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Yeh! But they don’t publish a”War and Peace” about them while still wanting to ride.

Workington struggle to run on Championship costs so I cannot see how they could run at PL level.

The level of doubling up over here causes so many problems. The championship product can only continue in its current guise with the same level of doubling up. The championship clubs couldn’t afford to run at their current level without the riders earning another income via the premiership. If the premiership fails then the standard of the championship drops overnight costs rise & that’s the beginning of the end. For the sport to survive like it or not it’s needs a successful premiership & a two tier set up. An 8 team premiership properly ran with very little or no doubling up is a must. The gap between the tiers also needs to be widened. A mixture of needing to curb doubling up & the polish rules will see a different set up next season.

I gave it a go again but its been crap this season, too many tracks where the racing is non existent, too many tracks where they cant even get the basics right like keeping the dust down and it does not help when you have a certain presenters making excuses for the promoters and claiming that the racing has been great when clearly it has been far from it, and not too mention the farce of guests etc. Next season I will stick with watching the Polish Leagues and the Grand Prix.

Could very easily be the championship that needs that next year

Eh? Scunny v Glasgow, Poole v Edingburgh..Scunny on Friday then 25th. Poole 16th then 18th, been known well over a week

It is a shame Workington didn't make the play offs, it would have been fun watching Lawson beat Batch again and again and again!

Oh, I'm happy to see speedway in Northampton and will go a few times a season as it stands now. But if there was one big league, with plenty of different opposition, I'd probably be there every week.

What is wrong with people?? Some seriously weird behaviour. Wishing the Premiership dead, hoping the Championship will suffer etc. These people are basically hoping for the suffering of clubs and their fans. What kind of psychopathic mentality are these people on???

I was told that Godfrey and co trying to drag Workington up to the Premiership for 2027 with another track not sure who one though so 8 teams in Premiership next year, not sure if that is backed by Facenna money so they stop poking Glasgow (or to help British Speedway). Nothing confirmed just something a current Premiership rider had heard on the grapevine

Must admit i have been a bit disappointed with BSN this season, might just be me but feel there is no regular spacing between meetings, its literally all or nothing it feels. No doubt the price will go up next season and that would be the final nail for me and BSN.

What winding up people who know how to look up information on websites.

The reason home and away twice may be on the cards is to give double the meetings that Sweden or Denmark do, so can entice riders.. Also, some landlords may want a certain minimum amount of income.. I would suggest regular fortnightly meetings should be the aim, with the same team not visiting the second time soon after the first visit..

That would be the way I would go but ideally not on a Monday I just don't think the appetite is there for speedway in its current form once home and away, home meetings run fortnightly, season May - Aug when weather is best if nothing else the losses should be lower as fewer meetings and more people might turn out if they only got to see the visiting team once bar play offs.

Richard Coleman has been quoted as saying he wants an 8 team top flight next year. When I read that I initially assumed it meant meeting each team twice home and away but I'm wondering whether he means that it should be run on the Polish/Swedish model, i.e once at home and once away and running on a single night, almost certainly Monday. This could keep some of the big names here and attract more over if they only had to come here once a week rather than twice. Given the Swedish decision on tyres it might attract more riders to come here and be able to use the same tyres as in Poland. This is conjecture on my part, but it will be interesting to see what comes out of the conference.

I don't really understand the idea of just pushing teams up into the Premiership, Workington and the previously mentioned Mildenhall don't have a big town or city within 45 minutes. How are they going to get the fans who will in the long run keep the team going? Make the gap between the championship and premiership bigger. Only riders with under 5.00 average can double up in the premier league. Also, all that money you wanted to invest in Workington, put some of it as a prize pot for the 2027 champions. Then Poole and Glasgow (and everyone else in the championship) will want to move up to get better riders and more money.

When should we expect the choices and fixtures? Why the big wait?

They had Lewis Kerr on standby if Nicholls didn't make it

Personally I'd rather see top 4 to semi finals.

Very much agree, i'm not surprised Dan T didn't get many rides when I saw who he'd be fighting with for a spot. A few years back when the Polish 3rd tier allowed one foreign junior to ride at reserve, I was surprised to see juniors racing in the second tier, I'm guessing they got paid more, but more likely to get a ride in the lower league.

With all 6 teams riding who would you have had guest? Gamble but tbh have fit I think Scott can score what the reserves covering his rides would

As a supporter of a team who aren't Glasgow, I personally couldn't give a hoot about what any rider who wears a Glasgow racesuit scores. But I do give a hoot about fans/supporters who constantly slag young riders off, because that is highly unlikely to turn their form around.

It really is a strange situation, and one where the team manager should step in. Openly admitting an injury is causing him to ride below par, and carrying on because he wants to be in a cup final (where he would no doubt struggle again) I'm sorry, i'd be looking at a replacement (one who can ride Plymouth would be a bonus)

If Premier Sports got British, Polish and Swedish speedway then I wouldn't mind paying £10 - £15 per month.

That's kind of my point. It's possible some rider's can earn more riding in the Championship over the Premiership. If they still get a gig in Poland it's not guaranteed rider's will pick the Premiership as TTT seems to think.

Even when they are not picked they are expected to attend the meeting in Poland Dan has missed Championship meetings to be in Poland and not get a ride...

