old bob at herne bay

Well we can only see if Iwade do lodge an application to join the NDL in 2022. One hopes that the attitude of the BSPL will be supportive to allowing another stand alone club to run in the NDL in 2022. Good old Rob McCaffery ploughs onward with resurrecting Rye House and I wished him success with his venture. Despite his personal abuse, I still wish him well, although this “fool”, “self appointed windbag” and keyboard warrior is mindful that Len Silver severed his interests in Rye some years ago ….. I wonder why?

Due diligence from the Mason’s figures should show attendances, and income from sponsors. wonder what the business plan is to attract greater numbers to Perry Barr …. Or is this another promotion “winging it” One things certain, they can rely on the BSPL to provide advice ……..NOT

IF there is a suitable CL race night available at Monmore, suggest that it’s a business decision between the stadium landlord and the new promoters of Birmingham.

“Belong in the top flight “ LMAO. That ship has sailed for Poole along with your promoter and all the top riders on the pirate ship off to plunder riches across the seas.

Mr N Pedersen Sean Wilson Andre Compton Mr F Lindgren Chris Pusey Ivor Brown Chris Julian

Still think Oxford, if successful in the CL in 2022, will be de facto replacements for Swindon in PL 2023 ( if the PL still exists)

No more confused than the Poole supporters who still believe Matt Ford will return his club to the Premiership - or is it Dan nowadays?

1.No local derbies vs Poole on a Wednesday .... Oxford will have to ride on their alternative night . 2. No chance of Poole supporters visiting Oxford. Oh yes Poole didn’t last long riding on a Thursday in the Prem ... Seems another self interest decision from Rob Godfrey and his beloved Scunthorpe.

Thanks - sharing with neighbours Poole ;-)

What race night are they planning to use ?

Could he double up in both PL and CL ? What’s his current CMA?

If ARC don’t/can’t guarantee use of the stadium for speedway … it’s a dead duck. IMO, don’t think Len would have retired if he thought there was a realistic chance of an amicable agreement with ARC. This must have been going on for a while now behind the scenes.

Expect Mullford to concentrate on Grastrack … seems to be where his interests lie ….. Everyone mentions Eastbourne as an option but not racing in league until 2023 according to Trev Gear. ….and Oxford still haven’t achieved membership of the secret society .

If Oxford are refused admission to the Championship on a Friday night, and cannot join the PL on Friday … Would the NDL admit them as a Friday night racetrack ? Might be the only option ….

Thought that no Wednesday night racing was the main reason Poole stepped across the the Championship? Poole as long as I remember gas ALWAYS been a Wednesday night track . Anyone on here remember when the first rode on a Wednesday night ?

Anyone know the collective noun for speedway promoters ? A "shower" maybe ?

Keep this thread on topic ........ its Oxford on here. Birmingham have their own thread.

East End Fan, don’t take it personally, every club I have ever supported has now closed down. Even more galling is that many of the away tracks I have travelled to have also disappeared . The closure of Lakeside was the final straw …..so many good Speedway friends there I used to see every week … many back from days at Waterden Road. Different crowd at Kent ….never really the same for me. Definitely a speedway star magazine and armchair TV supporter nowadays.

Typical Poole fans... they win the league p offs and all they do is moan about the ref deciding Craig Cook beat Worrall ! Surprised old Middleditch hasn’t lodged a protest. ;-) As I predicted first few heats were telling... Poole 6 points up after 2 and Glasgow crumbled. Well done Poole you won the league and the p offs. Riders can collect their bonus payments free holidays etc etc and lets see what the BSPL can concoct for team building in 2022.

Would there be enough riders? So many double uppers/downers ……even with 2 rising stars per club Even lower team building averages required to level up teams Would milden hall compete in the new league - as the NDL surely is dead. Probably the only way forwards but too much self interest and big egos to allow it to happen

Sounds like Wolves will not be running in 2022 then if you trust the word of the promotion .

Makes you wonder what the BSPL are actually trying to promote…. Their own bank accounts I think - certainly not the sport. Time for Oxford to play hard ball with the BSPL. If they have a business plan for Friday night racing, then they need to stick to it. Otherwise Oxford should tell the BSPL to stick their leagues pull out and keep their hard earned money in the bank. As for the premier league ,Seems impossible that any new club will be joining unless they have a fan base that will turn out midweek .

Will Wolves even be at the tapes in 2022 if there are only 6 clubs….. can you trust the word of the Wolves promotion ?

They could all go to Glasgow and use the COP26 venue ..... and generate some more hot air with no decisions for the future.

I am sure Rob will have the figures, but from my memory changing from Saturday night racing to midweek racing halved the attendance and killed Rye House. So the BSPA did the damage with fixed race nights. Finished Poole off in the PL too. Promotion were naive in expecting crowds to turn up fighting the midweek horrendous traffic on the M25. I rarely made it to a midweek meeting from here......M2 , Dartford Tunnel, M25 , A10 ☹️ With hindsight they should have gone CL. Local derbies against Lakeside.