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For me get rid of riders who cannot commit full time to UK.Form 1 league with the riders left including NDL riders,start at the bottom and build speedway in GB up again.Basically do what happened in 1968 when the formed the 2nd Division,the entertainment will be just as good ,reduced admission on the basis that you are not giving silly money to riders that are mainly riding here for pocket money to supplement their foreign wages.All the fans that want too watch the Superstars can get cheap flight to Poland for the money they need to fork out nowadays to attend British Speedway( at least they will see a full match for their admission fee).The sport cannot survive the way it’s being run down just now.

That ladies and gents is how to race at the Colosseum! Fair play to Redcar who had their gating boots on last night and taught the patched up Gladiators a lesson on their own track. Unfortunately, things are unravelling a bit for Garry’s merry men which is a real shame given earlier in the season, I’m not sure too many people would’ve wanted us over two legs when we had six fit riders! Poole will be a tough ask. Lawson is dynamite around our track and the guest situation is going to be far from ideal looking at the current averages. Must say, last night due to working commitments, it was the first time I’d watched a meeting on BSN and I thoroughly enjoyed the coverage. It was also a very good meeting which I hope everyone enjoyed. Some very tough, hard racing at times and there was some great skill shown on the bikes. There was also some passing which is great to see. I get the sense the more people ride at Plymouth, the easier it becomes for them once they overcome the mental block of how small the place is. Best of luck to Redcar in the playoffs

After the dismal last match at Peterborough where we had to stand around for over an hour to watch tractors going round then crap racing to follow and then the shambles last night am I the only one who's lost the plot with British speedway...it's a joke. We have a ridiculous 6 team league thats seen the top 4 decided by July with essentially nothing to ride for until the play offs, I've seen teams tracking nearly full teams of guests, I've seen rules made up as they go along and then that ridiculous call made at the British Final...I could go on but the future is not looking good with Peterborough potentially dropping out next year and the same set of fools at the BSPA continuing to make a mockery of what has the potential to be a great sport (like in Poland)... Dont you think a huge shake up is required!?...I do because I am rapidly losing interest..it's not just a Peterborough thing either as I can't get excited for any of the TV matches anymore..they have nothing riding on them and it's just not interesting anymore. Oh and the guest situation needs looking at also with Pickering (as an example) pretty much riding for 2 teams now which is laughable and only in the UK do we have this stupid situation.

Well that was a great, if expected long night. Great crowd for Middlo who fully deserved a night to remember. Rickardson, Loram, Havelock, Doyle, Chris Holder were the world Champs at Wimborne Road. But Bomber Harris was the star of the show with an unbeaten 18 points. He showed last week in his last two rides what he can do when his bike is dialled in. Sublime stuff. Hope Hans Andersen recovers quickly from a very nasty tumble. South Today ran their sports section from the stadium it’s interviews with Middlo and Danny Ford. Big firework display to end the evening. Well done to every rider who gave their time.

Tom Brennan rides tonight in the British U21 final

This is the problem I have with their statement. It implies the track is somehow at fault. The tyres are the problem, it just so happens that Peterborough highlights the problem more than elsewhere. How long before they need 2 tyres at Scunny? They were using 2 last year.

They’ll be calling Bomber to guest soon if any more drop out

Spot on... And remember, even in the "halcyon days" when the tracks were often rammed with spectators, most tracks only had two or three fully professional riders... And that was only in the top league... One or two "superstars" and another "potential superstar/wunderkind" was what only the very top clubs mainly had... The rest of the riders making up the teams had "day jobs" and were very pleased to earn quite a bit more than a weeks pay from that job in just one night riding Speedway... Ride 20 times a month and you could have half a years salary every 30 days or so.. Do that from March to October and then work through the winter, or go on tour to Austalia if you were a full time pro, and a very, very good living could be had... Now we have "professionals" barely out of school, who cannot even hold down a place in the Championship, needing paying to fund their dreams... What a ridiculous system to have designed...