Your assuming the ‘better’ riders in the Championship actually ride for points money these days as I’m led to believe , despite the chairman’s claims that guarantee’s are banned, that more ‘top’ riders are on them now than last year. From the riders I assist they tell me most heat leaders in the championship are on some form of guarantee, wether that be fully or partially and our imports have to be due to the stipulation on their visas. Don't most of our championship riders ride in the Polish 2nd tier? So does the rule affect them ? Ill believe a TV deal when I see it .

Reading various Books and articles it would seem that Speedway was always subsidised by Dugards business when they ran it to the tune of up to 50k a year and that the four or so others who have sub-let, have all lost significant amounts of money. It is ideal for weekend action you'd think but a really hard place to get to without a Car in the week and after work. Ball park 1000 seems to be the guess but of course ball park 1000 in the Championship would probably mean 1500 required in the PL and from all the information available that would seem to have been unachievable since the boom times in the 70's and 80's Whoever takes it on is going to have to have deep pockets, but that applies to almost any Track with the probable exception of Poole and Ipswich that attract the biggest crowds and biggest sponsors.

Taken from Jack Smith`s social media. thought it was about time I gave everyone a proper update on the injury I’ve been dealing with, as there is quite a lot more going on than people probably realise. For a long time now I’ve been struggling with my hip, and despite the pain and the problems it’s causing me, I’ve continued to get on the bike and race whenever I’ve been able to. Unfortunately, I’m nowhere near performing at the level I know I’m capable of at the moment, and there is a very good reason for that. After further investigations, including an MRI on my left hip, I’ve now been diagnosed with cam-type femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI), along with a tear to the superior and anterior parts of the hip labrum. In simple terms, I have an abnormal bony bump where the ball of my hip joins the femur. When I move my hip, particularly into certain positions, that bone catches against the socket. This has caused damage to the labrum inside the joint. I’ve also had an X-ray at Stafford Hospital, which has shown post-traumatic arthritic changes in my hip, adding another problem to an already damaged joint. For anyone who doesn’t ride Speedway, it can probably be difficult to understand just how much movement and control comes from your hips while you’re on the bike. Speedway puts an enormous amount of load and movement through the hips. You’re constantly moving your body, changing position, loading the bike and using your hips to control yourself through the corners. For me, one of the worst parts at the moment is turning into the corners. With the cam impingement, I can physically feel the bone catching inside the hip as I move into certain positions. When you’re trying to throw the bike into a corner and your hip catches, locks up or gives you a sharp pain, it’s incredibly difficult to ride naturally and confidently. I’ve also lost a huge amount of movement and mobility through my hips. Things that should be completely natural on a Speedway bike have become painful and restricted. I’ve continued to race because I love this sport and I don’t want an injury to keep me away from the track, but the reality is that I’m racing through a significant amount of pain, and it’s affecting how I ride, I had to withdraw from the Steve Casey memorial meeting and had to have morphine injected to deal with the amount of pain I was in. I know I’m not performing to the level I should be, and that’s incredibly frustrating because I know what I’m capable of when I’m fit and able to ride the way I want to, and I do take blame for my recent scores which have hampered my teams progress as I know when I’m 100% fit I can score big especially at Berwick. It’s not an excuse for results — it’s simply the reality of what I’ve been dealing with. So What’s next? The good news is that there is finally a plan. I am definitely having surgery to address the problems with my hip. I’m seeing the doctor who will be carrying out the operation on the 14th September, where we’ll discuss everything in detail and hopefully get an official date for the operation. The surgery will be keyhole hip surgery (hip arthroscopy). The aim will be to address the underlying impingement and deal with the damage inside the joint, including the torn labrum. The exact work required will be determined by the surgeon, but the aim is to correct the abnormal bone causing the impingement and repair/treat the damaged labrum. It’s going to be a long road back afterwards. I’ll have rehabilitation to complete and I’ll need to build the strength, mobility and confidence back up properly before I can think about getting back on the bike. But honestly, I’m looking forward to that challenge. I’ve spent a long time trying to ride through this and fighting my way through the pain. Now I just want to get the problem properly treated and give myself the opportunity to get back to being the rider I know I can be. I don’t know exactly how long the road back will be yet, but what I do know is that I’m going to give the recovery absolutely everything I’ve got. Speedway means far too much to me to let this be the end of the story. I’ll get the hip fixed. I’ll put the work in. I’ll get back on the bike. And I’ll come back fighting next season. A massive thank you to everyone who has supported me, checked in on me and continued to believe in me while I’ve been dealing with this. It might have looked like I became a bad rider over night after such a strong start/middle of the season but heavy crashes in the season after the crash that started it all off in April, it’s just slowly deteriorated until it’s become unbearable to deal with even in my day to day life, not being able to sleep at night and do the things I enjoy like go to the gym, walk my dogs, go for runs and hikes and my job. I have the KO Cup Final with Berwick remaining and I don’t want to miss out on being apart of such a huge meeting for a great club who have supported and backed me for the last 2 years. I’ll fight through it and give it everything I can with the position I’m in. When I’m at 100% I know I’m capable of so much more! Hopefully, this is just another chapter in the journey… Again Thank You to everyone who’s supported me through this difficult time I’ve dealt with broken bones and other injuries in my time but this isn’t anything like what I’ve ever been through, Broken bones are a lot more simple than what I’ve got going on. I will come back stronger!

Could cost them a play off place.