Leaderboard

3 top flight competitions all of which risk not being completed as should be a given The common theme Sheffield potentially not fulfilling a home fixture in each one Hang you heads in shame Sheffield

Oxford was the most-successful club in Britain this year, bar none. You really think that an expensive team is the key to success?

I think it's pretty sick to bring the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II into the "excuses" for pulling out, I thought Glasgow were better than that. They've already renamed the trophy once, they should have just renamed it to the Queen Elizabeth trophy and got on with it. There is now doubt that any competition that Glasgow are involved in the future that they'll just take their ball home if they don't like the name of it. Pathetic really!

Oxford have had a hugely successful first season. Silverware in the first season back (NLRC winner), Chargers getting to the play-offs and great crowds for both Cheetahs and Chargers. I suspect the NL crowds are around double the Championship crowds at Birmingham. That translates to a great atmosphere at Cowley, especially given the younger-than-usual crowd demographic at Oxford which sees many twenty-somethings and thirty-somethings on the terraces alongside the older fans. You'll find there's not many Oxford fans on the BSF, simply because it's all doom-and-gloom on here, and our first season since 2007 has been anything but that!

I mean I think it’s been left far too late anyway but that’s quite possibly the most nauseating excuse when the real reason is stated in the latter section anyway. I’m far more understanding at late in the season and lack of dates than the syncophantic bollocks. She did reach her Jubilee so claiming it’s out of respect is utter garbage, I mean if anything it could be a nice tribute if it were actually the true reason.

Oxford have been a breath of fresh air to Championship Speedway.

Maybe it doesn't rain as much in Manchester

I am not one of the usual suspects but can assure you that it is indeed hammering down in Poole. A simple check of the rain radar will confirm this fact.

Funny you should say that Currently in Poole

How many times was he used as a reserve replacement and against what opposition? You can go on and on but watching him ride, he was riding as a heat leader, just from the reserve position, and no one can prove either way whether he would have dropped his average or not. Regardless, still took a massive effort to win the league with r/r and the other injury issues they encountered along the way. Were by far and away the best “team” last year, regardless of Ulrichs form / injury

I’m glad we’ve finally got some clarity. I’m disappointed, but I understand. Is it the real reason? I don’t know. But honestly, for all the noise, the fact is this: clubs should not be left to decide fixtures. I can’t think of any other professional sport where that happens. This is the root of a lot of issues. Fixtures need to be centrally managed, so clubs have regular fixtures and we avoid some of these bun fights. It would remove one of the regular frustrations people have, which is I think at least part of the issue we’ve had with this competition.

The final should be a single match at Leicester, with no return fixture at Wimbo Road. Poole fans will moan but true pirates supposedly cope with one leg.

As I say it is called the look at me syndrome. Or aren’t we great aren’t we.

Everyone else got it.

That’s debatable. Atkins (17+1) only managed to score one more point for the Chargers than Boughen (16+1) over the course of both legs against Leicester in the NDL playoffs. Plus Boughen had 4 heat wins to Atkins’ 2. Considering they were Boughen’s first ever meetings in this country, it’s fair to assume he will get even better…and better far quicker than Atkins will. Not saying Boughen is ready, but the lad clearly has potential. And if the Cheetahs were prepared to throw Killeen in even quicker, it’s not beyond possibility that Boughen would get the call.

No just telling lyke. Or maybe get your finger out your rectum and search for it yourself.

And to make it sweeter the Bristol is in full view of Sharkheid Luvvly.

Poole fans can’t help themselves give another club credit and it’s look at us what about us. Should start a why does everyone hate Poole thread oh wait. Anyway Oxford can hold there head high after a very good first season back.

The only thing professional about UK Speedway is those riders who only ride Speedway for a living... The non riding aspect of the sport wouldnt even pass as semi professional... Even many amateur leagues in other sports would be offended to be measured against UK Speedway's operating model and rules and regulations' implementation...

Perhaps you consider all the various things that have happened this and in previous seasons this just confirms how unprofessional speedway actually is and badly managed and administrated.

How can it be that of the two clubs contesting the League Championship play--off:- Belle Vue have staged 10 Premiership matches, 7 National League matches, 2 League Cup matches, 2 play-off ties, The Peter Craven Trophy, The British Final, (and a half of a British Final), and will still be staging a Premiership Pairs round. but Shefiield have only staged 9 premiership matches, 2 League Cup matches and 2 play-off ties?

