00000 1,279 Posted November 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, mikebv said: Presume that the plan is no longer to narrow the gap between the leagues to include promotion and relegation..? 42.5 at 1.5 conversion rate is 63.75 equivalent at Championship level... Against a 38 point Championship top level.. And the rate is set to go higher. Or am I reading it wrong? To be fair, clear demarcation between the leagues should be encouraged to ensure we have some kind of aspirational journey for teams and riders... That's how I read it --- having clear water between the Premiership and the Championship. It was getting silly. It was getting to the stage where you could put seven riders down on paper and not be 100 per cent sure if it was a Premiership or Championship outfit last year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted November 14, 2018 another sad day for british speedway 12 home 12 away in the premiershp poor state of affairs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCookie 753 Posted November 14, 2018 Pretty decent on the whole I think - the social media chosen race is a bit of a gimmick but so what, it's interaction which is at least some step towards getting people engaged. Definite move towards having a strong EL and a weaker PL which is pretty much what everyone has said on here for the last few days, get the top riders out of the league and make the PL an amateur league again, where you need a job to survive. All EL tracks are pretty good and Leicester are out of it so the racing should be decent if there are some good riders. The NL supporters club group is another step in the right direction, as is the Ltd company approach, they've opened themselves up which, again, is what people have wanted for years. BT onboard again, happy days. I was actually quite positive reading about it and it sounded good but people on here just seem to pan every AGM regardless of the outcome. About as enjoyable to read as the usual biscuit jokes. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
salty 2,202 Posted November 14, 2018 Slightly surprised to see this...."The British Premiership, Championship and National Development Leagues have entertained a growing and more diverse audience by consistently delivering speedway of the highest quality". That statement doesn't exactly chime with many of the supporters on here, not to mention the number of promoters who've been pleading poverty (both financially and in terms of crowd numbers) over the past few months. Seems that contrary to popular belief everything is just hunky dory..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted November 14, 2018 1 minute ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Buster has brought Ipswich You read things and think: that is a wind up. But....truth is stranger than fiction. Buster has bought Ipswich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted November 14, 2018 8 minutes ago, montie said: 38 point limit... Jesus.. Shocking Devaluing a product is wrong.. Always has been Massive race now to sign crap 4 and 5point riders.. Tobias Busch has just become more valuable than Ricky Wells That's me just about done with speedway sadly That's the trouble with point limits...it's more about whose average fits rather than ability and it tends to squeeze out riders and to juggle the maths to come up with a team that fits within whatever the limit is set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,367 Posted November 14, 2018 Seems all was well in 2018. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackadder 280 Posted November 14, 2018 31 minutes ago, StevePark said: Leicester and Sheffield in the same league. Same promoters/owners? Same owner but different promoters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruckerroo 792 Posted November 14, 2018 am I being a dunce here but have somerset turned up the top league ?/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reliant Robin 492 Posted November 14, 2018 Reducing the strength of the Championship is the correct move both in terms of putting a gap between the products and financially for Championship Clubs. Maintaining the strength in Premiership is a start Plan to reduce doubling up/down over time is the correct move. Doesn't explain how much doubling up/down is to be allowed in 2019? Monday & Thursday race nights is the right call and should reduce guests/RR still further. Sad to see Somerset go, enjoyed the 'derbies' with them over the last couple of years. Supporters Cup is a terrible name and sounds a gimmicky idea for the sake of it. Why not bring back something meaningful as a start of season competition such as the Craven Shield....possibly run over a 13 heat format. Will be interesting to see how those nominations go and how they put the idea into practice. Raise of hands!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rico 210 Posted November 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, JCookie said: the social media chosen race is a bit of a gimmick but so what, it's interaction which is at least some step towards getting people engaged. You wait until a Russian troll farm fixes it so that Simon Lambert rather than Robert Lambert is nominated 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moxey63 1,785 Posted November 14, 2018 Not the groundbreaking announcement many were expecting from the AGM. Nevertheless, can't wait to read Speedway Star's writing-on-the-wall edition again this time next year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reliant Robin 492 Posted November 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, ray c said: another sad day for british speedway 12 home 12 away in the premiershp poor state of affairs There'll be another 2-3 home fixtures in this other competition if it's a group thing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
00000 1,279 Posted November 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, ruckerroo said: am I being a dunce here but have somerset turned up the top league ?/ They have dropped down Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topaz325 1,859 Posted November 14, 2018 Will the fixture list be any better? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites