SteelShoe

Haha

I think the Pirates are to be commended on refusing to bow to increased rider demands above what was agreed in the original 2 year contract.

Agree Bowes has potential. He had 3 very good meetings for Worky at home against Scunny and Glasgow and away at Poole the latter after which he was probably tapped up for 2026. He failed to back those performances up in subsequent meetings. He missed a few meetings for Worky and never rode at Plymouth or Oxford. He found Armadale extremely challenging scoring 2 points from 8 rides over 2 meetings but he wasn't alone among Worky riders who struggled there. If he gates at Poole he will score okay but if he doesn't I believe he may struggle. He followed up his 13 for Worky with 2 guesting for. Glasgow. He won't have the same pressures on him next season bearing in mind he probably won't be riding in Poland where he never pulled up any trees in the U24's or for Tarnow. I wish him well but you are welcome to him the way he treat Workington.

I think so, but I don't make the rules unfortunately.

Didn't Cooper Rushen sign when he was 15 ?

Because maybe he had already been tapped up before that point .

Seems to me that now more than ever, is the time that riders who have been supported by British Speedway over the last 20 years should seriously consider giving something back in whatever way they can.

Could yet win by default

Believe Jonas is a good solid signing at No1 for the Comets. Would make a good partnership with Batch at 5 .

Wow

Trouble seems to be that the East of England Agricultural Society whom I believe own some or all of the land do not seem to want speedway as part of the leisure plans they have for the Showground .

You are absolutely right it is a disgrace. It looks awfully like being asleep at the wheel. Treating the fans like mushrooms without even feeding them s**t is worse. Carl Johnson on Speedway 360 stated that Peterborough have been approached by the BSPL about coming back next season. He did state that they are not in a position both track wise and financially to do this but still didn't rule it out completely. Hadn't time to watch the full podcast so don't know how the discussion finished. The planning permission for developing the Showground got turned down, it would be great to see the club return but just how feasible is this ?.

He's got that pension lump sum safely tucked away and he probably has to get any spending authorised by his Mrs 😃

Cheers Normski.

How old is Wolbert now ?

Good team but Kyle surely back at Glasgow

Nail on Head

Rob Godfrey has insider information and by all accounts is the major vocal influencer. Doesn't mean they will definitely get a deal with an investor to run a team out of Oxford. He probably has a team signed up on the premise that if 2 leagues doesn't materialise he may have to rethink it.

Maybe they are buying time to try to get a 6th team finalised, can't really think of anything else. This suggests there is a team or teams not willing to compete in a 5 team Prem.

Yes but, if the Premiership is deemed unviable because certain club or clubs do not wish to compete in what could still only be a 5 team league then maybe changes to conversion factors may well be reconsidered.

Yes and the silence from the BSPL is deafening.

Dead right its very poor indeed and shows them in a very poor light for a governing body.

Its a joke, some saying today some January?. I thought it was today in Rugby for 1 day only.

I know 2 of those are not supposed to be coming to Worky and I would gamble and say all 3 won't be.

Not quite off my rocker but if your going to say that then please let me hear your counter argument.