Sheffield - for sale

[Youhave2minutes]

1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said:

Is Sheffield sustainable for a new promoter to pay out for??

There's been some very public issues for other sports at the venue in recent history, being kicked out.

Are the current promotion aware the stadium owners have other plans for the near future?? Going Down the Coventry route, possibly??

"Money not object" owners, for the whole of Speedway in general, is the only way to save this sport.

Every single club that doesn't own their own Arena is at serious serious risk. Isn't Poole also on the chopping block?? One of British Speedway's "richest" clubs??

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Year after year we think this sport has possibly hit 'rock bottom' but the bad news just keeps coming.

Don't know how it could possibly happen, but we really could do with some of that Middle Eastern Oil money right now.

Enter the Arabs

[mikebv]

1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said:

Is Sheffield sustainable for a new promoter to pay out for??

There's been some very public issues for other sports at the venue in recent history, being kicked out.

Are the current promotion aware the stadium owners have other plans for the near future?? Going Down the Coventry route, possibly??

"Money not object" owners, for the whole of Speedway in general, is the only way to save this sport.

Every single club that doesn't own their own Arena is at serious serious risk. Isn't Poole also on the chopping block?? One of British Speedway's "richest" clubs??

____________________________

Year after year we think this sport has possibly hit 'rock bottom' but the bad news just keeps coming.

Don't know how it could possibly happen, but we really could do with some of that Middle Eastern Oil money right now.

Maybe Manchester City could get one of their (ahem), "sponsors" to put some money in?? 

Edited yesterday at 07:40 PM by mikebv

[Col]

Well .. Sheffield riders are not worried about inflating their averages looking at he scores from tonight!

[Fromafar]

2 minutes ago, Col said:

Well .. Sheffield riders are not worried about inflating their averages looking at he scores from tonight!

The whole situation is a joke.

[Midget]

Neil machin 

[old bob at herne bay]

Withthe uncertainty surrouinding how mnay leagues will be runnning next season ... what are you buying ?  a team of assets who might or minght not be able to ride for you next season ? 

If I were a Sheffield supporter, I would be worried. 😞

[The White Knight]

1 hour ago, Fromafar said:

The whole situation is a joke.

No, it is definitely not a joke.

As I posted earlier, I lost my Track in 1964 and 1974. I am still very bitter about the way it happened, both in 1964 and 1974.

You get to love a Sport and it is taken from you - it is no joke and certainly not funny.

I sympathise with the Supporters with every Club that has gone, or will go to the wall.

Even if Sunderland returned net Season, it is too late for me, I could not attend.

It upsets me very much the way Speedway, our Sport, is shrinking.

When one can see what has happened at Cradley Heath, Coventry, Peterborough, Wolverhampton, Wimbledon, Hull, Newcastle, Swindon et al - to me it is tragic. These were all great Teams years ago. 

I know I am getting on in years and some will say (not all I hope) that I am a silly old duffer living in the past.

There is an old saying: "The past is another Country; they do thing differently there".

                                                                                                                    Quote attributed to L. P. Hartley.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 09:11 PM by The White Knight
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[Weeyin]

26 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said:

Withthe uncertainty surrouinding how mnay leagues will be runnning next season ... what are you buying ?  a team of assets who might or minght not be able to ride for you next season ? 

If I were a Sheffield supporter, I would be worried. 😞

They have done away with riders as assets, they are classed as self employed

[SteveLyric2]

26 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said:

Withthe uncertainty surrouinding how mnay leagues will be runnning next season ... what are you buying ?  a team of assets who might or minght not be able to ride for you next season ? 

If I were a Sheffield supporter, I would be worried. 😞

If you were a Sheffield supporter I'd feel more worried for Sheffield!!

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

2 hours ago, DaveWayne said:

Never done it on 2 wheels, but having raced many shale tracks in a car I can honestly say it was the most enjoyable. Yes it is fast, yes it is narrow, yes it was messy if you got it wrong. But also, yes it was exhilarating, and it gave immense satisfaction when you got it right.

