old bob at herne bay

Good call 😀 Looked that up on the web and he was really Howard Cole !

Given the alleged lack of profit or big losses involved in operating a speedway club business, I have always been of the opinion that the " promoters" do so for their own personal enjoyment. The people who come along to watch just help them to achieve theri enjoyment. They choose thier own team, they choose which league they oeprate in ,and enjoy meeting up with other promotoers who are on the same ego trip with theri personal ambitions. To them, it matters not a jot what their customers think, they are on an ego trip to try and win the p.offs . All this dross about doing it for the "love of the sport" doesn't wash with me. Nor has it for many years when speaking face to face with "promoter X " or "promoter Y" I have just been told " its my club and ill do what i want with it " or words to that effect. Sadly with promoter X he ignored my (and many others) comments and lost a shed load of money taking"his club" into the 1st divsion. Never, in RECENT years have I even had the decency of a reply to comments/criticism/suggestions to promoters team managers. So forgive me if i find this whole charade of the forgetful four , the famous five, the super six or the magnificent seven nothing more than winter entertainment. Supporters will get what they are given.

He ain’t going to announce anything that might devalue his “property” Although with every passing day that tractor start gate and air fence are deflating in value.

and I wouldn’t be reading too much into Matt Fords return to the Uk , other than the rules of residency surrounding Brexit. I guess Matt prefers to remain a UK citizen , rather than. French citizen .

Oops , they made a mistake there then , Its BRADY KURTZ. 🙂 Dont know a Brody in speedway ?

Jeez, after 65+ years of supporting the sport ..... the computer tells me I am now a rising star !!!!! A b***y rising star I should be a World Champion by now ( at Wembley over 20 heats) Must be a ruling by the BSPL

10% reduction on your season ticket 😃 Welcome to the world Brady , following in the footsteps of your namesake Brady Kurtz I guess ?

I'll be monitoring the BSPL website closely all day on the 7th . its on my phone calendar with an alert . Will it be the famous five, the super six or the magnificant seven.

How could we forget Squire (aka Split) Waterman . A character he was. A pretty good speedway rider. 🙂 Think the key point you correctly state is AFTER Speedway. Lived out a quiet life in sunny Spain 🙂 Think the Vintage Speedway Magazine did an interview with him in Spain.

Hagon Hausl Nagel and Hodder already signed for the Cheetahs. Glasgow must be gutted. Team stripped by Forum. 🙂 🙂

Found their website together with a demo video. Looks a basic dirt oval ... dont see any buildings of any description. Like most of the suggested tracks would need £100k plus investment to get it to a speedway track . https://stanstedraceway.com/about-us%2Ftrack-history

Pickering on an 11.64 really is a bit silly IMO. Messes up the rest of your side. Unless you gamble on strengthening up once his average drops to a realistic figure after 6 ? meetings

Oxford 2026 seem to be signing up last years Glasgow side ?

RS50 .... Team GB would indeed be a pool of mediocrity. Lambo and Bewdley the only 2 "top " grade UK riders . the rest Wooffy (if fit) Dick Lawson , Christopher Harris, Thomas Brennan, Addy Ellis, Charlie Wright, Louis Kerr ? Nearly as good as the Cricket Ashes mismatch

Yup , know that ...... BUT assuming that the track and the staff will be available for one weekend even in PL doesn't run in 2026 ?

Bewley signed , thats good to see one English top rider in the UK speedway leagues. Got to be doubt over the affordability of Kurtz (even if he can be assed to race in the UK ) with the lack of money aound in PL 2026. unless BV have a big money sponsor

Yup , NEW faces are needed right across the sport , from the promoters stadium owners sponsors the team managers and riders. Someone to capture the fans’ imagination for 2026

Hypothetically of course the BSPL could ignore those two rules in the interests of the sport 😮

Surely will not be released at least until after the BSPL AGM and confirmation that the PL will be running in 2026 ?

Thank you for the update. I can only admire your patience and tenacity. Recently saw pictures of the local area being seriously flooded, including the nearby Railway Station.

The Dean Machine .... theres a common theme here with Speedway being kicked out of stadia, whilst the stadia continue operating other sports be it greyhounds stock cars etc. Do I sense that speedway racing and all its baggage is just too much hassle for stadia owners.

Nope .... sorry they would have to "buy" the club from Christopher Louis. Not sure that would ever happen.

Think the BSPL have a cunning plan. The clue was in their statement " a league of at least 5 teams" Come the AGM they have either Ippo sale confirmed and ready to go OR they have jointly agreed that they will run Oxford stadium as a BSPL "sponsored" track with a team in the PL. So at least 5 teams whatever happens to Ippo. Hopefully this has been signalled to Christopher Louis , who can either sell the club for 5 shillings or not at all and receive sod all. Either way the BSPL will run a PL in 2026.

Thoughts on a return of the Spires in 2026 , the saviour of PL 2026 ?

So Oxford could have their arms twisted and be the saviours of the PL 2026 ????