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I’d have thought the main attractions of riding for Glasgow would be the excellent track, the professional image and being treated properly by good business people. It seems that riders and supporters really enjoy being part of the club and it comes across a million times better than any other UK club on social media. I’d certainly say Glasgow is the place to be in the Championship.

Brilliant fans of our brilliant club, well done everybody

I’ve got to be honest and say I’m disappointed. I fully understand they have to work to a budget, but this has the look of a side that will struggle near the bottom of the league table. Didn’t expect to see Gappmaier and Garcia back.

I thought FRN’s were designed to avoid fixture clashes with both the Championship and foreign leagues? Realistically it was never going to get missing big names racing here again whatever might have been claimed. But in terms of making sure riders fulfil fixtures rather than racing elsewhere it’s worked reasonably well.

i would imagine the team has been built to a budget to try and keep the club financially viable.If the post on the Glasgow thread is true that they lost £100k again this season then good luck to them and others in a completely different world to Berwick and other teams with less wealthy backers.I would doubt if Berwick would survive with losses a fraction of that.The team had to lose points somewhere from this season to get down to the 41 point limit and it probably avoided wholesale changes with Kevin stepping down.I agree it doesn't look the strongest team but neither did this year's and they did ok.Cook also hates the Berwick track but does ok on it and although totally different quality riders you can't write off Bickley because he said he didn't like the track.I'm not defending the promotion as being faultless but in the real world you cut your cloth to fit the situation.In any case if if any rider is underperforming in a meeting he can always take a "comfort break" and Mr.Doolan can put on his kevlars and helmet if he's in the pits.Nobody would know.

It's like signing R/R

The assumption that we flash the cash always rears it's head , this even when they really haven't a clue what the deal is. I would hazard a guess that paying when they are supposed to be paid is more accurate.

Yeah, I think his Edinburgh home scores this year would confirm that............Get a grip!!!..... 13+1 11 13+2 7+1 15+1 10+2 7+4 10+1 10+1 12+1 8+1 13 7+1 14+1 12+1

Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich. Really no idea atm.

To be fair I’m not unrealistic enough to expect them to be going out and signing riders like what Glasgow do. However, how can that 1-7 be justified. How can Bickley (3pt reserve) replace Doolan ? The team isnt even built upto the points limit. I am aware they operate on a budget but if thats the case why not just go into the NL and be 1 of the better clubs.

Quite a lot of the posts on here are 100%BS , Quite a lot of the posters spew it out on a regular basis as well

Tommy H Jonasson

The return of Nicki Pedersen to the British League is a much more positive signal for speedway in the Uk than any of the decisions taken at this year's AGM of the BSPA.

Try further north.

Could you quantify how you can claim the 95%? How is this measured? Have you a graph you could show your data on!? Or is this assessment once again like all of your proposed teams, across multiple threads, using multiple aliases, complete conjecture? I’m not the best at maths so this could be the incorrect method but if you’re 95% sure it’ll be one of these two teams, does that mean you’re only 42.5% sure of either team meaning there’s a 57.5% chance that both of them are incorrect?!

Hope not.

I would never boycott my team over an individual rider 2006/7 paying to watch Hamill the spoon week in week out was a bit tricky, but your team is the bigger picture.

I hope Rob clamps down on all the people who get in for free .

Rasmus Jensen exact words last night

I agree, wouldn't want Ben in my team for the exact same reasons, just thought he's a former Brummies and would complete a 6/7 British team NOOOO!! You've already got Ashley... Don't take Matty too Not to mention my favourite Finn went to my least favourite team... It's nearly as bad as Robbo signing for Redcar a few years back... Thought he's be at Poole... I like THJ... Wouldn't mind seeing him at Brough

Seemed to remember when Briggo went over there that it was reported that betting was a huge part of the sport. Riders, back then, were locked away in isolation for several days before meetings to avoid the possibility of race rigging.

Okay at home with heavy defeats away have summed up Berwick over the last few seasons, in essence its Doolan out Bickley in and IMO we are poorer for it.

Must all be on mega points money as I've heard Glasgow's loss for last year is another 100k plus !!

Whatever happens , I hope they put out a competitive team.

Totally agree with you regarding Dan, end of season looking much better, & his trip to Australia banging in some very good meetings. He is a remarkable talent

Kurtz 7.54 Lidsey 5.16 Wright 6.68 Bewley 6.31 Holder 7.49 Pickering 4.65 Ayres 3.67 Exchanged Sedgman for Pickering - I cannot believe this lad does not have a Premiership place and he'd be fantastic at the NSS - otherwise the same. Ayres would be a brilliant signing and its surprising no one else has mentioned him. Best of all ? 41.5 on the nail (not including reductions for Wright, Bewley and Ayres).

