BSPL AGM 12th of Never

[ONTWOMINUTES]

Agm is a closed shop,  all sat round the table deciding how they can line their own pockets whilst the sport goes further into decline. 

[topaz325]

4 minutes ago, ONTWOMINUTES said:

Agm is a closed shop,  all sat round the table deciding how they can line their own pockets whilst the sport goes further into decline. 

Line their own pockets get real most racks lose massive amounts of money and barely survive each year 

[mikebv]

1 hour ago, truthsayer said:

'TV money' - LOL

When Sky first started showing the sport, the viewing numbers were "very good" and often in six figures.  

For such a small minority sport Sky would have been delighted by the numbers..

Back then though there was 24 tracks in the top two divisions plus several stand alone third tier teams...

Meaning a good "core" following for the sport, and many more people who maybe didn't follow the sport, but would see their town team racing that night on TV and watch...

Sadly as clubs shut, the prospective TV audience has seemed to have also reduced in line with the number who used to attend these tracks, and towns lost their Speedway to occasionally follow..

And, with the costs of the broadcast v the risk of the weather, you can see why contracts have either been not renewed, or paid up and finished early...

For me, it would be better if the sport just had itself a "magazine" highlights package which used the streaming companies content,rather than putting out two hours of, often, gate and go Speedway, in two thirds empty stadia, devoid of any "tribal atmosphere"....

Much cheaper for the TV company, and better, more positive optics for fhe sport, if edited well, and, if they could get it on one of the main five channels, a much greater chance of more people watching...

There won't be any six figure amounts paid out to tracks I would imagine, but at least it would deliver a platform from which to try and grow from...

Edited 4 hours ago by mikebv

[AndiCapp]

Surely then now with all the worries and lack of clarity for the 2026 season there has to be a statement released on Wednesday as to a lack of AGM if this is true and what the possible delay is. All clubs are expected to be transparent so surely the governance should lead by the same example

[AndiCapp]

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Edited 5 hours ago by AndiCapp

[ONTWOMINUTES]

23 minutes ago, topaz325 said:

Line their own pockets get real most racks lose massive amounts of money and barely survive each year 

If that was true,  why would they continue to run the following season knowing they would loose money? Hardly sensible business projection is it ?

[gjcone44]

the government do it.🤣

[Neila]

2 minutes ago, ONTWOMINUTES said:

If that was true,  why would they continue to run the following season knowing they would loose money? Hardly sensible business projection is it ?

But it is true several clubs don't break even with the numbers of spectators coming through the gates, the sponsorship big or small helps to balance the books. Also,maybe more so in the past than now (due to financial rules) a speedway team was offset against a business to offset tax etc

[norbold]

1 hour ago, ONTWOMINUTES said:

Agm is a closed shop,  all sat round the table deciding how they can line their own pockets whilst the sport goes further into decline. 

That seems a bit contradictory. If they wanted to line their own pockets, surely the best way would be to stop the sport going into decline?

[heathen52]

Why the heck don't they just bite the bullet and just go to 1 professional league ? it is going to happen sooner rather than later, I would have thought it would be far easier to attract a TV company with a league that has more teams in it. The BSPL is again showing that it has it's head in the clouds by postponing the agm and delaying the inevitable.

[RoundTheBoards]

44 minutes ago, ONTWOMINUTES said:

If that was true,  why would they continue to run the following season knowing they would loose money? Hardly sensible business projection is it ?

If your theory were true, there would only be 10 professional football clubs in the country, not 92.

[Fromafar]

1 hour ago, AndiCapp said:

Surely then now with all the worries and lack of clarity for the 2026 season there has to be a statement released on Wednesday as to a lack of AGM if this is true and what the possible delay is. All clubs are expected to be transparent so surely the governance should lead by the same example

Pigs might!!!

[1 valve]

48 minutes ago, heathen52 said:

Why the heck don't they just bite the bullet and just go to 1 professional league ? it is going to happen sooner rather than later, I would have thought it would be far easier to attract a TV company with a league that has more teams in it. The BSPL is again showing that it has it's head in the clouds by postponing the agm and delaying the inevitable.

OK just a few of questions for the purpose of clarification

1. How many teams would you consider a suitable number for a " one professional league"?
2. What would be the race nights be - Monday & Thursday as current for the Top league or include (say) weekends?
3. What level of competition would you like to see in the one league, same as the current top flight, Higher or lower?

And if you were not already aware, the answers to all three questions are very much interlinked into the viability of "one league"

[Normski]

1 hour ago, Fromafar said:

Pigs might!!!

Speaking to someone who does know what is going on, looks lke AGM will take place on Wednesday.

[PersonalResponsibility]

3 hours ago, topaz325 said:

Line their own pockets get real most racks lose massive amounts of money and barely survive each year 

Yet we're always told that the primary reason clubs close down is due to external factors (e.g., development of stadium land), not lack of money or interest. This being the case, how do the majority of promoters manage losing massive amounts of money every year? There's exceptions to this, but most promoters come across as keeping fairly run of the mill businesses, so how can they afford such significant losses every season?

I'm asking this sincerely btw. I know most of them are fans and see it as a labour of love, but there must be something that keeps them coming back year in, year out?

[YeOldPitGate]

4 hours ago, ONTWOMINUTES said:

Agm is a closed shop,  all sat round the table deciding how they can line their own pockets whilst the sport goes further into decline. 

Line there own pockets the poor sods have empty pockets or holes in them the amount of money they must be losing season after season.

[YeOldPitGate]

4 hours ago, ONTWOMINUTES said:

If that was true,  why would they continue to run the following season knowing they would loose money? Hardly sensible business projection is it ?

Quite a few have other business that make money and they can offset some of the losses they make at the speedway end of things against tax at the successful business.