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Entertainment wise? I would suggest with Glasgow, Scunthorpe, Redcar, and Workington, the second tier, overall, delivers better racing... With, the NSS being the only top tier track that consistently delivers a similar standard...

Glasgow aren’t just being smart business wise for their own benefit either, losing them would affect all the northern clubs. Glasgow bring a big following to Berwick for sure and I’m sure they take it to the other northern venues too, they’d also lose virtually all the away support they get at Ashfield. It would be a lose lose situation for those with the most at stake. There is nothing “brave” about what the teams in the Premiership are doing, it’s business suicide for most, you just need to look at recent history.

Glasgow certainly could be in the premiership, but business wise it isn’t smart. Oxford and Birmingham prove that. Poole could be but financially would be a silly idea. If for example belle Vue decided to drop down like Poole did. They’d never want to move back up. The only difference between the leagues are the big names. Entertainment wise there’s not a huge amount in it.

Then don't run the top division at such a level... A five, or even a six team league doesn't look good if you are trying to sell the sport to sponsors, TV, and fans.. Whether reality or not, the top league in any sport is seen as almost defining it... Something to aspire to get into... Something that delivers decent financial rewards.. Something that gains the maximum publicity for the sport.. Instead, we could end up with a five team league that more resembles an "Invitational Tournament", rather than a bona fide "National Competition"... 14 teams collectively actually do make the sport look like it is "National", and not almost irrelevant, and does, geographically, cover a large part of the country... Finding a way to get them into one league further down the line, (before more tracks are lost), has to be the way forwards.. You would hope that the next 12 months are, in the background, spent putting together that one league structure and the sport then relaunches itself in 2027 with a new operating model, a collective marketing plan, and a financially sound business plan that keeps all teams profitable... There have been far too many years of "let's, once again, make do and mend", so they should make this the last one, running with whatever they can come up with... And use the next 12 months to work out a strong plan which will deliver progress and growth from 2027 onwards...

Think Glasgow are being smart rather than”brave”.Thats why they are successful business men. They have worked hard to get Tigers to this position ,no need to throw it all away.IMO

No way would any proper speedway fan not care if another team had to close……but I can certainly understand why no Championship supporter would want their league or team compromised to protect a league that was failing through no fault of theirs.

And Scunthorpe!!

Great work from Glasgow as ever. They're in a different stratosphere to the rest. You know they'll completely maximise the angle of Hausl/Seychelles too, and rightly so.

To be fair if your taking a newbie to speedway Workington Redcar Glasgow Belle Vue are about the only tracks you know are a safe bet for a great meeting.

Great bit of publicity from Glasgow, showing the sport a way forward, meanwhile in the premiership they still can’t decide which bus to catch

It was okay but they had to get the races completed before the sequence went back to red again at which point the race was stopped 🚦😜😂

He wants to stay until 2054?

But the idea that Chris '15 teams' Harris is 'faithful' was the funniest bit

Competitiveness comes from teams of equal(ish) strength of course, not having a smattering of "world class" riders in the league. There's a "not enough riders" agenda whenever anyone mentions one league. The reality is that there are not enough riders of a suitable quality. It's not the same as there not being enough full stop. There are also not enough of these "world class" names to go around the top league in its current form. Hence having whipping boys like Birmingham and Oxford last season. The sport here wants to operate at a standard it can't sustain ultimately. A five team league is a horrible idea. It would be far, far too repetitive if the sides were to race a meaningful number of fixtures and then they'd probably still want to have play offs. Regardless of the quality of riders who might compete it would still be over exposure. Variety versus competitiveness has a sweet spot that it is probably impossible for British Speedway to meet in 2026, for me variety is more likely to make me go to meetings than seeing slightly better opposition but knowing they'll be coming to town again in a couple of weeks. And then again a couple of weeks after that. I suspect I'm not in the minority by having that opinion.

