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Cant be a rider with a higher average than Jordan Palin 5.69 ? he is going to partner Ryan at reserve and from "abroad" ? So Kasper Andersen on 5.87 much as I rate him would not seem to fit ? I dont think many if any visiting reserves did better than Zaine Kennedy did for Leicester. Hes a proper force around Scunny so my money is on him. Can up his 5.00 average for sure and would be a great signing.

When the BSPA can’t even get a main league sponsor for a sport that has tv coverage you know you’re in trouble. you only have to look on here whenever trying to modernise speedway comes up, within a few pages it reverts to “eeeeh in 1958 we had Jap’s, black leathers and cinders…..and the fish & chips were served in real newspaper. When Adam first started (10 years ago next season ..jeeez) I remember suggesting on a thread, that sticking a questionaire Into a program and having a drop box at the exit is a good way of getting customer opinion. Plus if you added a draw for a free entry if they include an email address you automatically have a database that you can hit with offers / promotions etc. Almost everyone has access to a printer, image being able to print off a poster advertising the next home match ? It could be put up in shops, cars etc. Lots of free publicity at zero cost to the club. If you have 500 people on your mailing list and even a percentage of them print it off… result. That’s micro managing the problem, it needs leadership. The club’s websites all look the same and press releases seem to be written by a 1950’s newsreader. Ultimately, the lead needs to come from the top. Unfortunately the top ain’t listening.

It's common knowledge most of these teams, riders talk, mechanics talk, club staff talk. Waiting to drip feed to the local press is wrong in 2021

I don't honestly believe George Congrieve will make it in the British Championship league. The competition in NZ is not great once you get beyond BWD. Andrew Aldridge who tried NL then went home Bradley Andrews the same result Ryan Terry Daley another of the same standard. I hope he makes it but I have serious doubts

There’s plenty of us about…Supported them since the early seventies when I was a youngster.

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The thing is I know what happened but I,m not going to disclose it on a public forum but I can deny any lies,rumours or gossip with complete confidence,whether anyone believes me is their perogative but having spoke to a few people in the last hour or so I think Plymouth will be a stronger team as a result of Hans signing this is no disrespect to Richard as he's a good rider aswell hopefully he has a poor season if he signs for Poole where I think he's heading.

Oh yes it was, oh no it wasn't, oh yes it was......

Stevie is a Pirate Nothing more, nothing less, Win with a WORRALL is best!

Me to, would certainly have Worrall over Lawson

Why? Poole have zero need to do it? I could understand it if Stevie or Danny said they didn't want to come back. But to my knowledge they both said they want to. There is a saying on this forum 'when in doubt, blame Poole..' Guess this is what is happening cos people seem to be taking wild guesses!

Heres a link for congrave in the nz final

A slang term in some parts to describe a long haired unkempt rocker type. A term some of us would have seen as a badge of honour 40 years ago

Lynn did this the other year and it just seemed to wind people up the longer it went on. Understand the concept but not sure it's the best policy nowadays.

I remember how poor David Bargh and Mark Thorpe were when they first came over to Newcastle but soon settled Into great riders

Think many Fans now buy a season ticket just to aid the Club financially.I certainly know a few who do.

Palin, Brennan, Flint a lot better all round than Dan, at the moment, is the answer really

Season tickets don’t suit everyone. Not everyone can afford them. But they do work for many fans. At the start of last season mine was worth it’s weight in gold as I had guaranteed entry during the restricted months. They also provide a good source of pre-season income for clubs who have significant expenditure to cover before the first paying customer comes through the turnstiles.

Significant reduction in average age for Plymouth from last years top 2 of Crump and Pedersen

So “the roadblock” joins the Gladiators, Hans will be formidable at home

One of the criticisms from many fans is that teams don’t stay loyal to riders and riders don’t stay loyal to teams. In my view, both the team and the fans should stay loyal to both Dan and Joe, two lads who are still only 17 and have ridden all of their professional careers with Leicester. They have worked their way up from 125/150cc bikes through second halfs, British Youth Championships, NDL and CL but there’s lots more to come, I’m sure. Dan has an average of just over 5 after the reduction, which I reckon he’ll easily improve on in 2022. The way teams win leagues is by having riders improve on their start average. With a potential top two of Nick Morris and Richie Worrall, neither of whom are likely to increase their averages substantially, Leicester need riders lower down who have potential, and that surely has to include Dan and Joe. And, let’s face it, if Leicester let either or both go, then they’ll quickly get team places but I’m not sure where Leicester would find adequate replacements.

