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Yes looks like British Speedway will achieve carbin neutral staus by 2030 by virtue of not existing

I’m expecting Laguta to go and we’ll use guests due to “special dispensation” or “best interests of the sport”. Something of that ilk. Wouldn’t be surprised to see someone like Barker replace Thomson to “strengthen” the side. Christ, it’s depressing being a Stars fan at times.

Incorrect

This thread is now at boak-inducing levels.

Pretty obvious why Lawson isn’t included as Wrocław is a big fast track and Lawson is a gater……plus he doesn’t ride in Poland How on earth Steve Worrall is in over Charles Wright is a mystery Worrall does ok on tracks like Poole and Wolves where they are gaters paradise tracks but in Wrocław he would be cannon fodder ….Wright loves the big tracks and would be a far better option …. Strange choice

Are there any adults who know how to behave and make their point constructively on this forum? Or have some of you watched too many PMQ's and believe that because our country's leadership are a bunch of toxic bell ends, it is all right for you to follow suit?

I think you're referring to Peterborough here surely - undoubtedly the most expensive and poor quality food outlet across British Speedway I've come across. The stuff served up at Lynn is ok by comparison - the best quality/value I've had is at Ipswich - but the speedway club don't get any of those profits/receipts.

Carl Johnson leaves the club, the club keeps running Buster leaves the club, game over

Exactly, people moan when they have a bad meal or a faulty car after a service. If you can do better step up, if not shut up. People need to realise just because they are paying their hard earned cash for something it doesn’t need to be good. Glad we agree with each other.

Folk put too much emphasis on passing , yes its exciting to watch , but I've seen many an exciting race with riders going for it less than a bike length apart, but the actual overtake doesn't happen

Sounds like Rathbone should have been the one to negotiate with Poland over using their Extraleague riders. He was smart enough to get paid to release a rider, while years later the league has given up priority on Thursdays for re-arranged fixtures! He deserves a medal for his brilliance lol!

He really should have put family first in the first place.These things happen in life though and you have to do what you think is best afterwards.

Say that again!

Like they did with Barker ?

I am sure the SCB will give a full explanation as to what transpired it’s the least the Birmingham fans deserve. You really have to feel for the Brum promoters as they seem to be getting a kicking at every turn through no fault off their own.

Don't really take great deal of satisfaction from that. A win is a win and was some good racing in 2nd half but just wonder where this leaves Birmingham. I imagine a lot of unhappy, disillusioned supporters who might vote with their feet. And through something of no fault of the promotion

To be fair you also heard Hans had been binned by Panthers

Why, oh why do people involved with the sport say things like this. As a prospective customer it is such a turn off.

The sport is too far gone now. Undoubtedly there will be lip service changes made in the winter that benefit the higher percentage of clubs that vote for them. We need to rip it up and start again. Alarm bells should have started ringing when the biggest, best run club in the sport (Poole) dropped a division because they couldn’t sustain top tier Speedway. Speedway is cocaine. Addictive, but by the time it reaches the end user it’s been cut with so much rubbish by the dealer that it barely resembles the pure product. Only a few gullible fools can’t see that and carry on with it to get their hit.

why would a youngster travel for just three rides? 6 or even 5 man teams are the only sensible option

see people like living in the past, and eating in the future.

33 is not a female rider (Norma Seth), it's Seth Norman.

What a superb result for Cooper Rushen

You should only moan if you are prepared to sort the air fences and clean the toilets I believe..... Otherwise you are required by the happy clappers (many of whom clean toilets and sort air fences so get in for free), "Speedway Law" to attend each week, pay over your hard earned/pension, and be bloody thankful you have a track to go to, as loads have closed down... And be under no illusions.. If your track closes, it is your fault...

I'm just wondering where all of these "Johnny come lately" posters are coming from all of a sudden. We've all been on here sounding the warnings for years, in fact most of us have left and all of a sudden, now it's probably too late, people are coming on here to vent their spleens... welcome aboard though. I think I could probably run a Speedway club and a lot better than those in charge currently do but there's no way on this earth that I ever would in it's current format. Why would I? In fact why do those that currently do it... do it. Listening to Nigel Tolley on the Speeway Tavern podcast he said he did it because he's a massive Speedway fan as are his family and he knows it means so much to so many people in the community, which are all very laudable reasons but that almost sounds like a charity, which is not how Speedway should be run. As for your club, well I suspect that the promoter you had this season (and Peterborough's will he won't he potential promoter) were/are driven by hubris. You don't need me to tell you this but if all clubs were run like Buster runs his clubs then the sport would be in a much more healthier state financially, I'd love to have a nice shiny new car on my drive, but I can't afford one, so I don't have one. Buster is no saint, I could do without all of his vindictiveness towards those that have crossed him, sometimes you just have to forgive (not forget) and move on.