Just to add some clarity to the article, because the coverage doesn’t really reflect what was actually said. Forever Panthers haven’t “given up” on the Showground or accepted that Speedway has no future there. The company simply reported that the current landowner has indicated they don’t plan to reopen the site for events — but that is not the final word, and it’s certainly not the end of the conversation. The important point missing from the article is this: 👉 Speedway and the Showground remain protected under national and local planning policies. This isn’t something that can just be ignored or written off. Forever Panthers are still actively exploring all options, including those policy protections, and they’re engaging with the council, partners and the wider community. That’s the reality behind the press release. So while “looking for a new home” makes a neat headline, it leaves out the actual context: the fight isn’t over, the policy protections still exist, and the Showground hasn’t suddenly become an impossible venue. Fans should stay encouraged — the release was positive, measured and focused on solutions, even if the reporting didn’t quite capture that. Just to be clear, the press release and the coverage aren’t quite aligned. Anyone familiar with Speedway — including people like Peter Oakes, who understands both the club and the sport (and I’m pretty sure that Paul Grinnell was named on the first copy) — would know that the situation is more nuanced than “Panthers looking for a new home.” The intention was to update supporters honestly without closing the door on the Showground, especially given the planning policy protections that still apply.

I like this post having a little dig at hawd me back Blobby is right up my street. Over to you Mr B.

Chances of land owners changing their minds are few and far between Every Oxford is seriously outnumbered by those that don't Fair play to the Save Panthers group though for a great effort and whilst the site is undeveloped (as with Brandon, Monmore, Newcastle) hope however small remains

A video of five people sat round a table, head scratching...

Any signings have to be ratified and approved by the BSPL don't they? Or has that ruling changed? That being the case, they must know what is happening in 2026, but, as usual, the fans are being played to as fools.

I don't believe in this one league pipe dream either. I believe it has already been decided.

Perhaps we could speak to the Epping Forest Visitor Centre and get them to reinstate High Beech for this new renaissance of speedway. At least the outline of the track is still there!

It confused the hell out of me I’m colourblind 😂

I think there is clearly some sort of family fued going on in the background which I think was going on before Eastbourne closed and then the ian Jordon closed it owing them money and that was the final nail in the coffin as far as the family was concerned, it’s a shame but family issues run deeper than business sometimes. M D on here knows more than me about it

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/other-sport/peterborough-panthers-set-to-look-for-new-home-in-the-city-as-the-battle-for-survival-continues-5428621 I feel like this is the end of the road. The chances of building a new speedway track in Peterborough are close to zero, especially in the current economic climate. Very sad.

Just in the mood for a rant, feel clubs need to support each other more to keep Speedway alive. Last year Oxford & Birmingham were clearly miles below the strengths of the others, but that didn't bother them, now they are gone (Birmingham probably would be anyway). Now it's almost like Champ clubs are of the opinion "my league is fine, I don't care if the other 5 teams close" - I may be exaggerating obviously. But my original comment, was really to defend Prem clubs trying to keep their league alive. Anyway, I better mention Glasgow, as it's their page - looks a really decent side, Hodder as the weaker reserve & Hagon dropping down from second string to reserve, should boost his scores. Could be the best heat leader trio on the league. Then 2 exciting newcomers, if I was a Glasgow fan I'd be delighted.

The possil crew ?! Nah we leave the wee men playing hardman to Coco the Clown and his Armadump Ultras.

Good team, just a manager away from being favourites

As I see it these are the options 1 mildenhall 2 Buxton 3 Isle of Wight 4 Northampton 5 iwade 6 one big league, all have there problems/costs/downsides, mildenhall track fence issues and can’t get scb licence for track, Buxton basic and needs lights and some other work done but is cheap rent, iow everything is perfect with stadium but ferry’s and crowd levels out of Summer season are a problem, Northampton is excess of £100,000 with no gaurentee of a fan base, iwade very very basic but do get very good crowds, 1 big league imo the best option but seemingly not a view shared with the famous 5

Don’t know the fixture announcement dates but Harris 8.90. Howarth 7.92. Flint 6.95. Hausl 5.00 (assessed). Juul Pedersen 5.00 (assessed). Hagon 3.48. Hodder 2.63

