Sings4Speedway

I think quashing the current dev leagues with crazy reasons like your name is geographically inaccurate before starting their own saviour league rings a few alarm bells. Throw in the threat the NL was posing as it was becoming a solid sustainable product at semi affordable prices using UK only riders. Next season will likely see the PJL merge with the NL to offer up a lesser product and persevere the top clubs even if that does close a few tracks. Lets be clear its the top money promotions making decisions about leagues they have nothing to do with, why do they care? Because others are generating something successful and genuine and that is a treat and must be crushed before it starts.

Hang around for the 2nd half and the saviour of speedway, the prem jnr league may just deliver that. There must be a whole host of eager local juniors ready to take to the track (because Louis said so)

You never know the Prem Jnr league may offer a little bit more entertainment......if it actually gets run

Then may Devils 2 reap what they sow

Indeed but the best options to fill the gaps currently reside in the Newcastle team. That said most are local enough so would be adding quite a bit of extra travelling for a few extra meetings.

It does have the feeling of building a team bu chucking a few riders in then attempting to plug the gaps rather than a thought out approach? I think Verge is based on IOW now so makes the travelling impractical, Harris was never keen on the journeys to Kent so cannot see his crew heading North. Shame really as the venture could struggle unless one of the Newcastle riders wants a few extra rides or miles on their van.

Results don't but competitiveness does. The terrible teams of the past have cost opposition promotions a lot of money (not calling this a terrible side) and likewise a team performing poorly on track will make it difficult to attract a home crowd. Not sure if this side is running a double headers or not but if so and its an increased entry fee a few poor results could affect both home teams gates.

As a long contributing and informed poster in my opinion Islander has added a heck of a lot more than yourself.

Sounds like this fan wants NL racing back

They should do alright in the Prem Jnr League........

But how will they get a go? PL promoters have no idea about riders unless they are placed in front of them or recommended by others. Even then they will offer scant encouragement but the belittling junior league will make them feel good for a season before shutting it down blaming lack of rider support.

Indeed. Most sides have built with 3 (and in Belle Vues case 4) 3ish pointers however the vast majority have experience far greater than the Armadale tail. Only Leicester look light at the bottom end but they have some big scorers in the main team. That said its still tricky to win matches with just 4 riders.

Im guessing L Millar will have to go at 2/4 given he has some (limited) league experience

Any updates on the teams / squads / rules / format for this yet? Season isn't far away........

Hopefully just rumours as THJ is the key to a good season IMO. That said nothing worse than a rider who doesn't want to be at the club. I guess it would be in place of Dany Gapp? But equally could just be mumbles and grumbles with little or no substance to it.

Providing the window closes before X percent of that teams matches remain to be completed would it not be best to be the team having the most matches to complete and therefore having the pick of the available riders who have been on the merry go round prior to the window closing?

In terms of rider numbers it probably would help several if they were a little larger. I also concede that under lights helmet colours can be a bit tricky to pick out (especially when faded/stained and this should be stamped out on its white no grey/blue tint). Maybe the away side should have yellow and black quarters and black and white stripes? As for the pink troy lee gloves i hope they have plenty of stock in......beautiful idea

In all other sports opportunities are grabbed, gained and lost by either being good or not good enough along with a bit of fortune. All sports persons at the top of their game got there through dedication, hard work and because they did what it took to get to the top. In contrast Speedway can at times reward mediocrity and potential whilst genuine steady improvers can be frozen out. The numbers game is a harsh game and there has been a massive list throughout the years of good riders who never made it and it will grow year on year. The only way to guarantee a team place is to be so good that everyone wants to sign you.

It was proposed to switch to the boring NJL format (same 4 riders racing 3 times yawn) but there were too few takers for the smaller engine class. As for the future unless the standard is driven up, the support from the top increased and entertainment increased there wont be one.

Fingers crossed Jacob has a decent season, would be handy for the headlines if he dishes out a Royal Clouting.......

Whilst i admire fans devotion to a chosen side it still baffles me. I likewise am a supporter of the sport rather than any specific team.

I guess its possible to run a Swindon Based side who were "sponsored" by Reading becoming the Swindon "Reading" Racers ? But why should they, there is nothing wrong with the current situation other than the over lords wanting to muscle in.

Dreadful, shocking, immoral the list goes on. The sooner the mafia are outed / a break away from the BSPA the better. Better let Coventry know as their challenge against Leicester cannot morally continue now......

The difference is that the breakaway needs to be from the BSPA not the SCB. The sport needs to remain Speedway and be sanctioned as such under the SCB and therefore the ACU but be organised and run by a body of people who have the interests of the league and its participants at the forefront. The BSPA would only stand a chance of 'black listing' sides that ran teams in multiple divisions (if the top 2 tiers remain under the current tyranny) but even then Belle Vue Colts (for example) could operate under a different promotion and therefore its a shared use track that the bspa has no say over in the same way as they have no control over dog/stox etc. This of course would require SCB buy in though but nothing is impossible.

Sadly i fear Pipe can see the way the NL is heading and wisely took the chance to move on. The league does need to break away from the BSPA and be allowed to function for the benefit of all clubs and the riders within. Never agree with age limits though, being good enough is all that matters and is all that is required to drive the standard up.