shippy22
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What about James Wright, if he is fit?. A connection with Derwent Park days
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12 hours ago, HGould said:
Spot on.
Braefield and Odsal already have shale tracks laid down
Neither new.
The Welsh venue us existing would need a track laying.
Weston as far as I know is currently a field.
Is there a disused or little used Footy, Banger or Athletics venue anywhere with infrastructure you could slot a track into.
If it was a completely new stadium or existing football stadium, then it would need planning permission, so the news would have been picked up by local newspapers etc. It must be somewhere that already has permission to run motor sports, so probably a banger, stock car or possibly a moto cross circuit.
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I really hope that either Belle Vue or Wolverhampton win the play offs. Along with Ipswich, they are the only teams that have not chopped and changed all season. Leicester, Sheffield, King's Lynn & Peterborough are not really " teams", just a random selection of riders bought together for a few matches. If Leicester or Sheffield win the play offs, it will make a complete mockery of the sport.
Would be nice for Wolves to win, in what looks like their last season. They are the only team that have shown any loyalty to their riders over the past few years .
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53 minutes ago, The H Man said:
So with long term injuries to Auty and Shanes, plus the fact that Vissing decided to go missing, what else can the club do Martin? Can you name riders, who are prepared to sign up to ride in the championship, who are twiddling their thumbs waiting on a call?
Not sure if he is fit after his injury, but Matthew Wethers would do a decent job in the middle of the team. A rider who always tries his best, when I have seen him riding. Cannot think of any other UK based riders.
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2 hours ago, Jaizer said:
All of whom proved last season not up to championship level. Throw in jpb into that as well
The problem at the moment, is that the gap between the Premier League & Championship is too small, and the gap between the Championship & National League is too large. With Premier heat leaders riding in the championship, only the very talented riders stepping up from the National League stand a chance. The Championship standard should be more like the Newcastle team this year, which would give riders similar to those above, a chance to score some points and progress. Also, doubling up needs to be gradually reduced, initially only allowing riders who do not ride in any overseas leagues to double up. Imagine in the 1970's allowing top first division riders to ride in the second division !!
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I just cannot see the point of this extra "super heat ". What is wrong with a draw in a League match? It has been fine since League Speedway started. Usually both teams supporters go home happy.
It will just drag the match out, as most if not all the riders in the super heat, will have ridden in heat 15. So another long delay !!!
The supporters dont seem keen on this, and it will cost the promoters more wages, as the riders wont be racing for nothing in this race. So why bring it in?
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27 minutes ago, HGould said:
If there are 8 Clubs would at least keep NDL alive.
Armadale, Berwick, Northside (Workington); Leicester, Mildenhall, Scunthorpe; Oxford and hopefully Iwade may be best we can hope for?
Are Belle Vue not planning to run a team in NDL?. Have Scunthorpe announced they will enter the NDL?. Hopefully they will. Could IOW be tempted back if the points limit was higher and they had a say in how the league was run?
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3 hours ago, BOBBATH said:
Was I right on the two veterans interviewed- Arthur Atkinson and Tiger Stevenson? And was anybody able to identify the West Ham supporter lady who evidently was a dedicated fan over many years? It was distressing for me to see the parts of the news report that showed some of the stadium already being destroyed. I first went to West Ham in 1965 for the British Final and I think at that time all four corners of the stadium were available to supporters. My last ever visit was August 1968 just before I left the UK-think it must have be sixth of August -maybe the Nordic- British Final of the World Championship- Briggo didn't qualify but then somebody got sick (Eric Boocock maybe) in a later round and Briggo made the World Final after all- think he finished second to Ivan.
Brian Foote was after my time- wasn't there another guy called Foote who rode for Leicester-also I know that Kevin Holden was killed in a racing accident , at Exeter maybe was that also in 1972??
Brian Foote also rode for Rayleigh, Rye House & Leicester. I think he was related to the Leicester promoter, Ron Wilson. As a Rockets supporter, Brian Foote was always a villain when he rode for our rivals at Romford, but became a hero when he signed for the Rockets !!. Kevin Holden was sadly killed in an accident at Poole.
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It does seem strange that a couple of poor crowds has resulted in such a financial mess. Eastbourne had 7 English riders, several of them were local, so the travel expenses must have been around the lowest in the league. The stadium is owned by a family with a lot of speedway history, so would not imagine that the rent would be more than other tracks. Were the promoters being too optimistic budgeting for a crowd of at least 1000?.
