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No you aren't. Yep, I even read this site and take feedback during events.

Well a lot of people are commenting on why the forum is in decline, this past several posts is a point why a lot of people don't interact anymore. And most of it is on the Poole page so it's affects their popularity as well. Why can't these pointless posters stop their fued

Batch had a bad night but u can see in the pits he was working on 2 bikes and heard him say he has ordered a new engine,and ofcourse he turns up week after week,give him a bit of slack.

We'll have to say it's never a hindrance to us and if anyone wants to chat or sit on the bike it's no problem.

I've got the all on "ignore", it really is a useful tool (unlike them!!).

I post on there now and again, seems a shame not to at least look in now and again after all the hard work @IainB put in setting up the new site, on the plus side at least this site has improved since its been back online regarding adverts coz it used to craze me the amount of adverts popping up every time i looked in, and i haven't set up an ad blocker so fingers crossed it continues as it is currently.

Moderation on this forum ? Yes please, it would see the back of you with all of your aliases with any luck. I live in hope.

Happens every year an absolute shocker of a rider makes it through 🤣 It's the reason I'll repeat again. The Speedway Grand Prix Series should be a closed shop. The best rider's in the world should be hand picked. The top 12 automatically qualify & the best 4 rider's with the highest amalgamation of averages from at least 2 leagues from:- •Ekstraliga •Elitserien •Speedway Ligaen •Premiership

Bears could start by making you the team manager 😄

Huckenbeck is the unlucky rider. Without doubt. Feel for him. Magic probably too.

Kim made the semi finals in Målilla this year. I don't think he will be top 6-7 but he will for sure make some good rounds.

Not as bad as Ermolenko doing the punditry! He is as baffling as ever.

Unfortunately there are many who dislike Poole enough to post these uncalled for observations.

Your dislike of the team and the track have clearly made you miss everything that’s going on with the stadium and has been for some time - it’s all in the public domain

its got a whole lot more professional since then ,, riders don't have time for the plebs who pay their wages anymore ... some are so selfish they don't even do the victory parades because their vans are loaded and off to Poland . I've even seen one refuse to do heat 15 in case he missed his flight

Hopefully not

The irony of you calling me a muppet & thick with a post with 2 commas & then a capital letter after them is hilarious, even by your standards.

At this stage why don't we just allow the premiership to race over the weekend? Yes we will loose some top riders but this is a price we might have to pay. The general public don't know who Dan Bewley and Jack Holder are, they just want an enjoyable night out at a reasonable price. If clubs don't have to pay for the top riders then the meeting might be more affordable. Also, the racing is likely to be closer as more clubs can compete at a similar level. We always compare ourselves to ice hockey but they don't spend all their money trying to get players from the NHL over so why should we?

Jordan riding tonight hopefully he's fully fit

I'll be honest with you, the riders don't really care for it. Sure you'll get a couple who will smile for selfies and go through the motions but only because the promoters have told them to. In fact most promotors see it as an inconvenience but see it as a necessity to keep what paying punters they have happy. And don't even get started of the snarling pit marshals. You lowly creatures of annoyance are on his sacred patch. This is his kingdom and if you outstay your welcome he will be snapping at your heels like an angry jack russell.

The Isle of Wight will wake, from its slumber, this Tuesday 28th July Warriors v A R H Cradley Heathens battling it out for the Vince Mapley Memorial Trophy Warriors Ryan Ingram Mickie Simpson Aaron Butcher Charlie Southwick Danno Verge (C) Tayla Street A R H Cradley James Shanes Nathan Hargrave Harry Sadler Alex Spooner Charlie Wood Seth Norman

Weather forecast looking better for afternoon and evening, so come on comets fans get down to the GT tyres Northside arena to cheer the comets on 🔵⚪🏁😄 could be close but comets to sneak a win

Barely anyone. No logic in everyone using both as it'll just be the same posters posting the same comments on both forums to a point where it's just a waste of everyone's time.

