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I like the idea of a "Super League", with maybe five rider teams? Could Glasgow and Poole be tempted to go into it? Them plus the current six would mean just 40 riders of say four point and above averages... Home and Away once, with top four play offs, and play downs if other clubs want to join the year after... Franchise Speedway, keep your spot or lose it... You can then run the same teams in a hybrid Championship/NDL level with the top riders missing... The big league, home and away once, and top six into the play offs, given the number of teams to keep the league interesting... 3rd v 6th, and 4th v 5th to qualify to the last four... First and Second then pick their opponents in order.. And then one "Super League" that you sell to the TV companies... (With no F***ing Guests in the Super League!.. Twenty quid for Super League, fifteen quid for the hybrid one....

Christina Turnbull from Glasgow

Who is the ref.

Wot u on about? It's Turnbulls*it! 😄

Only problem is uncle Jim does not like Glasgow, it's Edinburgh he favours, but hopefully he's been told to watch out for loose elastic on the starting gate 😁

now come off it its never been known uncle jim has never been biased towards Edinburgh

From some well connected Tigger fans a few weeks ago, marra 😄

Could be some bias refereeing decisions tonight as there is a Scottish ref! 🫣

wont be Luke under those terms

ill be there for that meeting, no Kerr !

That's a good question. No supply but plenty of rider demand if new tracks did appear (and doubling up would probably prosper). There are training tracks ongoing I believe. So maybe a couple of years as now until expansions? I just think that 6 and 7 team leagues are not exciting the evermore dwindling support. And while I confess to not helping any positive outcome I like to post here to see if anyone can help the dying sport.

I've had me a pre meeting flat white and sum toast but only with butter. Jam gives me wind!

Taken from the Comets website: Denham shares some details on a extra meeting to add to the diary in September: “We are going to run a meeting in the memory of Jay Cartmell. Jay’s mum and dad Leigha and James have done a great job so far of organising it – we just have few things to put in place before we confirm any details. So far it looks a cracking lineup and it will be a four-team tournament style, something which we don’t see anymore in speedway. It’s a really good cause for the fans to get behind and hopefully it will be an entertaining meeting with a good crowd.” “We should be a position to announce more details next Sunday at home to Berwick but if anyone wants to help out with the meeting, as there is a few costs associated with running it, then please get in touch with either the club or get in touch with Leigha or James.” There's a post on the Comets Facebook Page that enables you to message Leigha Cartmell.

I reckon 51-39 to Sheffield

I've not suggested watering down our league, quite the opposite. Do this to ensure we keep hold of the top guys

Line up:

....and the light rain shower comes just as predicted!!

Featured as the main report on BBC Points West this lunchtime. Mainly focused on the opposition to the plans speaking to the resident next door to the site and someone worried about the impact on the crematorium. Also some words from Steve Park who basically said if this doesn't work out then it's unlikely there's anywhere else.

Speedway decline was when Poland and Sweden overtook them in places Riders wanted to ride first . teams got weaker crowds dropped and the rest have been a slow death.Like many and like life itself some great memories that sadly you are unlikely to experience again.

Leicester to hit 60+

Well it was on Saturday. All the shale must have blown off the track

Who do we get intouch about that benefit meeting?

I’m not sure it was different way back when it’s just the perception of it felt different but nowadays with social media we see a lot more of riders lives

Lots of deckchair shuffling on here. If the BSPL don't change the fundamental approach to where and how meetings are staged plenty more tracks will eventually fall victim to the land value, greedy developer disease.

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