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Not the first reliable rider riding for Kings Lynn to do it tho.

Apart from last year.

A loose sold out announcement was an even bigger catastrophe. Not being able to say goodbye to my local club I won’t forget for those responsible.

Just threaten to close down and they will flock to the last meeting. Birmingham tonight was ‘sold out’ (except it wasn’t according to fans inside the stadium) and people were turned away. I know, I was one of them. Wolves last ever match I’ve never seen a crowd like it as well. it seems the only thing that works.

I won't hold that against you! And I do understand where you are coming from. I started going in 1969, and, even though crowds were much bigger than the 2000's, if I read programme notes from back then promoters were bemoaning the large drop off in crowds compared to the 60's and 50's. I'm sure there are many more knowledgeable forum members who could put numbers to it, and when the real decline started

Although of course Kings Lynn have form for riders picking riding for them as well. It absolutely is correct. I volunteered for 6 seasons there. Apparently that counts for nothing. Quite a few were locked out with entry refused because it was ‘sold out’. My neighbour came over after the match to say there was room. more incompetency from the club. If only speedway had that problem of actually having full crowds. Buts that’s rarely been the case for any league meeting in many a year. Apparently fans came from all over the UK to visit and no doubt lots of lost fans or last chance viewers came to give it the send off it deserved.

Sorry, I wasn't around back then.

I’m told it’s not the same guy

No excuse for that performance tonight, it was woeful but it kind of didn’t matter in the grand scheme of things,the council again proving they are tossers, shutting the doors and turning people away after 1500 fans, saw lots of old faces there tonight, where have you been all year ? Really felt like where do we go from here as a sport ? And at this point I don’t know and I don’t have the faith in the people running it either, it really felt like a funeral tonight and not just for Birmingham speedway

Speedway peaked a long time before 2000. The decline started way before that.

As I said "a shameful end"😉

He was planning to, but travelling up whilst injured to sit in the pits didn’t take his fancy. Fitting end to watch Andy Grahame take some final laps after the meeting.

Was Ben Barker there?

This brings back a lot of teenage memories for me. Speedway peaked between 2000 - 2015. The decline started when Matt Ford shafted Coventry and Peterborough.

A huge shame that the Brummies have gone out with such a whimper. A complete disgrace from Musielak tonight who retired in three of his five rides. Also a disgrace from him & Zagar not to come out with the rest of the team to applaud and say goodbye to the fans. Wank3rs.

Likewise when Chick and Peter T opened up Arena we’d have the Easter 4s matches - v Hackney V Rye H and Eastbourne - usually the Hackney and Arena matches would be on the same day with Rye on the Saturday and Eastbourne on the Sunday! Later on there would be the Good Friday double header with the Witches I think Lynn had dropped down? So it would be Foxhall in the lunchtime start and then down to Arena for the Evening - I know one year they reported 3k at Foxhall and 1900 at Arena let’s just say I am convinced they were under reported!!!

It deffo happened. There is a few I’ve seen comment that they was turned away because it was sold out

Personally I don't have a problem with it, as long as there is a club at a decent level and it's competitive, that'll do me. We had a pretty successful time in the CL under Mr Dickson and none of the fans were asking to move up to PL on a Thursday/Monday night as shown with the drop in crowds.

then the 2 teams who dont make the play off can have there own play off for the wooden spoon 🤣

What about Leicester Iain? I heard on a podcast the other day that they are considering whether to stay in the Prem or not. Sounds a bit like Poole at the end of 2019.

Good shout.👍

Absolutely spot on.😉It was the appointment of others who haven't a clue!!!!🙄

It's not an us and them situation like it used to be with the BL & NL now though, it's one association

This was alluded to by Jason Edwards - he said where was team spirit at Ipswich you don’t get at other clubs - of course some will say he was saying that as he’s got a vested interest in saying that - which I don’t believe actually!

Ride with 6 teams it’s pretty simple. This year was only 6 teams anyway 😂 Birmingham didn’t do anything did they. And no relegation from the league so it doesn’t matter having 6. Less teams might be better, take the point scoring for match making away and let anyone get the best team then can with the most top riders. Probably bring in more crowds than more league teams just having one or two GP stars.