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Workington v Berwick 27/09/25 3 pm.
SteveLyric2 replied to topaz325's topic in SGB Championship League Speedway
Despite the various pros and cons, some of the vile and nasty comments he has had on social media are totally unacceptable! I hope his mental state is OK. -
Integrity is something the sport lacks a lot of sadly. Over half the top tier teams qualifying for the title play offs is ridiculous, in much the same way that 10 of 16 GP riders qualify for the semi-finals these days. It renders so much of the racing that goes before things pointless. I’m more convinced than ever that one league is the way to go. The standard will drop but the things that have got the sport into this mess need to be ironed out asap. Treading water like we have for about 25 years can’t be the answer yet again.
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What will 2026 UK speedway bring?
Ben91 replied to Lionsman66's topic in SGB Premiership Speedway League
The standard will have to drop sadly. Through necessity rather than desire. Britain isn’t producing as many riders as it used to and that next tier below the elite names isn’t as good as it was 10-20 years ago. There are still enough riders to fill teams, they’re just not as good as they used to be. The way the sport has been run is to blame for that. A big part of which has been doubling up. It is a massive stain on the credibility of the sport. -
It isn’t just those teams that will be disadvantaged is it. Any club that has a big hitter that visits these tracks on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, will also be either running rider replacement for their top rider, or an insufficient guest. I say insufficient, because all the other top riders will be missing and riding in Poland also so a guest will be one of a lesser quality therefore weakling their side. It just won’t work unless weekend clubs change their race night which I’m not sure any of them would willingly do. One of the biggest bugbear of fans seems to be guests but if you run one league and let clubs keep their weekend race night, then it would become even worse! It isn’t just the top boys that ride in Poland either is it. It’s unworkable.
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Not sure if it ever happened was spoken about
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I think one league will be a good solution as it will bring more variety and competition. The main issue is, as has been said, is how riders are graded and allocated. If some of he big guns do ride it will put teams who ride Friday, Saturday and Sunday at an immediate disadvantage as due to other commitments they wont get the riders and the could be very unbalanced.
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His team manager in Poland I think
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Who is Marek and what did he say?
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Agreed. I thought the Edinburgh riders and fans were a credit to their support tonight. That heat six stoppage was the most amateur thing I’ve ever witnessed in sport. Also, both Monarchs left the track and returned to the pits before the re-run of heat one. Isn’t that an exclusion? Then Palovaara 100% missed the two minutes. Dreadful night for the referee. Accidentally pressing the red light is an absolute shambles.
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Touch of class from the Edinburgh riders after the meeting. Says a lot about the guys and the club they represent. I presume it was good viewing for the neutral on BSN, which is what it is all about. Both teams gave it their all but I think despite making hard work of it the right team made the final. Glasgow could have put 1,3,4 or Howarth in 15, they were all outstanding. Dan Thompson electric all night and Leon Flint while not gating was fantastic to watch again after midweek.
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What a meeting. What a night. I’ve just watched the meeting back on BSN and it doesn’t even come close to being there. If Ashfield had a roof, it would have come off after each of the last three heats. What a track. Inside, outside, first lap, last lap. Pure entertainment. Harris on Sedgmen, Harris on Palovaara, Howarth on Sedgmen, Howarth on Palovaara, Flint on Palm Toft, I could go on and on, but the value for money is remarkable.
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When you write “John Louis would not put up with this” what part is complimentary or respectful for that matter ? Incase you’re a bit slow, his son is running things, so don’t speak like his dad wouldn’t be proud of him and his son’s achievements. It’s really not that difficult to understand. Also, to say I’ve got a chip on my shoulder makes no sense, why would I have a chip in my shoulder over speedway 😂 it’s not that deep.
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The Ouch post is very complimentary with regard to John Louis. But you then you go off on a rant which is largely irrelevant to his/her post. You might want to read your reply before posting such bitter, confrontational (juvenile?) responses. A Witches fan with a chip on their shoulder, now there’s a thing!
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Redcar vs Oxford KOC SF 1st leg. 26/9/25
lukeellis replied to LisaColette's topic in SGB Championship League Speedway
Redcar had a 14 point lead after 10 heats,fell apart in the last 5,losing 11-19, and Masters only finished third in heats 13/15.Going to make for an interesting second leg on Sunday,I don’t think 6 points is enough of a lead. -
I’ve heard there could be one league of 12-14 teams. riding 2 home and 2 away. minimum 44 meetings in the season. this to me becomes a lot more appealing to riders. Suddenly they get paid as if they were doubling up, may not be as much if they were a big hitter in the prem but they get the same track at home for more meetings and then they also get to visit lot more other stadiums and the product becomes Fresh for all the teams and almost a look that can be more appealing not riding against the same team every other week. this one league the more you look in to does look better. the only question would be how the riders would be graded points wise as obviously if we can we want to keep the big guns in England but also may have to accept a short reset in order to grow the product back up.
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Because I can't see any reason why he would leave Poole, he is happy and likes the set up, He already rides in Poland so don't see why any club would offer him big money to ride there and not here.