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  1. The problem is that even if they are genuine results and not dodgy ones people have already made up their minds and the conflict of interest is already established. Thick skins and ducks backs may be required come the latter stages of the season. Would never advocate any kind of skullduggery of course, unless it screws Poole over
    7 points
  2. If any dodgy results to get one team into the playoffs takes place the other teams can always appeal to the head of the bspa
    5 points
  3. Think you would find Ged disputes this view
    4 points
  4. Think there is a lot more than we know or will ever know.
    4 points
  5. And with Posh v Sunderland kicking off at 3pm it's a bit of an own goal!!
    3 points
  6. £10 to watch NDL racing on one of the top three tracks in the world, in the comfort of a modern stadium... £15 to watch NDL racing on a slightly below average track, in a reasonably decent stadium... Some fans are getting a better deal than others
    3 points
  7. I have reasoned this before. I even wondered how long it will be before they rename the league as the CHAPMANSHIP
    3 points
  8. quite agree, i think it is essential that when a speedway club holds a public meeting for supporters that everything is kept secret,we dont want every tom,dick or harry in the area hearing about poole speedway
    3 points
  9. I know it's a pain for you,but it may have made someone's day who is at work on nights.I get pretty peed when i'm working and there are fixtures i miss i must admit.But only 4 years 9 months and 17 days and i'm taking early retirement so should be able to watch all matches,providing speedway is still about then
    2 points
  10. Don't think the availability of guests will be an issue.That will be down to the individual riders themselves if they want to take a booking or not..Having said that not too many riders seem to like to take guest bookings nowadays,must be down to their workload what with all the doubling up and other countries.There are obviously some that will,Harris being one.
    2 points
  11. Aces are doing replica shirts this year.
    2 points
  12. Whilst i accept that many clubs are struggling financially Kent have turned a profit every year and are able to top up rider packages with sponsored extras. Uncle Len using examples like Kemps kevlars cost him double what they did last year so need increases etc is baloney. They cost double because he went somewhere more expensive/took up the optional extras. If Kent/Len want to throw funding behind riders to help them progress quicker then fine but don't force the additional costs on to the paying public.
    2 points
  13. 100% a conflict of interest with out doubt - even avalibllity of guests could be an issue remember Buster has control of 21 riders . The whole thing stinks - yes he probably saved the league and possibly two clubs but at what cost to speedway in general?
    2 points
  14. Then there was Max Schreck, who starred as the original Nosferatu... He would probably have scored more points for us - certainly a team spot would have been something to get his teeth into... Steve
    2 points
  15. It's only a pound more at some Championship clubs. Len has truly lost his marbles. The sport is heading one way, into oblivion.
    2 points
  16. 15 blinking quid to get in at Kent this year! Fair play to those who can sustain the constant rises but personally i will be attending very few meetings at that rate. More likely spending my money at Eastbourne at the next level up for just a quid more. Poor reasoning too, riders costs have gone up because they have allowed them to, its not the fans fault that riders choose to have new race suits, bikes, engines every season but they are the ones being hit in the pocket.
    2 points
  17. My own view is that Ged did not go voluntarily
    2 points
  18. After all the hassle with Jack Holder, Torun & Buster interfering, plus Busters own agenda with Chris Holder, is anybody really surprised that Ged don't want to work with him ?
    2 points
  19. Don't people see that there was a six week gap between Harris signing for Peterborough before the decision was made to axe him being just a little bit suspicious and losing Ged through this has also cost them the main team sponsor as well who had already pledged to a continuation for 2019.
    2 points
  20. Spot on , it's just a cover up for the truth , part of the deal is Rathbone and Watson must remain tight lipped and not tell the real truth and Chapman now thinks everything in the garden is rosy , I for one don't believe that there is a great deal of difference between the Harris and Tungate potential earnings this move was more for the benefit to suit Ipswich who had a problem finding a suitable NO;1. Sorry Buster Chapman I don't buy your bull 5hit.
    2 points
  21. This is a 447 page A4 sized book that I have compiled which includes heat details from all Newcastle home and away main meetings that were available at the time of printing. Also includes seasonal league tables, riders' averages and statistical appendices. It is NOT a picture book and only the front and back covers are illustrated. Available now for £22.50 costing £18 plus £4.50 postage and packing within the United Kingdom. Payment by PayPal and any enquiries please to joewake55@gmail.com
    1 point
  22. Our old friends Sabmar TV are showing this match live start time of broadcast 1.40 pm UK time 1st race 2pm UK time teams https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/relacja/96104/arged-malesa-t-ostrovia-fogo-unia-leszno
    1 point
  23. Easter Monday Meeting versus Kingslyn now starts at 2pm!! What a pain in the arse that is for some of us that have to work!!!