A two month heatwave in summer and a chance of people actually going to watch and there was hardly any meetings at my club. As far as I’m aware that was the same at other clubs in the league as well, it just screams of amateur now when are in this situation in late October

HeHe Award the points to Ipswich for the unfulfilled league meeting, could be crucial at the end of the season and defines who makes the play off !!

Assuming all goes well we can run a Coronation Cup Competition next season, and hope the Monarchy keep in good health.!!

They will refuse a reduction, it will limit their guest options.!

They'd have withdrawn because it's Autumn now.

The gates were all closed!! I emptied the drains , which is a regular thing, 2 main puddles on the track which we always get, all water was off the track by 5.30,

Hmmm - will the Kent Kings have to change their name?

Well it wouldn't be the Royal Family would it!!?

I took a walk past the Beaumont Park this evening & the gates were open. Someone was there driving a tractor with the bowser on sucking the water out the drains & off the track. The track was very very wet with big puddles & like a sludge bath . With more rain forecast till around 9pm tomorrow & a dry but cloudy day Saturday there is not much to help the track dry , I think the damage may already be done for Leicester’s track & Saturday will get called off due to an unfit track.

To add some additional interest, could the format for the Leicester v Poole v Leicester Jubilee match ups be altered in some way? If it’s to be another 7 v 7 standard meeting, why not allow two tacticals or try the Polish/Swedish formulae or introduce two or three handicap races. Something to add interest and get folks talking.

British Champion signing for a full season at Birmingham? Newcastle spending money they obviously didnt have on repairing a track to continue the season with a No1 and his sidekick No7 who was out of his depth? An abandoned British Final resulting in a rider being nominated to do the British GP ? BV signing a rider, who previously declined to ride in his home country's league, for THREE matches in a bid to win silverware? Biggest jokes though are BSPA and SCB.

Maybe different company but same owners as Glasgow speedway

what riddles are those then ? i have a cat , but no trench coat . stuck for an answer to my posts , so revert to verbal abuse . ya must be pissed or on drugs .

Typing in riddles again, anyway what does it matter to you what and when they say in a statement you should be down the pub with your dog and your long grey trench coat trying to meet some new friends. I’m sure if you bought someone 10 pints they would be your mate. Well just for as long as it takes them to drink 10 pints.

i bet you cannot run and chew at the same time !

Course it is, they have beaten Glasgow in the Play Offs last year and this and have generally been the benchmark for other sides since dropping down. So not really weird.

In fact it's pure geein me the boak.

I’m not.

Quite, seldom seen rain like it!!

Like i said in my first post not having a dig.Every winning team will have questions asked, but the bottom line is if you win the play offs you are champs and no one can take that away and its in the record books for all to see.

No they were not open, big gates were padlocked from the inside, small gate was unlocked but closed with a bar through it on the inside, so unless you have keys? Or you climbed over you did not come into the track.

Sorry about that..late to the party, just hope we can see two legs of speedway in reasonably dry conditions but it’s looking increasingly unlikely now.

Even as a Sheffield supporter I have to agree with the OP. Over thirty weeks since the first meeting it now seems we may not finish the season. Another nail in the speedway coffin.

Such royalists... I don't think Glasgow even marked the Queen's passing! They should just front up... no need to bring the Queen's death into it at all, sick!

Let's hope that going forward the promoters think very, very carefully about naming their competitions after someone, or some event... Otherwise none of them may ever get completed again.......

Think all the Clubs are difficult to agree dates,because riders are all over the place during the season,they couldn’t care less as long as they are earning money.It’s up to GB Speedway to sort out the sport regarding missing riders and priorities.Riders rule the sport IMO.

I think your giving the organisation of the output too much credit They should've been the final figures as all meetings should've been completed before the playoffs and the cut off in September It's more likely that an approach of copy/paste of a template has been implemented for the release and just hasn't been adjusted to reflect that there are matches outstanding

Are they going to refund the admission charges fan paid to watch meaningless group qualifiers? Don't see it happening but would be nice if Edinburgh being group runners uo were offered Glasgow's place.

You could put 1 copy in a Time Capsule.People will wonder what this sports was in GB when opened in 10 years time .!!!