mikebv

"They don't need to"..... Sadly, that will be their thoughts all through the meetings held during the season to discuss next year.. And. Even if they did think that they needed to "revolutionise" the sport, it is clear, from past history, that the required skill set doesnt exist with the current incumbents that are in place to make it happen..

Shame about Charles Wright... He is great to watch at the NSS... And doesnt take many prisoners when riding.. Hope he comes back to the sport fully 100% fit, and will go and watch him at the NSS when whoever he rides for comes to town...

Richie isn't using a shovel.. More like a JCB...

Just ordered myself a new TV....

Will he be able to resist another response? I hope not..

Have an overall team average too... That way no one can sign the "best" within each grade...

They picked the hotel because they had heard it has plenty of "guests".... I'll get me coat...

Imagine how many meetings Bomber could ride in? He diary would be so full he could end up guesting for himself....

They need to declare by then so the fixture compilers can complete the fixture list.. Having five, instead of six teams, in the league, will mean that they need to plan in a completely different number of weeks' extension to the season....

That must be a spoof account surely? Cannot believe anyone would put out such a response... If it was him, then those in charge should treble the extraordinarily lenient ban...

Pretty much this... Not many media outlets will bother with it... Some sponsors might get a bit peed off though... Most are speedway fans, so will know all the details given that they follow the sport, and might not want their name associated with a rider "done" for cocaine....

They do seem to do "quite well" for such a relatively small amount of testing don't they?

I think the Nag's Head's "achievement" that night means even more than winning any UK Speedway Team Trophy.. Unless, of course, they had fielded a team with players from the Dog and Partridge, The Crown, and The Hope and Anchor, all guesting for them...

Didn't Glasgow's promoters sponsor the league last year too..? Maybe they are investing all that money they saved by not needing to pay Poole any "first prize cash"?

One of the major issues that the sport has had is a self inflicted lack of focus on UK riders.. Due to "journey men, after journey men" being brought over via a revolving door.. "He didn't work, so bring the next one in and see if he is any better"... Both reserves and at least the lower ranked second string in Div 2 should be a UK rider...

How? "Let's keep Greyhounds at Perry Barr?" They want rid of the sport, so they won't campaign to save it at Perry Barr... Indeed, ARC could argue that the brand new facilities are "state of the art" when it comes to the welfare of the dogs, so a big move forward as to how they get looked after compared to the ageing infrastructure at Perry Barr.. Fair play to the Brum Promoters for giving it a go, as they certainly seem to have given it everything, but, at some places it just isn't viable, no matter what you do... I have been three times and each time felt "young" such was the demographic of their fan base, with around a hundred it seemed "wearing the club shop", so a loyal fan base was in place.. But now, around ten years or so later, I would imagine many in the stadium at that time would now no longer be able to get there, given their ages... When you are only getting crowds of 600 or so, it will always be a struggle, unless you run NDL...

Of course it is.. But. How can anyone expect anything else... Or. Even be surprised... Fans pay money all season to watch competitions that may not even get completed.. So. You have to ask... What is the point of them?

Thought I was mistaken when I thought Adam hadnt been too good around the NSS.. The BF apart obviously... But, no disrespect, to win the BF you are not racing against any overseas top talent, just your own level of rider (Dan apart)... If the Aces sign him I presume it will be to strengthen away? But, to be honest, I would keep Charles Wright as decent away and, can be, box office at home...

Might explain why some have said they were planning to drop Div 2? Although "sponsors" might be able to top this up maybe?

He is riding for everyone else...

Wieslaw Jagus.. Rode for several years at the very top echelons of Poland's averages in Div 1.. Yet, never really made the transition to Global level.. Kolodziej, a simlar story I would say..

Maybe should have typed this in bold... A true font of knowledge and someone who truly lived through the halcyon days of the sport and covered it too... Always good value on here to get a debate going, and often, stirred up..! RIP John...

Surely, as it was so obvious, the penny dropped the moment what was announced came out...? There is a very good track, with a brand new stadium, in a town that has supported a Speedway team for decades in more than decent numbers... Surely all they now need is a promoter to run a Speedway team there...? Wonder why someone hasn't come forward?

If only the Swindon Promoters had a venue to continue the sport somewhere in Swindon.. Ideally a venue with a main stand and a track would be ideal.. Anyone with any idea where there may be one being constructed within the Borough Of Swindon..? Maybe someone locating one could get say a 20% finders fee for finding it...

More than who didn't, unfortunately, for so many things... It does though give the UK Speedway Promoters a huge opportunity to become "self sufficient" and no longer rely on "journeymen, after journeymen" coming over to take team places... Just think, loads of UK lads riding in Div 2, and maybe higher, and all down to a clear development path using team places previously given to the Speedway equivalent of dozens of "Carlos Kickabouts"...... Maybe even growing the UK sports profile with the GB Team being consistently successful at international level due to plenty of strength in depth... Who just said we need a five year plan?