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Is it RR for Fajfer or is he riding? Thanks

Maksymilian Pawełczak the latest hot Polish prospect?

Tend to agree with Peter Schroeck in SS this week.

The Saudi model is to throw money at already thriving sports too. The sport here could thrive again but it will take a long time, a lot of hard work and huge amounts of patience/faith from existing fans. The gulf between the 'world class' and top domestic riders is ever widening. Those top domestic riders are also not going to be with us forever (Nicholls, Harris, King, Lawson etc.). The next generations coming through aren't up to their standard in the main. That's part of why those older names are still the top domestic riders in 2025. Brexit has made it harder to get competitive riders from overseas into the country also. Despite it not being a popular solution, the way to make meetings more entertaining is to cut the head off the snake and go without the big names. Riders of a lower standard are more plentiful (and cheaper). The more level the playing field in terms of rider ability the more competitive and entertaining the racing should be (in theory, massive asterisk against that point). That's a hard sell to most existing Premiership fans of course, especially when they'll be asked to pay just as much, if not more to get into meetings. Stadium rent will still need paying at the end of the day and won't decrease because the standard of riders has. The kicker being the standard of riders outside of the world class ones is already declining year on year and ageing to boot. So as a governing body own it rather than hoping nobody notices. Transparency has to be key. Things being stripped back and rebuilding from sturdier foundations is needed. Tell the fans that is what is happening and why. If you still want a sport to watch in five, ten years then this needs to be done now. People will be more understanding and supportive if kept in the loop.

Additional link for Bydgoszcz v Gorzów: https://vk.com/video-53550004_456242462

But we train well apparently, according to the hipster fraud in charge.

Sometimes it can be easier said than done.Like I say talk is cheap.

No Erik: https://ligue-nationale-speedway.fr/match/lns-moutl-2025-marmande?fbclid=IwY2xjawNGCa9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETA2ZUp1dFEzdThINERKa2VWAR6Q9Y81mEobKOvIdbVwpOrGqJsBzqyPJvU2LC5qjj8JpJxf2gEGrPTJTmCHcQ_aem_Jj8I4hfROowd7Sy432029Q

Even the Oxford guy is a better manager than Martin. In fact when I managed our under 15's football team I would fancied myself to be better than Martin.

Villads turned up limping with his ankle and shoulder both strapped up and had to take the strapping off his ankle so he could not get his boot on , and after his crash in ht one he hurt his wrist and I could not believe he was going to go out for his second ride but he did. He was struggling to hold on to the bike Villads is a tough kid but he had to pull out of his meeting in Germany next day to be fit for the SON

See Erik was down to ride in a meeting at marmande in France alongside Jason Edward’s anyone know how he got on?

Jake is working today. He works at a golf club & its Ryder Cup final day so as you can imagine they would not let him off.

I’ve been waiting on a Glasgow fan reacting to this post but it might land better from one of us. You have obviously never seen the lad when fit. He was superb the last 2 times we were at Glasgow and he most certainly has a huge future in Speedway

And their tendency to behead journalists might make the job of Speedway Star tricky

Afternoon Nigel..

Berwick win the 2025 Northern Junior League Title: BERWICK WIN NJL TITLE – British Speedway Official Website

sticks and stones and all that, snow flake society..🤪, be strong..😁

27.09.2025: 3rd/4th place playoff final 2nd leg, Grudziądz v Wrocław: https://vk.com/video-53550004_456242461

Every track would be like Bristol, hmm how did that work out again? 😉

Couldn’t make it but I thought with the line up it would be a good meeting. Solid line up for a Saturday late afternoon. Interesting to see who turns up for Doyle’s next year, Aussie boys normally stick together and come out for a testimonial so I’d expect similar line up, maybe with C. Holder, don’t think Doyle and J. Holder gets on very well though do they? Glad to see Douglas winning it as well! I do like the Leicester riders, if I wasn’t an Ipswich fan I’d be hoping they could do the double. First ever time visiting Hydroscan next month so hoping the atmosphere is good 👍🏼

Comments like 'go and hang yourself' are simply unacceptable whatever the rights and wrongs of the situation!!

A Polish chap spoke to me as we were checking out of hotel in Grudziądz this morning, asked if I enjoyed the meeting. After a brief exchange he said the trouble was caused by a few youths and that the Polish Police are far too lenient these days.

Outstanding tbf

Fair enough! I think British speedway is just too far gone to ever bring back to the heights it used to be at. Literally the only way, I personally, could see the sport get bigger than Poland is if a random Saudi got involved in it like golf, boxing and other sports they have ploughed money into, but that was only to grow it in their country and show their country to be good for tourism as well (I know Turki loves his boxing though). Imagine speedway in the desert… what would have more dust, brum or Saudi? 😂

Yes, only lost when Scott and Ritchings, and Scott and Clouting unable to ride.