He has been faithful to Glasgow and wants to stay until he retires. I think that constitutes faithful

A month back I posted the only real viable option or at least the one that was going to cost the least amount of money, Buxton, it’s rent is peanuts, it has derby matches against Sheffield and belle vue and has a catchment area of former tracks like stoke and Wolverhampton, no it’s not ideal but if they insist on a 6th team then it’s the one that will cost the promoters the least amount of money

You think Glasgow announced Team will change.Its Obvious the Championship have decided their structure in Championship. Waiting till Jan to decide if Premiership TEAMS can be sold and taken over is a ludicrous situation.

As a Scunthorpe fan I totally understand his situation, and can’t blame him really, he’s Sheffield club captain at the end of the day and has rode for the club for a few years now

I’m assuming that 40.00 is the limit this year as Glasgow have announced there team. Only Official Announcements to be put on here please. Can this also be pinned thanks Mods. Berwick Bandits 1. Peter Kildemand 8.05 2. Jye Etheridge 5.45 3. Victor Palovaara 7.35 4. Lasse Fredrikssen 5.49 5. Nick Morris 6.86 6. 7. Jack Smith 2.61 Total 35.81 Remaining 4.19 Edinburgh Monarchs 🤴 - Complete 1. Dan Thompson 8.50 2. Jonathan Grahn 5.30 3. Paco Castagna 7.05 4. Kye Thomson 5.93 5. Justin Sedgmen 7.34 6. Mitchell Cluff 3.00 7. Jordy Loftus 2.13 Total 39.25 Remaining 0.75 Glasgow Tigers 🐯 - Complete 1. Chris Harris 8.90 2. Mario Hausl 5.00 3. Leon Flint 6.95 4. Kevin Juhl Pedersen 5.00 5. Kyle Howarth 7.91 6. Sam Hagon 3.48 7. Freddy Hodder 2.63 Total 39.87 Remaining 0.13 Oxford Cheetahs 🐆 - Complete 1. Sam Masters 10.09 2. Luke Killeen 5.15 3. Erik Riss 7.12 4. Mitchell McDiarmid 5.18 5. Anders Rowe 7.38 6. Dayle Wood 2.18 7. Darryl Ritchings 2.29 Total 39.39 Remaining 0.61 Plymouth Gladiators - Complete 1. Danny King 8.58 2. Tobias Thomsen 4.81 3. Ben Barker 6.12 4. Joe Thompson 5.87 5. Scott Nicholls 7.88 6. Daniel Klima 4.00 7. Tom Spencer 2.00 Total 39.26 Remaining 0.74 Poole Pirates 🏴‍☠️ - Complete 1. Richard Lawson 9.58 2. Dan Gilkes 4.59 3. Lewis Kerr 6.77 4. Fraser Bowes 5.63 5. Zach Cook 7.34 6. William Cairns 3.81 7. Cooper Rushen 2.00 Total 39.73 Remaining 0.28 Redcar Bears 🐻 - Complete 1. Charles Wright 8.88 2. Jake Mulford 4.26 3. Jason Edwards 6.44 4. Jordan Jenkins 6.00 5. Jake Allen 6.53 6. Ace Pijper 4.04 7. Jody Scott 3.82 Total 39.97 Remaining 0.03 Scunthorpe Scorpions 🦂 1. Josh Pickering 11.46 2. Luke Harrison 4.97 3. 4. Connor Mountain 5.96 5. 6. 7. Ryan Ingram 2.00 Total 24.39 Remaining 15.61 Workington Comets ☄️ 1. Jonas Jeppesen 8.20 2. Tate Zischke 5.76 3. 4. 5. Troy Batchelor 7.10 6. Vinnie Foord 3.68 7. Total 24.74 Remaining 15.26

May as well give the title to Glasgow right now. Even Cami knickers can’t mess this up. Question is, will they manage the treble? Clear favourites by the proverbial mile. Hearing the Faccenas have ordered a large pot of Brasso.