Are we saying that the 2027 SGP series could be Zmarzlik, Kurtz, Lambert, MJJ, Woryna, Madsen, Lebedevs, Tungate, Nilsson, Jakobsen, Harris, The European Champion and 3 wildcards from: Bewley, Holder, Lindgren, Fricke, Dudek, Thomsen, Doyle; Kubera, Kvech etc Probably not that much worse than the 2026 series tbh 😃 They definitely need to rethink the GP Challenge

Tungate a GP rider Jesus Christ.

Like it or not the observation walking back to my hotel was shocking, the state of disrepair the builds are in, and as said I hope the Fords have a back up plan for a new stadium,

Lets have it right, Woryna is a dirty b'stard.

Rohan Tungate is a 2027 Grand Prix Rider.

Exactly. They just want to do their job and get out of there. And lets look at it from their point of view, If you were doing some work to your car would you want a bunch of wulfsport jacket wearing mongs standing around you staring at something most know f*** all about? I remember some promotions brought in the interactive track walk where they could follow the riders around. Why? I'd say most don't really care or know about what the riders are looking for but hey ho! Nigel and Janet get to feel important because they walked the track with the riders.

isnt that due to him having 6 or 7 rides?

It’s my opinion that crowd levels are hit when the top stars disappear and sponsors too like the idea of being involved with a team sporting a world class rider or two. As has been shown with Belle Vue, Sheffield, Ipswich & Leicester recently is that top stars result in a competitive team. All those teams bar The Aces have dropped a division or closed due to crowds dwindling when success wasn’t on the cards. I’m not having it that people don’t know speedway exists in town. I’ve detailed all the many avenues used to enlighten people but the fact is they don’t want to come and that is what needs addressing. I live a few hundred yards from Stockport County and I couldn’t tell you when the next fixture is, what league they are in or who is in the team. The reason is I’m not interested so will not take in any amount of public attention they seek. I don’t like football so have no idea about it and that goes for two of the biggest clubs in the world who are also on my doorstep. This is true of any event in Manchester I’m not interested in and it’s just the way people behave.

Think Workington will win, should be close for the bonus point, maybe just favour the Comets.

Thats the spirit! I know what you mean though, we have tried so many times to get Speedway back to Arlington Eastbourne, but the Dugard's just wont budge, we've stopped getting people hopes up But, credit to the Cov guys, keep on with the faith..

Of course they put bums on seats in comparison to non World Class riders... The more salient question is though... Do they put enough bums on seats to justify the outlay for them?... It has been mentioned on here, by some who appear "in the know" at their local tracks, that between 3500 and 5000 quid is the going rate for a World Class rider... Therefore, taking the lower number, that is 14,000 quid laid our for two World Class level riders, from your home meeting income, for the home and away meetings.. Now, I know sponsorship will cover a fair amount, however, I would suggest laying out around 8,000 quid for those two meetings for "decent" riders, and using 6,000 quid to actually promote the meeting, on a night that is maybe better to attract a crowd, would be the more sensible business plan to follow.. Ipswich fans have suggested that crowds have, in the main, held up this season without last years "Superstars".. Which, even if there was a drop off of a couple of hundred, must mean a fair net saving on outlay this season, given their current One and Five won't be in the same pay bracket .. Utopia is every team to have two World Class riders, reality though means they wouldn't cover their income by increasing gates enough to pay their salaries... My old company has made many managers redundant/retired over the past decade, with, on many occasions, those highest earners the ones who have taken the attractive redundancy/retirement terms on offer.. Are their replacements as good? Nowhere near, given the disparate level of experience and capability, however they are 30-40% cheaper and will gain experience and capability as they develop.. The bottom line though is you could have King Charles himself at No1 for any team, but if hardly anyone outside a select few know the sport itself, never mind the team, exists, then you won't be needing the " House Full" signs outside...

I’d never claim Brady to be one of our own in the same way as Dan but we should be looking for more riders to move from 7.50 to 9.50 and become GP challengers as despite popular opinion on here, they put bums on seats.

dry at the track for last couple of hours and no rain forecast for rest of day on weather channel.

