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No... It was cancelled last week due to the poor forecast...

I agree... and as a Leicester fan I'd be more than happy to see us in the CL... the PL has failed

Was it rained Off!!!!

And throw away their local meetings with Edinburgh, worky Berwick and even Redcar, not a chance, the current situation that the premier league finds itself in isn’t Glasgow's problem, wasn’t caused by Glasgow and won’t be fixed by Glasgow, if anything Glasgow should be asking the top teams to join them in the Championship

I went to Cardiff for the 2nd time, I believe it was 2yrs ago, when the track was an absolute disgrace, I can’t even recall who won it, I took a mate was a long time lapsed Speedway fan, it was embarrassing, crowd levels poor and I felt the day around the City centre was muted/lowkey. So when they have the infrastructure the basics (track) lets it down. The whole sport needs to grow from the basics, professional, credible, modern stadia, unaffected by weather as much as possible. The trouble is it needs money + more, and I don’t see where that comes from, the sport has had this before and it’s gone backwards. I don’t want to see some fat bloke over 40 with an ill fitting top, as the start matshall, or a bloody traffic cone stopping the tapes from sagging, or track staff smoking.. blah blah.. image, respectability, perception counts for a lot. I’ve said this before on various platforms - to a letter in the Speedway Star many years ago. AFTV was started by one guy essentially, with nothing to sell other than fan views, this channel has daily podcasts, interviews etc. if the powers that be can’t sell a product, their club, riders etc, to the world on various social media platforms in this day and age, the *cough “SPORT” has no chance, all it/we do is reminisce, was it much better years ago.. to some degree yes, but probably not as much as we think it was. It needs to be an out an competitive sport, or be a contrived entertainment (which is what has been for many a year) Anyway…

I wouldn’t read too much into that.

I heard they were either going with guest speakers or r/r

The people running (ruining) our sport really are quite impressive

When we're left guessing as to whether the AGM is even taking place this week, It basically says it all.

i think Harrison has already shown he is much more dedicated than Boughen

Only a white flag

Wouldn't like to see him/her banned as his/her inane, stupid & uniformed posts make those made by the rest of us in comparison look extremely sensible. 😉

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

Luke is certainly not an Ashton, he is on the way up in the sport and is talented and not handed everything on plate.Whoever gets him will get a good signing.IMO

I think everyone needs to wait and see what unfolds. Unless you are on the top table it is just here say and talk of the likes of Ipswich being put up for sale is rumour mongering with no real concrete evidence. The only thing that is nailed on is that speedways top tier in the UK is facing a crisis that it has not been seen in many a year. However as a sport it will survive given who is left even without the top tier and just maybe speedway UK needs to reinvent itself and come back with a completely different business model that provides some form of entertainment to a wider audience who are not the fickle diehards like those who currently turn up week in week out for league meetings and want nothing else. How are second strings suppose to make it if they do not get track time because no one on the terraces is interested. To see how far behind the media coverage is in the UK You only have to look at the current news on the Ekstraliga.pl website and the FIM website to get a feel for what is happening in Europe and realise that the sport in this country is so far up its own backside the rest of the world does not exist and it is being left behind. Logistically it must be a nightmare for riders to have equipment in various locations, employ mechanics etc and then ask yourself why would any contemplate the commute to the UK when travel around the rest of Europe is far easier. Speedway in the UK needs to adopt a domestic policy for the local fans and participate at international level at the various competitions on offer and try and attract international meetings with test matches against those competitors willing to travel over here. Stop pretending speedway has something to offer Joe Public, it does not and unless you get back to grass roots and pursue the hard sell involving various disciplines not just 15 heats of borefest and riders dictating when and if they will get out on track, the same old same old does not work. You might just as well have team racing in any other two wheeled sport. Speedway needs to be an event each week, not just a match between fourteen riders.

Running with 5 teams will drive me and many other fans away..it has to be at least 6 ideally 7 or 8.

I just don’t get why for next season at least they just don’t try to MAKE IT WORK for 1 big league and see where they are in 2027, I believe there is some news next week but whether this is elusive 6th team I don’t know, but this is a real mess and is doing speedway no favours whatsoever

There must be hundreds, maybe even thousands, like you, Chris... Especially in London given the amount of tracks there used to be.. Maybe the BSP should set up a national website for car sharing should anyone be gong to meetings? Coventry, Swindon, Peterborough, Wolves, Somerset, Lakeside, Rye House, Newcastle, Cradley, Eastbourne, Birmingham, and all the closed London tracks, must still have fans interested in the sport, but only have public transport to visit tracks further afield, or do have cars, but don't fancy the costs of the journey... It may encourage those with cars to visit the tracks still running more frequenly if they could split the fuel costs...

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.

Does anyone know the definition of an 'asset' in speedway terms. As an Ipswich supporter, my god have we been lucky with the last few years. However, as a speedway fan first and foremost I would happily watch an amateur or semi pro sport if it meant we got the famous names back such as Wolves, Cradley, Coventry,Swindon, Peterborough and anyone else I apologise for not mentioning. If the sport went back to this footing and became affordable then who knows.

