Agree, Don't want to blow my own trumpet but the Team that I've put together is fantastic. Got a Top 2 who are mustard around Oxford, Riss was filling his boots at PREMIERSHIP level around Oxford. Got an engine room full of Average improvers and it's got a guaranteed Strong No.6 throughout the season.

There was a match presented to the paying public last week at Leicester. It was a double header Leicester vs Belle Vue in the NDL followed by Leicester vs Kent in the NDT. In the first match Leicester tracked 2 guests and R/R, Belle Vue 1 guest and R/R In the second match Leicester tracked 5 guests 1 of which didn't start and Kent R/R In the second match Leicester tracked 3 riders who were riding for Belle Vue in the first match. In the second match Kent tracked 1 rider who was riding for Belle Vue in the first match. The 2nd match was scheduled to start at 20:30 but didn't start until after 21:00 and the 2nd match was abandoned after heat 14 due to the curfew. I was toying with the idea of attending this as my last match of the season as it's a long close season. I asked Leicester Speedway a simple question on TwitterX of how much the admission price was only to get no reply... so I didn't bother. Everything that is wrong with British Speedway encapsulated in 1 night! And the powers that be are proposing business as usual as the cure...  the sport is finished!

Expectation levels by both riders and fans is the root of all the existing problems. Riders are asking ridiculous pay scales, making many of them unemployable even though they are the ones putting life and limbs at risk every time they ride. Fans are more often than not, expected to pay through the nose for sometimes second rate presented meetings and short entertainment value at embarrassingly long drawn out meetings. Forget league structure for a minute and take a long hard look at the factors above. Potentially a rider salary cap and a feasable entry fee at all tracks in each respective league.

I don't think there will be much changed. There will still be a 3 tier structure to the leagues weather thats good or bad remains to be seen, But if clubs from the top league of 2025 are stating they will not run in one big league then the ransom note has been sent. We can ilafford to loose two tracks. How it will survive without TV money to prop it up is unknown. I think the way forward is to involve the fanbase more, They have been dealt a poor hand for far to long. The Promoters must understand fans will no longer turn up just because it's there. We must get back to starting on time, First race prompt at 19:30 & when ever possible a second half. We should bring back the tactical substitute but make the difference 8 points before it can be used. Let the fans be the manager on the terraces whilst the real team manager has to earn their wage. 

Congratulations Champ. I think I'll try a different course of action in 2026

Peter Juul?