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Could be worse I remember the mid 90s when they would have press day and only have 5 riders signed up! One of those press days was when the rumour Joe Screen was supposed to be on his way to sign was floating around Had the delights of Franz Lietner & Gasper Forjac trying out!

Josh bates. Karol Baron would be a nightmare signing for points return but sure was entertaining!

In the interest of speedway. That is all you need to know.

So Doyle to Ipswich, is that possible? Has Crump retired again or does he fancy another go in 2022?

No ta wouldn't want to see Iversen or Batchelor any where near the home side of the Foxhall pits. Cook maybe

It's not so much the auction of equipment but the reason the sale of the showground & what that means for those who use it. The Speedway equipment might not be listed, it might not belong to the showground but the equipment is no use if the track is unavailable. I guess it depends on the terms of the lease the speedway has and if it's expired or not regarding next season.

He has been loyal to you since 2016. The lad deserves the break and to progress his career as far as possible. Imagine you were working in an organisation who's business plan was running that organisation to the point of bankruptcy while paying you less than you could earn elsewhere and also restricting your development because you weren't working with the best in the industry. If the opportunity came up for you to move somewhere that were forward thinking, paying better wages while also offering more development would you stay under some misguided sense of loyalty? I wish Dan all the best hopefully he'll be back one day but that is really down to the BSPL to sort the mess out.

Any hint on who will feature in the rebuilding programme?

Scotty tried it for half a season and it didn't work for him. I'll disagree with you it's not turning their back on UK speedway it's about being a professional who wants to progress as far as possible in his chosen career. You wouldn't stay with the same company who year after year struggled to keep their head above water if you could enhance your career with a more forward thinking and financially stronger company. It not Bewley, Lambert's or Tai's fault that UK speedway has a trash operation that attracts zero investment from outside. Three very talented and professional riders who deserve to succeed and earn a few quid on the way.

Maybe not but it would be quite easy for them to adjust who qualifies as a rising star!

This hasn't been tested yet however remember the other rule a few years ago around doubling up that prevented Scott Nicholls doubling up with Peterborough, he was prepared to go to court & once the BSPA realised he wasn't bluffing the rule was soon dropped.

It makes no difference who holds a registration riders will ride where they want. They are self employed & their seasonal contact expires at the end of October unless they signed a multi year deal. The registration system only still exists as the promotors keep it going as goodwill, if it were ever tested in a court of law it wouldn't survive.

Top class racing over both legs

It can be done Ipswich rode at Coventry on the first weekend in November in 98.

almost one man and his camera for ITV

Speedway hasn't always been played out in front of sparse crowds with not atmosphere in the UK

The rules could be changed in the interest of speedway, so don't rule anything out

I don't think the Polish bubble will burst speedway in Poland has been successfully ran with huge crowds for decades, the sport has great foundations over there. That's what makes it so attractive to the big companies & TV companies. Success breed's success and the Polish governing body sure know how to run a professional sport.

The latter sky deals weren't that great from memory. I think you any have to look at how Eurosport have marketed speedway to get an idea of the cost/value to them. While the clowns are in charge of the circus speedway in the UK is only heading in one direction.

Sky realised that no matter how much money was thrown the was of the BSPA nothing would change. In fact the product got worse with each year sky was involved, not the fault of sky who gave the BSPA some big contacts. The BSPA squandered the opportunity with sky. As for Eurosport isn't it been given to them pretty much free of charge, so they have nothing to lose!

The problem with the 5 year plans from the BSPL are two fold, firstly they never last more one year before being scrapped & fundamentally they are almost always very similar. The two big changes they made to turn the fortune of UK speedway didn't work the green helmet colour & numbering the home team 8-14 & the away team 1-7. Still there is always this year's big announcement to look forward too from the annual get together.

The announcement of the 10 year plan has only got to be good news for speedway moving forward. At last some real vision. Hats off to the FIM & Discovery.

The rules around the rising star category are being changed to allow riders to double up between the British grand Prix championship & the British rising star championship. This late change has been made for the interest of speedway said the spokesperson from the one of the new approved BSPL media centres (caravans)

Remember when Sky would show both semi finals at the same time now that was top notch coverage! Sadly the BSPA played a blinder and pissed that up! Now instead of selling their product to the TV companies the BSPA go around seeing who will take it free of charge......the BSPA a top notch marketing organisation!!