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No, it is definitely not a joke. As I posted earlier, I lost my Track in 1964 and 1974. I am still very bitter about the way it happened, both in 1964 and 1974. You get to love a Sport and it is taken from you - it is no joke and certainly not funny. I sympathise with the Supporters with every Club that has gone, or will go to the wall. Even if Sunderland returned net Season, it is too late for me, I could not attend. It upsets me very much the way Speedway, our Sport, is shrinking. When one can see what has happened at Cradley Heath, Coventry, Peterborough, Wolverhampton, Wimbledon, Hull, Newcastle, Swindon et al - to me it is tragic. These were all great Teams years ago. I know I am getting on in years and some will say (not all I hope) that I am a silly old duffer living in the past. There is an old saying: "The past is another Country; they do thing differently there". Quote attributed to L. P. Hartley.

Well done to Sheffield for topping the table. Best team in the league over the season and even more remarkable given the injury to Tai at the start of the season. You need commending for how you got on with the task of finishing top following that set back. No continued bleating about your misfortune or spouting what you would have won like some teams from down south where we’ve had to endure the same all this season as well being told they will take all before them. True class Sheffield and a lesson to those that are lacking in that department. Fingers crossed to more war of the roses encounters and seeing the bend two barmy army at the NSS again.

Perhaps such riders will need to find a different vocation.

Sheffield's defeat of Ipswich on Thursday wasn't just a victory, it was a complete drubbing. This Ipswich side weren't just "playing it safe," they've lost their bottle. Leicester will make mincemeat of this shower in the finals (and rightly so!) For finishing top of the table, contrary to popular belief, you DO win something: you win the honour and respect of everyone in the sport and a sense of pride in a job well done. For that, the riders, staff and fans of Sheffield Speedway can rightfully feel joy and satisfaction in their 2025 exertions. The annals of history will forever show that Sheffield were top of the heap in 2025, despite the crooked blunt-force play-off system that clearly fails to reflect the year-long performance and achievement. So who knows, given the present circumstances, 2025 may turn out to be Sheffield's swan-song. But if we don't come to the tapes in 2026 we'll at least be assured that we went out on top.

Bowes expected his bikes to be at Poole as they are stored at Workington. He got told this was not possible and threw his toys and confirmed his season is over. For me I want riders who want to ride for Workington regardless. Nobody is bigger than the club. He has been missing more than present this season. Go and chase your dream in Poland and Sweden son. Bye for now

Fantastic speedway, well done Glasgow

A lot is speedways main problems today have been self inflicted. ( not withstanding track closures)Self interest and fans with money trying their hand at Promoting and be taken for a ride in a lot of cases.Riders dictating when and where they want to ride are just a few of the problems.

Just to echo what a few others have said, no one wants any track to close even if that track was seen as a rival, the sport is only as strong as the clubs in it, the more that go, the more chance your own club could fall. I have seen three clubs that I used to attend on a regular or semi regular basis go, Arena Essex, Rye House and Hackney, not been to a meeting since 2018 when Arena went but still get the star every week and watch the odd match on you tube or the highlights posted on social media, because having followed it from 1988 to 2018, it’s in my blood now, for me personally at its core, four riders sliding around an oval track is classic.

Tuesday and Wednesday are on TNT Sports 10.

Congratulations to the Leicester Lions . Winners of the Premier League 2025. They've won more meetings than any other team and lost less meetings than any other team. But this is British speedway at its finest and apparently that counts for nothing. Lets concoct a weird scoring system that seems them finish 3rd , even though the 2 teams above them have an inferior record!! 🤔

In my opinion which ever team finishes top of the league should be league champions.They ve proved to be the best over the season.

Well done Max saved us tonight after Villads' mare, massive improvement from the last few meetings and looked more like he was before his crashes. Hope Villads can get some more of that intensive physiotherapy, didn't look particularly comfortable before the meeting and that crash definitely didn't help, credit to him though for limping round for the Ben fund collection, some fit riders skip out on it so doing it while he was obviously in pain was nice to see. Dan and Leon have come alive these last few meetings and Bomber and Kyle looking rapid. Happy the referee's blunder didn't end up mattering as that would have been a horrible way to lose for either side.

Well done Glasgow! Now get the job done in the final.

Saw that coming a fortnight ago. Did Sedgmen jump in the first running?

Going to cost Edinburgh

All over now for the tigers

I don't think I've ever seen a ref "accidentally" press the red button. Thankfully, Edinburgh didn't come out of it any worse off, but that's a very serious mistake...

Yes! PRL, which is in the main square, shows speedway all the time. The manager is a huge Bydgoszcz fan and a season ticket holder. He and his bar are our go-to place whenever we are in Bydgoszcz. If by any chance it's not already on, just ask at the bar and they'll always put it on for you. Nice food too as a bonus. https://prlrocks.pl/?lang=en

You might say the opposite. I read your definition of integrity with interest. Honest and strong moral principles. Those seven Clubs signed up because they had no choice, where is the morality in that? I'm afraid you do not convince me, Sheffield are the Champions of the League - one of the the other four finalists is the 'Play Off' Champions. I don't see the Premier League in Football having 'Play Offs' for the Championship. The other Leagues yes. My Team, Sunderland, just got promoted through the 'Play Off's' but 'Play Offs', in my opinion are basically wrong. You work very hard all Season you win the League. Oh dear, now we have to win it again. What a travesty.

