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Who gives a toss? Any little credibility the sport had in this country completely disappeared when doubling up got out of control & both leagues are virtually the same riders. You could accept one rider doubling up in the top league for experience but it's a mess now. Look at the farcical situation with guests now as well & facilities handed out for riders who haven't even rode this season. If riders can't make one league pay then get a job. The credibility of the sport is more important than any riders income.

He should harden the fk up and get on with it. Thats what I think Ben would be saying just now.

Under 16’s are now free at the AFA, from Monday. Usual price was a fiver. Well done King’s Lynn.

Well you have had issues with wind but you told me the ‘damp patches overnight’ had been cured.

Blobby conspicuous by his absence.

The main reason Speedway clubs fold is due to largely, poor stadia, compared to other sports or activities on offer, no promotion, a near total disregard for their fan base, an amateurish “show” confusing rules, no meaningful competitions, which this leads to very little credibility and therefore exposure in media and the failure to attract sponsorship or investment. The failure to tap in a young audience on social media platforms. AFTV (Arsenal Fan TV) have approx 1.5 million followers on their YouTube channel alone. It was started by 1 man (many since and before have shows/podcasts resulting in exposure, advertising, merchandise resulting from this & expanding revenue streams). AFTV don’t have anything to even sell… no game/no club/no museum/no access to players… the list goes on. Speedway bosses have a product they could market to the whole world, they could interview riders, ex riders.. referees.. supporters, do bike examinations, show behind the scenes, team manager interviews, merchandise, tickets… do podcasts, show old clips… ANYTHING… what do they do… next to idiot all! I used to attend Rye, from when my parents took me from 6months old.. we went to Mildenhall, P’boro, Lynn, Milton Keynes regularly. Rye was a great venue, with potential if there was investment for it to be a picturesque stadium and good night out. I’m not sure the track design/set up, like Wolves gave that good racing.. Yet, you’d have these old codgers as track staff, smoking as they came out, some fat bloke as start Marshall with his top barely over his belly, waving to his mates on parade, the contrast being the riders & their bikes pristine. It’s shabby.. scruffy, lazy and embarrassing.. it’s professional sport.. that should apply to staff too. Image and perception is just as important. The latest trend to keep the sagging tapes from hitting the track floor is the ORANGE TRAFFIC CONE!! Seriously.. it looks rubbish on TV.. well it just looks rubbish. Add in the weather factor and all the other issues people raise. Address the above and you may just get the footfall back. Many well known high street shops disappeared because they didn’t adapt to the modern day market place.. and Speedway could well be that equivalent. That’s my opinion anyway.

More like he’s taken the huff

Have too say Conner attacked the track really well and rode really well under pressure from opposition,has had good start to the season.

How is a 2 pointer getting 9+2 bang average?

Yes, it's like a big circus with no credibility!

I think it's rather unlikely they'll manage to sell 20k season tickets with a ground that has a 17k capacity.

windy and damp, the weather not me

Or summer as we call it in Berwick.

Looks like serious bike problems going by what he recently posted on Instagram.

I'd love to be able to tell you but I'm still blocked after 4 years, a great way to treat one of their most loyal customers... looks like they hold a grudge

1. Actually thought they are doing well on the social media side generally. Maybe Leicester not that great at it? Though I mainly use twitter and Instagram. Don't like tiktok. 2. Interestingly when I talk to people about speedway I always think they won't know what I'm on about. But must of the time I get 'oh yeah, I used to go to that ..' 3. Not sure how the 2 min rule is complicated or the super heat tbf! But I already said you don't tell new people the rules!!!!! Fatal error 4. Sounds like you need to trip to Plymouth lol, she can watch Richie and Kyle all she likes then. 5. Luckily my 11yr old isn't into it at the moment seeing as her fave rider Danny King isn't at Poole anymore. From my 11 yr olds pov, too long in between races, she says it's boring (then again I'm not sure she has actually seen a last heat decider at Poole!) She was into it for 2021 and 2022 but it was it lol.

Common sense would dictate they should be kept apart on the semi finals, but this is speedway, so you never know!

The BBC is the worst weather forecast you could possibly look at, very very seldom get it even close,

100% agree, but.. The tipping point has well passed.. A rudderless ship for decades, ran by collectively making things up on the spur of the moment, with zero clear direction of travel and standards governance, has driven thousands away who still passionately follow the sport via other various media, but dont attend their local tracks regularly.. Which is a shame given the on track entertainment which is as good as in, if not better, any era I have watched.. If all the surrounding negative issues matched the actual product, the sport would be flying, instead they undermine it appallingly..

