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I certainly hope so.

I think you are missing the point, most teams are having to weaken significantly to get back within the points limit and so keeping the Bears team similar with a much stronger back up to Wright with King as second heat leader is not too bad at all.

I''m sorry, I simply do not accept this statement. I have supported Speedway since 1964, I am 81 years of age, and it was people who are elderly now who kept the Sport going years ago. I no longer attend as I am unable to do so, but crucially it has to be realised that we did our bit for Speedway. If the youngsters no longer wish to go that is not MY fault, it is the fault of the youngsters themselves or more likely the fault of Promoters, Management of Speedway, who have acted in such a cavalier manner with the sport they were responsible for running. Please do not blame the elderly who have paid their money over the years and supported Speedway through thick and thin.

So swapping Allen for King and gambling on a 2 pointer is an improvement on 2026 ?

I think the fact that one of them lived in Denmark and had a flight to catch, while the other one lived 10 minutes up the road might have had something to do with that.🤷‍♂️

I thought I’d heard that about Jonas also. Something about making a a lot more money at his day job. So dosnt want to travel to the uk any more.

Having the misfortune of knowing Cairns personally, I'd say perhaps attitude.

Having the misfortune of knowing Cairns personally, I'd say perhaps attitude.

Thought I'd heard something last year that he was finished with UK speedway ?

Best ask @lewyas he seems to know everything about every team going by his posts 😜 Maybe he can tell us if Plymouth is running, as unfortunately last time I saw anything they were around 18k short of target for a new air fence

Financial, is the only reason I can think of. I don’t believe they think he’s reached his ceiling I’m not having that one.

That’s along the lines of what I’m thinking. Perhaps Gilkes instead of Kennett and maybe Allen instead of Zischke if we can’t get Zischke

Seems a strange one. But Poole have a history of getting these things right. Of the youngsters that don't get brought back they don't tend to progress as expected (Hagon, Foord, Perry). Makes me wonder if there is another reason for not bringing Cairns back, and 'average doesn't fit' is just an excuse

Good for selling season tickets and to make a team not look like cannon fodder... Which they then invariably become.. "Look at our league, isn't it competitive?".. Whilst many followers of the sport will already know it clearly isn't, and be proven right, usually around the end of May....

100% we’ve seen it so often that their assessed averages go south, very few have maintained it in first season

Top tier teams are usually the ones with the regular four figure fan base... With some obvious outliers in tier two.. Hence they can afford to change nights and still, hopefully, keep enough people attending for the Speedway to remain at leasf affordable if not profitable. Eastbourne were not one of those regular four figure attendance teams, hence the Dugard family would put tens of thousands in some seasons, and running at weekend would bring in around 700-800, tops, I would think, (after an initial novelty period that may bring a few more)... Moving to a Monday or Thursday, from a weekend would then be a big risk, especially given the 30% and more increase in rider costs...

Woryna has signed for Lejonen in 2027. Will he do 3 League's and the GP's?

Until official and approved by the BSPL it’s all gossip

Absolute quality rider is Jonas and we got to see a lot of that this year, good signing if he’s interested in coming back.

Nothing, but they finished top of the league and took the playoff final to a super heat. After last year, I think Oxford would take that. That made a huge difference to the Glasgow season. I don't see where Oxford will get a rider like that (song 2.5 to their average), and I think that they have went too big on the top 3. Pre Nagel, Glasgow struggled for heat advantages that year and relied on winning a lot of last heat deciders. From memory the super heat in the playoff final (the one that really mattered) was the only one that went against the Tigers. Masters, Brennan and Howarth will struggle to increase their averages, Kileen might struggle to improve his as his partner will regularly beat him. Lot of pressure on the bottom 3 to be picking up 3rd places and they will often be facing opposite numbers with much higher averages. If it all clicks though they could win silverware. Looking forward to them coming to Ashfield next year, that match already looks like one to watch

That was the case when the Mon/Thurs race night came into being and some premiership tracks had to change, so it can be done. If a few ageing fans hold that much sway over clubs then that's why we are where we are. New fans need to be attracted.

Theres nothing in it if distance from his home to a track is concerned, if thats a factor for Troy. Theres actually about 5 miles difference between where he lives and Workington, or where he lives and Plymouth ! Lol.

Although he was a good rider, I always got the impression that Jonas never "gelled" with the fans, and possibly not with his team mates either. He was happy to turn up, ride, and dissappear asap. Unlike Tate who seemed to like the fans and got on well with them. So to me Jonas wont be riding for us next year.

Klindt has signed for Czestochowa in Poland. The 1-7 picks itself really. 1. C. Wright 2. J. Mulford 3. J. Edwards 4. J. Scott 5. D. King 6. A. Pijper 7. C. Southwick

Totally agree