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My service is 24 hours but very rarely gets used, make no mistake promoters and riders run this sport for themselves, riders more so, until the customer and credibility get put to the front of that pecking order we will fail

So in your opinion we are stuffed! Even without Zach we are definitely not stuffed. We will, as usual assemble a team capable of league success.

His average would decrease, he is on the way down, his attitude is awful,cant believe anyone would even suggest it.

Mediocre riders making full time living out the sport.Something has to give.Doubling up for a lot of riders should be Speedway and a job outside the sport.

Because riders don't want this, they want the cash they get from doubling up so they can make it pay. Riders are holding the sport to ransom and that is detrimental to the future of the sport in this country.

IMO the Championship clubs have already agreed they are not prepared to sacrifice their existing structure, including their race nights. None appear to be willing to join the Premiership and who can blame them, given the shoddy treatment when the likes of Birmingham received little help in trying to assemble a competitive side. Also the tv money received from Sky/Disney etc. never benefited CL clubs, so the potential demise of TV income doesnot affect CL clubs. So perhaps the choice for Premiership clubs is either apply for membership of the CL on existing CL terms, or continue to run in whatever form the 2026 Premiership becomes.

Mine too. As I said, my parents met at Plough Lane, and I first went when I was three weeks old. Many of my earliest memories of life are speedway memories, like Olle "White Boots", Mike "Zoomer" Coomber etc. Even though I followed the Dons around the country, I would regularly travel around taking in random meetings, particularly multiple ones on the bank holidays. I went to several foreign World Finals, and I have a big collection of memorabilia. I spent most of my life playing top-level competitive darts, with 25 years as a full-time professional - yet speedway remains far and away my favourite sport. Nope, they can't take away our memories...

Yip. He told then he was fighting fit, and ready to go.............

Wow that whittles it down !!!

Sadly, speedway promoters haven't always been kind... I certainly don't put all the blame on the promoters for the sport's demise, though. There have been so many social and economic issues that have played a much greater role, but promoters have always had a tendency - perfectly natural, I know - to look out for themselves, rather than looking at the big picture. However, it's hard to criticise those who have poured money into the sport with little reward. I was born into speedway, with my parents having first met at Wimbledon. It was such a huge part of my life, and actually still is. I just wish that people still found speedway "cool"...

Maybe we've signed Luke Harrison too and it's like a deal, buy one, get one free

Don’t think there is a”Standard Rate” in the sport that is adhered too.

But folk ARE attending the GPs in much bigger numbers the world over and the Play offs always ensure much bigger crowds than usual. World finals always had also rans who qualified from the European states who hardly ever had a chance. No different to now. Speedway was much bigger in the 70s etc so of course it was an epic occasion. But let’s not pretend they offered superior racing to now. At least with the GPs you will get 10 or 11 chances to show world class speedway to the TV world. If we go back to the old final and qualifiers you would have empty stadiums for the qualifiers, maybe a little more interest for the semis but only one chance to really represent the best of the best. At least with the GPs you are guaranteed to see the vast majority of the best riders in the world 11 times. Plus of course there isn’t the mass amount of talent that we had in the 60 to 90s. can you imagine a one off world final with half the best riders missing due to an engine failure or tape exclusion and you get Kai Huckenbeck racing in Germany crowned world champion. A complete farce and absolutely worse than what we have now!

Having removed the double counting of double up's there were 85 individual riders that finished the 2025 Premiership & Championship seasons. As well as excluding current GP, Ekstraliga & Ekstraliga 2 I also discounted (from a quality standard) a small number of riders who would be in a much lower class than those remaining from the current Premier & Championship teams. Far from "doom-mongering" I am just pointing out the undeniable math of the situation should folk wish to continue down the one league argument they need to understand that it would result with at best, 8 possibly 9 teams in it. Hence why the BSAP will not be considering one league as an option.

And are only ever one major benefactor away from not affording to run their business... It's often quoted on here that the "top riders" get some, if not all, their salary paid for by key sponsors... If ever there was something built on sand then this is it.... Sponsors money should really be some icing on the cake, not a huge part of the cake itself...

