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Well it isn't so suck it up and stop blubbering on

Those last few sentences make me laugh, everyone should feel sorry for speedway promoters and we should never criticise them or tell them what we think is best, do you not think the biggest sport in the world, football, doesn’t have the same for football owners? Majority of football team don’t make a profit either incase you are unaware.

I genuinely think the cost of Northampton is issue there, the money being banded around is £150,000 with no gaurentee of a crowd, that’s a big cost and a gamble for someone with money and no tolley isn’t interested

And this is the reality, at least 2 ongoing possible situations are at the mercy of courts and could be years away, at least another 1 is at the mercy of the council and planning, and there is one other that is trying a new approach but getting blood out of stone comes to mind at the moment, so what’s left is mildenhall Bradford,Northampton, iwade, Isle of Wight, who all have up and running tracks but all have issues to overcome, the last option is a championship team running another premiership team, I think it will be 5 with Ipswich

It isn’t unfounded though is it? He’s threatening to close a viable Speedway club because he’s gotten the hump over something he “can’t talk about”! Of course none of us know the figures involved, but if Ipswich are losing money then so is every single club up and down the Country! And if that’s the case, close it all down now. Somehow, I don’t think that’s the case. The fact is, clubs in the top flight who are not as well backed both via sponsorship or via gate receipts, are all coming to tapes in March. The man who is lucky enough to be backed by Thousands of loyal supporters, more than any other club in the top flight, is threatening to end Speedway for those very supporters. Nobody is suggesting he stays where he is forever, but if he can’t find a buyer before January the 6th, why can’t he do just one more year to keep Speedway going in Ipswich that has been running since the 50’s? That will give him plenty of time to find someone to take over for 2027 (if there is one). Just shutting up shop and closing Ipswich Speedway, should NOT under any circumstances be defended or accepted.

No he doing FA

Starts on a 2 in the championship, which is ridiculous to be honest that they’re allowed to drop to a lower average in a weaker league. Should be the other way around if anything, or 2 for both leagues

Another good performance put in by our boy Tate. Hoping this season he pushes on

Ffs this is getting like The Prisoner. Who is Number 5? Who is Number 6? Ipswich is Number 5! No! Ipswich is Number 6! Who is Patrick McGoohan? Who is the all-seeing Controller? Round the Boards? The Top Drawer? (or they actually the same person)? And what is the giant white bubble that comes out of the sea? Why - of course - it's Northampton, complete with Brady Kurtz at Number 1!!

Ah my bad, though he'd have started on 2.00 👍 I'm probably a few season behind on the rules tbh as I haven't really bothered with speedway for a few years 😆

Rushen is 3.00 making it 36.85

and there you have hit the nail on the head ........ the reasons that this old boy stopped attending speedway in the UK. What a bore.

Fricke 9.89 Castagna 4.13 Harris 6.53 Cook 6.39 Kvech 6.91 Rushen 2.00 Total: 35.85... Isn't the limit 37?? Why go so far under it? Take Castagna out and there's 5.28 left... exactly Kildemands average...? Would be much stronger. Castagna is one of my favourite riders of all time, but he's not that good really!

I'm sure there are promoters 'trying' but in reality... what are the chances? Genuine question? Where are the most likely sites which are actually realistic to be ready in time, bearing in mind it's just under 4 months until the season starts and absolutely nothing is known, not even any rumours leaked...

I can tell you for a fact that it is 👍🏻 Fricke, Castagna, Harris, B Cook, Kvech, Rushen, Scott

Harry actually putting a shift in Dean ?

Yeah i did think that, probably waiting for a response 😂

No sure why the usual one thinks it was funny.

Please not Castagna!

Brilliant. You 🤡

You seem to know a lot about what he did. I'm starting to wonder if you were there!

If we are looking at tracks with ponds how about California? That has one on the second bend.

Yeah, it is great to see local businesses supporting Speedway.

OneSport playing games on social media about the venues for the finals- 4 rounds. comp schedule Saturday 25th April QR 1 Mureck Saturday 25th April QR 2 Stralslund Saturday 16th May QR 3 Lamothe-Landerron Saturday 13th June Challenge Lonigo Final round 1 Saturday 18th July Polish track ?? Final round 2 Saturday 5th September Gustrow ?? Final round 3 Saturday 19th September Polish track ?? Final round 4 Friday 2nd October Pardubice ??

5 teams or 6 teams ? Does it really make a difference either way. It’s still gonna provide the same repetitive mind numbing meetings with no prestige in success at the seasons end , especially if you achieve it while finishing second or third bottom of the league before the playoffs. Same old same old. Glasgow or Poole top the second division. Probably Poole. No wonder Arry turned his back …