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Zak Wajtknecht is World Champion!

You will never have integrity as long as you have the 'Play Off' system. No team should have to win the League twice - it makes it a joke. Getting rid of the 'Play Offs' would also mean less fixtures at the end of the Season, meaning that the Leagues would finish earlier and fixture congestion would not be so much of a problem. Remember, when Speedway started there were no 'Play Offs' and it survived, some may say thrived. Not thriving now though - is it?

Totally agree about Doyle . And Parnitskyi should be included as this year’s GP2 winner. Makes total sense to promote the winner of that series every year . That way we’re guaranteed at least 1 new face. And a good one at that. Give youth a chance I reckon.

Maybe, but it’s also about the variety of riders in the heats for me. The 6 rider team format is bad enough, but at least at international level you got 18 heats. 5 rider teams is only 14 heats I believe so lose,lose🤷‍♂️. Like I said though just my opinion.

Simplicity needs to be key. Do what is best for the sport in Britain as a whole. For me that is one league and moves to protect the integrity of the competition. If seven rider teams continue I'd like to see some of the following implemented. Race nights to suit the home club as often as possible. Massive revamp of absent rider facilities. Facility granted (R/R, not a guest) only for riders on FIM/national championship duty or injured during a meeting in the last seven days. NL guest only for riders absent for reasons other than the above. These are the only guests allowed. More than two riders unavailable on FIM/national championship duty and a club can request a postponement (I.E. football international duty). All clubs to have an extra rider ("number 8") declared and present at every meeting. Can take rides in the same way a reserve does. Riders can't take two rides back to back. Heats 14 to 15 the only exception. Keep things moving. No tactical substitutes. Two points for winning a meeting, home or away. An extra point awarded for an aggregate victory. The current system is needlessly complicated. Teams who don't complete their fixtures are penalised. Two points deducted for each meeting uncompleted. Match points forfeited to away side from uncompleted meeting. Don't complete your home fixtures and next season you don't get to race in the KO Cup. Team who finishes top of the league wins the league. Appreciate these ideas aren't perfect. Nothing is though. And they're a lot better than what we currently have to endure.

Surely the number of heats rather than the number of riders is key.

As a Speedway fan that league set up has just lost one supporter. How much would you charge to watch that? It’s currently £10 to watch NDL for 7 riders, personally couldn’t justify anything more to watch that set up. Just my opinion 🤷‍♂️

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They are supposed to be 'wild' cards and not simply the next three after 7th in this years' competition so I have no problem with Becker if he was picked. New faces I'm all for.

The biggest confidence boost I had from sheffield was the fact that our 1 & 5 beat there 1 & 5 at Sheffield! Which to me means Leicester already have two potential heat advantages lined up for heats 13 and 15. Sheffield of course can still go to Leicester and win but to be honest it's a big ask with Fricke, Masters and Douglas all riding Leicester brilliantly this year and Becker surely can't have a worse night than he did last meeting..

Ah ok thanks, I'll edit/correct my post.

Sponsoring the Panthers team not the meeting.

Well done Steve Ribbons and the Mildenhall supporters for a great night last night. To all those negafans hang your heads in shame To those who didn't come please do so for the next meeting, you will have a good time.

It looks ok weatherwise.

Hope the weather don’t spoil it

Reminds me very much of Leigh adams. A brilliant league rider but no quite hard enough on the Grand Prix stage to outfight riders in the first bend and not quite as ruthless as you need to be at the highest level

Becker as a pick is utterly terrible, obviously it’s financially beneficial in some way having him in.

Could swap Nagel for Howarth to balance things up. Teams are a rough cut to demonstrate how much the standard would be watered down, rather than absolutes . Can't see Sheffield being too pleased being shorn of their stars.

If these were to be the teams I think I would still be a Tigers supporter………only, it would be Sheffield this time round…..🐯🤪

I'm struggling with this restructure, Mayfield have been involved for a couple of years now and frankly have been out of their depth. Just how or what will improve I don't know but this could just be a slight of hand transfer of risk to move liabilities and create an opportunity to jump start the "positive" side of the GPs and give them breathing space. WBD had a torrid start with Covid which in my opinion killed their plans and enthusiasm for their overall global strategy, even their broadcasting platforms are still work in progress.

Thanks.

Great to see Mildenhall back long may it continue.

So you’re proposing a championship style league with each club having to have a MDL type team attached, like some clubs already do ? PLUS the NDL . so not a lot of change then.

See Racers & Royals post five back from yours.

Is there a way to watch this or have I missed a post?