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Interview with Andrew Bain in this week’s star sounds positive, he plans to keep improving the track including fitting the flood lights. He said he is going to do his very best to make sure the comets are at the tapes next year. Fingers crossed he can make it work. No one wants to lose another team.

Not everyone is the same though are they? Brennan held on, so did King. Plenty of others didn’t including Ellis and Doyle. And I don’t blame them or anyone else for not gambling on the takeover being completed. Riders have to put themselves first as they should. “They could have built a stronger team” well not really! Coleman has already explained this. Conversations WERE held with Doyle but they couldn’t offer him the guarantees he wanted and he gave up. Conversations were held with numerous GP riders, they all had their season planned. You have to cut them some slack they were severely up against it this year. If similar happens next season then criticism will be fair game. I’m confident that won’t be the case but actions speak louder than words. It took Louis how many years before landing a title? He even took us down a league for donkeys years and we couldn’t even win a raffle down there!

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.

Live near Barnsley and had zero rain to date and forecast for light showers, ridiculous call off

That’s a good enough reason not to sign him.

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.

The team was cobbled together a few weeks before the season started including a near 50 year old. It was never going to be in contention to be fair. Let’s see what next season brings when we get a fair crack of the whip.

Update from Nick Sharples: So we are officially on the Skinflint Rally!!! Some great teams met already, challenges accepted and on with! Huge thanks to Maidstone Motoliner for the huge donation from Ex rider Tommy Palmer yesterday. Follow our journey on Facebook: (2) Facebook

Called it spot on. Been raining heavy for at least the last hour. No chance this would've been on.

It's not televised, so how can it be streamed? Unless you have a pal that's going to stand in the crowd and go on Facebook Live with each heat, it's going to be impossible to watch live. It may be possible to see it afterwards if someone videos it and uploads the heats to YouTube later. In that case, I will add it to the Polish and other Videos thread in the International section.

Random testing tonight?

If Ipswich sign Laguta, they will be my new team. Artem is the best rider in the world.

Well Musielak has thrown his hat in to the 2027 ring. “ I have always loved the Ipswich track and the shape of it. I really enjoy racing at Foxhall. The fans are always kind and I feel their support” ” I don’t know about next year. I am always open to a conversation and would really love to see myself back at Foxhall” From today’s Star. Bless him, been superb this season. Someone else that would rather be at Ipswich than your club @Dornier 😛

On a positive note. Well done and thank you to the bandits supporters club for the hard work organising travel and accommodation for the KOC final leg. Not only do we get the opportunity to see Berwick complete at the sharp end for silverware. We can see PK in his last Championship appearance. Well done BBSC

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.

Here is a fine example of why Poole are so disliked with comments like this.

I hope the big boys in the PREM remember what happened last winter when the CHAMP Clubs got too big for their boots. Time for some sweet revenge this winter. CHAMP won't even have riders like Leon Flint and Dan Thompson in it let alone Josh Pickering and Zach Cook.

Lynn’s hopes rest with Belle Vue, and I think their chances just increased with all due respect to Nicholls. Gamble.

Tate? Bang average? One of the best young Aussie talents around who struggled last season after coming back from a horrific injury. This season he's pushed on and is one of, if not the best reserve in the prem. He's went away in the prem and put some very good numbers in. Don't discredit a rider because your team are awful

I love this narrative ‘we’ Ipswich fans give. If it was “cobbled” up a few weeks before the start of the season why was Brennan asked to ride before Christmas and he held on? They were making contact with people in preparation, most riders may have signed to other club for guarantees but this was not a last minute team, if Mayfield were the money in the room and pretty much knew they were getting Ipswich they could have built a stronger team. They chose the safe option in my book which would be just about strong enough to compete without losing sight of their number one and two focus, the British premiership 2027 (not Ipswich 2027) and the SGP.

Would plymouth be an option

I was actually rooting for the Belle Vue boys in 15! Zero point being in the play offs we’d get obliterated by Belle Vue over two legs. At least Lynn ride the NSS fairly well and would make it interesting

Would think Kye will ride for Edinburgh though,it not a Premiership recognised race night.Its Kye that loses out unfortunately. Typical GB Speedway fixture planning.Shambles throughout the season.

Wednesday has always been Pooles night. Sheffield is Monday or Thursday. Why should Championship give way to Elite league?

Chucking it down in town

With so few fixtures, they really shouldn't be moving the cut-off date.

It looks like they do a decent job of things .. With not a great hand to play with given the sports operating model... Personally I watched a few meetings and decided it wasn't for me given I watch (proper sporting competition), from Poland on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (and sometimes Thursday!), and Sweden on Tuesday's... Hopefully it is viable for both them and the teams....

As far as I am concerned if Dan wants to be world class he needs to do Prem, Poland and Sweden if allowed by his PL contract.

Rain potentially from around 9pm on many forecasts Get a lead by heat 12 and pray for rain - negates Jason and Kurtz in 13 and 15 😁

Got to have Musielak back, rider of the season in my eyes

I'd love to see him back, he's a proper servant to British speedway better than some riders actually from the UK! Could Slater Lightcap from Poole slot in nicely at number 6? He might struggle a bit at the start of the season but he will be great by the end and has a fantastic future!