Also a big nod towards Tom Brennan. Obviously a very promising, talented young rider. I heard him interviewed after gueating for Berwick last year. Came across as a very level headed young man. Thanked the club for the opportunity etc. To keep progressing as he has, after all the things he has been through over the past couple of years, speaks volumes for his character. Now to crash on Monday, be told by the doctors to rest for a couple of weeks, then come back two night later. Says all you need to know about the toughness of a speedway rider. A different breed.

As they just said on commentary, despite a few of the original line up withdrawing, we have still seen some good racing from the youngsters which shows that its not just on eor two decent riders coming through either. Kids well down the points table still going out and really giving it their best shot in each heat too - good attitude.

I think Lisa meant an adequate guest!

Now it's the weather's fault, never had any problems at the 4TT, which was in the middle of the day, just admit that the cheap tyres are rubbish, riders now have so much equipment forced on them, all of which is a very nice little earner for someone. As the old saying goes, buy cheap, buy twice, or in this case buy cheap, buy 14 times.

That's a bit harsh, the medical cover at Birmingham was sorted months ago when the owners started paying for 2 ambulances to be present at each meeting.

The Regulations state clearly that if the British Final is abandoned and a restating is planned, then no result is declared. The BSPA had to nominate a Wild Card for the British GP. Their policy is to nominate the British Champion, who is Adam Ellis.

Promoters only paying riders for 10 races - spectators paying for 15 races. MUGGED off again.

If you reduce the size of the teams to fit the supposed number of riders, then you reduce opportunities which in turn means more potential riders simply won't bother with the sport. It simply becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy and the rider pool will just continue to shrink. 6-rider teams are just about viable for a league match with 14-15 heats. 5-rider teams would require riders to not only have too many programmed rides, but too closely spaced together as well. Almost certain that some riders would also have to have two programmed rides on the trot, which does nothing for timekeeping. Teams have been 7 riders for much of the sport's history (although there have been 8 and 6-rider teams at times) because it's an optimal number for various reasons, including the possibility to run rider replacement.

Plymouth will be alright in the play offs, I am sure Kennet will be back.

Personally, I think it’s a win-win for both clubs that it’s Poole v Plymouth in the playoffs. Both legs are guaranteed big crowds. Easy marketing opportunity

Yes that is what happens when you are successful!!

Lol!!

The Poole v Plymouth fixture is now in the official BSPL Fixture list for Sept 7th.

And it is attitude like that why British speedway is in a mess 'I'm all right, so I don't care..'

What was ridiculous was why run it so close to Cardiff GP ? If it had been run early July and weather was bad plenty of time to restage it before Cardiff

Just because it's been 7 man teams for as long as I can remember doesn't mean it always has to be that way. You alter the model to suit the circumstances, if there aren't enough riders to run a credible league you go to 6 or even 5 man teams... it ain't rocket science

If the sport is going to survive in the country other than at a fully amateur level at a hand full of tracks then something dramatic has got to happen. The equipment has got to change the rule book& the regulations have got to be torn up & started again. The tracks have got to be improved to help produce better racing. Costs reduced for all those involved. In short a route & branch rebuild from the bottom up. There will be resistance & those who say that it can't be done, the short answer is that its vital that it is done. There are several tracks with question marks over them already. however the expensive venues to run like Belle Vue, Birmingham, Wolverhampton,Glasgow & Ipswich possibly King's Lynn could they really keep running speedway on an ad-hoc basis while charging minimum admission to watch amateur racing? It's time to smell the espresso regular coffee is no longer strong enough!

You could supply 100 tyres to each team at the beginning of the match, it wouldn't make any difference if the tyres aren't lasting a race... unless the sport introduces pit stops!

With how crap he's been all season, Plymouth will probably hope they have a meeting.

And a supplementary to the supplementary now that they've acknowledged the failing: all customers ripped off on Monday will get a 30% reduction on admission for any of Panthers remaining matches including the restaging.

Don’t think Plymouth agreed to this ., barker hearing on the 8th .

I choose to forget about about all the politics, embrace it for what it is, support the team I love, watch the sport I love, and above all, think that this could be our year to win again. If not there’s always next year. I can’t think of anywhere I’d rather be on a Monday night. Who knows, one day all the top riders may return, maybe or maybe not, but we could be watching the future world champion without even realising.