Is Discovery / Eurosport / BT / Sky not actually "the elephant in the room" What money the Sport has received from those it has truly "spaffed up" and increasingly it's become a CLOSED SHOP! BSN has shown that in-house streaming can deliver a product that is not in any way a "poor relative" for Speedway fans and if correct delivered a near 5 figure sum to CL Clubs last year. To each of the Clubs via Pooling resource. HOW MANY NEW FANS ARE ATTRACTED BY MSM - (the above) Is it not time to take Speedway OFF MSM and to make it stand on its own 2 feet? BSN delivered more financial input to CL Clubs last year than "the above" have done in the past decade. Back to Basics, cut costs and cloth accordingly and rebuild from the bottom up with "whats left" and what's sustainable. Better to be paid £50-£80 per point than NOT paid £100- £200 a point and 4 figure guarantees. LOCAL Advertising, LOCAL initiatives FAR more likely to attract NEW support than DISCOVERY. Local Radio does a cracking job in some areas as an example.

I noticed that when Edinburgh are hosting their double header, fans who only want to watch the first match, will get money back of they leave before the second one. But as that is Monarchs vs Bandits followed by Academy vs Bullets, you'd think it's not so necessary to offer that! But how many Plymouth fans want to watch Belle Vue & vice versa?

Think it would have been better for 1st Team to have 1st and 3rd pick and 2nd Team too have 2nd pick.More even group that way. IMO.

Please don't imply aliases and multi names are used on this forum as this could offend "King-Keir-Brasso-Polish-fan". I would hate his cover to be blown!

Ahh... to live in a world not knowing who Rob Godfrey is, I envy you, I really do

I actually think we'll struggle. Top 4 will need to all get close to double figures as don't see many points from the bottom end. Still at least there's the odd pass at Birmingham so shouldn't be as bad as last Wednesday . And even if it is.... Least we'll get the bonus lol

Just in case you were worried about your number one fan, as he has gone very quite. I’m pleased to let you know basso racing fan has appeared safe & well talking his brand of bollocks on the Sheffield Ipswich thread.

Leicester was 700 grand all in I believe. And that’s with the make shift grandstand. But I must say the viewing all round the Leicester track is superb, that’s what we should aim for

Gotta feel for the Brummies promoter really - Goes to great efforts to revamp the team and this happens and lets be clear no one (except maybe the rider himself assuming it is what is suggested) could have forseen this! Only popped by to see how Batch was doing and saw the latest news! Still they did stress Botwell might be having up to 7 rides a meeting

I'm sure potentially biggest crowd of season chance to reset your season and no no.1 and just reserves to cover. Ridiculous

How long have they known?

If nicks unfit why can't r/r be used? That's absolutely robbing the people on the terraces

House!

That's the elephant in the room. Nobody is going to finance and build anything new within the next few years so I don't know why people are clinging to that. The only option is a Showground extension, which has to be a possibility because nothing will happen development wise in the short term at the very least. Chapman is not interested in 2024 so needs to go now and hand over to someone interested in taking the club forward. I'd be interested to know what was agreed with AEPG when the full 2023 season was negotiated? Was the provision within the local plan considered? I suspect not or the agreement was that we'll go quietly at the end of the season. Johnson never mentions that and his first focus is always land elsewhere which makes me suspicious. The only thing that he's said is that we can't stop the development, which is certainly true, but we can initially make it difficult and ensure that plans and processes are followed?

KK has a broken leg does he not? Also if Buster is making a 'fortune' from crap beer and food then that's great business acumen!

Another new poster telling us how to behave and in the same sentence calling people toxic bell ends... pot, kettle, black?

No Charles Wright???? must be a good explanation for this.

I think the issue at places like Wolves particularly and places like Poole, Peterborough etc is that the majority of the fans are concentrated into one place so any noise made by several people is magnified. Perhaps its just more noticeable at Wolves because of that.

Obviously trying to avoid what happened last year, but no doubt a team will get an injury right at the end of July / beginning of August & have to use guests for 2 months, leading to moans about too many guests used!

There are radical plans amongst some of the promoters for the 2024 season. Waiting on more detail, will fill you in around lunch time but it's basically 1 league inc the stand alone NDL teams.

Good positive thoughts again.

Well I have just watched the full replay - decent meeting I felt - presentation and commentary were better than in previous weeks - I feel Scott was paired well with Kelvin and it improved things - I think some of you just like complaining for complainings sake! one feature I really do like is the highlights from the other meeting segments. as for Hawkins - his arms folded is a defensive posture as he clearly isn’t comfortable being on camera. Not being a natural in front of the camera is hardly the worst crime for I suspect a voluntary position - and with some of the wallopers on here and their comments I can well understand it! If there was nothing to complain about some would complain! great meeting for Josh Pickering he has been good since joining. But - take a bow Emil - great riding the true master of Owlerton - nice to see warm congratulations between him and Musielak after their races!

Perhaps more accurate to say that all clubs have a minority of fans who do it?

To be fair Kent went to Plymouth first and got an away win. Agreed that 'circumstances' changed a tough away fixture into a 4 point certainty and timing plays its part. Had the weather been nicer on the day Ablitt might have left home and Belle Vue would have won at Armadale

Purely thier terrible record on the road. Everyon was winning at Plymouth and Edinburgh last year and Belle Vue failed in both....not helped by a rider no show at Armadale that would have had a big say on the result....