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Why are Poole still on this thread, shouldn’t they now be on the Championship one?

Following on from Somerset and now, apparently Poole, in what other sport do the participants seek to be relegated to a lower division than stay in the top division. What message does that send to T.V. and sponsors generally. The Grand Final is the SUPER BOWL of GB speedway.....really...what a complete bore fest that was. Without change this “sport” is dead.

I have been watching the NFL on tv since 1985 and whilst every game has not been heart pounding every week it has never failed to entertain.

These are two separate points. What does it say about our sport that teams choose to be relegated to a lower division. And the GRAN FINAL is boring. why is that related?

Thank you Orion, my concerns about teams preferring to be relegated and the message that sends to TV. and sponsors you chose to ignore, but to call me brain dead is insulting to me and something you should think about why you should feel compelled to say that.

B&B 210...tickets 160...train £150... eating 100...3 days 2 nights. 23 minutes of non racing.

My first and last time. If you want pre event entertainment then go to one of the London NFL games, they show you how it should be done, nothing in the stadium before other than dire light show, riders introduced in total darkness, never mind it’s all about the racing......err, what racing? Couple of overtakes and that was it. Forgot about playing the bongos, wasn’t that fun. And the joy of sitting listening to those fog horns, thank god we do not have them at Wembley. Total cost for two of us, train, tickets, hotel, food, couple of beers...£600 ish, 23 minutes racing, value for money. NO. Wish I had given money to my local club.

And giving up a 16 point lead against Poole didn't help the cause. Very disappointed. I like Mark but he must accept his share of mistakes. Not replacing riders, tactical errors and poor marketing by the CEO.

If a place was offered to King, who was 2nd and Bomber who was 4th - we should expect the rider who was 3rd to be in the mix. If it was because of his behaviour the other day, and I do not condone it, but there are some others in the GP who have not been slow in getting out their handbags.

Why not Cookie, or did he say no thanks?

Not hopeful, Max not firing over the weekend, Kenneth also not at his very best.

Its just the link between SpeedwayGB and their site. Search via Google and its up and running.

I hope Stevie Worrall has a good night tonight, he has been struggling lately and I hope his luck changes.

Only the one, yesterday, I believe. He doesn't ride in the Championship so where else has he been riding?

Got a dead leg last week, but he has been riding in Poland so assume it's O.K. ( not forgetting the awful injuries he sustained last year )

Whose permission did we have to get?

NFL do block the stream locally until the game is sold out, so the technology is there.

For someone who lives in London where there is no speedway the stream be it live or delayed was fantastic. It was obviously Clean Cut Sports who have the technology as they live stream ice hockey, I think, but it was their commentary until it was cut for the last few heats. No matter, it was nearly live speedway. This must be the future. Yes, it could lose a bit at the gate but make it pay per view then you will get the money that way, better than no money at all. I pay £26 per month to BT so I can watch speedway which I would rather pay to the sport than a TV company. Subscribing to watch movies, sport etc. is very common so let’s embrace the opportunity to promote our sport, start with all premiership matches and sell as a full subscription, part subscription for “your” teams away matches, or extra for both home and away. There are huge opportunities out there, let’s grab them.

Whoever is responsible, FIM or similar, are really missing a trick, fans from all over would love to watch this so make it pay per view and make some money. Not rocket science.

If my memory serves I think this was when the match was only the first half, we had money racing after the interval.

Couldn’t see how much of the “training” he was able to do though or if he was included as part of the squad. Anybody Know?

I noticed the other day that following Sky dropping our sport they are now showing that high action, gripping, dangerous and exciting game of Netball !!!!! No wonder they stopped showing Speedway. Nice to see our uber dictator moving riders around the premiership, how kind of him to share his riders with other teams in the league - Oh! hang on ! He owns them doesn't he. One thing that doesn't change is the thought provoking contributions of some on this forum - particularly in the Poole threads. Surprisingly, I am finding it a little difficult to grow any enthusiasm for the forthcoming season

Lidsey has beaten Max in the final of the Phil Crump trophy. How about that.

All the reports I have heard this year is of the viewing numbers have increased with a really competitive GP series, some excellent racing from the NSS and now, at the showpiece meetings of the UK calendar, poor old Natalie, Nigel and Kelv ( MBE ) will have to explain how a rider can ride for both teams but not be a rider for either. Come on BBC/Sky how can you not signup a multi million pound a year contract with BSPA with Buster in charge. Are they blind to how ridiculous this makes their management of the sport is.

What do the rules say about when a rider absences himself and tells his employers he will not be turning up for work?