Brummie Kev 519 Posted November 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, stevec said: Wonder who the National League clubs moving up are. Hopefully the Brummies have moved up, the other club im not sure about. Can only think it could be Eastbourne or Mildenhall, Kent ruled it out before the AGM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yearbyred 1,092 Posted November 14, 2018 Championship limit is 38? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted November 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Yearbyred said: Championship limit is 38? yes 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJK86 180 Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) Looks like a change of race night for Sheffield, hopefully find that out very soon. Can't say i am trilled by this AGM but then never expected to be, radical was required and again we got a reshuffle. Some things do look decent but is it just for show. Fixed race nights just won't work, they will work better next year with Premiership having Monday & Thursday but at what cost to clubs, Belle Vue will have wanted to race Fridays again, ideally Sheffield will have wanted to stay on Thursday but would not risk going into Premiership and going bankrupt, slightly fearful as to what will happen next year. Edited November 14, 2018 by AJK86 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HAMMER180 96 Posted November 14, 2018 same old rubbishe nothing has really changed and where the hell did they get the idea that crowds were up and more diverse they live in la la land Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yearbyred 1,092 Posted November 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Richard Weston said: yes Thanks for the confirmation. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,740 Posted November 14, 2018 Leicester and Sheffield in the same league. Same promoters/owners? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rico 210 Posted November 14, 2018 New ‘Premiership Supporters Cup’ with 1 race ‘fans nominated’ via social media – Full details to follow but 1st event provisionally scheduled for 8th April A gimmicky, nonsense idea, open to so much abuse. What planet are the people who dream this up on ? This is not the engagement that fans want/need imo 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJK86 180 Posted November 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, StevePark said: Leicester and Sheffield in the same league. Same promoters/owners? Speedway at its finest but i guess better both are running ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 7,992 Posted November 14, 2018 Berwick named at Championship level, hopefully a good sign. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foamfence 2,917 Posted November 14, 2018 New season= Same sh!t. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
montie 1,273 Posted November 14, 2018 38 point limit... Jesus.. Shocking Devaluing a product is wrong.. Always has been Massive race now to sign crap 4 and 5point riders.. Tobias Busch has just become more valuable than Ricky Wells That's me just about done with speedway sadly 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,163 Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) Presume that the plan is no longer to narrow the gap between the leagues to include promotion and relegation..? 42.5 at 1.5 conversion rate is 63.75 equivalent at Championship level... Against a 38 point Championship top level.. And the rate is set to go higher. Or am I reading it wrong? To be fair, clear demarcation between the leagues should be encouraged to ensure we have some kind of aspirational journey for teams and riders... Edited November 14, 2018 by mikebv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Cheese 2,020 Posted November 14, 2018 " The British Premiership, Championship and National Development Leagues have entertained a growing and more diverse audience by consistently delivering speedway of the highest quality. " The plan to gradually reduce doubling-up/down is fair enough because I don't think you can just bin it completely straight away but is the plan likely to survive it's 5 years? The Premiership using Thursday's is the sensible option just a year too late. A fan nominated race via social media just seems like a poor attempt at trying to look modern, it's hardly going to keep kids entertained during races etc. And naming a competition the 'Premiership Supporters Cup' is awful and embarassing, that needs changing right now before the season starts. Overall it mostly seems more of the same and disappointing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE DEAN MACHINE 4,721 Posted November 14, 2018 Buster has brought Ipswich Share this post Link to post Share on other sites