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If professional Clubs have got contracts with riders like Glasgow and Somerset have; why should they be penalised. The rest should shape up or ship out and focus on lower level or amateur racing.

Is this meant to be the Speedway version of a Fascist or Communist take over? I take your Falcon93 to indicate some link to Exeter? Aren't we all supposed to mourn dormant Clubs and be trying to revive them, rather than do a "Beeching" and close down over 60% of the 22 Clubs we have left? Baffling and surely a wind up?

Wrong, Polish Speedway is run by people who have millions of TV and State and Local Authority money to spend who like the PL Soccer in UK are living beyond their means whilst they have that spending power. British Speedway is governed by dinosaurs and masses of stupid rules that stop some Clubs from having the power to break out of the headlock they have them in.

Isn't that why Glasgow and a few others like Somerset and Eastbourne are rightly kicking off? They built their teams to the rules, got everything sorted professionally and now the lazy ones who sat back want a reduced limit to cherry pick those that have to be released?

Very good to see Rob Grant and Newcastle joining the small but increasing list of Clubs who are more independent and open and transparent IOW, Belle Vue; Glasgow, Redcar ; Eastbourne; Swindon; Edinburgh probably the most effective of this positive new trend.

Was thinking exactly the same thing. Stoke became very run down, Track was awful. Only improved when Terry the Track went and sorted the ruts and bumps out.

There was a lengthy article in the Speedway Star a while back about Connor and his family that included allegations of abuse and bad behaviour towards them and indications that was one of the reasons for moving over to the UK and basing here. I will have to check but at some point didn't Connor apply for UK citizenship based on birthplace of a parent of grand-parent? Whatever has happened it would seem that bridges have been burnt quite badly.

Is the issue at Eastbourne the same as Ipswich. Stock Car track outside the speedway track so they have to keep taking the speedway fence down and putting it back up again. There article suggest that?. Some others like Kings Lynn, Mildenhall and Scunthorpe who stage stocks on the speedway track presumably have to take air fence down too. Most other tracks simply have to deflate and inflate it. I would imagine the more static your fence can be the easier it is and more likely to have foam fence.

you'll mellow with age and stop being so needy ....happy christmas and stay safe.

Good article about the fence options in a very good and free publication. Dean Barker Feature and the look at 2021 from Andrew Skeels and 2 others was very interesting. isn't the problem they have there with having a foam fence is that they have weekly Stock meetings and not like Kings Lynn where stocks / speedway same track. I assume stock track is the concrete one outside the speedway track.

wake up That was the exact plan for the Championship in 2020. 6 in North 6 in South / Home and Away v each team and then another home and away v teams in your half then play off of top 6

I think Speedway got to stop beating itself up on that score though as all Sports now same and many far worse. my footy team (Villa), my cricket team (Bears) my rugby team (Worcester) all in far bigger debt and reliant on TV deals and benefactors.

Youth Racing and the programme being led by Neil Vatcher and the GB Academy is excellent news for the future. Not sure where "amateur" racing fits in, especially when one ex rider now in his 70's pointed out in the Speedway Star the other week; that Scunthorpe is full over over 50's riding every weekend. That may be good for the pocket on the Chairman, not sure it benefits anyone else. Speedway can't survive as a recreational pastime for a lot of amateur riders however nice it may be if you are one of them. Hope surely lies with the youth programmes on the track; and attempts of some Clubs to bring youngsters in to watch the sport from the terraces, which works for Brummies.

Against a 7 team league and a 3 team league it probably is the place to be.

Sad to see Rye house gone but isn't the bigger worry the fact the NDL might be gone too? Only 3 actual standalone clubs and no news from them or the BSPL about the future? If many NDL riders are needed in CL or PL what happens to NDL?

95% of teams will be same as 2020 so nothing to announce.

A lower limit would suit Brummies. Don't want Championship dumbed down to NDL level though. Can't see problem with 41 point limit. Read what Glasgow and Somerset have said in today's Speedway Star. How would you fancy ringing up a Rider and telling him he's sacked and you want his suit and signing on fee back due to reduced points limit. Higher the limit better the quality. Don't see any signs of any Championship Clubs dropping out, quite opposite. Championship is thriving.

you're right...... whoops...sorry! http://birmingham-speedway.com/news.php?extend.2904

Wrong You've encountered same problem Brummies and other Clubs have in the past. Rob Grant's is now a new company. It was initially Rob buying out an existing Company. Changed when HMRC intervened. A new Company formation can't apply for a Work Permit for a set period (not sure what it is but at least 2 years I think) Surprised Roynon gone to Newcastle as he had been appointed new Track Curator at Perry Barr, could he have ridden for us and been Curator too? Wish the lad well, deserves all the luck going.

West Midlands...we don't have successful footballs teams in the main, was my point comment was about lack of football success rather than it affecting speedway

Not here mate

If any Team have their declared 1-7 should be allowed to keep it. Their fans have paid good money to see it and their riders they have should not have to pay back if forced out unfairly. Everyone knew the rules. Why fiddle the points limit down? Plenty of good riders to go round to fill up the gaps according to Mr Godfrey; and I agree with what Stewart Dickson said in Speedway Star, it will be a season when winning League might not be as important as the Sport and getting it back for the public. My team needs a couple of riders, they say they have at least one lined up and Grobauer for Johannson is already announced months ago.

if a Club like Glasgow have confirmed 7 riders, can get them all back and happy to pay for any work permits why should they be penalised. Why not let them field their declared 1-7 in 2021 so that clubs who have to back-fill can but Glasgow are not penalised. If Glasgow have to release a rider why should a club benefit when Glasgow are penalised. probably a few other clubs with 6 or even 7 riders available, why penalise them? (Leicester / Kent / Eastbourne / Poole / Redcar - all indicated can get 6 or 7 back). Stewart Dickson was quoted as saying maybe the winning of the Leagues in 2021 was may be not the most important thing as a reason for reducing average, actually that could work both ways. If Glasgow can get and pay and cover cost of getting their team on the track, why penalise them ??

Fair point but probably a lot more Poles living and working in UK now than then.

I went to the Plymouth v Young Lions match in September. They had and marketed a big Polish/German style BBQ on the 3rd/4th turn run by a friendly Polish couple. Great Food and speedway fans running it. They explained that they and the Club are encouraging Polish fans and write marketing in Polish especially for them. Maybe something that BSPL could pick up on for the 600,000 across the UK?