    1 point
  24. Carl Johnson confirmed as co promoter
    1 point
  25. Never been to Prague but recommend Torun, trying Warsaw this year.
    1 point
  26. Looking forward to getting a first glimpse of the new set up myself......I used to get het up about which type of meeting it was, now I am just happy to see some speedway after months of being shut in !
    1 point
  27. It's not so much that he saved the league - but seemingly, saved the league on domestic TV. The Premier League could have run with 6 / 5 / 4 clubs ( if the BSPA so decided ). It does stink that Mr Chapman controls three clubs and 21 + riders. He will, before long, have majority control and then what he says becomes The Way of "top: league UK speedway as it crumbles to ashes in his hands.
    1 point
  28. He was inconsistent for us , brilliant against us for Peterborough
    1 point
  29. Pretty certain all health and safety issues have been addressed accordingly but I'm sure the club and contractors appreciate the concern.....
    1 point
  30. Our riders wore some Ice Hockey jerseys when at Sheffield Steelers game last Saturday and they looked brilliant, which would make them very appealing for fans to buy in off season as well as during. They would just need some sort of elastic/grippers so they don't flap around as much when racing. Glasgow have done good by releasing a team shirt which is great for fans to buy and Sheffield were also wearing t-shirt's which represent the team very well so hopefully they will be available at track shop.
    1 point
  31. Is Len going to guarantee we get to watch 15 heats every week for our 15 quid, somehow i don't think so.
    1 point
  32. It was The Crown in Little Missenden, Steve. We used to go there and play darts with Jim Tebby. Ron was the manager before buying the pub, and as far as I know, it is still run by his son Trevor. Steve
    1 point
  33. Was there even a ‘job’ for Ged and/or Watson. Once Busters boy Pratty was brought in, then it was a done deal.
    1 point
  34. Buster only dances to one man’s tune..... His own
    1 point
  35. Its been a long long closed season for Ipswich fans Looking forward to a first visit to Leicester on a mini Massif road trip Up the Witches!
    1 point
  36. After a long, long winter break, our annual speedway fix is just days away. i wish all riders, from all the Championship teams, a safe seasons riding. There will be some great meetings this season, ( as there always is), we supporters appreciate what risks you take to entertain us. Oh, and one further wish, Redcar Bears to do," a Workington 2018", and do the treble. COME ON !!!!
    1 point
  37. Won't make this but will gladly donate twenty quid to a worthy cause pm me your details and I will transfer via Paypal.,
    1 point
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  39. True but they are still in their infancy with respect to speedway. If they were being made for specific riders rather than just a one size fits all then they could be a little more tailored.
    1 point
  40. Very sad to hear of John Chaplin's passing. He was, like myself, a lifelong Birmingham supporter, but his reporting was always impartial and his many speedway books were always interesting reading. He and I both rode for the same Cycle Speedway club - Birmingham Lions (who in more recent years changed its name to Sandwell). I started riding in 1953 when I was 13 when John was one of the leading riders in the club, but as a beginner, I was in awe of the senior club members and didn't really get to know him then. Later on, through our mutual love of all things "Brummies" we became good friends. I knew that he was battling against a very painful illness, but didn't realise that the end was so close. John will be sorely missed by not just those who knew him personally, but by everyone connected with speedway. Rest in the peace of the Lord John - and thank you for your friendship.
    1 point
  41. Haha, I believe the saying is...….. Don't believe everything you read in the papers. I think there is some reverse engineering going on
    1 point
  42. Or is it something to do with the relationship between Chris Louis and Tungate?
    1 point
  43. Confirmation of what was largely known already although confirmation that Tungate is notably cheaper than Harris is quite alarming because i doubt Rohan comes that cheap so Bomber must be raking it in once again.
    1 point
  44. Dan Bewley had his first practice today on a 125cc at Steve Lawson's track.
    1 point
  45. To be fair in type you cant tell if there was a breath in the middle to separate them
    1 point
  46. ah "the peckham spring" appears again in wiltshire
    1 point
  47. Those colours still stand Yellow has been more noticable in recent times with the Tru link although it has often been a part anyway If you look all the individual sponsors on the Witches suits are in white so more consistentcy (KP aside )
    1 point
  48. For the work Dennis has done over the years, much of it un-noticed, Berwick Rangers and Berwick Speedway owe him a huge debt of gratitude. As you say a gentleman.
    1 point
  49. Are you really a Belle Vue fan, or are you another forum member posing under another name? Why are going on about the stadium like you are? Swindon fans know there are concerns, but we don't need supporters of other tracks coming here and taking the mickey about it, just because they now have their own new track. I think there's only one person who needs to grow up.
    1 point
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