Don't kid yourself that promoting speedway in a big city is any easier. The problems might be slightly different but still just as big. Glasgow news (not just sports news) is Dominated by Rangers and Celtic. Then the sports news has everything about the rest of Scottish football, all the English football, the European football, then whatever sport has is major event (Ryder Cup, Olympics, Wimbledon, Snooker World Champs), then Glasgow Warriors and Scotland rugby, then global sports like F1, golf, tennis, then there is just a tiny bit of space left for teams like Caledonia Gladiators (basketball), Glasgow Clan (ice hockey) and the Tigers to fight over.  Then factor in other things like the huge live music scene in the city competing for news space and fans money.  The Facennas have put a lot of time, money and effort into trying to promote the Tigers in Glasgow but it's hard to be heard. So whilst they might have a big catchment area, they have problems fighting with the other sports and everything else for column inches. I reckon 3/4s of the city population have still never heard of speedway and half the test don't know about the Tigers. NB none of this is a criticism of the Glasgow (or any other) promotion. I've seen some of the hard work the Facennas have done with billboards in the city centre, mutual publicity tie ins with rugby and ice hockey, and at running races and other events, free tickets for new fans.

I truly hope we are all wrong because when its promoted right with a good track and riders at the top of their game it can still be a brilliant sport but it seems even getting six teams in the top league together to maintain the current not working status quo is going to be uber difficult. There' still no news on Sheffield and surely if someone is going to go in at Oxford they are going to need to be a lottery multi millionaire or the other promoters will have to part underwrite the losses which given most will be breaking even at best and if no tv deal is forthcoming you would think where will they find a possible guessing £50-80k needed to tempt any normal promoter who isn't loaded to take on the risk.

Strongest Monarchs' 1-7's that I can put together for 2026, Any takers?   Team 1 1. D. Thompson 8.50 2. J. Grahn 5.30 3. J. Sedgmen 7.34 4. M. Castagna 7.05 5. V. Palovaara 7.35 6. D. Wood 2.24 7. J. Loftus 2.19 = 39.97   Team 2 1. D. Thompson 8.50 2. J. Grahn 5.30 3. J. Sedgmen 7.34 4. K. Thomson 5.93 5. V. Palovaara 7.35 6. 3.39 7. J. Loftus 2.19   Team 3 1. D. Thompson 8.50 2. J. Grahn 5.30 3. M. Castagna 7.05 4. K. Thomson 5.93 5. V. Palovaara 7.35 or J. Sedgmen 7.34 6. 3.68 / 3.69 7. J. Loftus 2.19

it might be in the rulebook but its not enforced, it definitely wasnt this year. 

£3.60 for the Speedway Star.... Less if you subscribe or go digital... Still a fantastic publication... Raised its game given most news is now instant on the internet...  Lots of articles and discussion points.... Spot on re the current plight by the way, YOPG...

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