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Godfrey has been very quite all year, I thought he might have thanked the fans after a difficult season. Which riders didn't turn up in bar? Zaines average went up 0.94 Declans went up 0.64 Harrison went up 0.6 mountain went up 0.56 These are a bit misleading because every riders average should of gone up by 0.36 due to the team limit being 40 rather than 42.5.

http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=3099074&u=https%3A//share.google/CtzwFYP3Tiox9xLD9 Saw this on socials what a race.

Meeting at Workington on Sunday evening is also OFF

There are just enough number ones to go round. There needs to be some rider control for the good of all speedway and each team allocated a number one so as to give all teams a chance and more competitive competition.

So will one big weaker league work i have done a little research to help you decide. First of all we say goodbye to the 6 GP riders BK,DB,JD,MF,JH,JK,+ES. Then i checked which of the riders left double up both leagues and found that all but 15 of them do. These riders who do not are. J Lidsey, N Blodorn, T Brennan, R Douglas, J Pickering, C Holder, T Musielak, M Zagar, K Rew, N K Iversen, B Cook, M Janowski, R Tungate, L Becker, A Ellis. I found that of the above riders that 3 of them ride in the Polish top league. 9 of them ride in the Polish 2nd division. 2 of them ride in the Polish 3rd division. Also 8 of them ride in the Swedish top league and 4 of them also ride in the Danish league. So the question is how many of these riders would fancy riding in a league that runs on 6 days of the week of which non of them choose to do now. Hopefully some do but looking at the possibility that they do not. I have found that 19 riders in the Championship have averages over 7 points these riders are S Masters R Lawson, D King, N klindt, C Harris, C Wright, P Kildermand, S Worrall, K Howarth, E Riss, Z Cook, D Kemp, J Sedgman, D Thompson, J Allen, T Batchelor, A Rowe, A Vuolas and L Flint. So 15 of these riders spread over 15 teams will be the new number 1s. So the big hope is that some of the riders from other leagues will want to come over to ride. But looking how hard it is now to replace any injured riders it would seem that not many would So how do we fill the teams. As has been suggested we can lower team numbers if it is lowered to six then we need 90 riders. If my maths are right we are 27 riders short which will have to come from the National league there are 6 teams in that league which is 42 riders 9 of the better riders in this league already ride for championship teams which leaves 33 so that means a lot of very young inexperienced riders will be in all teams There is also the N D T league but most of the teams are filled with N D L riders doubling up so cuts down the choice of younger riders. Not sure if my maths or working outs are spot on but it gives a good idea of how teams will possibly look if we go one big league. In my opinion if they do go one big league having the above number one riders as the best in the league and so many very young inexperienced riders is one hell of a big risk.

A team of second strings and reserves was never going to have a good season. When building a team you need to look for riders who are likely to improve their averages. This was unlikely as Lambert, Allen, Worrell and Mountain's averages have been the same for years. There was always a doubt about Zaine and Declan in first season back and first season respectively. Only Harrison was likely to improve which has proved the case.

Plymouth would be mad to move up and does anyone actually know for certain what will happen with Sheffield, all sorts of things are being said ranging from complete shutdown to Nigel Tolley coming in but dropping down into championship to not risking his own money anymore, it seems as usual that it’s a mess and the fans are yet again left in the dark, something has to change and if it is one league without gp riders then so be it but at least it’s regular meetings and variety instead of stop start season and usual suspects at the top

Says it all when half the riders didn't turn up in the bar after the meeting including Godfrey don't give a dam about the supporters who turn up every week to see the same crap

Looks like Victor and Justin have the same plans 🤔

Looks like Victor and Justin have the same plans 🤔

Workington web site showing it off now

Surly the Ben fund must have agreed on this statement being put out ? I don't think they are directly linked to each other

Let's just hope it doesn't rain: Hillsborough (South Yorkshire) weather - Met Office

They’re great for next years averages, worky away and last night will knock about 0.5 off for next year. 😉

Only one twit 😉

explains a few things dont it he admits he aint got a clue

its not just scunny speedway prices are not atractive for new comers and even some hardened fans cant justify the cost

It ought to be

I agree and it’s a very different world today than only 10-15 years ago. Data capture and engagement with customers is so much easier and with AI keeping tabs on such data, tailored marketing is the way to go. You’re correct that keeping hold of customers is the hard part and deals are a must to keep them coming back. I’ve asked many times “What is that seat worth to you?” and the response is always £25. My argument is it’s currently worth zero as it’s constantly empty and an empty seat looks and feels bad so fill it in any way possible. We use to block out around 50 seats in F/G section for schools and the Hide Out Youth Zone but take up waned though the offer is always there. I would always have a full looking stadium for TV meetings, by hook or by crook as it adds a fomo factor to those looking in from their armchairs. Clubs need a dedicated marketing person and not treat it as an add on by one of the current staff. The more accomplished they are the better with remuneration being based on results. Over the years it’s always been someone’s mate having a go (I was one such mate back in Perrins era) and the focus is never quite there. Better still would be a British speedway sales team fighting for our portion on the leisure pound.

its not Lambo

About time Simon

I would really not want anyone connected to me, racing on a track which has not been passed as safe by the governing body, and who has then gone looking for someone else to disagree and say it's safe. It reminds me of the joke about the passenger on a plane which was delayed for 4 hours. When he asked what was the reason for the delay, they said "The pilot heard a strange noise coming from one of the engines, and it will take us 4 hours to find another pilot who can't hear it".

2 three letter words cant even get that right ,twit for tat !

Berwick website states BOTH meetings have been postponed

twit for tat🤣