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Rugby saying the same as to my suggestion at the start of this topic. Keep the league format, as cricket keeps the county cricket, then totally blow that format into touch with sum quick fire handicap racing for a cup competition. Not rocket science.

Up the Speedway League we Pirates go! Yes folks I appeared on Eurosport at the British Final, think I displayed the Pirates colours quite well as I was clapping at the end of the national anthem C'mon the Pirates!

Whoops I burped!

I appeared on Eurosport tv , fame at last! Good job I wasn't picking me nose! Was emailed a picture of me muggins captured in the posh seats! Eurosport shudve given me heads up coz I wudve put me best lippy & blusher on! Well done to Champion Adam Ellis, once a Pirate always a Pirate And well done to all those that competed in the 2021 British Final. Excellent meeting!

I've gone off the British Final now like the rest of u. Maybe I shud stay in my room instead now!

Rob Godfrey, shudnt he be with Dad's Army at Peterborough! Mind u Godfrey thinks sticking a plaster, as his character played, on things will cure speedway's ills!

Ryan Douglas.... Lugless Douglas Nick Morris...... Morris Minor Danny King..... Don King Rory Schlein...... Out Back Scott Nicholls..... Whoops Scotty Ben Cook..... Head Chef Ben Basso...... Brasso

I'm in the posh seats at Belle Vue tonight Only the best for the PirateShip

Thought this was the thread for the British Final 2021, the thread is being side tracked by recent posts, bit like one of Ronnie Corbett's stories!

In travelodge on Hyde Road, the sun is trying it's best to shine after earlier rain when I was eating luvvly junk food in KFC on Hyde Road All systems GO! C'mon the Pirates riders King, Worrall and ermmmm sorry Rory but Charles Wright is the defending champion. Unless I've missed something wasn't Rory claiming to be British last year, didn't want to be called Roo Boy etc, but now, in the Star, he says he won it as an Australian. Dunno gone are the days when Commonwealth riders were seen to be part of it........controversial??

Speedway now is completely different to when Ivan was riding. British Speedway was the place to ride back then but now as soon as a rider gets a sniff of riding in Poland with the monetary reward on offer who can blame them for staying over there.

Glad I'm not an adult in mind, playing with me yo yo at the British Final tonight, much more interesting!

My apologies, yes Robert Lambert as won the British Final Not my fault it's me brain!

I'm surprised that Lambert isn't in this meeting full stop. Considering he hasn't won it u would've thought he would want to av a crack at it. Tai certainly wouldn't need to practice on the track now as there will be a practice a day or so prior to the SON final. This will also be the same for Robert. It's a shame that they both don't compete in the British Final especially with Robert at the moment. I do understand Tai's reasoning why he doesn't do it and he as a choice.The main thing is the way speedway as developed with for example the Grand Prix and the qualifying system. The British Final, as we know, is no longer a part of the qualifying system so when you've won it 3 times wot is there left to prove especially when he doesn't ride over here anymore.

Bewley is the clear favourite, so much so I'm not sure why it I mentioned it And he's British! Pirates King & Stevie W should be up there along with defending champion Wright. Whoops, me boomerang didn't come back!

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Wot a complete and utter numbnuts! So your telling me that British Speedway is being run in the right way? I would like the IOW to come come back to the National League bringing along the show that they put on. I haven't been but I know Martin Widman well as a personal friend as he takes time to come along to the Long Eaton SOS meetings. The effort they put in to get the show on is to be applauded. Whether you stay for the whole show or not is personal choice, I remember when folk drifted away after heat 13, back in the day, before the 2nd half. Pre meeting, during the meeting and after the meeting entertainment......simples really. Well done Martin & Barry, uve battled well against bureacy! Applaud, applaud, applaud

Charlie Webster is very 'appeal' ing to the eye, if I appeal to her many times then does that means she'll agree to marry me?

Isn't a change of race day possible for Newcastle? But with Edinburgh, Glasgow & Berwick having a say on the weekend I think I've answered my own question.

Kevin Pietersen was asked what he like most about the Hundred and his reply said it all, the interaction with the fans. The show that is put on is chalk and cheese in comparison with speedway. The fireworks, the big screens, the light show, music both live and recorded, big entrances for the players. PLUS it's not only shown on Sky but also the occasional match is also shown live on BBC 2!!!!! Just everything makes speedway look boring to the outsider and also to many inside the sport. In 2019 KP Snacks signed a £4million 5 year deal with the ECB to sponsor the competition. Wonder who is the ECB marketing director, speedway could do with him. Speedway come on get your act together.

We need a 'guest' in for Porky!

I remember at Long Eaton once there was a circus in town and Johno went round the track on a camel. That's entertainment, that's entertainment.........i feel a song comin on!

Agree entirely with you. Concentrating on undoing itself could well be achieved by having an independent body running the sport that so many of us keep screaming out for but deaf ears are running the sport. But that would still be reinventing itself if it had independent body. And yes Motogp is on a different level to speedway but speedway wouldn't be asking for the mega money that Motogp presumably gets. Thought Godfrey said they had a high profile marketing person on board who nearly, yes nearly, secured 2 major sponsorships.......ponder ponder righty oh!! What happened to her?

Think we need Eric Boocock to go promoting out in them oil fields again. You prove my point OveFundinFan, money needed to keep speedway seems mahoosive to us mere mortals but to these mega blue chip companies/individuals mainly from the oil industry it's a very miniscule typo on a spreadsheet. I honestly don't get it why speedway can't tap into it.

He calls me Duckie