Post by admin on Aug 18, 2017 16:14:41 GMT
British speedway has the turning circle of an oil tanker. Champs has been saying it for years (must have been one of the deleted threads) and bcd has said recently exactly what Rossiter says. In fact Rossiter probably read it and nicked it:
Great Britain and Swindon boss Alun Rossiter has joined the growing band of key figures to call for set race nights for the former EL.
Rossiter has revealed how the growing number of riders doubling-up is making it impossible to rearrange fixtures after rain-offs.
And he says there is only one way to avoid the problem – but protecting two nights in the week for Premiership racing with the Championship and National League free to run on any of the other five.
He said: “The situation has now become impossible. Clubs cannot agree to new dates because their riders are on duty elsewhere and they would have three or four riders missing.
“We are really struggling to fill a gap next Thursday, August 24, after we lost the Somerset meeting through rain.
“It’s no good for our business and no good for the fans who almost expect to turn up and see guests and rider replacement.
“Thankfully on Monday against King’s Lynn there is no clash with other clubs, but to try and get a new fixture for next Thursday without riders missing is proving almost impossible.
“Set race night must be brought in as a matter of urgency to avoid clashes. If Thursday is a former EL night then no other clashes would occur.
“Then there’s the debate about doubling up anyway and how fans get confused about who is riding for who. I can see their point.
“With, say, two set race nights for the former EL it would mean we would have all our riders available apart from injury or illness.
“It’s a matter which needs to be top of the agenda at the next management committee meeting with a view to approving it at the AGM.”
sgp
Great Britain and Swindon boss Alun Rossiter has joined the growing band of key figures to call for set race nights for the former EL.
Rossiter has revealed how the growing number of riders doubling-up is making it impossible to rearrange fixtures after rain-offs.
And he says there is only one way to avoid the problem – but protecting two nights in the week for Premiership racing with the Championship and National League free to run on any of the other five.
He said: “The situation has now become impossible. Clubs cannot agree to new dates because their riders are on duty elsewhere and they would have three or four riders missing.
“We are really struggling to fill a gap next Thursday, August 24, after we lost the Somerset meeting through rain.
“It’s no good for our business and no good for the fans who almost expect to turn up and see guests and rider replacement.
“Thankfully on Monday against King’s Lynn there is no clash with other clubs, but to try and get a new fixture for next Thursday without riders missing is proving almost impossible.
“Set race night must be brought in as a matter of urgency to avoid clashes. If Thursday is a former EL night then no other clashes would occur.
“Then there’s the debate about doubling up anyway and how fans get confused about who is riding for who. I can see their point.
“With, say, two set race nights for the former EL it would mean we would have all our riders available apart from injury or illness.
“It’s a matter which needs to be top of the agenda at the next management committee meeting with a view to approving it at the AGM.”
sgp