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I've heard it's Danny King, Steve Worrall, Richard Lawson, Ben Cook, Zach Cook, Drew Kemp, Nathan Ablitt

Danny and Steve now confirmed.

Top 3 not in any order Plymouth Leicester Oxford bottom 3 Berwick newcastle Birmingham brummies

But that was how the RS system was billed, as a non stop conveyor belt. It was obvious too many that it wouldn't happen/work and that it was just capitalising on a particular year with a stronger crop of riders than usual. If a system for succession is put in place then stick to it and do something to actually help it succeed. As ever the great 5 year masterplans get dropped after a year or two because they are flawed, ill conceived and poorly regarded by the idiots who introduced them in the first place.

Funny I remember the series being bigger than that..I was much younger though. I'll file it away with curly wurlys and monster munch.

Probably suits both clubs , Poole get an established heatleader who probably won’t ride for us anytime soon. Glasgow get a young rider with potential to become a heatleader win win.

Personally I think it is unfair to have a team knowingly go into half of their meetings with only 6 riders. It allows them to choose between r/r or a guest they know goes well around an away track. Not really what I want to see, it would be much like Peterborough last year when Ulrich got injured and then continued to run with 6 riders, knowing he was out for the season.

To be honest a rider only doing home meetings wouldn't be the most ridiculous thing about UK speedway!

Someone did suggest that speedway should be targeting the older generation like pensioners because they have a bit more disposable cash than people with mortgages and a family, and are happy to take grandkids along and thats where you get your next generation of supporters from. Whether that would work is anybodies guess tho. Birmingham have been excellent at catering for the kids over the last few years but if the parents can't afford to go or have lost interest then you will eventually lose that generation. It's an old-age problem that the sport has never solved...

Some pics of the Neuenknick meeting 07.04.1985 https://www.speedway-yesterday.de/html/body_neuenknick-85.html#Neuenknick1985

RTD may be in the team, but I think it would be alongside Rothery & the 2 Millars rather than replacing them.

like poole keith said why do our supporters take the bait all the time all you doing is feeding them ignore

At least it’s their own money they are using.Unlike other Promotions that went to the wall ,leaving their debt behind.

Happy with those left overs all day

I like a strong number 1, a decent second heat leader to back them up and solid through rest of the team. There's no right or wrong way as the difference between Poole and Peterborough in 2021 will tell you.

They did have one 8 point rider per team rule in the top league a fair few years back. I think Coventry had to choose between Hamill and Hancock?? So if enough promoters want it more spread out it can be done.

The NDL should be about developing riders. Last year there was some great entertaining racing watching the Colts… hope formore of the same in 2022. it was great watching the young uns develop

Will it ever end ? er no the ‘thin end of the wedge’ has now brought in a system where riders can earn good money by just having 2 teams. I’m sure the current stock of riders will be concerned if the U.K. was ever to produce more riders to fill all their teams. The alternative is obviously money - to pay riders enough to ride in just one league but as mentioned it’s maybe too late now.

Not bad for so called left overs

Never heard that one but he was very difficult to pass. Arms and legs everywhere but great to watch. One of my favourite 60’s riders.

Poole have been allowed to have 7 R/R riders for next season. When riding away It has been agreed the home riders to cover the rides, when at home it has been agreed they can have seven guest riders up to a points limit of 50, this should ensure they easily win the league

Thank you Lisa.

Is that a hint as to the riding order issued on the Twitter account today? Cook, basso, Brennan, Nicol, ulle, Hume, bailey.

Seriously? Rent issues. Just been confirmed as sorted out. Rider announcements this week apparently.

Havin just been on the British speedway website, I notice that Poole have no riders mentioned for the 2022 season, can anyone confirm this and if so what are/could be the reason.

Birmingham have been great where kids are concerned since the Masons took charge. The problem I think at Perry Barr, is from a spectator's/viewing position, it's cr#p for kids! (it's not much better for adults unless you go indoors....'personally, I hate watching from indoors'....)