I think the problem when it comes to opinions on tracks on here, and this is not meant disrespectfully, but people who have never raced anything will never understand the mindset of a racer. The risk element is part of why you do it and there is a lot of pleasure in conquering that danger.

I had a big crash there in 1996 riding for long Eaton clipping James birkenshaw’s back wheel entering the 3rd turn and smashing into the mesh fence before air fences and ending up in Sheffield hospital,,I still have the race jacket which I ripped open on my handlebar clamps,but I still didn’t mind riding there for 15 or more years as an away rider even though I was usually crap there 😂 but it was an easy place to ride and never considered it dangerous 

Edited yesterday at 09:27 PM by THE DEAN MACHINE

[TTT]

3 hours ago, Col said:

Well .. Sheffield riders are not worried about inflating their averages looking at he scores from tonight!

They wouldn't tbh as I doubt most of their HL's will be at the club next season If Poole move up or it's one big league.

The Holder brothers will surely be going back to the Pirate ship.

[4thbender]

When I arrived at the stadium at 6.45pm last night I couldn't help but notice the "Redcar Bears Speedway" staff car parked right in front of the turnstiles. You have to get there very early to secure that particular parking space. Might their early attendance have some significance in the present circumstances?

[marko]

Just to echo what a few others have said, no one wants any track to close even if that track was seen as a rival, the sport is only as strong as the clubs in it, the more that go, the more chance your own club could fall.

I have seen three clubs that I used to attend on a regular or semi regular basis go, Arena Essex, Rye House and Hackney, not been to a meeting since 2018 when Arena went but still get the star every week and watch the odd match on you tube or the highlights posted on social media, because having followed it from 1988 to 2018, it’s in my blood now, for me personally at its core, four riders sliding around an oval track is classic.

[Fromafar]

19 hours ago, The White Knight said:

No, it is definitely not a joke.

As I posted earlier, I lost my Track in 1964 and 1974. I am still very bitter about the way it happened, both in 1964 and 1974.

You get to love a Sport and it is taken from you - it is no joke and certainly not funny.

I sympathise with the Supporters with every Club that has gone, or will go to the wall.

Even if Sunderland returned net Season, it is too late for me, I could not attend.

It upsets me very much the way Speedway, our Sport, is shrinking.

When one can see what has happened at Cradley Heath, Coventry, Peterborough, Wolverhampton, Wimbledon, Hull, Newcastle, Swindon et al - to me it is tragic. These were all great Teams years ago. 

I know I am getting on in years and some will say (not all I hope) that I am a silly old duffer living in the past.

There is an old saying: "The past is another Country; they do thing differently there".

                                                                                                                    Quote attributed to L. P. Hartley.

 

 

A lot is speedways main problems today have been self inflicted. ( not withstanding track closures)Self interest and fans with money trying their hand at Promoting and be taken for a ride in a lot of cases.Riders dictating when and where they want to ride are just a few of the problems.

[Youhave2minutes]

The riders and fans put me off making an offer

[old bob at herne bay]

Owlerton is quite narrow but with long straights. Always compared it to Kingsmead. 

Guess on the high revving laydowns - you get it wrong and you will rapidly run out of room. 

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

1 hour ago, old bob at herne bay said:

Owlerton is quite narrow but with long straights. Always compared it to Kingsmead. 

Guess on the high revving laydowns - you get it wrong and you will rapidly run out of room. 

Owlerton doesn’t really have straights and what it does are very short 

[mikebv]

2 hours ago, old bob at herne bay said:

Owlerton is quite narrow but with long straights. Always compared it to Kingsmead. 

Guess on the high revving laydowns - you get it wrong and you will rapidly run out of room. 

More of a "D" shape with pretty short straights...

A great race track until air fences, which narrowed it...

I used to watch "reserve/juniors" level riders, absolutely fly around there on a Thursday evening, who then looked like complete and utter novices on the Friday at Kirky Lane with its tighter turns ..

Edited 4 hours ago by mikebv