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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.

With 5 of the 6 teams basically confirmed you can figure out the majority of the Belle Vue side with the remaining riders. Predict the finishing order of the regular league season followed by your Grand Final and 2022 Champions. 1. Sheffield (Solid 1-7 on paper but a couple of question marks over Cook and Nielsen) 2. Peterborough (Solid 1-7 but a question mark over Ully, Basso is being underrated because he's not a well known name to UK fans) 3. Belle Vue (With the 5 we know Fricke, Kurtz, Wright, Allen & Brennan it already looks a better septet than the 3 teams below them) 4. Ipswich (Doyle & King should see Ipswich to enough home wins to get the final play-off spot imo) 5. Wolverhampton (I don't like the reserve pairing at all and I feel like too much pressure is being put on young Kemp's shoulders) 6. King's Lynn (Strong reserve all season but the 1-5 is full of question marks other than Lawson) Grand Final barring a horrific injury that wrecks the 1-7 - Sheffield Tigers vs. Peterborough Panthers Champions - 50/50 coin flip imo but I'll go with the biased pick in Peterborough Panthers

Every other FTR in the league already named so think it’s fair to say we’ll be re-signing Tom Brennan so why not announce that as well??? Do they think they r keeping us in suspense by holding his name back?!???!

Makes sense! I have a Xmas version of the hat he likes. Just needs to write Peterborough in black on one side and Glasgow in white on the other side! lol.

We had similar issues a few years back when they broke in & took bikes & quads. The police were called & even though they were riding around on these bikes in the near vicinity & the club said "those are our bikes", the police could still not do a thing. There was, also, another time the "scum" were in the area & over 20 manhole covers were removed from the industrial site nearby & probably sold for scrap.

Well you did get a cryptic warning on Friday and the trouble has reared its head Its been a site for many a year but now the council want to do something with it they got shipped out and they don't like it Yep and a particularly nasty bunch this lot apparently There had been an exclusion order placed on the site with Red boundary lines set up and unfortunately the council? police? (someone?) failed to renew this exclusion order and it run out (Friday I believe)… so they are back... Good idea but cost starts to be an issue Yep I will second that... As it happens this lot are a nasty bunch so I have been told (particularly nasty) and although I have seen nothing in the local press yet they apparently mugged someone at knife point at a cash machine last week I have offered as it happens.. but it was politely declined (at present)… Regards THJ

You have to give Hume a chance, once he gets dialled in he could be OK.Acouple of visits doesn’t tell you much.He had a decent season in 2021.

It's a bit of a yes & no answer. King's Lynn are now between a rock & a hard place. Of course, sticking within budget is important but just as important is to get out of being the worst team in the league. Fans are walking away or picking & choosing meetings more & more & finishing last year in year out will speed up the process. Thus also speeding up the lack of available funds to build decent teams. Sponsorship opportunities get smaller too the worse you get as you start accepting smaller incomes. Finish 6th (as most expect) this year the prospects for 2023 & beyond look horrific

200 riders,,,, are there even that many,, let alone that many of a certain standard

Poole, I love em! You are quite right tho about making change(s) to av a team to reach the play offs as you go through the season. Poole av been bottom then made a change, finished 4th, then.won the League. Greg Hancock was a masterstroke when he came in to turn us around. Ben Basso was our key change this season along with wise choice of guest reserves. Maybe Stars can get a rider(s) to do part of a season, it's a massive shame that Lambert isn't still riding over here & even Iversen. Hope more listen to Doyle and come back to race ere, as Discovery are televising our domestic league u wud like to think that club's will be getting a lot more money from them to invest in the riders' so the televised product is better with higher profile riders. All the best to the Stars for 2022, but as it stands it's gonna be struggle.

Danyon Hume. Happy about that

Not sure if this is the information you are looking for, but I believe the Buxton track is about 6.5 miles from their town centre. Well away from any housing (that I'm aware of). Certainly noise nuisance could not be a problem.

I read it as Bassoon and just assumed he'd misspelt Buffoon.

I think Ipswich have a good team for next season - Batchelor excepted. I've never like riders who give up if they haven't gated in front, this is why I also dislike Cook as well. I've always liked Heeps, a trier and able to pass people and Doyle & King make a solid top two.

stop talking solid gold common sense - theres no place for it here!

Jack Thomas is slowly turning into a brilliant little rider and I feel he may surprise a few people next season...

As the country, and city centres in particular, have become more ethnically diverse, Speedway doesnt seem to have done anything to try and engage the many thousands of those non white British people, living on their doorstep.. Although, to be fair, they haven't done much to attract the white British people who live local to a track either..