Think most clubs will struggle to significantly increase their crowds in today’s climate within the sport.It really relies on existing fans keeping their families interested enough to continue going along.

No there was no rule it seems , but its easy to see why some may see it as an advantage , there were other teams that benefitted from some rules that were adjusted to suit the situation with covid at the time not just Poole

But he couldn't ride because of covid restrictions in Czech, were there any rules for that at the time? I don't think there were, that's why the committees own discretion was used imo.

Indeed if they'd have come 6th they'd have still won the playoffs.

Not sure the Ipswich track itself is an issue,, the lighting maybe.

Stay in lots of hotels through work, in cardiff staying at the mecure hotel asked how much was a room if i just turned up &80 so i asked how much on the date for the gp, oh she said there is an event on that weekend it will be &240 per night, one mans supply and demand is another mans rip off .

Still got 3/4 months to boost season ticket sales.... Just my opinion, but I doubt 'B'ham fans will be holding out to buy a season ticket based on who the next signing will be? You're either a supporter (supporter being the operative word) or not?! The make up of the team, will affect the 'casual/occasional' supporter....as I said, just the way I look at it. I personally think that the 'Boss/LR', knows enough about speedway, to know that a competitive side is imperative to survival.... Barring injuries, B'ham won't be the whipping boys of the division!

2021 league champions and ko cup champions

Cos it has not got the Glasgow promotion throwing stacks of money at it !!

This league is just about bringing on British talent,winning is not everything.

Top six written all over it that septet..... Edit. Can you confirm that it is Jason and not Phil you have listed at No 4....?

And there's the beauty/frustration of Excel. Using the actual figures (as pointed out), after the the 2.5% reduction, it adds up to 42.0015. Round up/down to hundredths, and it's 41.99. Absolutely my error not spotting that, and just reading the total given by Excel, but it shows the anomalies that can creep in. Glad everyone has had a laugh

Eastbourne back in 2023 fingers crossed.

Takes one to know one.

You you wanna calm down a bit.

In reality then Tai didn't want to ride in Britain or for BV at all - he simply wanted a well paid practice facility.......

doesn't matter when his brother-in-law is a tattooist

I think you could be right. The sport is just being patched up now, just to get the next match, week or season complete. No long term plan. Stop trying to attract new fans without worrying why the old ones have vanished. The old ones more often than not used to introduce the old ones. You couldn't sell the sport on Dragons' Den the way it's set up at the moment. Imagine trying to explain the team set ups, or what is the top league and what is the second tier. Why have so many riders riding for different teams have the same name? It is pathetic. It's like that parrot in the Monty Python sketch.

Maybe call the stand the legends stand and do a online vote to establish ten riders who deserve a place and have ten large photo boards mounted in the stand. be handy if you are meeting someone at the stadium as you can say I’ll be in the south stand in the Chris Morton section. a club of such heritage in a modern stadium should remember the history like they do for Peter craven.

The more you hear about the cronies that make up the BSPL Ltd. the more I wonder whether they are the root cause of British Speedway's continuing decline ? We have the crook at Eastbourne who has disappeared owing riders thousands of pounds getting off scot free, and been instrumental in getting Eastbourne Speedway closed down ... yet Chris Morton is banned from being a promoter for ..... being involved in building a Nation Speedway Stadium, which the BSPA frankly showed no interest !

Nobody asked them to be a speedway rider though,if the crowds can’t generate enough money to pay them,they should go a get a day job.

Thanks. Normally we still made the Sunday meetings at Hyde Rd, will have to ask my parents why they didn't take me to this one Also missed the Peter Craven meeting in the same year (won by Andy Smith) for some reason as well.

Yes. Mudguards covering all the way down to where modern-day dirt deflectors go. They kept snapping off on the bends. It was a very cold Sunday afternoon in November 1985.

I will support speedway but be nice to see a winning team and trophies/be seen as a threat to other sides.