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But surely Plymouth can't go on without Wallinger? They will have to close the club down.

For a sport that is reliant on averages... says it all about the 'sport' when the governing body can't even add up 7 figures correctly

Sssssshhh

Did you really say that Sarjeant could beat Wells? That is some leap of faith. He’s got to get past the tapes first.

Give it time

So . . a confession from Mr R that televised speedway DOES affect attendances trackside I’ve said this all along, and I still see no benefit to the sport in having league matches televised live in the UK It’s not as if it’s a great product to advertise to the wider public in the current format Much better would be a carefully edited weekly highlights package - just show the races, and sensible interviews post-meeting instead of the gap-filling chats as at present Put together a package that just might attract new spectators and ex-attendees to the tracks

This is what we are missing!!!

I really do hope that the BSPA see sense and do not allow Eurosport to get the British Speedway broadcast rights as it will be a budget production gone will be your UHD coverage with multiple camera angles they will look at doing a more remote production with around 4 cameras and commentary done from London to save costs. As much as it pains me to say it but BT sport have done a good job in broadcasting Speedway since taking over with new innovation and fresh sense of broadcasting

Top riders don't need to have ridden a track before.

THJ should be a solid signing, although I still feel we are 1 rider short. Wells is struggling at times which would be a big concern for me if I was Matt!

Meeting preview http://www.swindon-speedway.com/news.php?extend.3324 With Nick Morris guesting for Tobi, is this a test for Nick on the track for 2020 ?

oh ohh . scunny struggling for guests on a Friday . thought godders had sorted all that stuff out ..

A full list of all the team changes this season are available to view as I keep the SGB Premiership, Championship and National league pages upto date on Wikipedia. SGB Premiership https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGB_Premiership_2019 SGB Championship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGB_Championship_2019 National League https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_National_League_speedway_season

Musielak rides in Russia on Thursday in a FIM pairs event. We are entitled to use a guest so no big deal.

WRONG! Jonasson has scored 11 points in a GP, 9 points in a GP and 8 points in a GP twice. Berntzon's best GP tally is 7. Thorsell's is 4. GP averages: Jonasson 90 103 4.58 Berntzon 15 12 3.20 Thorsell 15 7 1.87

PROBABLY three times as many people watch British speedway on television than actually attend. TV is good for general awareness that speedway still exists and for sponsorship both with riders and tracks.

I blame forums like this as much as anything for team changes. There are loads of pages full of "we need to replace xxx".

Those who already go are probably best suited to introduce new fans. I was introduced by a current fan. I introduced my youngest brother when he was 11, giving him a blank programme and showing him how to fill it in before he even attended a match. As he has said a few times, if he didn't know what it was all about and didn't know the scoring, he'd probably have not returned. That is why live matches on TV might not be encouraging new fans. It is a great spectacle but after a while, even cake becomes boring. New fans have got to understand the scoring system. Forget the rules, as they would have new fans running to the hills.

Both the top 2 flights should have 2 young (ish) reserves who stay there for the season. The draft idea was a good one just poorly implemented. And if persevered with and tweaked into a more workable model, then British speedway would be 3 or 4 years further down the line of development.

It is a major FIM-Europe event, recent past winners include the mighty speedway nation of Italy! ( and most of Italy's points were scored by an Argentinian)

You would, yes, but whatever the Bates' says goes at the end of the day at Sheffield. I would just caution against singling Simon out.

Time to Grow up .

The ambition was evident when we started the season 3 points below the limit

Scored 11 on last visit, has Harris scored that at home this season? And I don't mean by adding all his scores together.

If Worrall is seeing his Consultant this week, he could be cleared to return for this. But even so, it could be worth getting his brother in for this one, nobody would notice the difference.

OR it could be that tracks racing on a Bank Holiday hope for bigger than usual crowds and don't want TV to affect that.

I'll be travelling to this. I have full belief in the Panthers to win this, and string a run of results together, to make the top 4.

Some of his merits: 7x Individual Swedish champion, 5x Swedish team champion, 9 grand prix wins, 3x Speedway world cup gold medals.

I'm not sure trying to control who makes the playoffs is a good idea. If you want to win will have to beat the best team anyway.

Anyone still interested can still register their details as there is the option to expand the numbers - and the prizes - in future. Name, email and a contactable telephone number via the Berwick Bandits Supporters Club Facebook page, email club@berwickspeedway.com or I'll have a sheet to fill in at the Box Office table at the remaining home meetings. Come on 56, come on 56, come on 56!!!!

