury or worse. Isle of Mann TT is very popular due to its massive danger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 52 minutes ago, IainB said: MotoPolo? Waterpolo at KL.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 hours ago, Phannan said: Should just stop riders being affiliated to teams now. Every rider should be unattached and put into a pot every weekend and teams drawn for the following week’s fixtures should take place. You get who you get then. Would certainly add variety and there would be some uneven contests definitely. But then last night’s aces v Leicester was in the current rules . Would be different and more exciting than the current garbage rules of guests. Okay I’m joking….. 🤔 Don't give them ideas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 16 minutes ago, mikebv said: Waterpolo at KL.... Without the water... only forecasted 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, mikebv said: The plan was to have 2027 completed well in advance.... July would be "well in advance"... They are running an operating model simply unfit for any purpose other than giving riders a chance to earn a living riding Speedway... Two leagues being ran of similar inconsequence.. "Any Speedway" being put out, devoid of any jeopardy, consequence, or credibility... And all done on nights to suit riders but not necessarily the fans.... In 1976 you would walk into Woolworths on a Saturday morning, and it was heaving, with people of all ages, as kids even went there to buy records and pick n mix.. In 2006 you would walk into Woolworths on a Saturday morning and it was empty apart from a customer base of a sparse number of 50+ somethings.. But the stores, and their operating model, stil looked like it was back in 1976... UK Speedway is Woolworths... Decades of zero plans to move the business forwards due to the lack of skill set of those running it, and a reliance on doing the same thing every year, and hoping an ever dwindling, and ageing, customer base would suddenly, one day, wake up and decide to return.. They didn't in Woolworths case, and they won't for UK Speedway... It needs proper, radical change... Guests and doubling up are speedway’s pick ‘n’ mix! 😀 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 31 minutes ago, Teromaafan said: Guests and doubling up are speedway’s pick ‘n’ mix! 😀 I see them more as the middle aisle in Lidl... You have no idea what random stuff you will see until you have gone in.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted 58 minutes ago Report Share Posted 58 minutes ago 23 minutes ago, mikebv said: I see them more as the middle aisle in Lidl... You have no idea what random stuff you will see until you have gone in.... I can picture a speedway promoter working in a supermarket’s customer services. A fat middle aged bloke sitting behind a desk with an index finger in each ear.☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted 34 minutes ago Report Share Posted 34 minutes ago 4 hours ago, Youhave2minutes said: I’m deffo leaving forum as I’m upsetting too many folk on here Since when has that bothered you? You ARE right though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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