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Is per chance Chairman Godfrey there to witness this entertainment

Firstly best wishes with Joe. It is a joke though isn't it. The Chairman whose management committee churn out fines for lack of ambulance cover, derogatory comments, missing riders. He runs a tin pot operation. No extra ambulance cover, riders missing again, slagging off opponents over pa system and a thing called a programme that breaches the trades description act. The Boris Johnson of British Speedway, bringing the sport in to disrepute, lowering it to Scunthorpe level, a few hundred fans, poor facilities, levelling down. Dictatorship. God help us. Time for change.

The fact he's starting to break in to Poland and Europe can only enhance him up the escalotor as it did with Ty; Lambert and most recently Bewley. If he can secure regular spot at Rawicz and in the U24 League once he is no longer eligible for U21 Events it won't do him any harm at all. It's a double edged sword though as that reduces his UK options (unless the Poles loosen the restrictions) but with Belle Vue in the PL and Glasgow on a Friday in CL, hopefully he can remain in the UK Leagues for a while longer. The adversity he's been through with injuries and his mom have no doubt strengthened him mentally and he deserves all the plaudits he gets. The time he spent with young riders last night afterwards; when it would have been so easy to load up his van and vanish, as the majority do, was wonderful to see.

I remember Brennan riding PB very well in Championship early in 2019 season. It would have been before he had his bad leg injury so possibly in the Shield I don't think he'll let us down.

A friendly welcoming Club with some excellent Supporters. I'd agree seems such a short turnaround for 2023 unless things are already in planning. Just asking a question? Would transferring License and Team to Northside for a season work for both operations? Keep Monarch support active and get Northside set up. Either at CL or NDL level? Fingers crossed the Monarchs can continue.

Quite funny that Glasgow couldn't be arsed to respond to the Little Lord Fauntleroy of the BSF

Keleher 4.15 Rowe ended 2021 on 4.17 not sure if he has 2022 CL average yet?

Might explain a cryptic tweet from Zaine Keleher with his bikes in his van?

100% Would have expected a few to be Div 2 regulars by now. The Czechs Latvian and Danes though seem to be producing better 18 to 23 though currently. But of a catch 22., need Polish experience to develop but can't get in to do so. May be a few of them need to drop CL and focus on PL and European leagues? PL being Monday and Thursday.

If we're not careful we are going to have likes of Brennan, Kemp. Palin, Flint, and others in the next wave coming through who is under 23, unavailable pretty much every weekend from May to October as more and more under 23 under 21 under 18 mickt mouse Events take place in Europe. The main Event dates should be fixed and agreed so UK fixtures can be settled but micky mouse should not take precedence over CL fixtures. Especially on Fridays when 8 teams often racing.

When I was a lad White City won a league title with R/R all season for Dag Lovaas. They rarely used Guests from memory. Is it fairer to say that IF a Heat Leader gets a season long injury or withdraws his services that a short term Guest Facility is allowed (28 days) but after that the rule is to sign a permanent replacement of to be allowd R/R for the season. R/R at a time of Heat Leader shortgaes may be the fairer option and give opportunity to a declared no 8 who could become a regular.

That could open up a real can of worms.. I think when you have consumate professionals, as opposed to tokens; like as an example Hazel Irvine, Suzie Perry, Vicky Gommersall then absolutely 100% they add something. Then you may find experts in their field like Karen Carney, Claire Balding who add something. The biggest issue with any Commentataor, male ; female or not sure (to be politically correct) is the voice. There is nothing worse than an annoying voice for any Commentator. I hear some of the women Rugby Commentators and it's like scratching your fingers down polystyrene. I found Perry and Sophie Blake knowlegable and listenable, some since on Speedway less so.

Yes, may have been more sensible to wait as Berwick could have travelled over from Plymouth base in a couple of hours.

like I said "devils advocate" / "jig the pairings around" some people just can't help being negative.

Lets play devils advocate for a minute and consider this. A 10 Team PL and a 10 Team 2nd Tier (PL a PL/top CL mix and CL a lower CL / NDL mix) - A buddy up system where a core Squad of say 12-14 can be signed Belle Vue / Berwick KIngs Lynn / Newcastle Ipswich / Oxford Peterborough / Redcar Sheffield / Scunthorpe Wolverhampton / Birmingham Poole / Eastbourne Swindon / Plymouth Glasgow / Edinburgh Leicester / Mildenhall You'd have to allow scope for likes of Kent ; Workington to come in and possibly jiggle pairings round a bit to match race days instead of geography. Would require a fair dollop of good old 70's style rider control.