Why do people say Sheffield fans are thugs based on a minority ?

It depends

No assets steve so lawson could be tempted away by a big offer

I had a big crash there in 1996 riding for long Eaton clipping James birkenshaw’s back wheel entering the 3rd turn and smashing into the mesh fence before air fences and ending up in Sheffield hospital,,I still have the race jacket which I ripped open on my handlebar clamps,but I still didn’t mind riding there for 15 or more years as an away rider even though I was usually crap there 😂 but it was an easy place to ride and never considered it dangerous

Nobody is going to suggest that. The cut off was stated, the matches weren't completed in time, and we have to accept that. But let's not pretend that we only finished top because your riders weren't trying tonight. We finished top because of the result at your place at the start of the month. We were unfortunate that the way the playoffs fell pitted us against the only team to beat us over 30 heats this season (super heats not included). Had the playoffs fallen any other way we would probably have made the final, but to win them you have to beat everybody and we didn't do that. Hopefully the final will be as exciting and close as our semi final was - you seem to be quite evenly matched so it should be a good spectacle for TV and whoever takes the trophy will be worthy winners.

The play offs are wide open Semi final 1 Sheffield v Belle Vue Semi final 2 Ipswich v Leicester

No, it’s well prepared and on the whole smooth and except for hitting the dirt line is not hard to ride, it’s not technical and doesn’t really have straights and although it’s fast it’s not really difficult to ride at speed but it takes balls to hit the dirt line so close to the fence but as I said they could take away that dirt line but the riders want it

I edited my Post. I have enjoyed our discussion. It is good that we can discuss these things amicably. 👍 I really hope that you enjoy your Speedway too. That, in the end, is what it is all about. 🙂

I'm told Artem Laguta is in.

I think you could scrap the playoffs, the KO Cup, the Premier Trophy (or whatever it is now) and you'd still have fixture congestion - it's the one thing speedway does best! We'll agree to disagree on the playoffs. Enjoy your speedway 👌

He was riding injured despite the cynics out there. Limping before the start, crashed in his first race, engine failure in his 3rd when bravely giving it a go.

More of a "D" shape with pretty short straights... A great race track until air fences, which narrowed it... I used to watch "reserve/juniors" level riders, absolutely fly around there on a Thursday evening, who then looked like complete and utter novices on the Friday at Kirky Lane with its tighter turns ..

Glasgow flushing their season down the toilet!

Who says we didn't? Last night would have been a different meeting entirely had it been raced before positions were decided. And unless Brady and Dan say they weren't trying in the semi at Foxhall then that's only a guess as well.

Could quite easily have altered the play off dates, and maybe they should be held after the last gp anyway to stop the Kurtz farce happening Then we could have completed the league and had the correct teams riding against each other once again no lessons learned after last years farce

Or he might be settled at Poole

The annals of history will show that Sheffield won nothing.

Correct, however, they can do one of two things, cut their costs and except the gravy train is leaving the station or do like plenty of riders did in the past, get a proper job and then ride in the evening, Tom Owen ran and built up a huge business in the 70/s and rode virtually every night, John Jackson ran a garage etc,, they can work part time whatever it takes, if they don’t want to that’s their choice but let’s not make them out as martyrs, speedway is at a crossroads and decision makers have to realise if they make the wrong choice then all the riders will have to get a job soon because it will cease being a sport for entertainment quickly enough

Like you style 😄 If that’s supposed to be aftershave ,speedway s now like Brut popular in the 70s but not so now 😀.

Leicester obviously never took that approach at Oxford. So come on the Lions in the Final for not riding defensive and attacking. Professional team

Enter Terry Russell and Alun Rossiter

What strikes me is that this is a dumbing down of the prestige competition in World Speedway that is held every 3 years. Now we have the situation where a country with 2 good riders can qualify for the final of the top 4 rider team competition.

Heard that he was actually suffering from food poisoning, something about a burger

Genuine shambles. How can you take this sport seriously with nonsense like that? By the laws of the sport, shouldn’t he be suspended for 28 days? I’ve no idea, but saw someone else suggest it.

Let's hope Emil gets over his tummy problems...😂

You speak with such authority, yet without any knowledge: https://ipswichwitches.co/raceday-guide-sheffield-a-4/

It’s not until you get to this stage of the season that you realise how much of a Mickey Mouse sport speedway is. Just a case of attending for what it is and forgetting the circus of never having a full team.

I’d be embarrassed to show my face around Ashfield if I was him.

And you're a fine example of somebody who loves to attend speedway meetings in person right? Shame you said the exact opposite three months ago....

This years line up was very poor. Lambert (who I am fan of) was very lucky to qualify for next year. His form was terrible. Hope I'm wrong but it'll be almost impossible for Kurtz to repeat that form of the last few months. We hoped Holder Lambert and Bewley could put up a title challenge but they are way off that. Simple fact is that last time BZ didnt win a world championship the 2 guys either side of him on the podium were the only 2 that would have given him trouble for the next few years. And despite the fact Russians can compete in Tennis, The Olympics, cycling and comically other Motorsports, they have been banned from the SGP. Its pathetic and we've been robbed of a decent series