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The big (& grossly unfair)anomaly regarding riders being paid/not paid is that riders would be in an immediate breach of contract should they refuse to ride because of not being paid for previous work (meetings) done with the consequence of not being allowed to ride elsewhere in UK. Promoters however have no reciprocal action taken against them for not paying their workers/contractors “on time” Whilst clearly this set of circumstances is so that “The show must go on” (which wouldn’t happen if riders withhold their services) it seems appropriate that something along the lines of rules being set where riders must be paid no later than (say) 10 days past the due date and if that payment is not made then the BSPA makes the payment from the Bond fund. The delinquent promotion then has to reimburse the fund within a set period time with interest or face further sanctions. Frankly the only promotions who would be unable to live with this type of agreement are those who are in reality unviable in the first place and need to face the consequences sooner rather than later so the sport has a realistic financial & moral operating base to work within.

So Poole let Danyon move on, being announced today in the Glasgow lineup. I thought he did well for us last year and I would have loved to have seen him back. Good luck in your career Danyon.

Radio Norfolk reporting this morning that @AlexBrady spoke to 200 riders about being in the 2022 side! Hope he's got plenty of free minutes on his mobile

That's a pretty crappy comment, don't you think? 1) The rules are posted at the top of the page. 2) The rules have NEVER changed. The site was only ever designed to represent solos. Hence no trace of sidecar fatalities. 3) It's MY site, and I make the rules. If you want to start one that includes people you wish, please feel free.

Whisper is some very good news on the way...

And still didn't take Ostergaard

Thank you for your very kind comments about our meetings. The programme wasn't as planned initially, but in the end we put on an evenings entertainment and our spectator numbers were up despite several logistical problems that affected support from the mainland. I am glad that you thought they weren't rubbish.

I wonder whether the council will help BV financially to get Zagar in.

The riders concerned will probably benefit riding on a well prepared consistent track at home which will improve their confidence and help their away form aswell, well done Glasgow.

Basso to Glasgow next. If they can’t beat us, they try to buy the Poole team to try and replicate.

Be great for Danyon and his dad he has a young son that lives 30 mins from Glasgow and came up most weekends to see him

Lets be serious, this is hardly a "solid" Championship side! Wolverhampton Luke Becker 10.43 Sam Masters 9.41 Steve Worrall 9.05 Nick Morris 8.61 Ryan Douglas 7.74 Leon Flint 5.89 Drew Kemp 3.72 Total 54.85

Stop asking sensible questions

I am going to take a guess that Sweden will be in a very poor place come 2023 that some riders may opt for the UK depending on the state of British Speedway of course.

And not forgetting Sam Master Chef

clearly a dick - happy to take your return comeback on here, personally, privately or however you wish

I hope the NDL has a very strong year, with riders who are of the right ability. The BSPL has created an issue by weakening the league this season - not entirely sure how they rectify that for next season. With regards to IOW - did you go to any of the meetings? I did, and they were far from being 'a bit rubbish' as you suggest.

An assessment of the top 10 riders for each decade, based on achievements in match races, individual and team events, and taking into account how well they performed head-to-head against their biggest rivals. Some of the lower ranked riders who had an exceptional season or two in a decade also had some years where their achievements were modest compared to their rivals. 1930s: 1. Jack Parker 2. Eric Langton 3. Vic Huxley 4. Jack Milne 5. Cordy Milne 6. Tom Farndon 7. Bluey Wilkinson 8. Lionel Van Praag 9. Wilbur Lamoreaux 10. Jack Ormston 1940s: 1. Vic Duggan 2. Jack Parker 3. Tommy Price 4. Norman Parker 5. Ron Johnson 6. Alec Statham 7. Bill Kitchen 8. Eric Chitty 9. Wilbur Lamoreaux 10. Bill Longley 1950s: 1. Jack Young 2. Ove Fundin 3. Ronnie Moore 4. Barry Briggs 5. Peter Craven 6. Brian Crutcher 7. Freddie Williams 8. Aub Lawson 9. Olle Nygren 10. Split Waterman 1960s: 1. Ove Fundin 2. Barry Briggs 3. Bjorn Knutson 4. Ivan Mauger 5. Ronnie Moore 6. Peter Craven 7. Gote Nordin 8. Igor Plechanov 9. Nigel Boocock 10. Arne Pander 1970s: 1. Ivan Mauger, 2. Ole Olsen, 3. Anders Michanek 4. Peter Collins 5. Phil Crump 6. Barry Briggs 7. Ray Wilson 8. Martin Ashby 9. Malcolm Simmons 10. John Louis 1980s: 1. Hans Nielsen 2. Erik Gundersen 3. Bruce Penhall 4. Kenny Carter 5. Michael Lee 6. Tommy Knudsen 7. Jan Andersson 8. Phil Crump 9. Simon Wigg 10. Billy Sanders 1990s: 1. Tony Rickardsson 2. Hans Nielsen 3. Sam Ermolenko 4. Greg Hancock 5. Billy Hamill 6. Per Jonsson 7. Chris Louis 8. Mark Loram 9. Jimmy Nilsen 10. Henrik Gustafsson 2000s: 1. Jason Crump 2. Tony Rickardsson 3. Nicki Pedersen 4. Leigh Adams 5. Greg Hancock 6. Tomasz Gollob 7. Mark Loram 8. Andreas Jonsson 9. Hans Andersen 10. Ryan Sullivan 2010s: 1. Greg Hancock 2. Tai Woffinden 3. Bartosz Zmarzlik 4. Tomasz Gollob 5. Nicki Pedersen 6. Emil Sayfutdinov 7. Jason Doyle 8. Jaroslaw Hampel 9. Chris Holder 10. Fredrik Lingdgren

The unfortunate thing about Northside is it is an open site on a dune area under the many windmills. The previous owners tried to enclose it, but the damage just continued being caused by gypsies in caravans alongside the track. They were then cleared off that site, with council help, hence the enthusiasm to turn the site into something that could be developed into a Redcar type site. Even with an expensive spiked metal fence surrounding the whole site, which would not be cost effective, it would not solve the problem as it would probably just provide the gypsies with a new supply of metal which would be stolen on a regular basis. Perhaps a local councillor could help with the establishment of a sport in Workington, as it was thought that with the cockups by the council, and the other stadium owners in the Town, regarding the other stadia, they appeared to have thought that by helping Northside now it would make up for their incompetence previously. Let's hope the council stand by that enthusiasm, and stand up to the thugs who could deprive the Town with a sport facility that they currently lack.