Perhaps they are getting signed just in case there is a u turn from what is expected, and there is only 1 senior league? Only need to look at Coventry and Peterborough in 2011 i think it was, they got shafted at the agm after pre agm plans were changed

Wouldn’t that be good. Imagine the clubhouse after every home meeting with woffy on the decks banging the tunes and the f bombs out 😁

He was quite open about his struggles at Foxhall and his body language wasn’t particularly great either towards the end. This was on the cards and as I said on another thread, a move away is the best for all parties here. He’s been a great signing and done very well since he was recruited as rising star.

1. We currently have 14 which includes 1 that is for sale, so that would be the number. 2. Whichever racenight that suits that particular team best. 3. In the last 20 or so years only Belle Vue have stayed as a top flight club, all the remainder have spent time outside the top flight. I hate to see any team close for whatever reason, Coventry and Wolves both closed through no Stadia not through lack of support, so the more teams the better for the sport as a whole. As for racenights Poole have shown racing on a night that people prefer to attend can be the best solution for increased attendances, we are trying to save Speedway in the Uk and what Poland does should not dictate what is best for the Uk. Standard of competition ? obviously the level would be reduced due to the lack of riders, but that should not detract from the racing entertainment provided, currently we could have Brady Kurtz racing against Sam Hagon (nothing against Sam) but with the reduced standard that difference should in theory be less. For goodness sake stop trying to hold on to something that has run it's course, in the early 1960's the top flight was down to about 5 teams, and the Provincial League had probably double that, the 2 Leagues amalgamated to form the British League (weaker standard but better) that is what needs to happen now, it does not need to be 7 man teams due to rider shortage, obviously not everyone will be happy least of all the riders, but this is a move that has to be made for the good of the Sport long term, the Sport has to put itself first and individual teams have to fit in with that. I have tried to answer your 3 questions as best that I can, their will be issues of course and it's not one answer that fit's every Team but by working together British Speedway can dig itself out of the hole that it finds itself in, and while we are at it why can we not find a Sponsor and Tv company that can support a British GP series with a round to be held at every Track ?, the Sponsor to provide prize money at every round and the TV company to pay for the rights at each track, or something along those lines.

Completely agree with you. I followed my local club religiously from being a child to mid-20s, until I moved away with work. I'd never miss a home meeting and often get to 7/8 away meetings a season. We were often crap, and the racing wasn't great, but I'd never dream of missing it. About a year after I moved back, they shut down completely, and I think I'd been to 1 meeting in that year. I just couldn't muster the enthusiasm for it, which I regret now but alas. Fast forward to now, there are 2 regular tracks within an hour, and I still cannot get back to regularly attending. It's not a financial or logistical issue for me, more like there's always a reason not to go. I would still consider myself an absolute speedway nut, read about it on here, follow Polish speedway, etc., etc. However, the thought of going to stand for 2.5 hours amongst a sparse crowd, with crap entertainment, and often average racing is just not appealing at all. Maybe I'm just getting older, maybe the lack of a 'home' club doesn't help, but I'd have watched speedway 24/7 not long ago if I could, and now I think I'd close the curtains to most meetings if they were raced in the back garden. Whatever the answers are, someone has a very big job on their hands to implement them.

Bigger track than Plymouth,Oxford,Poole,Scunthorpe,Redcar,Workington,Glasgow,Edinburgh 😁😁

Jye for Borke with Wood?

As I said on a previous thread, rider pay is not helping the sport grow in the UK.

