Skidder1 7,636 Posted November 3, 2020 With the AGM due to take place during early November, I guess they will have to 'Zoom' it during lockdown unless they are fitting it in before Thursday? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foamfence 2,917 Posted November 3, 2020 There'll be a lot of things on hold, they don't even know whether they'll get a full season next year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuxtonTiger 122 Posted November 3, 2020 Why not just delay it till early next year. This will allow us to get even further behind the Poles. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Third Man 2,216 Posted November 3, 2020 Dont understand why this hasnt already been held, why wait until now? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben91 1,743 Posted November 3, 2020 What’s the point in holding it at all, just carry on with the dross we were due to be served as a 2020 season. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted November 3, 2020 not a lot of point really holding it until we know which wat the country is going with covid 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,273 Posted November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, The Third Man said: Dont understand why this hasnt already been held, why wait until now? They were waiting for the season to finish... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted November 3, 2020 Damned if they do, Damned if they don't on here! If they wait for Covid to go they'll wait until 2022 or 2023 and that would kill any Sport. Better to plan and announce as usual in hope something may be possible, than do nothing and then have to rush with accusations they haven't planned. A few teams got racing on with 400 to 500 allowed in September, if that's how speedway has to start up so be it. Something is better than nothing so may be for once stop moaning and whining and cut them some slack. I'm sure all Promoters and Clubs want to race so let's support speedway, why else are we here? 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben91 1,743 Posted November 3, 2020 26 minutes ago, HGould said: Damned if they do, Damned if they don't on here! If they wait for Covid to go they'll wait until 2022 or 2023 and that would kill any Sport. Better to plan and announce as usual in hope something may be possible, than do nothing and then have to rush with accusations they haven't planned. A few teams got racing on with 400 to 500 allowed in September, if that's how speedway has to start up so be it. Something is better than nothing so may be for once stop moaning and whining and cut them some slack. I'm sure all Promoters and Clubs want to race so let's support speedway, why else are we here? No, it isn’t. It’s logical to plan for the worst and hope for the best. To plan a full season that won’t happen (again) would be foolish and incur more needless expense. The state of the sport here it won’t be hard to pull a season together if we need to come spring. Fixtures are never released until late in the day anyway. This is a forum for opinion, that is why we’re here. Not to blindly just go “Speedway is great isn’t it,” like automatons. Sadly the opinion of most Speedway fans (the most important people), is seemingly that the people running the sport have used up their credit of goodwill and need to pull their finger out and do something positive. And that is regardless of the fact that there is a pandemic going on. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted November 5, 2020 Looks like things are progressing positively in the Championship https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.38468 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teaboy279 1,038 Posted November 5, 2020 Realistically the BSPA have so much to discuss. After the Polish ran a full league, and Swedish a limited one in 2020, whilst in the UK we were spectators from a far.... The bspa need to plan for a full season. A full season with limited capacity. A full season behind closed doors A stop start season with ever changing restrictions. A season where non UK based riders may become unable to travel Etc etc etc. Basically the BSPA have to try and make a viable plan a,b,c,d,e,f,g,and h Whether we will need to enter speedway team and mechanics into social bubbles. In an ever changing world, the BSPA need to have total flexibility. Think Ben91 said it best. Plan for the worst and hope for the best. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,636 Posted November 5, 2020 At least with today's BSPL announcements maybe the AGM has taken place this week with ALL clubs in Premiership and Championship having declared their intention to run in 2021, with Easter the targeted start date. Most clubs have agreed to use the same 1-7 BUT there will be some latitude where riders are not available or choose not to be available for British racing!! According to the Chairman, he has a list of 16 British riders of Championship-level standard (in his opinion) who should be given first consideration for any vacant team places due to rider unavailability in any team declarations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teaboy279 1,038 Posted November 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Skidder1 said: At least with today's BSPL announcements maybe the AGM has taken place this week with ALL clubs in Premiership and Championship having declared their intention to run in 2021, with Easter the targeted start date. Most clubs have agreed to use the same 1-7 BUT there will be some latitude where riders are not available or choose not to be available for British racing!! According to the Chairman, he has a list of 16 British riders of Championship-level standard (in his opinion) who should be given first consideration for any vacant team places due to rider unavailability in any team declarations. I am normally the first one to say about giving brits every opportunity possible. But its unrealistic to expect a team who loses a 9 point imported rider, to replace them with a choice of NL riders. Would make that very uncompetitive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben91 1,743 Posted November 5, 2020 I think it needs to be seriously considered that if we do have a season we will potentially have to use British riders only and/or those who will be based solely in the UK. It would be prudent for the people running the sport to make a plan to go next season using British riders only and with the potential that there could be no fans allowed in to tracks to watch the racing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HGould 2,213 Posted November 5, 2020 52 minutes ago, Ben91 said: I think it needs to be seriously considered that if we do have a season we will potentially have to use British riders only and/or those who will be based solely in the UK. It would be prudent for the people running the sport to make a plan to go next season using British riders only and with the potential that there could be no fans allowed in to tracks to watch the racing. A number of Overseas Riders live in the UK and spend winter here. A similar number have properties they own or rent and have European base in UK. Probably a few may decide not to ride in UK in 2021. Poland and Sweden now have Covid 19 outbreaks as bad as or worse than us so no safer. There is no indication of mass absentees, definitely not in the Championship as yet. Jason Doyle is definitely basing in UK to ride for Swindon. Generalisations don't reflect a lot of positive intent that is coming out of BSPL. I went to watch speedway in a safe environment with 400 others in September. If the Covid cycle is similar I Spring, who would deny all other tracks to open with measures in place and viable crowd limits especially if early vaccines are on stream for the most vulnerable. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