I think this will be a close meeting myself. I don't know when NKI last rode Foxhall ? I wouldn't expect to much first meeting. But he should be better in the 2nd half of the meeting, once he has some sort of set up and had some laps. Maybe 9- 10. But should be going better by heats 13 and 15. Sarj may not score. I don't expect any more points from the 2 new guys than KP and Eddie would of scored first meeting in, if i'm honest. But it will make Ippo stronger in 13 and 15. While Allen will drop to reserve, is Allen and Sarj any better than Cov and Wells at Foxhall..? We will see. NKI's arrival should give the other riders a much need lift, and pull a few more fans in. I'm expecting a big crowd and a close meeting. Hard one to call and I think the bookie's odds will suggest the same. Will be rooting for the Witches in this one... Did I just say that

We need 3 points in my eyes to get in the play offs and this is our best chance Josh goes well at Foxhall but r/r should be ok with riders like Covatti able to take the rides...............Ipswich have lost Heeps and thats a bigger blow to Ipswich than the loss of Josh is to Poole...........so the injuries pretty much even out so no excuses from either side One rider missing from each..........Poole fans had delight in gloating after winning at Foxhall with a weaker team last time so Thursday they are favourites to take at least 3 points form us but hopefully the Witches can dig in and get the points they need.......a real backs to the wall effort required Poole won easily at ours with no Kurtz and the potent at Foxhall Covatti..........also had Newman with a zero KP and Kennett got 11 between them that meeting............NKI and Sarjeant will need to score more than that between them for Ipswich to have any chance.........in that same meeting Lawson and Allen only got 7 between them.....thats where we need improvement THJ should weaken Poole in this match but even at reserve he should beat Sarjeant Big nights needed from Lawson and Allen i feel..............ive given up on expecting more than 5 from Harris Poole will be strong favourites to win this one but hoping the underdogs can pull it out of the bag.....the downside if we qualify is that Swindon look likely to be top and they will pick us

With a common denominator........

Except you've conveniently overlooked Berntzon's 2018 stat of 1.753. Overall these stats demonstrate that there is little in it between any of THJ, Thorrsell, Berntzon, Sundstrom and Nilsson, and that none of them has exactly made a sustained major impact ( and of course these figures do not take Into account performances outside Sweden.)

From where I was stood Mountain got second by about 10cm (And I have a very good view of the start line).

As you say, 'speedway is about improvement',,, Danny is 1 of 3 riders that has improved their average. We have another 4 that, in this weakened league, have failed to improve. Fair enough, one back from a bad injury, 2 that have shed a point off their starting average and, 1 that started the season as a no.1 and, is likely to finish it as a reserve. Danny may be fed with a silver spoon, a dunno, but is showing improvement, whereas there is plenty that ain't, hence our lowly position.

Only because the SCB had bollocks as well as teeth then, they've got neither now!

Really disappointed with the Drew Kemp decision Simon Stead who i have always liked and admired has gone down a tad in my estimation.Simon has been there started out as a young rider he really should of understood that Drew needed to be persevered with.This season Drew and young Anders Rowe at Somerset should of been at reserve all season no time at all in the top five.Both teams have built wrong teams and often young Brits are being punished for it is winning at any cost really worth it.

Good on you

Err, no. It’s like choosing which of the seven dwarfs is the shortest.

I'm wide awake thank you very much and in the interests of clarity he hasn't replaced Summers he's replaced Busk Jacobsen. as for your reply Why? Exactly what is he earning? How do you know? Are you his agent? A friend? A sponsor? Bankrolling the Bandits? ... or are you just one of those "I say it , so it must be true" style contributors?

Maths not your strong point? That's 46 for Ipswich

Probably the first,second,third and fourth bends , back straight and home straight , that should just about cover it.

Well you've brought "oystercard" back so you may as well bring Lambert back as well.

And what's the good news?

If that happens, the sport is finished.

NKI was Lynn bound if Lambert had been ruled out for the season. When this didn’t happen Buster, out of decency to Puk found him a home at one of his other places of work. I don’t see what the problem is. If NKI had wanted to start the season he would have been at Lynn, he didn’t.

Possibly something to do with a no show and late notification?

Hume ,,Morley ,,,,Stoneman ,,,should all have been considered in front of a foreign rider of poor ability. What's the matter with these promoters nowdays

To late to turn speedway in this country enjoy it whilst you still can, also anyone comparing football to speedway is a prat!