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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.

Leigh Adams. Majestic. But I missed the 80s and 90s, so from a bit further back: Peter Collins. Just fab to watch. Martin Ashby and David Ashby. The former, because he could give World Champions a run for their money. The latter, because a David Ashby maximum is truly a collector’s item.

I remember Bo returning to Hackney for Barry Thomas' second testimonial and leaving our (and the NL) top two Steve Schofield and Andy Galvin trailing in his wake, which was a pretty surreal experience after watching them dominate all year. Bo was a class act, and so skillful for such a tall man.

Not scunny struggling for guests...

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!!!!

Think it was time that we all accepted it. As painful as it is, Workington is no longer a speedway venue and I doubt it ever will be again. Speedway is no longer the attraction it once was and whilst it can still survive at several other venues around the country the sport will never be as popular as it was in the 70's / 80's and a few other tracks , unfortunetley , will go the same way as the beloved Comets very soon. lets just hope the whole sport doesn't disappear down the big hole the B.S.P.A. seem to be digging for it.

So by 'Poland', Lisa meant Russia? And by 'rather be' it is meant to be 'has to be'? Got it

I think thats the same number of teams that David Wallinger has signed for this season

Injuries?

I didn't bother going as far as 2018, admittedly! The stats also fail to take into account whether the rider spent any time at reserve during the season. Dunno if there is historical data for Ekstraliga. I'll have a look later

Jonsson retiring is sad news but not unexpected. Superb rider and his style was one of the best out there .

You can make figures show anything.

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.

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.

Should? He has never achieved that over here. Some we know are on fake averages. 5 is about what you can expect from him. He has been in downfall for years.

Or somebody who looks like him and walks with a limp

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?

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

And what's the good news?

At NL level there are so many parents involved that it cannot be good for a rider but without them they wouldn’t be there!

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.

The truth is what you read on the original post , I have no intention of getting into a debate about what speedway is actually like behind the scenes ,with someone who readily admits his/her knowledge of speedway is what he/'she, sees and hears from the grandstand , I have been involved in speedway the other side of the fence for more than 30 years , If you don't agree with any of my post , thats tough because theres plenty who do .and who are far more knowledgable than you about what goes on behind the scenes

interesting that among the stellar names quoted there are some more modest talents - especially from those of us who only ever watched D2 racing. I myself have always admired triers, regardless of success