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thats where the costs have got out of control and makes it very difficult to go part time, especially from middle order riders upwards.

Poole is different to Swindon though. He doesn't own the Poole Stadium site. He only leases it from the Council. Having said that, Cala Homes have shown interest in the site in the latest 'suggestions' to be considered in a revised Council Local Plan!! If the Council accept the 'suggestion' as a firm proposal and then include it in a new Local Plan, which will have to be approved by central Government, then that plan will go out to public consultation.

You couldn't make it up!

I appreciate that but there's also option 4, racing part-time rather than expecting a living from British Speedway when the sport cannot sustain giving them that.

Not sure, have not seen anything official from him or Poole as to what his plans are

Do you think he will

Riders who currently double up/down will lose at least half their pay packet probably more. They will have 3 options : Try find a team abroad (will be difficult as most foreign teams signed up) Ask Championship team for significantly higher wage Retire and get a job out of the sport. Option 2 or 3 will have big impact to Championship

Hopefully Zach Cook has a change of mind

Whilst I take your point, that the future is the way to go, I do not agree with your your premise regarding Doris and Bob. You need to think about ALL Speedway Supporters and that includes the elderly. There is a theory that you can learn from History. Perhaps you could look back to when Speedway really was popular, when good folk, young and old, flocked to Speedway Meetings for the noise, the excitement, the smell, the thrills, the spills and the entertainment. Look at those points I make now. How many apply today? Noise - Yes, Excitement - Yes, Smell - No, Thrills and Spills - Yes (too many of the latter, these days), Entertainment - No, not really. No second Half from where you grow your future riders. I would argue that Speedway, which purports to be a Sport, has lost it's way. The Grand Prix system, I believe, has degraded the Sport in this Country. It is too gimmicky. I just mention the laughably named - Last Qualifying Round/Race. Too many places are given to the top riders from the previous year - these riders are SELECTED from their efforts this year for the World Championship for next year. What is fair and equal about that? Then we come to the League - no the wonder Supporters drift away when their Team win the League, only to find they have to win another competition to win it AGAIN (Play Offs aka: an injustice) - not fair. If you want another competition - fine - but don't call it the League Championship, for that it isn't. They (the Promoters) have changed what used to be a great Sport that people used to attend enthusiastically, into fifteen races - and that's it. Bare minimum offered to Supporters. High prices to be paid, when money these days is extremely tight. Finally the riders themselves have lost touch with the Supporters. No going for a drink afterward as in the old days. All of these things add up. Well, I am off to get my flask and my blanket - it is cold this time of year. Much Love Doris and Bob.

Not necessarily i would say- If Coleman has access to what WBD had and feels it’s an important part of the ‘ show ‘ then he can just sub out the work.

Interesting interpretation, as those riders have already ‘signed’ for clubs so what gives the ex premiership teams priority over the club that’s signed them ? i.e. If Sheffield actually get saved and end up in one big league then surely Scunthorpe have first call on Pickering ? Mulford has already signed for Redcar ( rumoured ) and the Bears still own Jenkins ( don’t they? ) so , yet again, it’s all a big sloppy mess.

Discovery WB had 100 staff on site each GP, which was probably well over the top, but involved constructing the pits and that stage in middle etc, presume all that will be gone now.

Who says Championship clubs are trying to destroy the Premiership? It's failing on its own. I think what is happening is that no Championship club wants to risk their business by stepping up and taking huge losses. Remember also there is a history of teams stepping up being screwed over and having to sign the dregs as the Premiership teams won't share out the heat leaders to help a new team at least be competitive to protect their business. They are all too focused on winning and keeping the new team as whipping boys which racks up the financial losses as fans rarely support an uncompetitive team in big numbers. Plus from a Glasgow perspective, there would be no special fixture in the calendar to sell. No Edinburgh (you could easily sell a Glasgow v Edinburgh contest at anything), no Berwick for localish rivalry, no Poole (silverware rivals). No offence to anyone but the fixture list would all be a bit 'meh'

what's weekends got to do with anything 😁

Who is he signing for??

Last time it was held at the NSS at the weekend a few years back I seem to remember the crowd being quite good

same with British league riders championship, that went down hill pretty fast. then got beyond a joke.

The clock is ticking at Poole. Osborne will move as soon as Swindon sorted. https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/25622111.poole-pirates-ticking-over-financially-ford-gives-update/?fbclid=Iwb21leAOFkDdjbGNrA4WQL2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAhjYWxsc2l0ZQIyNQABHrU-Trqjy-CwF7WZHKyD83V2qvaACYJJqgmZJSyXxkv22sUiGBFTN-icngpE_aem_ISWTTWHeaaAV8YtVf_LSzQ

Sad to read that re British Final doesn't seem that long ago when it was held at Coventry with Wiggy, Tatum, Morton, Havelock, Silver, Thorpe, Cox, PC when you would regularly have 10k plus turn up.

Any reaction from Spidvej?

i only missed about 4/5 meetings this year and there were 2/3 meetings where i thought it didn't look very good. i was away [when British final was on , watched on my phone and was shocked when i saw that crowd. but we did have a few meetings when crowed was good, not sure if they did a couple of meetings when they gave away tickets to local community.

Any news on who's replacing anders Rowe?

They haven’t, but I’ve read on here multiple times this season that the crowds have been poor

They haven’t, but I’ve read on here multiple times this season that the crowds have been poor

Most CHAMP Clubs need to tread very carefully here as they'll be the ones who'll end up in the mud if One Big League was to happen. Are Edinburgh willing to sacrifice rumoured No.1 Dan Thompson? Are Plymouth willing to sacrifice their No.1 Danny King? Are Redcar willing to run the risk of losing potentially 2-4 Riders of their signed up 2026 side? Are Scunthorpe willing to sacrifice their No.1 Josh Pickering? Going against PREM Clubs and a Two Tier Structure will have consequences. To quote a famous saying......Be careful what you wish for.