Every Peterborough fan already knew who Buster was when he took over. You'd seen the bargain teams put together at King's Lynn, why anyone would expect different at Peterborough is unbelievable & stupid. He'd saved you from early closure & won a title on a shoestring. MT has to take blame for making promises he couldn't deliver on. Buster works to a very strict budget & it's always been that way. Most outsider's would see what he's done in his short tenure as an excellent job. Us at King's Lynn have never seen a top flight title, Buster delivered one almost immediately, we should be the immensely bitter ones to be fair.

Now now at his age he doesn't get excited very often I don't suppose lol.

At youth levels Kyle Bickley won just about everything there was to win and looked a real prospect. Sadly for him since he took the step up to senior league racing he has went pretty much nowhere either with Workington, Glasgow, Berwick and now Edinburgh. Certainly looks the part, well turned out, good equipment but just lacking the necessaries to make the step up.

Spot on.I’ been saying this for weeks…

Poor night at the office. Well done Bandits though - strong all through the team. Watch BSN stream for a change. Greg Blair was fantastic - such a natural at the job!! Interesting he talked to Jacob Hook about the split start & finish lines and about it being stressed to the riders not to shut off too early. So what does Paco do.................?!! (Well it looked like that to me.)

just like edinburghwas last night

The way I saw it is mark Phillips made the right call with regards to the track prep, whether it was luck or not it was correct!

It does seem strange having a NL team, and not using these riders to cover missing reserves.

Excellent entertainment, well done Gorzow..

Great speedway match- had everything !!

Yes

From memory I seem to recall that the 1974 Test Series held in the UK some programmes labelled them as Russia whilst others the USSR/Soviet Union?

Full results from Vetlanda Lag cup final. Most notably IMO is Anton Jansson scoring a very nice 7 points (1,1,2,2,1). Remember that this is his first season at 500cc. https://speedwayfans.se/hemmaseger-i-lagcupen-jag-ar-positivt-overraskad/

The press reports into the postponement did say that it was everything to do with the weather in lublin recently.

Although I did get a few to attend for a few seasons anyway! But difficult when people have football season ticket for Premiership team. I think it helps when the kids get into it as nag the parents a bit!

Pity the people running the Sport don’t recognise that.

I disagree, no point in throwing money away, especially for a rider who averaged 5.68 (6.53) away from the NSS. Zagar isn't a superstar who can't command any fee he wants, so I'll give credit to Peterborough for now giving in to his demands. Batchelor or Craig Cook have to be the best British based options if they can't find a top foreigner!

It's farcical.

Certainly not riding home meeting every week probably doesn’t help the confidence.Especially if you have a bad one.

Another excellent link here: https://vk.com/video-81427162_456239478

I thought Phil lanning made a good point last night about the broken up stop/ start to the season and how teams not really getting into a rhythm particularly at home. Looking at the fixtures with fewer home matches could be a few more away wins than usual

You'd already been told why they said no to Zagar, asking for £100 per point more after agreement is outrageous behaviour.

Dry overnight but we`ve had a little bit of light rain for the last hour.

Egg on your face lol

Ace would be obvious candidate?

Not sure but Scunny we’re using a Jason Edwards as a guest at reserve.Maybe depends on averages.

It was Basso in the crowd with his new red laser pen

Fricke has appeared in heat 15 in the three home meetings to date. Based on his performances in his programmed rides, it begs the question as to whether he should have been nominated for this heat. His total points return in this final heat is ………one. The majority of people on this forum seem quite chilled about Max ‘give him time, needs to get used to the track etc’ but he really does need to get himself sorted ASAP. Excuses for his sub standard performances are rapidly drying up.

Have you got any links to petrol stations with free pumps, broadcast equipment suppliers with free cameras, free professional grade data uplink systems too? Unlike Polish streams (which are not streams they are re shares of Canal+ etc) BSN is a small business as are the other small British club streams. You don’t pay for them we can’t do it, simple.

Brady Kurtz rides tomorrow in Poland and not at Leicester for Belle Vue.. The UK give up Thursday as a protected race night.... The UK is already very much a 2nd rate nation when it comes to Speedway when up against Poland.. Poland even dictates when FIM meetings takes place such is their power... And, to be fair, with the money they pay out, they should dictate what happens and when, as without that money the riders wouldn't have the same income levels...

It's a magnificent book Tony, well done to all who helped with it's creation. Whatever people's views on PC and recent fall outs, it's still a great read and insight into 70s / 80s speedway. Thank you!