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Integrity is something the sport lacks a lot of sadly. Over half the top tier teams qualifying for the title play offs is ridiculous, in much the same way that 10 of 16 GP riders qualify for the semi-finals these days. It renders so much of the racing that goes before things pointless. I’m more convinced than ever that one league is the way to go. The standard will drop but the things that have got the sport into this mess need to be ironed out asap. Treading water like we have for about 25 years can’t be the answer yet again.

The biggest one of the lot.

The standard will have to drop sadly. Through necessity rather than desire. Britain isn’t producing as many riders as it used to and that next tier below the elite names isn’t as good as it was 10-20 years ago. There are still enough riders to fill teams, they’re just not as good as they used to be. The way the sport has been run is to blame for that. A big part of which has been doubling up. It is a massive stain on the credibility of the sport.

Speak for yourself. Come on Tiger’s lad and you Witches.

It isn’t just those teams that will be disadvantaged is it. Any club that has a big hitter that visits these tracks on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, will also be either running rider replacement for their top rider, or an insufficient guest. I say insufficient, because all the other top riders will be missing and riding in Poland also so a guest will be one of a lesser quality therefore weakling their side. It just won’t work unless weekend clubs change their race night which I’m not sure any of them would willingly do. One of the biggest bugbear of fans seems to be guests but if you run one league and let clubs keep their weekend race night, then it would become even worse! It isn’t just the top boys that ride in Poland either is it. It’s unworkable.

The Ipswich Bitches . Christ what will you be like if Doyle dosent get his wildcard . The worst part of your lot coming out of the woodwork into a final is the likes of you piping up with your garbage. Come on Max and the Lions . Everyone but the bitches are rooting for you.

Not sure if it ever happened was spoken about

I think one league will be a good solution as it will bring more variety and competition. The main issue is, as has been said, is how riders are graded and allocated. If some of he big guns do ride it will put teams who ride Friday, Saturday and Sunday at an immediate disadvantage as due to other commitments they wont get the riders and the could be very unbalanced.

His team manager in Poland I think

Who is Marek and what did he say?

Well done too Tigers deserved the win.MonarchsNo1& 4 let them down badly .Great sportsmanship from Monarchs at the end. That was a local derby!!!!

Agreed. I thought the Edinburgh riders and fans were a credit to their support tonight. That heat six stoppage was the most amateur thing I’ve ever witnessed in sport. Also, both Monarchs left the track and returned to the pits before the re-run of heat one. Isn’t that an exclusion? Then Palovaara 100% missed the two minutes. Dreadful night for the referee. Accidentally pressing the red light is an absolute shambles.

Touch of class from the Edinburgh riders after the meeting. Says a lot about the guys and the club they represent. I presume it was good viewing for the neutral on BSN, which is what it is all about. Both teams gave it their all but I think despite making hard work of it the right team made the final. Glasgow could have put 1,3,4 or Howarth in 15, they were all outstanding. Dan Thompson electric all night and Leon Flint while not gating was fantastic to watch again after midweek.

What a meeting. What a night. I’ve just watched the meeting back on BSN and it doesn’t even come close to being there. If Ashfield had a roof, it would have come off after each of the last three heats. What a track. Inside, outside, first lap, last lap. Pure entertainment. Harris on Sedgmen, Harris on Palovaara, Howarth on Sedgmen, Howarth on Palovaara, Flint on Palm Toft, I could go on and on, but the value for money is remarkable.

When you write “John Louis would not put up with this” what part is complimentary or respectful for that matter ? Incase you’re a bit slow, his son is running things, so don’t speak like his dad wouldn’t be proud of him and his son’s achievements. It’s really not that difficult to understand. Also, to say I’ve got a chip on my shoulder makes no sense, why would I have a chip in my shoulder over speedway 😂 it’s not that deep.

Are you another delinquent from Poole?

The Ouch post is very complimentary with regard to John Louis. But you then you go off on a rant which is largely irrelevant to his/her post. You might want to read your reply before posting such bitter, confrontational (juvenile?) responses. A Witches fan with a chip on their shoulder, now there’s a thing!

Redcar had a 14 point lead after 10 heats,fell apart in the last 5,losing 11-19, and Masters only finished third in heats 13/15.Going to make for an interesting second leg on Sunday,I don’t think 6 points is enough of a lead.

I’ve heard there could be one league of 12-14 teams. riding 2 home and 2 away. minimum 44 meetings in the season. this to me becomes a lot more appealing to riders. Suddenly they get paid as if they were doubling up, may not be as much if they were a big hitter in the prem but they get the same track at home for more meetings and then they also get to visit lot more other stadiums and the product becomes Fresh for all the teams and almost a look that can be more appealing not riding against the same team every other week. this one league the more you look in to does look better. the only question would be how the riders would be graded points wise as obviously if we can we want to keep the big guns in England but also may have to accept a short reset in order to grow the product back up.

Because I can't see any reason why he would leave Poole, he is happy and likes the set up, He already rides in Poland so don't see why any club would offer him big money to ride there and not here.

Redcar only winning by 6. This tie still anyones. Be easier for us if Oxford made it through tbh. They showed a few heats on BSN. Am I right in thinking Redcar had a 12 point lead at one stage?

Some issue with his tyre but as it was a three rider race Victor could have went off 15m and it would still have been a 3-3 heat

Wow I can understand why Tigers were so upset at missing Villads against Poole on Tuesday!! Would have made all the difference I guess!🤣🤣👍☠️🏴‍☠️

My opinion on play-offs is we need them with 1 home 1 away but if it was 2H2A we can scrap them, teams at the start and end of the year can be very different even if they don't have any rider changes the form of the riders can vary quite a bit so can be a bit of luck when you face another team. Weather and other things like dodgy refs can also play a part and there are too little meetings with 1H1A to negate some luck factor (not that it disappears with 2H2A). If they can't fit 2H2A then maybe even something similar to 2011s format where the top 4/5 do another round robin with the top of the overall table at the end winning. The premiership this year would have come down to a last meeting decider in Sheffield naturally had there been no playoffs but instead we got a nothing meeting to put Sheffield top which didn't matter as they'd already lost in the playoffs. Teams do agree to do play-offs though as it makes them the most money so they can't complain, at the very least the team that finishes top should get some form of trophy.