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Nope. See for yourself: Rule 14.7 (b) - Club Superiority Exemption A club may approach any rider contracted to another club where it can demonstrate that it has: A. a superior racing track; and B. more handsome supporters In such circumstances, normal restrictions on rider approaches shall not apply.

This made me think we’re coming up to a year since our happiest hour for many a year, quickly followed by our darkest when we headed in to the winter not knowing whether we even had our club to support anymore. This time around, we go in to the dark winter months knowing we’re in very safe hands, WILL be coming to tapes next March, having our track upgraded, a GP to look forward to, and the promise of a much more competitive team in 27. Been a whirlwind 12 months and a huge rollercoaster of emotions, but bring on 27.

You go to a pub on Friday night. You walk to the bar where the barman is in conversation with three other customers. What is their history? What have they done together? Have any of them been to prison? You don't know them or anything about them but you stand next to them & drink your pint without question. The difference is Jason Garrity is someone who's name you know & you didn't like him before he went to prison. if you want to use him as a reason not to attend speedway events thats your choice but you don't need to share your hateful message with the rest of us. He done the crime & he's done the time. Now live & let live

It’s also disgraceful that British riders don’t ride in Britain, for British speedway to survive and recover (if it can )its needs riders to understand the battle is a 2 way street and riders have to do their bit

I’d also like to see them implement a rule which British riders have to put their British club first over any other league or even FIM meetings and it’s up to the ACU/SCB to make sure Poland, Denmark Sweden and the FIM understand this rule, when Poland realise how important British riders are to their leagues and we are serious about it they will show respect and honour, at the moment we are a joke of an organisation and who is going to respect that ?

It's also disgraceful to force someone to ride in a league that they may feel is financially unviable.

Congratulations in providing one good track throughout the season.😁

The FIM put out their calendar in advance and then UK Speedway plan in fixtures knowing 100% that there will be a clash for their riders.... Hardly the FIM's fault... And, as well, tracks go several weeks without a fixture on nights with no FIM meetings that would impact them... UK Promoters even plan in meetings on the nights of UK Championship qualifiers.. The issue is a lot closer to home than the FIM...

Well you did steal boughen from Oxford and look what happened there 😜

A relief the 2026 season is coming to a close. Its been a difficult year but it’s done it’s job. Lets not have another winter like the last one. However many teams are assembled, get it rubber-stamped in November. Let all clubs build their teams fairly and on an equal footing to give the league some integrity, get the fixture list published in the new year at the latest, and let clubs get their season tickets out on sale in good time. Lets all hope also that Richard Coleman has managed to get the old farts to at least implement some kind of change to start the green shoots of recovery.

At least Lambert rode in the British final more than some riders who ride in the UK full time

Poole need Wednesday nights and financial security. Championship offer both. The prem does not

Will said it himself live on stream last week. Said he doesn’t know if he’s back here next season

Totally agree. BSPL should do all they can to encourage clubs to step up, of course they don't have to. But if TV is showing Prem Speedway, money should go to Prem clubs only.

But he may just decide not to have a British licence, as a resident of Poland with a polish wife, he may get a licence to ride in Poland. And can't see the FIM wanting the world champion not to ride in the GP

While there are no assets, riders and clubs still have a contract with each other. This is usually for one season, but could in fact be more. Although we all know it happens, a club should not approach a rider (nor a rider approach a club) until the active contract expires.

Not quite right. The Chairman for the majority of the National League's (extremely successful) independent run in the '80s was actually Danny Dunton. Mervyn Stewkesbury took over for the 1988 season -- elected after a contest with Martin Rogers -- but was promoter at Poole by then, having moved from Weymouth in 1985. Mervyn headed the NL for three seasons, before engineering the re-amalgamation of the two leagues for 1991. This moved Poole, Ipswich, Berwick and Wimbledon (who became Eastbourne mid-season), up, but left the NL in bad shape and led to the disastrous "one big league" of 1995/6. History thus warns us of what can happen when the top league pulls successful clubs out of a well-run second division. In conclusion, were the current Championship to go its own way, run its own affairs, this might not be a bad thing at all.

Fair enough can’t argue with that 😂

I haven't been calling him out or offering an opinion on here at all but I'm now curious as to why you think someone would be reticent to give their opinion to him directly - what would happen?

I doubt any of you who are calling Garrity would have the b"llocks to say it to his face. You all hide behind your keyboards. He's been a very naughty boy more than once and has done his time. As I've said before you can call him all you want but as soon as he signs for your team and bangs in the points he'll be your hero all of a sudden.

Yes he committed a heinous crime and has now finished his time, but what about the crimes committed by a couples of Aussies and a Brit that was swept under the carpet with money in front of it. Did they learn, have they ever been punished or continually berated.

That may well be a contributory factor ( he committed a crime and should be punished accordingly ) whilst you may have nothing but contempt for him just locking him up is obviously not the answer .It the easy simple answer but neither beneficial to society or Jason ,IMO there is little or no support for ex offenders . The cost of incarcerating him and others could be channeled into support network to assist them to conform to the requirements needed to lead a law abiding life .I have met a number of ex offenders most come across as reasonable normal people ,they are anonymous with regards to their criminal past .Jason is not he has public profile which means in someways his criminal past is public property , the simple fact is he's in a cycle and needs help to get out of it .

Yes, I think it was the Weymouth promoter at the time, Mervyn Stewkesbury, who was the Chairman of the old National League back then.

