... if you build it, they will come.  They used to think that about the crowds, now they think that about the riders!

The pessimist in me is thinking it’s Ipswich with the bad news. The wording “there will be some sort of update on Tuesday” doesn’t fill me with confidence that they will be announcing either a completed sale, or any rider signings today. Just another non update of “sorts”. I could be completely and utterly wrong of course. Let’s hope I am. 

Bad news is always buried behind good news 😛 pick which one is bad news

Maybe they should follow the International format and teams are made up of three riders?

Which is why the fixation from the BSP in bringing back the likes of Coventry, Peterborough, Swindon and Wolves, leaves me perplexed... Who would these teams get to ride for them?    One of the main augments against one league was the lack of riders of a certain level... What level would be needed to find another 28 team spots?  Maybe instead of guesting it became official that one rider represented two teams in the same league?..

I’m not stressed, Ian. I just don’t think we should normalise low standards. British speedway repeatedly forces its fans to accept the bare minimum as success. That mindset is contributing to the slow death of the sport we love. I’ve raised valid points around logistics, accommodation, hospitality, governance, etc. and those points don’t disappear because the inept BSPL have issued the fixtures over a month later than last season, despite the sport’s blatant decline.