It is ran as a hobby by promoters... Who build ambigous rules as all can then benefit from them whenever they may need them.. The main purpose of UK Speedway is to provide riders with rides so they can justify their outlay on kit, and hopefully, earn enough to work six months of the year and not have to work the other six... The secondary purpose is to give promoters a sense of achievement when their teams win competitions of minimal kudos, recognition and financial value. With the lack of recognition all directly down to the ludicrous operating model that they personally design and follow.. However, it is still a very good night out on certain tracks, with the right personnel on view... Just enjoy the racing and dont take it seriously in any way shape or form from a "team sport" perspective..

That'll do for me then

Ridiculous timing for a meanless fixture,1 week before the most important matches of the season. Makes winning the playoffs a completely hollow Victory.

What? No Kings Lynn riders? I get the Stars have a meeting but surely a couple could have been made available to help out Sheffield and Wolves again.. ...

Hope he's ok Be a shame if his British career was ended in a pointless fixture.

Must say having just seen his interview that Connor Bailey comes across as a thoroughly decent young man

That stream aside, the coverage has been very decent since the early season issues. Adam Roynon has been a great find recently too. It definitely lacks a few polishes around the edges but they've got the basics right and they do some of them better than Eurosport. Eurosport really struggle with transitions and the camera work can be quite shoddy, BSN do both better. They also make use of their main presenter mid-stream... it often feels like Eurosport send Abi home during the racing! I'd definitely re-subscribe to BSN next year if they offer the service again. £20pm is good value for what they're providing.

The decision made in that final was shocking..Ellis should never have rode at Cardiff this season that was last year's news..and how did that work out for him?..this is only a small slice of the pie that contributes to my original point.. British speedway has become one of the most tinpot sports in the country.

Seems like the sport has entered a new era…. Exploding tyres (P boro), setting light to the tracks (Glasgow) added the the reasons I stopped going endless delays and teams of gusts and r/r , my only surprise is that there are people still paying £20 each plus travel to watch the smouldering embers of a once great sport. Nothing I read would tempt me back to watch.

Could be the only way in making Kings Lynn have Eurosport cameras at a meeting this season .

Switched. Lawson for Wright. Flint for Riss.

