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Speedway Futures / Mayfield whoever have really got their job cut out

Whole thing has turned out to be a complete shambles.

Not sure what is happening in the European and FIM U19 and U24 meetings at this time of year, but these require UK based riders to be available 24 hours prior to the events, which are usually on a Sunday, so just maybe, some of these blan dates maybe so they avoid a clash and various teams are not looking for several guest riders

do they really add anything positive to the forum though? More harm than good and i would say good posters are probably deciding not to come on here because of the constant drivel.

Us fans are just customers to them at the end of the day . Same as football really. Although the powers that be in football know they can treat them that way as they know they will keep turning up week in week out. The Glazers at United being a prime example. The powers that be in speedway don’t have that luxury . They’re signing the death warrant to the sport. They’re doing nothing to try and promote a bright future and the dwindling crowd numbers will continue to prove this until the sport disappears for good.

The sad thing is that nothing ever changes and it is business as usual for those running the sport. Even those fans looking at the Championship fixtures are moaning so it is a case of as you were all round. Do think anyone would listen/take notice of the paying punters if collectively supporters boycotted just one home meeting to make a point and leave the riders performing in front of empty terraces? Another point which comes to mind, if Mayfield have taken over Ipswich, will they have to wait a few years before they are allowed to sit at the top table? Oh well just sit back and wait for the moans from promoters about the lack of support and enthusiasm from the punters and the repeated threats of closure. All part of the speedway business model.

As far as I am aware Warner bros are selling some of their business , so i think TNT will disappear. I have a tv deal that includes TNT so if the transfer to HBO is going ahead next month I would expect to hear something official very soon. I'll let you know if I do😁

Aren't the GP's & SWC still on TNT?

I would hope that anyone that has a tv package that includes TNT sport would be swapped to the new provider for the remaining period of their contract .

Speedway deserves better than this, it’s a shambles and nobody can defend anyone involved

What makes it worse is that you tend to look forward to spring through winter, and associate it with the start of the speedway season...

Does Phil Lanning not have a lot to do with it. Hence why you get quite a lot of Glasgow related things on it.

Agreed you would think it would be a quick easy win get matches on in June, July and August when people can be outside to 9pm ish in jeans and t shirts but nope not happening.

You can't really have a behind closed doors signing-on night - they need members of the public to volunteer so, in theory, anyone could have gone if they wanted to. i'm completely fed up. There's more to life than wondering even if there will still be speedway, let alone who will be riding. No attempt at a publicity splash or big reveals will make the slightest bit of difference now.

well they are both going to destroy their own product.

I don't blame any fan who decides to walk away after this fiasco tbh. I've tried to remain as positive as I could on the topic this winter but I can fully understand where the majority of fans are coming from.

Hmm.....maybe it was a typo in the press release, perhaps they meant this year?....its only February!

Who knows anything at this point.

About the same as an upgrade to the ITVX app has on Eastenders

It did say an update would be given this week. I hope Mayfield do a better job at promoting the SGP series as they seem almost ashamed/embarrassed to be associated with the Witches!

didnt they say an update would be made this week? its only Wednesday.

What does that mean for Speedway?

Looks like TNT Sports is on the move in March. Will be on HBO Max instead of Discovery +

Either the track staff are all sworn to silence OR they are all as peed off with the deafening silence as we fans are and no one turned up. I'm already making other plans for where to spend my money on Thursday nights other than Foxhall Stadium, somewhere they will appreciate my custom and my money. It seems to me us loyal Ipswich fans don't matter any more. Even a short statement with the current position would be better than nothing

Leave him alone. You do not have to read or comment on anything he posts. As has been said above, just ignore him if you so wish.