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Danny Gappmaier has been with Berwick since 2016, and never ridden for anyone else. There used to be a lot of riders who only rode for one team, sadly not the case nowadays
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1 hour ago, M.D said:
Hes got a point, you need more clubs in the top league and a watered down lower legue with minimal doubling up..
trouble is, riders wouldnt make that pay in either league
Riders such as Aaron Summers, Edward Kennett, Matthew Wethers, Simon Lambert, Ashley Morris and others manage by riding in just one league. Riders need to realise that unless you are at the top, then speedway is not a full time living. Back in the 1960's and 1970's when crowds were much higher, only the top riders were full time.
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Rayleigh
Romford
Hackney
Long Eaton
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Brian Leonard, Brian Collins, Norman Storer, Harry MacLean & Tiger Beech
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Alan Mogridge, 9 tracks. Wimbledon, Crayford, Canterbury, Hackney/London, Rye House, Arena Essex, Swindon, Stoke & Workington. Sadly, the first 6 are all tracks that I used to go to regularly. !
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Les Collins, Michael Coles & Kenny McKinna all rode for Edinburgh in 1992. Their sons Aiden Collins, Adam McKinna and Connor Coles all rode for the monarchs at some time.
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21 hours ago, Mike0310 said:
Haven’t read all of the thread and I apologise if it’s already been mentioned but what about james sarjeant.
Connor Mountain would be a better option
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Dean Standing increased his average from 1.21 in 1985 to 7.06 in 1986.
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First ever meeting for me was Rayleigh V Plymouth on 11th May 1968
Rayleigh
1. Geoff Maloney, 2. Graeme Smith, 3. Dennis Mannion, 4. Mike Gardner, 5. Laurie Etheridge, 6. Terry Stone, 7. Colin Tucker
Plymouth
1. Phil Woodcock, 2. Eric Howe, 3. Dave Whittaker, 4. Frank Payne, 5. Tony George, 6. Mike Cake, 7. Keith Marks
I think all the Rayleigh team are still with us, which is quite remarkable, not sure about the Plymouth riders
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What about Nathan Greaves on 4.61 and one young Australian. Nathan Greaves was one of the few riders whose away average was higher than his home average, meaning he is likely to increase his average with a more suitable home track.
Surely safer than signing 2 new Australian riders.
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Brian Leonard
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With most of the team places taken for next year, the following riders appear to have been left out.
Paul Hurry
Luke Bowen
Adam Royon
All 3 have had a lot of injuries in their careers, not sure if they are fit or planning to ride again
Ben Hopwood
Mitchell Davey
Bradley Andrews
These 3 all finished the season on the injury list.
Matt Marson
Had a decent first season at Mildenhall
Charley Powell
Mark Baseby
Both have been left out after Eastbourne moving to the Championship
Rob Shuttleworth
Walked out of a meeting and was suspended by Stoke
Luke Harris
Likely to fill the final place at Cradley
Jon Armstrong
Reported as not enjoying his speedway last season, so may not be planning to ride again
Josh Embleton
Showed a lot of promise last season, so surprising, he doesnt have a team place
Tom Woolley
Another surprise, as he has been slowly improving each season, and in a weakened league, could well be an 8 point rider.
Probably a few others without a place.
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7 hours ago, teaboy279 said:
Scunthorpe 2014
Scunthorpe won 1 match that season
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8 minutes ago, RS50 said:
Seem to remember that Mildenhall lost many matches not sure if all the last season they rode in 2nd division.
In 2008 Premier League, Mildenhall lost all 30 matches. I think this is the only time a team has finished the season with no points.
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32 minutes ago, Halifaxtiger said:
Nonsense.
Speedway has had guests and doubling up for decades. In 1977 White City won the British League with a rider replacement facility for a rider who did not appear in their colours once that season. In their 1979 Championship winning season, Coventry used 29 guests in 55 matches. In 1980 Belle Vue named Taffy Owen in the line up simply so that they could use the likes of Rob Maxfield, Steve Wilcock, Derek Richardson & Louis Carr (all riding for NL clubs) instead.
I doubt very much if there is a single Belle Vue fan who would want to ditch Dan Bewley, Craig Cook or Steve Worrall simply because they double up and the same would apply ay every other club.
Doubling up was only on a small scale, and usually the riders concerned, belonged to the top division club, and were loaned out to the second division team. Nowadays the Premier League teams are more or less a "Championship Select" team, plus 1 or 2 full time Premier riders.
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Edinburgh v Oxford Championship Friday 6th June 7.30pm
in SGB Championship League Speedway
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Two riders won 12 of the 15 heats between them. Must be very rare, not sure when that last happened ??