95th time lucky? Nah probably not

Shock! Horror!?

Changing the chair person is not the answer. Many small companies like the BSPL don't even have a Chair person preferring instead to appoint an existing Director to chair the meeting with main duties as in the case of the BSPL to oversee governance, structure, and smooth running of board meetings as per the company's Articles of Association. The outcome being fairness, focus, and recording of decisions made by the BoD.  By the very nature of the position a Chair person cannot be independent. The only type of independent position available would be a Commissioner, or a CEO tasked to lead the business, set the strategic agenda and ensure compliance by all promoters to a specific direction....Given the way the sport is currently owned by individual promoters with their own differing and competing agendas, there is more chance of Lionel Van Praag winning this years GP series than any individual being granted and then allowed to function in the required manner.  

When you present it like that its hard to disagree.

MPT...

By "They" I presume you mean the promoters rather than the riders.  If so, in addition to a lack of vision, strategy and ambition there needs to be added, MONEY or more precisely lack of money.  Whilst recognising that apparently some promoters operate at a loss, the amounts involved are actually tiny in comparison to what levels of investment UK speedway really  needs.  Of course there are some individual owners who most probably do have the right levels of money required, but given the position/ability of the majority of their fellow promoters wisely decide to keep their hands in their pockets rather than deal with futile hopes.