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The final was 3 riders. Bailey Sedgman, Kennedy. Bailey gate and gone!😄

I do know Bowes qualified 6th, so made the cut by 2, but have no results other than the 4 placegetters.

Makes a lot of sense

Looks like the rumour mill has dried up and thank god for that

If Poole refuse to move up due to costs, they are hardly likely to break the bank trying to win the Champ.

Was told by another northern promoter today, that they can't sell season tickets until they know the league set up, at the moment it's not confirmed how many teams will be in the league

Thought he was going to wait? So either Lemo told him they still at loggerheads or its going towards one league.

Natalie Quirk and Nigel Pearson were two excellent journalists who put the hours in and were able to explain the sport to their audience. Experts are not there to lead the show but to support the professional presenters, which is why the Americans call them 'color' commentators. The loss of Nat and Nigel alone has led to a massive downturn in the quality to the TV product IMO. There's no excuse for Tatum though. Taking aside the annoying stock phrases, he just seems to phone it in. It's as if he does no research. No insight into form or anything. Commentators should be researching and have a pack of data on that rider's results. If they don't know, they get there early and talk to them in the pits. After all those years, there really is no excuse for such amateurish on screen talent. There's a lot that could be done with speedway as a TV product, but if you don't fix that it will always be a bit rubbish.

Don’t think it would be Courtney if there was financial losses at Oxford.

Is there any news about next year yet, when will season tickets be for sale

... and who can ever forget Sam Ermolenko's "office" comedy genius 😂

As long as he stays small and light weight he’ll be compeditive around poole , train and eat as little as you can to remain healthy, great for slick uk tracks

Unlikely to bring masses of entertainment on a gate and go track like you have at Poole. In last seasons playoff final Bomber got nowhere near passing anyone, and he is currently the best rider in Britain at overtaking. If Bailey is as good as the hype (I've never seen him race) then his talents would be better displayed elsewhere. Hopefully he does get a Championship spot somewhere next year though as I'd like a chance to watch him round Ashfield.

Yep and today no one gives a monkey. It has lost its way and from an entertainment aspect it falls well short and unless it can come up with something that gets the sport in front of Joe Public with something special it is an also ran in terms of attracting new punters. I wish those in charge could see this.

Signing No 3 announced 6 pm on Monday UTC

End of the day he is rare breed like Darcy, yes we need to be sensible with pay but this is an entertainment business and he will bring that in mass if he arrives at Poole. I remember when Poole snoozed on Darcy when he came down in the second half for Boston, he stood out and we should have got him at the time as an asset! Know assets aren’t around now but a year later he cost us 35k with a transfer from KL at the time. Long and short break the bank for Beau he will be worth it!

It has zero identity, nor brand... It is neither a sport, nor sports entertainment.. The promoters of yesteryear knew some pantomime villains got crowds engaged.. The racing was often just part of the package.. UK Speedway was always a bit made up and contrived, but often had thousands in attendance so the spectacle seemed to have some resonsnce, and relevance... Now its hundreds that watch in three quarter empty stadia, without the same atmosphere, and even more contrived than it used to be..

And in the Speedway Star it has been stated that announcement on the club ownership would be before Christmas.

It makes you wonder if they'll get a taste for it. Poland on a weekend, knock out Sweden/Denmark in successive days, and all drivable to boot. No need to set up an English base or even arrange flights really. It might be a one-season thing because of the uncertainty in the UK, but I could see a few deciding to stick with it.

Any idea if the stadium will be open before Christmas for gifts and season tickets 😂

I didn't mention assets and debt. I'm comparing the huge losses that Football clubs make, measured against the comparatively tiny losses that Speedway clubs make. A £100k loss is a problem in Speedway because clubs are generally backed only by small businessmen who don't have bottomless pits of money. If a football club made just £100k loss it would be a mere trifle, because they have big benefactors willing to put in millions to go on the ego trip that Football's high profile gives them.

Agree but if you go back in time you had characters and particularly the promoters who made the sport what it was such as Johnnie Hoskins, Dave Lanning, Len Silver, Wally Mawdsley etc, and add to the controversy of the methanol arguments between Rayleigh, Eastbourne and Canterbury, those were fun days. These incidents spiced up the sport and created rivalry which I am sure many on here witnessed between other close regional clubs and added some edge to the on track action. Rayleigh had its fair share with Crayford, Eastbourne, Canterbury, Romford and Ipswich over the years and that is what engendered the friendly rivalry. Other clubs around the country enjoyed the same and on occasions it crossed the boundaries of local clubs with regional exchanges such as the riders from Sunderland, Barrow, Birmingham, Bradford, Workington and many others who had characters that created a great atmosphere when they ventured south and challenged the locals. Unfortunately it is not the same today because the authorities have made it too clinical and the riders are not the personalities that we had just a few years back. The sport needs to reinvent itself internally and get back to the respected camaraderie that use to exist and embrace the fact that it can match others when it comes to being competitive and exciting. To attract bigger audiences think outside the box and stop knocking formats where they put bums on seats, cash in the till and t v exposure. The sport could learn from the marketing of WWE.

Hope Kemp will be back but like you not sure what he has in mind.Would like to have seen PK and JJ back but rules snooker that.