MD

Lockdowns have indeed hammered the UK population and it'll be 5-10 years before we can accurately judge the consequences on society against what the benefits were. With continuing lack of access to timely healthcare I suspect it won't be positive. However I digress, the most noticeable change is in the older generation who no longer come out to play. It doesnt seem to be a lack of money but a lack of motivation to go out. Its noticeable at Glasgow and I've also seen it at Glasgow Warriors where the old team are happy to watch on tv but not show up anymore.

No one will be queueing up to manage the team. Its a massive commitment with time off work and travel for little more than your travel expenses. Dickson wasnt perfect as TM, we've all seen that, neither was Ian Steel but Im sure he has grown into the role each season and become more mature in his decision making. He wont take any s-h-i-t from riders especially the Hans Andersen types who will dominate if given the opportunity and Im certain no one will tell him they arent going out in a heat because it doesnt suit. We need someone like that, if anyone is out there, just not Dickson again.

They will ruin all leagues to protect the Premiership. Always has been whether it was Elite League, Division 1 etc. They may be under pressure from Discovery Eurosport to enhance the product as its a pretty poor spectacle as is. Leicester will add nothing to that IMO. It needs more teams to join as uneven number means there is always someone not riding that week, or fortnight, or month!

Calling off mid meeting last Sunday didnt help, with fans having turned out on a baltic evening to watch 5 heats in 90 minutes. BSN will have been the benefactors tonight and I have to say I quite like them. You get a lot more behind the scenes info especially from the pits and its Championship focused unlike Eurosport where Kelvin is clueless about our league. Sedgmen is good to listen to as is Greg Blair.

March and October speedway don't bring the best out in the track. Its not usually much fun for the fans to endure either.

From the outside looking in its leadership that appears to be missing in the team. Cook abdicated the captaincy, Ulle took it on then got injured, Brennan was next in line but he's not experienced enough and not the personality for that type of role IMO. Danyon alluded to it at Poole that no one was talking to each other to make changes and get things going. Contrast that with the Poole pits where Lawson and King were trying to start Z Cooks bike for ht1. Im not sure the riders are as well paid as you believe but agree they appear to be a collection of individuals this year. Broc seems to have been in a world of his own, just jogging along at his own pace regardless of the opposition or event.

Promoters and riders appear to be the biggest problem, it should be the BSPL telling clubs when fixtures have to be run by to stop this nonsense. God forbid there should be an outbreak of common sense.

Think you will be right but he has made himself much more marketable to others with that average.

Good points but the same weaknesses have persisted all season. Nicol looks like he's never ridden Ashfield before.

Poole peaking at the right time, Glasgow absolutely gutless. Time for change in 2023.

You should work for the BBC with that s-h-i-t stirring narrative.

To support Glasgow? No chance.

Agree with all that except Fredricksen, wouldn't touch him. Hook might be worth a punt if we thought he could progress though looks like he can't drop below a 4.00. Sarj could be in demand next year if the points limit is driven down. We could have done with Ulle's sharp gating last night just like he did down there in July. Claus Vissing 5.00, Jake Allan 6.30, Dillon Ruml 5.47, Ricky Wells 5.20, only kidding .

Overhauled coming off the second bend. No one could make up ground on the rider in front not even the Poole heatleaders in the two heats Glasgow actually gated.

Took Grajczonek off on the fourth bend in 2018 or 2019 when riding for KL.

The gating was great, the racing non existent. When Poole gated the races were strung out. When Glasgow gated the races were strung out. Goodnight Vienna as a contest by ht8.

Looking at 20 pages of this p1sh and more on the Glasgow thread Im not sure its the success people resent so much.

FFS its Poole, they get accommodated above everyone else. Educate yourself and learn your place

Going to be frosty though. Poole Speedway having Poole things done to them, we know thats not how it works.

Nicol has had his bike in the van most of this season.

Poole likely furious they've been dictated to, dont we know who they are!

Our nearest rival team would then become Manchester and 7 would be an uneven amount for a league, not undoable, but would be better with another team joining to make it 8. However whats the benefit for us, with the exception of Doyle, Holder and Fricke we see all the other riders in our league anyway. I've also got issues with propping up the big league, the second division is our natural domain, the BSPL and its predecessor have done little to support it over the years and would happily collapse it if needs must, to protect their precious Division 1.

Looking at the updates for Poole v Leicester last night there was no mention of track grading breaks. Not sure if this was actually the case but with Poole gaining momentum from ht8 onwards it would seem common sense not to change a winning feature. Wonder if Glasgow will do this on Sunday?

Just this year? We could have started our season the first week in June and still accommodate the playoff next weekend. Be interesting to see if the crowd drops off, it'll have been 7 weeks since our last home meeting. Its very easy to lose interest, especially with the nights now becoming darker and colder.

Glad its not just me. The absolute lack of meetings this year and a lacklustre Grand Prix series have made the whole thing go flat. Four home meetings in the last nine weeks when the weather has been at its best is criminal.