So just going through the averages, and "weeding out" those riders who are European and who would struggle to pledge unconditional allegiance to the British leagues, and those British and Australian riders with foreign league commitments, and allocating the double-downers to the most senior club that they ride for, we would be left with: BELLE VUE - Charles Wright, Jake Allen, Jye Ethridge & Connor Bailey = 4 IPSWICH - Danny King, Aaron Summers, Danyon Hume, Ben Barker (!) & Cameron Heeps = 5 KINGS LYNN - Josh Pickering, Richard Lawson, Richie Worrall, Jason Edwards, Jake Mulford, Lewis Kerr, Jack Thomas = 7 PETERBGOROUGH - Chris Harris, Scott Nicholls, Jordan Palin = 3 SHEFFIELD - Kyle Howarth, Connor Mountain, Lewis Kerr, Dan Thompson, Craig Cook, Stefan Nielsen, Justin Sedgmen = 7 WOLVERHAMPTON - Ryan Douglas, Luke Becker, Steve Worrall, Drew Kemp, Leon Flint, Joe Thompson = 6 BERWICK 1 - Ricky Wells, Nathan Stoneman, Ty Proctor, Kyle Bickley = 4 BIRMINGHAM - Josh Auty (!), Ashley Morris, James Shanes, = 3 EDINBURGH - Jacob Hook, James Sarjeant = 2 GLASGOW - Broc Nicholl = 1 LEICESTER - Max Clegg = 1 OXFORD - Dillon Ruml, Josh MacDonald, Paul Starke, Kyle Newman = 4 POOLE - Ben Cook, Nathan Ablitt = 2 PLYMOUTH - Eddie Kennett (!) Connor Coles, Ben Morley, Lee Complin, Daniel Gilkes, Alfie Bowtell, Harry McGurk, Henry Atkins = 8 REDCAR - Jason Edwards, Adam Roynon = 2 SCUNTHORPE - Simon Lambert, James Wright, Zaine Kennedy, Ryan Kinsley = 4 ARMADALE - Tom Woolley, Danny Phillips, Elliott Kelly, Josh Embleton, Gregor Millar, Kyran Lyden, Willian Lawson, George Rothery, Lewis Millar = 9 BELLE VUE 2 - Sam McGurk, Archie Freeman, Freddy Hodder, Jack Parkinson-Blackburn (!) = 4 BERWICK 2 - Greg Blair, Luke Crang, Ace Pijper, Mason Watson, Ben Rathbone, Kieran Douglas = 6 KENT - Danno Verge, Connor King, Jamie Halder, Sam Wooley, Chris Watts, Joe Alcock = 6 LEICESTER 2 - Max Perry, Tom Spencer, Mickie Simpson, Vinnie Foord, Kai Ward = 5 MILDENHALL - Jack Kingston, Alex Spooner, Sam Bebee, Josh Warren, Luke Muff, Matt Marson = 6 OXFORD 2 - Jody Scott, Sam Hagon, Arran Butcher, Jacob Clouting, Luke Killeen, Ben Hopwood, Sam Woods = 7 PLYMOUTH 2 - Ben Trigger, Adam Extance, David Abraham, Rhys Naylor, Ben Phillips, Eli Meadows = 6 So that's a total of 112 riders who you can count on, from 24 teams located at 18 tracks. And I'm being very sympathetic in that definition as I'm including Eddie Kennett, Josh Auty, Ben Barker and Jack Parkinson-Blackburn in there, even though these riders are hardly the kind that you can actually "count on". Other riders like Lee Complin, Adam Roynon, Aaron Summers and James Wright are also in the mix, despite only being on the verge of (re-)retirement. Anyway, optimistically divide 112 by 7 and you have just enough for 16 teams. Go radical and choose 6-man teams, and you'll have enough for just over 18 teams. Not enough to go around, is it? And woe betide the 8 riders who I mentioned don't come to the tapes next year. That'll be one less team that can be fielded. So, if you had your way, which teams would you instruct to shut down? Would you tell the clubs that they can only have one team going forward, so that those clubs with 2 teams will have to get rid of their CL team?

Oh dear. And Plymouth travel to Poole next Wednesday.

Plymouth have no chance in the playoffs with guests and what they now have at reserve. It's a huge shame as prior to the injury curse Plymouth looked the team to beat and could well have ended up in the top 2. As it is they've limped into the playoffs and I can't see us winning another match (home or away) with Edinburgh or Poole next. Unless by some miracle Barker gets cleared and Gilkes becomes fit, I think any team will fancy their chances against this Plymouth side, 3 months ago, no-one would have. Hope I'm wrong but I just don't see the strength there at either top or bottom end.

Well done Kyle Newman great heat win

Last night was a prime example why fans don’t go anymore £20 for 10 heats - and there is other reasons British final farce Cardiff Gp track which should be a great advert for speedway - 6 team Premier league - guest riders being used what seems in every meeting wasn’t it Birmingham a few weeks ago had just one of there own riders - then on top of that cost of living crisis which is rammed down our throats by main stream media then you wonder why fans have stopped going ? What is surprising how many still go

Being honest about Speedway in general. Would I miss it if it was gone - Probably but not as much as I would have years ago. Would it bother me if I never returned if my track went. Not in the slightest. And I think this is mostly a generational thing in my opinion it is becoming less appealing to the die-hards.

It's not really a mockery, Belle Vue only have a strong option to replace Brennan as he's been riding so well!

Forgetting that 8 days previously he’d scored a 4 ride maximum in the European semi final ( which Team GB won) while Harris was replaced in two of his rides after scoring only 4 points. It pîsses me off that I even need to point this out but it seems that the numpties online spout cråp with impunity. i know I shouldn’t bite, but when I get personal messages slagging him off and read some of this on here I just like to put the record straight. it’s no wonder 99% of riders and officials in the sport avoid this site like the plague.

It is the logical answer. Too many people discrediting Ellis just because he is not at the top of his form.