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I knew I wasn't going fully mad, just couldn't remember where and what side would have had priority! Thanks

He posted that Monday would clash with a Swedish rearranged fixture but that the Ipswich Semi would have priority

Good post. I agree that the BSPL with only 4 current active members does not indeed have the wherewithal to steer the sport to better times. It definitely needs the help of professional business, marketing and PR consultants to develop strategies for sponsorship, fan engagement, improved media coverage and the attraction of investment. However this costs money and the BSPL don't have much. Promotions need to urgently think about improving facilities and introducing activities that make Speedway more family oriented and not just about the racing. It also in the shorter term needs to be serious about realigning the costs of running the sport based on current attendances.

I'm sure he posted on socials a few days ago that if Ipswich top the league he's got a clash with play off dates... just checked, Play offs in Poland are 8th and 14th so should be fine

< 50% => minority But It is certainly not a 'small minority'

No...

Doesn't that mean they're missing Brennan?

Sunday’s match line-ups NON TV Gniezno v Pila play-off Semi 2nd leg (37-53)- start time 4pm UK time Gniezno 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pila 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Sunday’s Match Wroclaw v Torun Play-off Semi 2nd leg(38-52) - start time 6.30pm Uk time Wroclaw 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Torun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Sunday’s matches Poznan v Tarnow play-down semi 2nd leg(46-44)- start time 1pm UK time Poznan 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Tarnow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bydgoszcz v Leszno Gdand Final 1st leg- start time 3.30pm UK time Bydgoszcz 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Leszno 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Meeting scheduled for Saturday 6/9 OFF The very inclement weather this week causing serious issues with planned track maintenance ahead of Mildenhall Speedway’s planned comeback meeting has sadly left the club’s coordinators no choice but to make the decision today to cancel Saturday’s (6/9) match vs. Rye House. Speaking on behalf of the club Steve Ribbons announced the news on Wednesday morning, “We took delivery at the stadium from storage yesterday of the wooden panels and air fence which were due to be put up in the next couple of days - with maintenance to be carried out on the track surface and to the panels. “It needs to be remembered that with no Speedway on the West Row track for virtually two whole years now, this time period between now and Saturday was always going to crucial to us”. Ribbons continues, “The last thing we needed then was this spell of very heavy rain, which has meant we’ve needed to take the decision, extremely reluctantly, to call time on these efforts; as it’s clear that getting the track surface ready and to carry out the repairs and some wooden fence panel renewals (as in storage, some had become rotten) wouldn’t be possible in the time scale we had because of the adverse weather conditions.” This of course also means that the practice session planned for Sunday 7th. has also had to be called off – refunds are being issued. Attention now shifts to redoubling efforts to get everything ready with improved weather conditions forecast for later in the month in anticipation of what will now be the reopening meeting, vs. fellow NORA club Isle of Wight Warriors on September 20th. Ribbons concluded, “We apologise to all our fans (many of whom of course have a stake in the club as Trustees), to other spectators across the area and the sport who were making plans to come on Saturday, to the riders, to all those working to get us back on track and to the numerous sponsors particularly ‘Speedway In The East’ and Troy Dudley whose injection of cash into our opening meeting was so welcome, for this decision to call off. We are just pleased that at least we could make this decision early enough to stop greater inconvenience to all and now look forward to an improvement this month in the weather.” Fellow club coordinator, Kieran Phillips added his comment, “I’d like to add my apologies to all the fans who had planned to attend - but our vision has always been to deliver a quality product; and track wise, with the weather we might not be able to achieve that. You, the fans have been so patient with us we don’t want a sub-standard meeting”. To clarify, the Mildenhall Speedway meeting scheduled for Saturday 6th. September is now OFF. The opening meeting will now be on Saturday 20th. September vs. Isle of Wight Warriors.

The first division in 1970 had 19 teams. Of those 7 teams, Belle Vue, Coventry, Halifax, King's Lynn, Wembley, Cradley and Swindon raced on Saturdays, so hardly a minority !!

Yeah Glasgow on Sat 20th at 1pm now. Makes sense as people care more about the league than BSN trophy! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CHWdTqEva/

Poole now at Redcar on 14th September at 7.30 pm, instead of Glasgow

Because you asked a question, which is answered by para 7 of the press release "The other play-off semi-final, to be staged in week commencing September 15, will be between Leicester and Sheffield, with the order of legs to be decided by positions in the league table following Thursday’s fixtures."

