singy13

Yeah too many people barking up the wrong tree on here.............

Yes so the UK did have a big Empire then with plenty of possible riders.... just that bikes were harder to find.

Was anything revealed regarding the 2026 league set up, i.e. one or two divisions or was that subject taboo ?

Sounds like a name for most speedway promoters !!!!!

With Santa gonna be quite worried about the March 'rain dear'.......

mmmmm...errrrrrr!

Or nuts ????

And their jockeys of course !!!!!

If he's done 40 meetings during a season isn't that at least one per week? (of a speedway season) You say you like more- but speedway doesn't do 52 weeks of the year, there's always an off season - like such as now!!!!

Way back there was always a table near starting gate with a phone on it - a link to contact the referee. And on a regular basis, following something happening in a race, an upset rider (often plus promoter)would march angrily from the pits to use the phone to vent this anger. The crowds loved this and added to the call for a refs action - although a ref never changed his decision. But it made the crowd more involved in racing action. I presume though it was stopped because referees were given too much grief? So as you say nowadays everyone seems too nice, but it was fun while it lasted for sure.

I dread to think what attendances would have been like at Belle Vue if none of the efforts listed above had taken place?

Don't expect there's that many UK seasons left.

Correct !!!!!!!

But people don't go to the dogs - they bet online, or use their nearest bookies. And it's a bit different having a word in a dogs ear as to instructing a speedway rider how to win, or lose, a race isn't it?

Bringing gambling to speedway is another way to dilute Joe Publics interest in the sport. Currently it is in the main an honest and dedicated sport. Put bets on races and I see countless engine failures, or tape exclusions, 2 mins exclusions etc. etc. Please no gambling for speedway.

So for instance Belle Vue (with Bewley/Kurtz..) v Sparta Wroclaw on a Friday (away team with cover for guess who). Then on Sunday Sparta Wroclaw (with Bewley/Kurtz) v Belle Vue............just my thoughts sorry - lol.

That day is rapidly approaching. And for 2026 I fear that, as ever, the 'bully boys' of the sport (I don't know them thank goodness)will keep controlling the downward spiral of lost clubs - mainly via self denial of how UK speedway should really be changed for the better of us all. Bully's rule ok!!!!

Joe Owen.......

Hopefully someone out there reads this post. And then acts in the best interests of UK speedway and not just for personal gain? But I think those who usually make themselves speedways 'big noises' will rule again - and the UK version will continue to slowly disappear.

5 teams is just so ridiculous.....but sadly it might happen..Therefore the sport will continue to go down the pan. But apart from a handful of fans on this forum, who can see the danger, it will as ever be down to the small majority who have the say on ruining UK speedway via their own views (big mouth promoters and riders) on why it's best to be two small divisions = total collapse.

They are on here giving expert advise as to how to remedy UK speedway's slide into oblivion. And apparently most favour Two visions - so if that happens the 'slide' will obviously continue !!!!!

That first sentence says one of the best solutions for UK speedway, and you're right re who to target. Your next line is the great mystery of how to achieve this....not easy for sure. All (or mostly)who come on this forum are already speedway fans - so we are clearly always 'preaching to the converted'..What else can we do to help the sport we love?

That's a brilliant post. It quite clearly highlights why so many people see speedway as a fake sport and don't follow it. (us converts just suffer the silly rules whatever).

Give over...........lots of teams take part in the full competition. Anyway wouldn't a speedway diehard like yourself enjoy seeing more teams face the Lions throughout a season?

But come on which TV Channel is going to televise a sport with 6 combatants in their league table - not really countrywide for them is it? So despite being told on here a one division of at least 16 teams won't work I bet the TV folk would prefer it.