The NPPF isn’t a statute in itself, but it is a material consideration in planning decisions and carries real weight. Local Plans sit underneath it, and the Local Plan is legally binding policy once adopted. In Peterborough’s case, Speedway/Showground protection exists in both national policy and the adopted Local Plan, which is a very different position to somewhere like Coventry. Coventry’s situation was complicated because of the long period without activity, gaps in their local policy wording, and the way the stadium and land were allowed to deteriorate while decisions dragged on. It wasn’t a simple case of “the NPPF was ignored” – it was a mix of timing, inactivity and local circumstances. It’s true that the draft new Local Plan is expected to remove the Speedway/Showground protections, but the current plan remains legally binding until a new one is formally adopted. A draft plan doesn’t override anything. Even if the new plan proposes removing the protections, that isn’t automatic — it still has to go through consultation, objections and an independent Planning Inspector, who can (and often does) reinstate policies if the council can’t justify removing them. And even looking ahead to 2026, it’s not a hard deadline. Protections don’t suddenly disappear — the existing Local Plan remains in force until the new one is actually adopted, and the examination process can run well beyond 2026. So the current policies remain usable for far longer than the headline dates suggest. Whether anything ends up in court is impossible to predict, but the core point remains: the protections exist, they carry weight, and they haven’t disappeared simply because the landowner or a headline prefers another outcome.

Gnistorna joins Filbyterna as newcomers in division 1.

Line-up Beau Bailey Reid Battye Frazer Bowes Ben Cook Zac Cook Chris Holder Jack Holder Jacob Hook Jaimon Lidsey Mitchell McDiarmid Jack Morrison Keynan Rew Justin Sedgmen Rohan Tungate Tate Zischke Reserves 1 Alexander Adamson 2 Lachlan Russell 3 Dayle Wood 4 Mitchell Cluff 5 Harrison Ryan

In Carmarthen they used to dance around those traffic lights every Saturday night, thinking it was a disco...😄

I think it's called a circular firing squad

Whats your take on the Eastbourne situation Dean? The stadium is owned by a speedway family unless the Dugards have sold it and by all accounts it could be ready to race on, it just seemed odd that a stadium that could reintroduce speedway and was run by a family steeped in the sport just sat there, if speedway cant get back into a stadium like this with the speedway connection i would think new venues would be really difficult.

You’re not allowed to say that or they possil crew will be after you, the party line now is the really fair track. 😁

How much for lights though Dean?... And probably lights from the "main road" to the track given the nature of that road to the track (elf n safety innit?).. And riding on Mondays would impact Belle Vue, and Thursdays, Sheffield. (Do they have that 30 mile rule still?)... It truly is remarkable isn't it that we are where we are today? Even more so when everyone (apart from those within the Speedway Bubble it seems), could see it happening, particularly over the past decade or so, in front of their eyes..

Deeper pockets perhaps ?

Great content from Glasgow again. Very creative. Where can I find the side’s averages? Also, when are fixtures typically announced?

Awake now! Hope Sam Hagon does well. Nice lad.

Just a gentle reminder Iain, Brian was a fine rider for the Sunderland 'Stars' for roughly three years in the early 70's. This is very sad news. Brian was a very good rider who put 100% effort in to everything he did. Riding, managing and promoting. He was a very tough Yorkshire man who was a regular attendee at our Sunderland Speedway Reunions. I got to chat to him a number of times, both at Redcar and at our Reunions. I respected him. My condolences go to his family and friends. R.I.P. + Brian.

I guess being recognised by someone, is better than not being recognised at all. Any publicity, no matter how small, is fairly important these days I'd say (not getting at anyone, just saying!!).

He will only ride in away meetings for Poole in 2026. Denmark on Wednesdays.

Monkey Tennis!!!!!! Edit... Actually, that might work.. Do it during the interval and the tractor grading breaks... At some tracks they would get a whole five sets in!!!!