Sure I seen Bastian had signed for a Polish club

I was talking to an old fan a couple of weeks back who is in his late 70s now and his local track wolves has now closed and he was saying how speedway wasn’t just a sport to him and his wife, it was their life, they met a speedway in the 60s got married and had travelled all of the world to watch speedway, they had foreign riders stay with them at their home and they feel like entain and the council and to a point British speedway have ripped the heart out of their lives, they can’t drive anymore and the nearest track is over 50 miles away and all I could think was this is me but an older version, I live for speedway it’s all I’ve ever known and done and when it comes to “cool” there is nothing I’ve ever come across that comes remotely close to it, I am that man who loves the smell of speedway and love going in riders workshops and tinkering with bikes and engines and imo there is nothing on earth that sounds as good as a speedway bike being warmed up and I feel like why the hell doesn’t anybody else share my passion for the sport

Good luck to the Premiership.Think they will need it.(unless there are major surprises in store)

When I spoke with Andrew a couple of months back he was talking about doing it this year

Despite saying he doesnt like Plymouth's track, wouldn't rule out SL being there next year

Riders at NDL level are given the points money and travelling expenses by the club, and it’s not very much at all, it’s about gaining track time on the first level of racing, believe me I personally don’t know of any rider making demands, unless they are extremely sought after for guesting, otherwise its a standard rate

Good to see a couple of teams will be represented at this weeks speedway show, maybe me calling them out for not doing it has pricked their conscience but then again it’s the bspl members and they are oblivious to what’s going on in the speedway world let alone what I dribble out

i hear BV need a 2 event weekend to make it pay, even if it's a GP and A.N Other event .....

I'm sorry but there's not one fact in your post... it's all opinion. The only way we'll find out of it turns out to be fact is for that radical change to actually happen... and I very much doubt anything radical is going to happen.

maybe Zach/Danny are waiting to see on the 7th rider, if it doesn't work out then Zach may stay?

He could go teaching maths....

mmmmm...errrrrrr!

"Please give us our stadium back for our 150 fans. We've got some magic beans you can have". Deluded and pathetic

Pedersen and DT?

There is no mention of his illness which seems to have had a serious effect. This was the message from the pits, I believe. Leaving a healthy and fit Victor out may be something we will regret.

Hearing back are Hook Zischke Foord Etheridge Batchelor 50/50 Voulas very slim chances he is back Looking at Grathn Juul Pedersen Thompson

And right there is the bspl arrogance, 5 teams is a joke,supporters don’t want it, just go one league, I’m convinced we are at rock bottom but the bspl keep coming back to show there is still further we can fall, I’m also convinced the bspl is broke financial and what you see on their balance sheet every year is the bond for each track

Exactly what has happened no riders around in that window of averages, by bringing in the 1 over 8 it stops clubs from brining riders in who our new or ridden in the past for a Champ side but average sits between 8-9.

Jack holder to become one of the highest earners of the transfer market. 1.1 million złoty signature and 11,000 złoty per point.

To be fair... Promoters expect riders to have two good bikes, even at NDL level, and to be available on "stand by" to guest at a moments notice whenever needed ... Pretty much expecting them to be professional riders.. And it's the promoters that have meant doubling up is now a "must do", due to their lack of development of UK riders to create a greater supply than demand over the past two decades.. And all to win competitions that have so little reward and recognition... What a truly ludicrous system!!!!l

Think NIcholls as a second string would be great signing at home he could still beat anyone and be a nice way to sign off his career .

Not Batch thank you, if Zach can be encouraged to stay that would be a massive result for us.

You can have the best kit, but if you don't know how to set it up properly and crucially meticulously maintain it, then you can easily miss out on race results. Top spanner men/women are a must if a rider is to fulfil their potential.

There were times at Ashfield last year when it felt that the tractors were out for ages going round, sometimes without moving any shale. It would help if something was said as to why the tractors were out for longer than normal. In general, there is a lack of info for fans at track side as to what's happening with delays and things (breakdowns, injuries, why Palovaara wasn't excluded in heat 1 of the playoff SF). Often people watching live streams know more than those in the stadium (On occasion I've had to message people watching the live stream, or sign in whilst at the stadium to find out what's happening in the match that I'm attending).

Rate luke very high,he's the best of the young British atm imo.

Bit early to be switching on the Christmas lights.

from what ive seen of ryan he looks good prospect is signing 15 year olds so they start as soon as there old enough a good long term thing ????