Nicki is box office end of, arguably the most professional for many a year, not the most naturally gifted, but worked very hard to have achieved 3 World titles. Upmost respect for the guy

Saw an ad for Guy Martin's 'Our Guy In Japan', C4 Sunday Nite 9:00PM, clip showed him having a bash at Japanese Speedway, or Autorace as I believe they call it. "It's speedway, Jim, but not as we know it".....

To be honest personally Josh isn't a rider I have particularly warmed to over the seasons he has been riding and felt he often chased back wheels a little bit too much. However I will support which ever 7 riders are wearing that Cases Rebels bib come March/April and there is no doubting the lad has the ability and bravery to be spectacular and entertaining out on track. I am sure that my opinion will change of him as the 2020 season progresses though as we get to know him more and see him race regularly at the OTA. I do know the promotion rate him highly and to be fair Gazza rarely lets us down! Bellego is an interesting call as he is very good at the OTA and I am wondering whether the reigning British Champion might also fit into the Rebels 2020 plans? Wouldn't surprise me to see Zach Cook included too somewhere as he looked good and was a regular visitor in 2019.

I don't think it matters what's done or not done, speedway will never be a big popular sport again the way its known now. For it to stand even half a chance, it needs totally changing and re inventing. Even then it would find it hard to get the younger generation in, it isn't a phone in their hands or a console online, they can't drink it, smoke it or sniff it, or swipe left or right at it.

The biggest single factor of why the fans have stopped going has to be VFM. It this world of tight restraints, fans find it much harder to find the extravagant admission costs that the promotions are needing to make ends meet. The equivalent of over a pound a race is excessive. When the majority of those are drawn out processional affairs, it doesn't take an Einstein to realise something is drastically wrong. Our Stadiums are old, our tracks are poor, and not suited to the super fast bikes of today. We are stuck in a rut from years gone bye, thinking the sport use to work, and believe it will again... Comparing Speedway to other sports like Moto GP, Superbike Racing, Formula 1 Saloon car racing, we must be the only sport that uses the said same bike for every occasion. You wouldn't see a MotoGP bike during club meetings, or a Red Bull F1 car during a endurance race, so why do we still use those expensive tuned bikes for our bread and butter league meetings that the crowds cant sustain. Promoters could cut the cost in an instant by introducing a standard, less powerful option ( eg. 400cc), that would be more conducive to our tracks and create closer racing. We could bring back the second halves and/or produce a 20 heat schedule. With cheaper bikes, the admission could be adjusted to an affordable level when hopefully the old fans would feel it was worth giving it another go. But then again, we could carry on as usual, losing more fans, doing nothing.....

THJ

Polonia Bydgoszcz...

Who told you that Blobby be interesting to know. But imagine away everyone else does.

Bewley?

Adam Ellis not returning to Birmingham, surely he must be a shoe in for a team place at Poole.

That is in the Championship, he could still join Sheffield in the Premiership.

Bates has the potential to increase that average but you know at some point he'll get injured/do something stupid. Not sure it's worth the risk tbh

Looking at last seasons Championship,the heat leaders have already been signed up or rumoured to be going else where. Does that leave getting one or two from Europe? I believe Scotty is involved in the recruitment.....he must have decent contacts with his vast experience. Intriguing.

See we've been put back on the list on the other channel. Still empty at the minute tho.

He is a dreadful rider

Yawn . Anyway I thought that was Poole?

Ully? Thought he was off to Scotland

Zaine Kennedy at reserve assuming he’s in the UK next season?

Woffinden would bring the fans back like no other.

I recall some years ago that it was stated in the Speedway Star that NP was the only rider that would draw in extra fans on the gate, having a much greater effect than Woffinden who, it was said, would make little difference. Well done Sheffield!

There's been a history of the Lions binning young reserves in the second tier, but this year Jack Thomas binned himself, that was all. But overall there's been a stong tendency for younger riders to underperform at Beaumont Park for the Lions, I think that's because they've struggled to master the track and then get discouraged. Joe and Dan will not have that problem, and so they start out with an advantage over many who have trodden this path.

Must make a note of this post if/when Tai returns to Wolves

Have yet to see anywhere (Officiial) that Buster has made any club or rider either join or sign for anyone