Mildenhall Speedway Press Release 22/26 dated 080926 Double delight at Mildenhall's 'Magic Weekend' There’s a double dose of Speedway on the weekend of 19th. & 20th. September for Mildenhall fans – with the Fen Tigers team in NORA League action on the Saturday, followed by an individual meeting the following afternoon. The match opponents on Saturday 19th. are Thurrock Hammers – the formerly Arena Essex-based club are heavily involved in a campaign to bring the sport back to Suffolk’s neighbouring county and are giving great strength to that by bringing a side featuring no fewer than five Essex born-and-bred racers. The headline acts are twice NDL Riders’ Champion, Ben Morley and a favourite of the West Row faithful, Alfie Bowtell. They are joined two other former Fen Tigers in Jack Kingston and Alex Spooner and Chelmsford-based Harrison Rogers. The sextet is completed by promising teenager Harry Fletcher, who finished in third place in this season’s British Under-19 semi-final. The hosts welcome back from injury Sam Woods and Kenzie Cossey who line up alongside 2026 regular and new crowd favourite, the twice & reigning New Zealand national champion, Ben Whalley; and making his Fen Tigers’ debut, European Grasstrack Finalist, Mickie Simpson. The final two slots in the Mildenhall side will be announced later. A supporting event on the Saturday will see the vintage bikes of yesteryear (classic names like Weslake, Godden, GM and JAP) out on track ridden by the ‘Blast From The Past’ riding troupe of veteran riders and bike enthusiasts. The bespoke race jackets for this unique event will then be raffled off with proceeds going to Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust. The individual to bring the curtain down on the following day (Sunday 20th.) is the HG Aerospace Speedway Academy-sponsored ‘Fenland Flyer’ – with 12 riders going for glory with in a High Noon shoot-out, 12pm start time. Leading the way in the 12 rider field are two riders who provided huge thrills in the last meeting at West Row: Simon Lambert and Vinnie Foord. They are joined by Fen Tigers Woods, Cossey and the vastly experienced Scott Campos, who made his return to Mildenhall colours riding in the away win at the Isle of Wight last month. Ashton Vale is a rider on the up and up and sure to be looking to challenge for the Fenland Flyer title; and they’ll be opportunities for youngsters to test themselves in the individual racing format including Archie Strong and Dylan Huthwaite. The full field will be announced later. Club Chairman Kieran Phillips is excited that the fans who have supported the club with such dedication since the revival under NORA are rewarded with two more meetings, “We are so grateful to all our supporters, especially those who’ve become Trust members, and all the riders too who’ve stuck by us and our dedicated team of very hard-working volunteers. And the support given to us by the HG Aerospace Academy all year and most particularly for this ‘double-header’ weekend has been absolutely invaluable - we can’t thank them enough. “Saturday night racing has proven to be a success in terms of the quality of meetings we’ve put on with some excellent racing. We do know though that some supporters have indicated that evenings are more difficult for them to get along to and have been asking for a Sunday afternoon meeting – we’re happy that we’ve been able to oblige and hope these fans who, for whatever reason, can’t always make Saturdays come along on the Sunday.” Phillips continues, “For those coming to both meetings there will be a reduced admission on the Sunday (gates open at 10.30am for a midday start time) – showing the programme and entrance ticket for the Saturday evening meeting will allow spectators to get in for £10, a £5 reduction on the standard admission.” The meetings are at Mildenhall Stadium, Hayland Drove, West Row, Suffolk IP28 8QU with admission (by cash or card) £15; accompanied children aged 15-and-under go free. Gates open at 6pm for a 7.30pm start time on Saturday and the start time on Sunday is 12pm (midday) (gates open at 10.30am).

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Good fishing Jan,got a few going with that one

12+1 last time we were there. Nothing wrong with that.

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..

There’s only you thinking they do ! Whilst I accept Glasgow are well known to pay above the norm in the championship, possibly to compensate their location , the rest pay what they can afford that’s why they are still running. Premiership is a small fish and that’s why Poole , Glasgow etc prefer championship as they keep their preferred race night and get double the fixtures.

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.

Used to be yes, but not any longer which is no great surprise as the Danish final wasn’t on TV. You can however watch the semi and final on PPV through the clubs streaming platform.

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

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

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

I always seem to be in the minority, but I think the RS rule is a good one & hope they keep it. By all means add it to the Champ, but not remove it from the Prem. I'll use Joe T as an example, would he have received as many chances if it wasn't for the RS scheme? It's taken him a few seasons, but now scoring good points in the Prem. Poland have rules for Polish reserves, Britain should do the same for British reserves. Regarding King's Lynn, I don't know why they're always so poor. They often look like they've got a powerhouse reserve but it doesn't happen, this year sign a superstar number one & a very promising Brit & success still doesn't happen.

Refusal to put British Speedway first for start. Roles will be reversed from last winter, PREM Clubs will be the one's holding all the cards now to a point where CHAMP Clubs are the ones with a lot to lose. CHAMP is finished now, Heat Leaders will be offski with the Polish ruling and to make matters even worse for them, Kildemand and Nicholls are retiring as well.

I'd take that with a pinch of salt tbh. Money talks.

In what way did Championship clubs get to big for their boots? Why would 2027 come back & bite them?

something tells me we will see more than 6 teams next season

A summing up of where we are. Play-offs Semi’s 2nd legs on Sunday 13th September. Wroclaw v Leszno Torun v Lublin Play -off final and 3rd/4th place then over 2 matches Play- down final 1st leg Czestochowa v Gorzow Sunday 13th September 2nd leg Gorzow v Czestochowa Friday 18th September Loser relegated winner goes into Baraz against the loser of the Extraleague 2 play-off final( Bydgoszcz or Poznan) 1st leg on Extraleague 2 track Sunday 27th September 2nd leg on Extraleague track Sunday 4th October