lisa-colette 6,018 Posted September 23, 2021 1 hour ago, scoobydoo said: Isnt his registration still with Poole even though hes never ridden for them Ah yeah, wasn't that through Rick Frost..? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,474 Posted September 23, 2021 56 minutes ago, bigcatdiary said: And exactly how many times have the bspl followed through with a two year plan They used to be chasing star names and higher quality though. That no longer applies. The Prem+ (with a little p) model seems to have been accepted and what we do know is that they will follow through seeing how much lower they can go but still make it viable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcatdiary 3,164 Posted September 23, 2021 1 hour ago, mikebv said: The criteria will change... It has to.. Josh Bates will be a year older with another year riding under his belt...... I wouldn’t bank on that , he has missed pretty much all of this year through injury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,645 Posted September 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Crump99 said: They used to be chasing star names and higher quality though. That no longer applies. The Prem+ (with a little p) model seems to have been accepted and what we do know is that they will follow through seeing how much lower they can go but still make it viable. The strength of the Prem isn't really an issue. The main issue is the strength of the Champ. The gap isn't wide enough. The conversion rate needs to be back at 2+- rather than the 1.5. There needs to be a significant increase in top league fixtures too, 10 home matches doesn't cut it. Need other teams to come up & 15/20 home fixtures. Add in a 4 team tournament, ko cup etc etc. Something has to be done next year, I don't think these 'Rising Stars' add anything to the Premiership 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfie456 498 Posted September 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Falcon1983 said: Wolves from rumours are likely to be something like 1. Masters 2. Nicol 3. Batchelor 4. Becker 5. Morris 6. Flint 7. Kemp Think your having a laugh there with Batchelor.Douglas will be staying put. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon1983 557 Posted September 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said: The strength of the Prem isn't really an issue. The main issue is the strength of the Champ. The gap isn't wide enough. The conversion rate needs to be back at 2+- rather than the 1.5. There needs to be a significant increase in top league fixtures too, 10 home matches doesn't cut it. Need other teams to come up & 15/20 home fixtures. Add in a 4 team tournament, ko cup etc etc. Something has to be done next year, I don't think these 'Rising Stars' add anything to the Premiership You're 100% correct however you won't get clubs moving up when they are happy paying Championship money to the same riders. So you entice clubs up by having rising stars at no.6 & no.7 and introduce a pay structure for riders between Champ-Prem money Top flight then consists of Belle Vue, Ipswich, Kings Lynn, Peterborough, Sheffield, Wolves, Poole, & Glasgow The championship is then weakened with 1* rising star riders at no.6 & 7 and team building in place that effectively removes the top 2 from each Championship club, also removes "top 2 championship pay" so the new top 2 riders will be on reduced terms This then consists of Berwick, Edinburgh, Kent, Leicester, Plymouth, Redcar, Scunthorpe & Oxford. League once Home & Away with play-offs (minimum 14 matches, 7 home) League Cup, 2 Groups of 4 split North/South riding home and away once (6 matches 3 at home) KO Cup - 2 legged knockouts The emphasis then must be on individual championship which is beneficial to homegrown riders to compete in and earn money from to make the sport worthwhile taking up and keeping riders active who ride here domestically, let the best riders we produce go to Poland but we need something here for the rest - 12 round British Grand Prix Championship ran on weekends - 6 Round British Rising Star Championship replaces the U19/U21 series ran on weekends These two events are for Eurosport, can be recorded and broadcast "as live" on the Monday TV slot if necessary. SpeedwayGBTV Live Steam service set up charged at a monthly fee of £9.99 and can have some league, cup meetings and other individual races, insights, interviews, classic meetings, documentaries etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TINYS 278 Posted September 24, 2021 Looks like next seasons team is going to be almost the same as the current one apparently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,758 Posted September 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, TINYS said: Looks like next seasons team is going to be almost the same as the current one apparently. I wouldn't take too much notice of end-of-season rumours, they are usually hogwash. That said if four or five returned with two or three quality signings to join them I think we would have a decent side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,645 Posted September 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, TINYS said: Looks like next seasons team is going to be almost the same as the current one apparently. I would say sad time for King's Lynn, but here's the thing. If they continue with the proposed 2 'Rising Stars' the team building will have to come down to about 32.00, maybe as little as 30.00. That may throw up a bit of chaos with the other teams, King's Lynn certainly won't be as bad again. This current 7 is a lot more solid than the season starting 7 too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 2,253 Posted September 24, 2021 Looks like Ty Proctor is on the comeback trail at Redcar in there individual meeting tonight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,018 Posted September 24, 2021 I think KL might wanna keep their team plans to themselves til after the AGM, otherwise might get some surprising change in voting over rules for 2022, which means their team would have to be changed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,632 Posted September 25, 2021 Also looks like Swindon may well be back in 2022 so more riders will be in demand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Jones 2,124 Posted September 25, 2021 21 hours ago, lisa-colette said: I think KL might wanna keep their team plans to themselves til after the AGM, otherwise might get some surprising change in voting over rules for 2022, which means their team would have to be changed. And of course as a long time supporter of the Pirates you will have an excellent understanding of how beneficial this can be to some clubs. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,018 Posted September 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Dave Jones said: And of course as a long time supporter of the Pirates you will have an excellent understanding of how beneficial this can be to some clubs. I seem to remember it happening before Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,281 Posted September 26, 2021 (edited) Another shocker from the Stars. Just looking at some stats from this season, including todays meeting. Richard and TJ both signed, and i have included Lewi as he has a year left on a 2 year deal. Lawson has been outstanding for us. Rides Home 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Rides Away 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Richard 41 19 15 5 2 36 11 12 8 4 TJ 39 13 10 11 3 32 6 9 10 5 Lewi 41 12 9 10 9 36 4 13 7 11 Richard Home 8.98 Away 7.22 TJ Home 7.18 Away 5.55 Lewi Home 6.24 Away 5.00 We are desperate for a Number 1 to back up Richard......Any thoughts ? Edited September 26, 2021 by Bald Bloke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