Fair play to Sedgeman who may have finally realised he's in last chance saloon in UK and needs to apply the talent he's always had. It was a greasy track that suited gaters and he made a start every race. We shouldn't heap pressure on him to do that every week, if he scores 7 or 8 points its job done. First visit to Oxford since the late 80's. Good Crowd, appreciative home support too who don't just seem to be there to see the Team win with some good banter. Restored my faith a little and I may have found a second home of sorts as although a longer trip, with likely traffic chaos around PB worsening if I get a clear run down m42 and 40 its not that much worse than sitting on m6 Car park every Wednesday. The new track shape at Cowley is excellent and like the way they've moved the Pits and made it visible and not hidden away.

I don't hold Adam at fault here. He's done his deal, obviously his PL Club and Overseas Clubs were aware of that deal. He's undoubtedly been told not to comment on his Brummies deal by our Management. He's negotiated a deal with someone, it's been approved by the Club Directors and if some rumours are true Brummies outbid Plymouth. The fault lies elsewhere and not Adam in my opinion.

Oh how I'd love the Brummies segments to be so quiet. Silence is sometimes golden

I feel very let down having always tried to back Birmingham Promotions past and present. If they'd just have fronted up and said, Adam is on a rolling Contract that will be reviewed. I feel bitter that the Mansgement Committee are clearly complicit in this to protect Sheffield sadly no surprise there from Mr Bates. I think we're worse affected than Newcastle whose Promoter has been more up front about expectations and Plymouth who at least still have 3 heat leaders plus before injury Gilkes. I never thought I'd say this but it will be occasional trips to various tracks for me now and I want be busting a gut to get to Perry Barr every week.

Team GB and Team GB Youth is separate and independent run by Rob Painter and Vicky Blackwell. They report to SCB apparently. I think there has been conflict like last season when some U21 7 man Team International Fixtures were arranged but had to be cancelled at short notice when one veteran Promoter wouldn't release a rider on a set date and got Management Committee to back him 2 good Fixtures were lost. Great chance of experience missed.

Credit where it's due, I thought Tatum and Louis and Scotty were excellent last night. Kelvin in commentary, Chris in his analysis and comments and Scotty getting riders to open up and not just to inane questions. As good as it's ever been and that's not dissing Nigel at all but praising those now in the chairs.

Not being deliberately controversial but the elephant in the room is clear. As long as the older generation; Harris; Nicholls, Cook, Masters, Lawson, King; Morris, Worrals; Wright; Kerr; etc are allowed to double up, many of them that could be affored 5-10 years ago but which cannot be afforded now but which some Clubs have to pay to be competitive then the sink will be continually blocked and the younger riders paths will be lost and wasted. They will go to Poland and u24 leagues or if not good enough drift away from the Sport. May be you have hit on something but with a twist. PL for all CL for British born or Qualified Under 24 with may be one over 24 or foreign rider oNLY allowed

As VC to Buster until late 2018,, was Mr Godfrey not effectively Chairman in all but name of CL under longstanding protocol that each of the 2 top leagues would not interfere in each others affairs. Have Plymouth and Birmingham not been denied signings this season by MC? Is it not the case that 2 Members of the BSPL MC are also on the SCB MC together with an ex BSPL Promoter thus ensuring overall control of SCB MC? I'm happy to be corrected on that if wrong. Is it not 100% the case that in 2018 on a number of occasions that Lakeside and Workington had matches called off at 3 to 4 days notice by MC due to lack of availability of Guests. Especially Lakeside and always on Fridays when Scunthorpe needed a Guest?

I think we all know what the original agenda was here. Create a PLJL to gain assets for PL Clubs Create a PLJL to try to close 3rd Tier (a couple of years ago b4 Plymouth and Kent moved up after Somerset closed unexpectedly) Neuter IOW who BSPL MC whose model and success BSPL were scared of . That left Mildenhall as stand-alone and they hoped to fob them off with some Shared meetings, fair play to Mildenhall though they stodd their ground and NDL regained strength with doubling up Teams coming in to join them. The PLJL no longer serves a purpose for PL or BSPL so it's been quietly kicked in to the very long grass.

Let's go back to 2018 when The CHAIRMAN lost a rider to injury so gave himself a Guest ALL season and even cancelled others Clubs Fixtures so he could get a suitable Guest. Let's look at the failure post Brexit to be prepared for Visa delays that were clearly going to happen Let's look at the failure to put some sort of limit on the combined average of top 3 heat leaders. Let's look at the closed shop that is the PL meaning not enough riders to stock 11 CL Clubs to a more level playing field. It's far deeper than Newcastle, Birmingham and Plymouth. They are victims of the system as opposed to them being the perpetrators. The sport is run by a cartel, for the cartel full of their own agendas. Start with an inpedendent Governing body, separate the SCB which the BSPL have effectively taken over and neutered.