You are correct, he was and he doesn’t. As it is today, UK speedway is already teetering on oblivion being well short of any concise growth plan as promoters focus on self serving survival, which as things stand will ultimately be the death knell for UK professional speedway. Being mindful of the existing structure of the sports governing bodies from the FIM down, the last thing needed is to have separate groups of promoters in collectively further working against each other and the greater good of the sport. Truth of the matter is. There are too few riders available for the number of promotions. Most of the stadiums in use are outdated and provide poor spectator facilities. There is an over dependence on doubling up to keep promotions active. The guest system is overused. The sporting media by and large steer wide of covering speedway because of its self serving and contrived organisation. The current crop of promoters do not have the wherewithal to steer the sport to better times, only to tread water until they eventually “go under” Fans think a few changes (if any) are all that is required whereas a great number of factors impact on one another to make the solution complicated and in itself is the very reason why promoters do not wish to bite the bullet and so things remain the same.

Don’t spoil a good rant by the anti-Poole non speedway attending troll with the truth. You’ll turn him into Glug Glug Glug rather than Bob Bob Bob as he sinks below the waters of Herne Bay

1. Leagues to be run on the Danish system of 5 rider teams with maximum of 1 GP rider per team. 2. Each team to name a squad of 6/7 riders. 3. Teams to run on their preferred night and if rider/riders are unavailable, National League riders to be drafted in. 3a. No guests under any circumstances, redeclarations allowed once per month. 4. North League; Belle Vue, Sheffield, Berwick, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Redcar and Workington. South League: Poole, Ipswich, Kings Lynn, Leicester, Oxford, Plymouth and Scunthorpe. 5. Teams having National League teams to stage meetings after main meeting with same format as Danish system. 6. Teams not having National League teams to stage second half with minimum of 6 heats. 7. North and South winners and second places to meet in semi finals and final. 8. League cup to consist of all teams and drawn in first round with 1 from North and 1 from South. Overall winners of each match through to quarter final with team losing with highest aggregate score to go through also. This is all fantasy, but something needs to be done now. Everyone to look at the big brighter future and get over themselves.

Why did you post this as a quote to me? It shows nothing about what I said for 2nd and 3rd place?

Surely that was back in the day when the British league and National league were separately managed and administered. Many would say now that the Championship should be separately managed!! Mr Morris was brought in as Chief Exec of the Premiership only - nothing to do with Championship or NDL/NDT!!

Except they didnt all ride in the top league at the same time and thus remained a minority

Home Try Speedway Info News Fixtures/Results Premiership Championship NDL Events More+ ROWE Motor Oil Premiership PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFFS UPDATE Wednesday, September 3, 2025 IPSWICH have been confirmed as league leaders in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership ahead of this month’s play-offs. The Witches’ scheduled trip to Sheffield on Wednesday was postponed due to rain, meaning the Suffolk side cannot be caught before the cut-off on Thursday night. It means Ipswich will face a play-off semi-final against champions Belle Vue, starting in Manchester next Monday (September 😎 with the return at Foxhall on Thursday September 11. Witches manager Ritchie Hawkins said: “We are confirmed as top for the play-offs. It is great for us to finish top, we haven’t done that for a long while. “It gives us the second leg in the play-offs which everyone likes if we can progress and win it at home, if we can do that. “That is a long way off, we know we have got two very tough meetings against Belle Vue next week who are the reigning champions.” The other play-off semi-final, to be staged in week commencing September 15, will be between Leicester and Sheffield, with the order of legs to be decided by positions in the league table following Thursday’s fixtures. Premiership CEO Phil Morris said: “Sheffield did all they could to stage their match against Ipswich twice in the last week, and it’s very unfortunate that they were beaten by the weather on both occasions. “The play-offs will be proceeding according to the schedule next week. We already knew Belle Vue were finishing fourth, enabling their home match to be allocated for next Monday some time ago, and their opponents are now known as Ipswich will be top on Thursday night regardless of results.”

The team that finishes top of the league will be the one with most points at the end of the season. (Which will probably still be Ipswich)

Uh oh - let’s hope we don’t see the return of “ the best of commercial interest”

If Ipswich win and Leicester lose then who finishes second without this match happening? One point in the balance and Sheffield are solid at home so could easily win this meeting that keeps getting postponed. If that scenario does happen, then the table will be chosen and not competed for on track.