Racin Jason 72

Fully understand and accept your opinion Aries. like many others I’ve followed the club for 40 years and I feel like there has been a death in the family with the thought of no Ipswich speedway. during my life of ups and downs it’s always been my escape and enjoyment. like I said earlier I don’t know the full story and I imagine it will never fully be told. I don’t know if that’s a good or a bad thing tbh. fingers crossed we have some good news very soon and we can return to normal and follow the witches.

Knowing the standard of how well the BSPL have written the rule book it will be as watertight as a colander. depends if he agreed to run in a 6 team league I guess. He did make it clear he wasn’t going to participate in a 5 team league before the sale announcement.

Until we know the full facts it’s very difficult to apportion blame. chris is keeping a dignified silence atm rather than mud slinging as you would expect but something substantial has obviously happened to get to this point.

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Maybe you would like to provide the £95,000 deficit out of your own pocket ? Chris hasn’t thrown out the toys imo. No threats of closure etc. purely I require a 6 team league for my business to be sustainable. That’s not possible so he is selling up as is his right to do so

I’m not sure what would be worse. Tolley and Rogers or no speedway. plenty of vultures flying over foxhall looking for riders atm

Dan Thompson signs for Leicester. very sad to see him move on but it’s a great career move for him as he rides the track so well. been great to see him blossom from rising star to where he is now It was dans improvement which gained us the league title imo hope we get a chance to see you at foxhall

Add the fact that next years budget is down £95k before a wheel is turned due to the fact that there is no tv money and a brand new air fence to purchase. less fixtures and less variety may lead to smaller crowds will the sponsors put in as much money with no tv coverage? Who knows but as this is the Louis only income why would you gamble everything you have built up in a 5 team league which is doomed. I wouldn’t risk my house on it

Suggests Ipswich not running then ?

I think it’s 5 including Ipswich If a sale goes through

Absolute madness to have just 5 teams. £60k less income due to no tv deal. Will the sponsors be willing to pay the same amount for no national coverage ? four less fixtures than this season so less income into the club. Will fans pick and choose due to lack of variety?

For the 40th consecutive year since I’ve been watching the sport !!!

And next season there may be no tv money. Add the cost of a new airfence and with the prospect of a 5 team premiership less fixtures and the same old faces but more regular. the fans will pick and choose and crowds will diminish. will the sponsors pay the same sponsorship now there is no tv deal and national coverage? I can completely understand why Chris Louis has put the club up for sale.

He wouldn’t make that mistake twice

Yes I am worried there may be no speedway. we had a save our speedway in 1995 and like many others I’m a member of the 400 club some 30 years on but this scenario isn’t a financial one at the moment. The club is extremely well run and has many sponsors and is viable. however next season there won’t be no tv money which is rumoured to be £60k. Not only that will the sponsors want to pay the same money for no national tv coverage ? Unlikely. if the league is reduced to 5 teams will fans pick and choose or stop coming so often because it’s the same old faces ? Chris Louis deserves a lot of credit and respect for what he has done for our club and I can only imagine this is his last resort. im guessing as this is his primary income he isn’t going to gamble it away in a 5 team league. Maybe some of the other teams which are subsidised by their owners are willing to? Who knows. I don’t agree with some saying he has thrown his toys out. Like all democratic organisations you reform from within but he seems to have reached a point where he has had enough and doesn’t like the direction the sport is going. there had been no mud slinging just a for sale notice going up at foxhall. im desperately hoping a resolution can be reached and Chris will carry on but I’m less optimistic. But thank you to John and Chris for providing us with such service over so many years.

That’s another one I do enjoy listening to. Yes I do like a bit of humour. I was wondering if the top league does continue with 4 teams it could be a first for kings lynn. To reach the playoffs and collect the wooden spoon in the same season !!

Poole home meetings especially dire viewing.

Another excellent podcast.

Imo one of the best. Despite one anti Ipswich presenter it’s a very fair and balanced podcast. 😂

Maybe because he is thinking of the good of the sport rather than his own business interests and filling his pockets ??

The late John Perrin was threatening to pull the plug most seasons

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In today’s speedway star it’s confirmed as being put back to January 6th

In today’s speedway star it’s confirmed as being put back to January 6th

He might be allowed to but Tom only rides in the premiership are not the championship.