By signing 2 riders you've chosen to stick on the scrapheap? Utter BS

What you score at Armadale is always taken into consideration at allied HQ when building a team.

And Berwick when he got dialled on after his 1st ride & I can't remember if he was guesting for Glasgow that night or Berwick but he was good

Surely you buy a season ticket because you want to go to speedway, surely it doesn't depend on who's riding? Do you think that we won't have a competitive team?

i was told that Hancock and Zager were going to be missing for this meeting and nothing was said all day by either promotion so assumed my source was wrong. So when i turned up at Foxhall to find out they werent in the pits, i got back in my car and drove home...

I know first hand that my friends that visited, thorough enjoyed themselves, and openly said that a straight 15-heats of speedway were very much second best to what was served up on the Isle of Wight.

That reminds me of the time Reading rocked up with a couple of riders missing, we had Rory as a guest, he took off his Witches bib, jumped over to the other side of the pits and put on a Reading bib, and both clubs then ran R/R to make it a bit of a contest

Maybe not & I hope not but things don't look great as it stands with this team

His ave is under 5 and will start at reserve a great signing and on the way up

This is pro speedway,,, anything could happen,,, he can probably be our number 8 and guest for the opposition in the same meeting,,, possibly even see himself racing himself in heats 2 and 8,,, Obviously it could get a little confusing if he knocks himself off,, and who gets excluded

Still one more to come

Connor just over 4 I believe Hume is just under 5

I think Aces will go for Evans first and then bring Zagar in to join him in 2525.

I think IOW are incredibly happy away from the mafia and the way they were treated/ hounded i would be staggered and disappointed if they were to consider a return. 5 from last year to return, Iwade replacing Kent and maybe Oxford if they are very ambitious/ have been coaxed into it. Id love there to be a surprise entry but 7 for 2022 with hopefully Eastbourne and Worky to join 2023 would be a decent uptake (providing all current clubs make it that far)

Anyone else read it as bassoon the gasso? Just me then. Oh and apologies for encouraging piratetwit chucking his inane drivel on ignore soon.

Whether the team is announced or not it seems sponsors are still keen with a previous big sponsor back on board plus a new one to add to the list (ex-Plymouth apparently?)

With his Danish commitments on a Wednesday Poole was never an option for both parties.

Is it worth getting mixed up with that lot ,( gypo scum & I say best to walk away rather than fight them ) coz they never give a toss about the sort of damage they can cause

Edwards Road opposite Station Road, if you go across the lights by the old Cross keys pub the poster is on a big advertising board that lies slightly back, there is a shop that does Icing its on their wall to the side heading towards the fire station, Google maps you can see it clearly

It needs to be good news, got to declare in the morning

Good signing. How does that set Glasgow up? Those enough space to have him at reserve with Bailey?

That is a very valid point - it’s a headline grabber saying he’s spoken to 200 riders nothing more is my guess . Half the alleged riders would be way over our budget the next lot wouldn’t be interested in racing over here for various reasons that leaves about 25 who want to race in the Uk but 15 of them laughed at the rate of pay so that’s were we arrive at the team 1 want to race in the UK and 2 accept the rate of pay on offer . I will say this though sooner stick within the clubs budget and finish 6 th in the table than spend a fortune the club can’t afford win the league and close at the end of the season . .

On that basis do you really want to come back to NDL as it is? Imagine what you know now can be developed and put on an even better family oriented show, certainly young children's attention span is only a couple of races, throw different things in, and keep their attention can only be a good thing.

Sad breaking news looks like gypo c#nts have caused lots of damage around the venue got to feel for Andrew and all the helper's.

is sarge still available ? he could double his average this season .

We never announce our team early so wouldn’t be concerned.

or based on your cantankerous postings all over the place, people might just be giving a wide berth

The two big expenses are engines and riders pay so as has been said numerous times get an engine that cant be interfered with, and reduce rider expenses, if it means we it alone in this then so be it once that expense has been reduced then riders pay can be looked at also there is a big need now to look at quieter engines, and the way to with that is electric ones, i know that will take away the noise aspect with speedway, but i would rather that happens then we lose the sport altogether how many of the sites that have been listed in this topic have been discounted because they are close to housing

Cook as a 2nd string on a sub 7 average is on track no gamble at all. He undoubtedly in a high calibre talent in the context of the current league set up

Go look at Ipswich & Sheffield septets and think again. Lawson & Pickering had good 2021's I can't see their averages improving, just going down. It's good to see Kildemamd back riding in British league but he's a bit of a spent force. Kerr, Worrall & Jorgenson are Ronseal, little/no improvement. I saw enough of Thomas at PB last year, he has lots of potential but he will saunter if the track isn't to his liking. Stars will be competitive as they'll have a strong reserve, heats 13 & 15 are gonna be their down fall.

Sad that Harlow is considered too close to Rye House, when one considers how close West Ham was to Hackney, but that’s speedway today.