Promoter seem to like keeping fans waiting for announcement of riders signings. If we are to wait for the next STAAR meeting then it would be the middle of December when the first one is announced. They also seem to like to drip feed signings. Personally I would rather they announced the riders as soon as possible, rather then second guessing or speculating.

Speedway in the UK failing to move with the times ? i’m shocked I tell you

When I started supporting West Ham in 1964 I had no inkling the Hammers would be no more just a few years later. Speedway seemed to be on a secure footing and we expected the tracks we visited would always be there. Contrast that with the situation now. Today’s fans must start every season wondering whether their team would be in action the following season. Very sad and also very frustrating. I don’t really have the means to research this, but I would probably be staggered to know how many teams and tracks followed West Ham in to the history books.

Can't disagree with that but still been great value at scunny

Rather have Hans than Lawson myself.

Just under 7 from memory

Unlikely very unlikely probably even more unlikely than that.

Hopefully not for too much longer….Hope the mighty reds knock you off your perch. should say I mean Liverpool not Man Ure

You might be right though. Not if Cookie is in the side otherwise we could end up seeing a boxing ring being set up at the track as a precaution lol.

no

Doubt it. Not Stevie's best track and I'd say on an unattractive average

I know!

The words "tapped" and "up" do come to mind........

Well i saw the excellent England v Poland meeting at Hackney the year before with basically the same team.....Barry Thomas of course in for his home track knowledge. When England 5-1'd Poland each and every heat apart from one

Gladiators Heat Leader trio confirmed. - Plymouth Gladiators Speedway (plymouth-speedway.com) though Lawson was announced well before this!

He's advanced now from potty training to advance sit downs so he doesn't spin up these dayz!

But that doesn't explain why Leon Flint & Jordan Palin carried on scoring well after moving into the top 5! Their form suggest the jump up from reserve isn't so hard?

Doesn't sound like a cheaper alternative to me!!

Read the forum it's on various threads. @Flappy posted it a couple of times. Not gossip........It's a fact of life that Musielak has signed. Not the 1990's anymore and times have changed to a point where secrets don't remain a secret.

Dan should be retained simply because he will improve on his 2021 average due to more than maintaining his home record and increasing his away numbers due to learning from previous visits at tracks where they were his first time.

I'm afraid thats the nature of social media, I avoid most of it apart from going on here cause I like to see whats going on in the speedway World. Still in your current position of trying to convince persons with the power to say yes or no, that reopening Rye House speedway is worthwhile, arguing online and biting at people who maybe aren't saying correct things and/or have a different opinion to yours isn't productive. Now I fell out with your mate Steve Ribbons on here years ago cause I correctly said that he isn't the right person to run a speedway outfit but I respect him cause he was a major player in the 1999 rebirth of Rye House speedway and the 2002 reopening of Wimbledon. - History proves all this correct. I see a similar story possibly emerging at Rye House. I wish all your efforts in reopening Rye House speedway the best of luck. Like I said before the (so called) BSPL back when the last promotion running it folded, should have made more effort to keep the track going cause Rye House is a proven League track and also has less restrictions which means it can be used for training purposes! Best way to beat all your critics is to prove them wrong by a successful conclusion to your campaign with speedway taking place at Rye House again, good luck again!

Speedway's incomplete without the Eagles - and Canterbury, (but Kent will do instead). I was hoping you'd be running the Seagulls in '23. Anyway, it's the track running that matters.

There is a beautiful photo of the Brisbane Exhibition Ground Speedway (EKKA) on the back cover of this week's (w/e Nov 20) Speedway Star. What a great and historic venue for our sport.

Well, it is a preferred term here in the US - even though calling someone "coloured" is a complete no-no! Of course, despite not being able to use the term "coloured", the people are protected by the NAACP - the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People!

What a complete load of Northampton Town Football Club

Yep. we've had black and Asian riders at Wimbledon, and black and Asian fans. KeirStarmerFan obviously never went to Plough Lane...

Well there you go, we had a healthy exchange of opinion.

Nicki Pedersen toys out the pram is part of the pantomime villain, played to the crowd who responded to him. Speedway over the last 20 years would have been a far duller place, love him or loath him. Apart from Wolves, how many teams he rode for would rather have not had him in the team, not many I imagine, certainly enjoyed the year's he was at Eastbourne, especially looking back now.