If you have nowt constructive to say keep quiet. Been dry in worky for the last couple of hours. Stupid comments like this could put of fans attending the meeting.

Been dry in worky for the last hour or so now clearing up, Steve's water will still be required as a brisk wind is blowing

These two statements would not seem to be consistent. I have mixed feelings about Bomber getting through. I really don't think he is GP standard and I'd hate to see him propping up the field next year.

Belle Vue tried that last weekend. Sunday afternoon, lovely weather, £15 for over 30 races and any number of kids free. The riders were all a similar standard with no top stars as like you say people don’t know their Bewleys from their Shimelt’s. Less than 200 people were there when I looked around. On the last point we didn’t get top players over at great initial expense but rather signed the likes of Fricke, Brennan, Kurtz, Lidsey, Bewley, Blodorn & Cairns and watched them become the lads they are today. In Britain we don’t need to spend but we do need to foster development for those within our commonwealth.

I think iainb set up most meeting threads on here.... And only probably did that, usually on the day, due to no one else from either team involved bothering... There has been a growing feeling of "what's the point?" I would say since Sky stopped showing Speedway, and their seven figure input also stopped.... With the ever increasing constant sharing around of riders, even with an ever reducing number of teams, suggesting even those running it don't take it too seriously, and, for them, just putting on a Speedway meeting, of any degree of relevance and credibility, is the only box to tick for them... Apathy is probably the feeling of many, either on here, or even those dwindling number of die hards who still attend tracks regularly... The two nights in Manchester for the GP's though must have delivered circa seven figures in income, therefore, there still must be hope for the sport in the UK if they can make it a credible offering...

Depends how much imaginary rain gets into the electrics

Who are you pretending to be today, silly old fool 😂😂💦💦

No, haven’t got a job & claim all the benefits I can so pointless you grassing me up for that cry baby. 💦💦

Had a look a while ago seems the only person on the forum is @IainB and I think he set it up

Me flag and myself apparently made an appearance on pilots TV. Do I get any appearance money 🤣

Confirmed today that Thomsen again will replace lindgren in Lodz GP

Following the Bates announcement on Monday, it's clear that the Premiership can't continue to exist in its current form in 2027. In the past 18 months we've lost Oxford and Birmingham and it seems certain that Sheffield won't be back for another year. Decades of the sport's mismanagement has finally come to a head. Bending over backwards to comply with an agenda dictated by Poland has had its day. British speedway needs to set its own agenda and not kowtow to foreign stipulations. If it means saying a permanent goodbye to riders preferring to seek their fortunes elsewhere, so be it. For survival we need a single nationwide league of 12/14 teams of riders committed 100% to British racing between March and October. A 24/26 match league programme plus a further 8/10 matches in a split north-south KO cup competition will guarantee teams a weekly match programme (just as it used to be!) The loss of a few "fancy-Dan" racers to Poland will mean much more money available to the rest who wish to compete in the UK, and a sensible rider payment policy will provide ample earnings potential for riders over a guaranteed 36-match season. It now really is a battle for survival of the sport; was it Einstein who said that to go on doing the same things expecting different results is the definition of madness?

What does everyone think about the streaming of meetings across the League in general? Personally I don't see the logic in it because it encourages fans to stay at Home and watch the meeting for a cheaper price which surely has an impact on Clubs attendances and finances. Fan staying at Home watching a live streaming means a Club is potentially losing out on the following. £10 per an Adult for a ticket, £4 for a Programme and potentially another couple of quid for a Hot drink and parking. x that by 100 for example and a Club is losing out on £1,600+ per a race day.

As a loyal Tigers supporter since 1966, following the Bates announcement I'm fully expecting that 2026 will be the death knell for the sport in Sheffield. The only hope in my opinion is a single nation-wide league of 12/14 teams, and if that means saying a permanent goodbye to riders who prefer to ride for big bucks in Poland, so be it.