Monarchs don't seem to know either, their pre match piece just says Foord is guesting for him. Article infers that we are doing it to strengthen up. Hausl's Facebook post yesterday makes reference to seeing the German team manager on Saturday and Sunday, so maybe riding for Germany in something? Given that management want us to go and support the team, you'd think that they would do us the courtesy of telling us. In the absence of being told an actual explanation I'm just going to assume that we've told him not to bother coming over for it

Spot on for many its not their main business but as fans they are happy to subsidise a certain amount of annual losses and work on the basis of open the gates for home meetings and 90% of the die hards will turn up with near zero additional local promotion. This can continue to the point where the losses reach an unacceptable level and in most cases a new semi rich fan with deep pockets which haven't yet been emptied is required to come on board and rinse and repeat. Coleman is really saying all the right things really hope he succeeds as I think he is the final roll of the dice for the sport.

The ERW is a mad track to watch racing.😂 I don’t know if it’s the same live, but watching on BSN, it doesn’t look like the riders ever go straight; it’s like a big circle. The starts are mad too. It’s like the bikes pull the riders towards the first bend, with gates one or two inevitably hitting the front. Gate four has no chance. Is that just me? This isn’t a criticism; I enjoy meetings at Scunthorpe. Plenty of actions.

In some ways some of the money needs to trickle down to help build foundations in the lower league. However with doubling up in place it’s impossible for the championship to feature on tv as that will shine a spotlight on the lack of credibility.

When Poole signed Anders Rowe for 2025, they did it before Glasgow's 2024 season had ended (Rowe mentioned on a podcast just after the season finished that he had signed for Poole 'a couple of months ago'). It seemed to coincide with a dip in Rowe's form at the tail end of 2024. I'm fairly sure that everyone is doing it to some level.

Would be a joke if Lambert is allowed to ride as a Pole in the GP series. Why is he being treated differently to Emil and Artem?

Would be a joke if Lambert is allowed to ride as a Pole in the GP series. Why is he being treated differently to Emil and Artem?

All your comments, and others, will be the ones that Richard Coleman will, I am sure, want to either stop or improve, as applicable... With some clear regulations around team set ups, meeting presentation and centre green standards, mechanics in club colours, track preparation etc.. As I say, there is a blueprint to follow in either Sweden or Denmark, who are more aligned to the UK in their attendances, and TV coverage, than Poland is.. One professional league, with scrutiny and discipline, with clear demarcation from the second tier who can just carry on running a more "social sport"... Sharing each others riders, meaning they can keep running fixtures whenever they like...

I agree they cost us, I dont get banter lol

Last match Scorpions v Tigers. 2 winners from gate1, 5 winners from gate2, 4 winners from gate 3 and 3 winners from gate4. Don't know what gate positions were in heat 15, but all in all there is a spread of wins across all gates.

Nope. If the SEC winner has qualified some other way, the FIM take the place as a 4th wildcard. There is no automatic qualification to someone else.

For the better of a rider's career if the club can't deliver. What's wrong with that?? I much rather be honest than biased. King's Lynn is a suffocating club

Glasgow aren’t going to race in the Premiership.

But if they never ride in the Championship then that's irrelevant as they'd be doing well in the top league. I think you're now falling into the trap of focusing on age and relating that to ability, which is the mistake with any age restriction.

Wouldn't make much of it!

Rumour going around we’ve (The 2023 Championship champions and owners of the greatest track in world speedway) approached Cairns and Rushen for 2027. Make of that what you will.

I wouldn’t be surprised. There’s been several occasions, Friday night included, where he’s looked like it’s his first time on a speedway bike. Disappointing, regardless. The paying fans deserve an answer.

Several riders have been top league standard and even world class before 21 years old. I don't like age restrictions as the sport should cater for talent so your suggestion of of achievement before being placed in the top league has merit as so many do struggle, but we have also seen success stories there (Loram and Screen spring to mind). If they're talented enough they will shine through.

The paper aeroplane throwing seemed to amuse the crowd during grading breaks maybe that's what UK speedway is missing. 🙈

No it's not. 40pt limit incoming

With that attitude it certainly will be. There are however, people who still believe in the product (Richard Coleman the latest) who are trying hard to pull the sport up by its bootstraps and get it upwardly mobile. Your club and others like it, may well be happy with their slippers on, reduce costs annually and see the sport descend even further in to the abyss as an amateur sport in front of a couple of hundred people. Mr Campbell and the rest of the OAP dinosaurs are entitled to have that mindset. Others, like the mentioned Coleman and Mark Lemon, would prefer to at least try and get the top tier moving back upwards as a serious sport. You may think they’re wasting their time, but they obviously don’t so let them get on with it. Enjoy your thriving product in the lower league.

Another piping up who appears to be in the wrong section. Until you show some ambition, back down you go with the rest of the bottom feeders. 😜

The difference a few years ago was quoted as £150k to put together a competitive top tier team, as opposed to a second tier one.... Dan T's VLog covered off points money in both leagues, and No6's in the top tier were on not too far off No1's points money in the second.. With RS's on money akin to second strings/third Heat Leaders in the Championship.. Add a couple of top GP level riders, to be competitive, into the mix, and there is a considerable difference in expense... An expense that would need an increase in admission fees, with much less of a guarantee of success which Poole currently seem to have... A potential losing team, with severely increased costs, plus increased admission for the fans, doesn't sound like a business plan anyone with a modicum of a business brain would seek to follow.. And the Fords seem to have more than a modicum of a business brain...

Thanks for giving King's Lynn the worst possible septet possible 🤣 Cheers mate 👍🏻

There’ll now be a “World Champion” tax. If he was expensive before this evening, he’s just got a lot more so..

i hate that AI poster theyre using, expected better from Woffinden to be honest.

Chris Holder,Pickering first two