No, but the Prem a bit of a rubbish show these days. Plymouth can move up if they want, I don’t mind. * Okay, I didn't put rubbish but whatever 🙄 😂*

The silence is deafening. the customer is treated like a third class citizen

It was mentioned in the Speedway Star that the AGM would be on the 12th and I've not seen anything to the contrary

Strongly rumoured Kemp won’t be at Berwick with riding in Latvia think he’s looking at a midweek track which would suggest Oxford as he won’t be at Poole that’s for sure.

If a former club comes back it has to be at there home town, nomad teams are no good for credibility especially if they are miles away from the town itself but I believe the bspl is so desperate for a 6th team I wouldn’t put it past them to run a zielona gora team out of the Isle of Wight

Glasgow could sign both, along with Flint and Howarth if they build along the same lines as last year. For all the talk of the weak reserves, Glasgow were only 1 point or 1 ride away from being Playoff Champions, so might build the same way this year

This company aint using Arry very well. He should have been on Talk Sport this morning talking about the AGM what could be decided to get publicity. Or if not in the tabloid press talking about the AGM. Whats the point of having him in the Sun talking about how he goes to Poole then nothing for weeks! They must get him in the sporting media or on his social media talking about the decisions made for next season sometime this week.

Well lets just say that the POL sites such as Speedway PL & Sportsfakty seem willing to mention it in various posts when referring to British Clubs/Riders and interviews but in UK on our main British Speedway site doesn't even think its worth a mention. Considering the decisions these guys make affect what the rules will be the following season would it really be an issue to keep us the fans at least informed of the meeting taking place.. Especially when the site has days of no news. Even a short statement saying the meeting is taking place on XYZ and that they would keep fans updated on what comes out of the meeting on xyz date.

Not necessarily in that order, eh?

SGP & SGP2?

I don't come on here very often now but felt I needed to add my thoughts to an interesting thread. I first "found" speedway in 1972 at my local track at Oxford which was just around the corner from where I lived. I was instantly hooked and followed the fortunes of my team for 32 years before I relocated. Took in many neutral matches around the country and relished trips to White City especially. Travelled abroad for World Finals...it was my life and created so many memories that I still cherish. However I could see how the sport was being managed in the latter years of my interest and moving to an area that had no speedway diminished my interest and I had no desire to travel a distance to take in a meeting due to many reasons that I have often cited in the past on here.

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

Any shout of leaving Kye Thomson out is crackers given how he finished the season. That’s coming from his harshest critic in the early part of the year.

Don't even have riders as assets anymore...

Everything is agreed before this anyway hence why majority of the league have already signed their 1-7s.

The four points I was told earlier today were : 1 - The 36 points limit for 2026 now 37 points 2 - Only 5 teams at moment committed to the Premiership (Belle Vue, Ipswich, Kings Lynn, Leicester and Sheffield). However Chris Louis has threatened to pull Ipswich from the Premiership and put club for sale. He will only run in the Premiership if it has a minimum of 6 teams 3 - The consortium to run a team at Oxford in the Premiership have pulled the plug on that 4 - One 2025 club has some serious financial issues to resolve with a lot of their riders owed in excess of £10k, doesn’t take a genius to work out which club it is. So not exactly good news even if the points limit goes up a bit.

You make some excellent points and I definitely think Batch is valuable on a 7.10 average. I personally don’t believe batch will be back but we don’t know yet. Kye Thomson is definitely one to consider and enjoys Workington. As for Grahn, he’s fantastic at Workington and can become a top, top rider round there. His away form is average but with a seasons experience in the bag that may lead to an improvement this year. Tate obviously has a lot of talent but it’s so hit and miss with him, that may be down to mechanical issues (I don’t know) Really hope he gets back to the form of that first season because he was sensational.

He rode the 2half of the season in Poland and Denmark last season

After last years experience with Ashton Boughen i can't see the Tigers going for Luke Harrison, another 17-year-old, on a 5 point average. I can see Tate Zischke (5.65?) being targeted due to the promotion's links with Workington. Flint and Zischke would be a very strong 3 & 4, possibly the strongest in the league.

Probably bad business for Oxford speedway to let someone else run a team named Oxford out of their track. Could split the fan base.

would make the most sense and i imagine thats what will happen too.

Don’t think kemp will be back with signing a contract in Poland this season, wants to be available for that.

Nice of you to describe yourself in your post, you really are pathetic.

Chris Louis is clearly ahead of the game, and is the brightest, most forward thinking, promoter out there... Interesting that, in the main, the tracks that are run as "proper businesses" (that pay your mortgage), seem to be more successful than those which are ran by well meaning enthusiasts, who seem happy to use the sport as their own expensive recreational hobby...

Like the GP series is going anywhere. What a ludicrous suggestion in the first place. Its successful, well run and a total success for the sport. British speedway’s failings have nothing to do with it.

IMO Monday night Premiership racing is the worst decision ever made. Thursday is slightly better. Who wants to really go out on a Monday night especially parents with kids. And if you’re trying to attract a younger early 20s audience, generally they’ve spent out over the weekend. The majority of our meetings should be on Friday, Saturday or Sunday and if that means we have to lose the ‘stars’ then so be it, the sport is or needs to be bigger than any individual rider.