Post by coombes on Nov 17, 2023 21:47:27 GMT 1
Oxford are running teams in both senior leagues next year and may well have an NDL team too. Is this going to work? Are there going to be separate limited companies running each team or just one? Will supporters turn out twice in a week? It didnt work for Belle Vue in the late 60s and the Colts side had far lower costs.. Really worry that they are overstretching themselves and their supporters too. .Having said that I was a regular at both Glasgow and Coatbridge in the late 60s, with Berwick subsequently replacing Coatbridge for a few years until the price of petrol took off in 1974.
We've had some experience with having two teams. Anyone remember when Berwick had a few meetings at Blantyre in 1981? Anyone go to them? How were the crowds? Despite being at my peak of Speedway enthusiasm, I never saw a Berwick meeting at Blantyre1. Similarly when Giants/Lightning meetings were run at Ashfield, sometimes at strange times. Never went to any of them, though my Speedway enthusiasm was a good deal lesser by then.
ALTERNATIVELY - Have Oxford Got It Right?
Premiership 2H and 2A plus KO Cup - minimum 13, maximum 15 home meetings
Championship 1H and 1A, plus BSN Trophy plus KO Cup - minimum 11, maximum 15 home meetings
NDL 1H and 1A plus KO Cup - minimum 6 maximum 8
So minimum 30, max 38 to be run in 5 months ( April to August, 22 weeks). So minimum 8 twice a week, maximum 16 twice a week.
And that's before rain offs, blank weeks etc
ANSWER - probably not !
We've had some experience with having two teams. Anyone remember when Berwick had a few meetings at Blantyre in 1981? Anyone go to them? How were the crowds? Despite being at my peak of Speedway enthusiasm, I never saw a Berwick meeting at Blantyre1. Similarly when Giants/Lightning meetings were run at Ashfield, sometimes at strange times. Never went to any of them, though my Speedway enthusiasm was a good deal lesser by then.
ALTERNATIVELY - Have Oxford Got It Right?
Premiership 2H and 2A plus KO Cup - minimum 13, maximum 15 home meetings
Championship 1H and 1A, plus BSN Trophy plus KO Cup - minimum 11, maximum 15 home meetings
NDL 1H and 1A plus KO Cup - minimum 6 maximum 8
So minimum 30, max 38 to be run in 5 months ( April to August, 22 weeks). So minimum 8 twice a week, maximum 16 twice a week.
And that's before rain offs, blank weeks etc
ANSWER - probably not !