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  1. mikebv

    Speedway Season

    The main issue is that they have to try and "get in early" before Poland kicks off.. That way they are (almost), guaranteed that "the top lads" are available.. By May, the Polish leagues would be well under way, and those teams doing less well in particular, would be doing what they could to improve their situations.. Plenty of practice sessions and doctors notes have been sorted before.... And, as we know, in this country, it can rain at any time of the year..
  2. Ice Hockey seem to do ok with their No1 league having a "small" amount of teams .. Many of them get crowds that Speedway would be very envious of, and could only dream of getting.. You need a top league with the best competitors to sell the rest of the sport..
  3. mikebv

    Speedway Season

    There seems to also always be a fair few injuries "early doors" too, which could be put down to damp, inconsistent, surfaces and a lack of practice on such tracks...
  4. mikebv

    Leicester Lions 2024

    I dont know... Some people on here, as usual, being quick to put the proverbial boot in.. Have any of you risked your lives stewarding for our entertainment? Thought not... And. If they don't have a good night stewarding they don't get a free brew and a burger... Or something like that... What is the Lions' Stewards Line Up this season? Not seen it anywhere... No wonder this sport is dying on its arse,.... They should bring back black leathers and monkey masks... And boiler suits and sawdust, etc etc etc, dribble, dribble...
  5. Kate Middleton changed it a bit....
  6. For me, one big league wouldn't work unless you got rid of all the "star names", as too many clubs couldn't afford to use them.. And that would mean an uncompetitive league.. With the fans who are used to seeing the "star names" (at the clubs with mainly the best attendances), losing interest in watching a lesser standard.. An 8 team "super league" with six of the current clubs in the top flight, ex Brum, but adding Poole and Glasgow would be my call.. Organically the top 8 clubs for attendances.. The rest are then an amalgam of Championship Lite/NDL level... Meaning clubs don't overstretch their natural level, riders are in the large majority semi pro, (have one "Bomber" per team), and admission costs then reflect the semi pro standard.. Could bring back IOW and Kent meaning even more fixtures..? DU is still there, but it needs to be currently, but you do get a flagship league to market the whole sport off, and the 2nd tier is then becomes the natural feeder league for UK lads wanting to get into the top flight, giving these riders plenty of opportunities to race...
  7. mikebv

    TV coverage for 2024

    Not sure Brum the place to run the first meeting from.. Might impact the crowd... Unless of course they are planning to go BIG on the promotional side of it to sell their club to a wider audience... Big crowd, and a good impression to any watching local people who may take a watching glance at the sport..
  8. mikebv

    Swindon Stadium

    He can build the houses when the stadium is built... At the new place... Simple..
  9. mikebv

    Swindon Stadium

    Whereabouts Iain?.. Sounds absolutely perfect... Let all involved know... Maybe you could be eligible to get a 20% finders fee for finding it?
  10. mikebv

    Brummies 2024...

    Hey, You!!! If it ain't broken, dont fix it....
  11. Their 2nd tier... As mentioned, the top league already use Thursdays for rearranged meetings if needed..
  12. mikebv

    Swindon Stadium

    The council are hiding behind the "complex, technical difficulties around consent,"... Writing is on the wall.. All parties involved have known where this ends for a long, long time... And, given hardly a ripple of protest, they probably feel that now is the time to finalise everything.. It would be interesting to see what would happen if some promoter (or maybe all the BSP), came out and said that they would promote the sport there to see how it went... "Finish the stadium, as per the agreement for building the houses, and we will run Speedway there"...
  13. mikebv

    Brandon Update

    A decent track with somewhere to watch the racing from, and somewhere to get the basic food and drink offering... That is the starting point for me I would say... Its not like die hard fans have been used to much "opulence" over the years which could dissuade many to not attend..
  14. mikebv

    Speedway Star

    Good interview in this weeks edition with Phil Morris.. All 49 riders will be attending the launch of the ssason press day.. Hopefully more collective selling of the brand is the plan as we go forward.. About time, if so...
  15. mikebv

    Workington 2024

    I like that idea... Could do the same with guests... Now, I get the "surprise" will invariably be Bomber, but on an odd occasion it would be someone else...
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