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Mildenhall and Kent hopefully. Edinburgh, Leicester, Scunthorpe Stags, Oxford maybe??

With good airport links at Birmingham and EMA and Monday nights presumably, wonder if we could become stop off between Poland and Sweden or Denmark. Good quality Euro riders like Hefenbrock, Kvech, Lahti, Mickelson spring to mind. Smolinski is fit again. Lower down what about Brennan, Flint...

They are stuck there for a week. Heavy rain has rendered the Runway unusable and one promoter who used Aviation Fuel to dry it out by setting fire to it has been arrested for Arson.

All telecommunications with Hotel lost. Neil Middleditch ripped room intercom phone off the wall hen Poole drawn at Plymouth in Cup

Think Edwards is a much safer bet than Gilkes. Much improved on bigger tracks last season, steady improver and very sensible on a bike so fewer injuries. Very clever lad always working on weaknesses. Team player. Gilkes is very fast when he gates but takes too many risks I think when behind. Hence the unfortunate injuries. Bit of a loner.

Poole benefit from a very well appointed stadium, at least by Speedway standards, that they rent so don't have to maintain. Plymouth have a field where they can't build permanent structures, everything built by volunteers apart from the Changing Rooms. A 400 seat Stand built in Covid year by volunteers. They compete v one one the most upwardly mobile Soccer and Basketball Clubs in the Country. No way you can compare the two really. Poole very much plug and play pat the rent turn up. Plymouth graft graft graft just to survive.

I guess a picture Laurence has put in Facebook with Nigel and Mrs Tolley and Peter Mole in Tenerife, should be considered mildly positive news

Forgive me if there is a thread about this elsewhere, if there is I can't find it. It is being reported that someone has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to an Ice Hockey death. Whilst not knowing anything about this incident surely it opens up a concerning issue for contact sports. Speedway is in many ways one of the most dangerous non contact sports where contact occurs. It has a bond of respect that very few cross. I'm drawn to the tragic injury a dear friends son suffered many years ago in the Rugby field. Paralysed from neck down by a rival who repeatedly took front row down illegally. IF this ice hockey case ends in a prison sentence it would send shock waves reverberating through many sports. Especially when an independent Jury of 12 are making judgements on sometimes split second incidents on technical sporting matters they have no knowledge of. Thoughts of course with all affected by the sad ice hockey matter.

I've a horrible feeling that may be to announce one team not attending as they've lost their track. Hope I'm wrong fellow Brummies

learn how to spell whether before you start moaning. Deary me, or as you would say deery me..

Considering all you ever do is moan, when they gave raced, if they don't run, it might be worth hiding under a stone. Hopefully they do run and you'll find nothing to moan about in future.

Wonder if his fitness for start of season may be a factor in looking elsewhere, at least initially?

In the cold light of day surely the concept of running CL and PL is too great a financial risk in this era for anyone. Putting 2 and 2 together though is it possible Kent and Mildenhall may be saved by a few Clubs running NDL. Possibly Oxford, Scunthorpe Stags, as double down from CL and PL respectively? Would anyone else join in?

He'll pay considerably less than half the current CL in the PL. But he'll not lose money and have a competitive home team. If they average 25 points away he'll save money. He is very pragmatic. He's outlived a lot of dream merchants.

I think you're all missing the blindingly obvious. Rob G has always paid what he can afford, always been on the case of those paying PL rates in CL. There will be 42 spaces in PL He'll bank the TV money and basically pay higher CL rates and build a team to be competitive at home. Certain riders excel there, some of the fancy dan high earners will never have been there. He'll run PL on a budget and pick a team who'll ride for the pay. They will always be paid. He won't have the ego that says he has to win, that's not his style.

I did predict a few weeks back on a couple of threads that either Ford or Godfrey would fall on their swords as Management Committee Members so protect the Discovery deal and ensure a 6 team PL if Brummies couldn't. To much derision from South Coast I may add. Scunny it seems have obliged.

There IS a solution and it is a BREAKAWAY like in the 60's I think Adrian Smith (much missed) was closeset to advocating this and was effectively ground down by the Management Committee. How could it work, and could it actually be done without rancour and massive disturbance. The issue lies not with the BSPL solely on this. The structure needs changing and the SCB needs abolishing. The ACU who link to the FIM need to authorise 2 separate UK bodies - a PL body and a CL body (once authorised and with FIM approval and DIFFERENT titles they could become autonomous) Let the PL as we'll call them for now take the Discovery Money Let the CL as we'll call them for now take the kudos of the Owners of Glasgow, Poole and the experience of some of the excellent Promoters in the CL and go their own separate way. Allow some Riders to double up / a select number of heat Leaders and an age restricted section (under 24) so each can have 2 from each group. All the PL would need to find then is 18 riders from round the globe who could ride PL only. Over time this could be wickered down or left as it is if required. It won't be easy, it won't be pretty but it needs doing and it needs doing NOW! Other sports can do it...The PL and EFL work under separate auspices, the TCCB and the Hundred work under different auspices, various Rugby Union bodies work under different auspices, Darts wourks under different auspices. It DOESN'T have to be "all out war" it can be a Parting of the Ways for the benefit of the Sport.

I've never killed anyone whilst driving a train, a car, a motor bike and hope I never do,nor seriously injure someone. The impact must affect anyone with a conscience who does. The incident at Edinburgh when Craig's bike injured a photographer will have affected him deeply. He was totally blameless. Mental illness is silent, it is terrible and not to be underestimated or laughed at. Craig is many things but for gods sake let's cut him some slack and let him try to rebuild his career his confidence and his self esteem.

ENTAIN do run Monmore and took over Ladbrokes ARC do run horses at Dunstall Park and Dogs at Perry Barr. ARC are moving Dogs to PB. They are however and remain 2 totally different Companies and rivals. Premier Racing is merely TV rights. Horse Racing has 2 main UK broadcasters Sky Racing 415 who have ARC tracks amongst their clients and RUK who have Jockey Club and Irish Racing which used to be with Sky (formerly at the Races ATR) The long term plan is that both Monmore and Dunstall Park will run Dogs under their respective Owners on the newly formed greyhound racing channel. London used to have numerous dog tracks, Birmingham had PB and Hall Green and Wolverhampton ised to have 2 tracks Monmore and Willenhall.

Geoff probably looked a lot harder and more seriously than they did at times. Whilst Cradley were using Monmore and getting decent Crowds the intensity of the search most likely subsided. CVS had his hands full, Pearson had his hands full as for Patchett who knows?

I'd certainly like to hear something from Nigel and his Partners by the end of the week. He's gone above and beyond and in my opinion deserves to tell his side of the story first either way. What we don't want nor need is some form of Management Committee embargo or fudge. If we can't run despite valiant efforts and due to Landlords we need to know soon as it is known, not as an afterthought in some BSPL fudge. In Nigel we trust.

Only one reason that I've repeatedly explained. To save the TV deal, possible litigation by Disney and the skins of Management Committee who are actual Directors of BSPL Ltd with most to lose So if one Club Has to step up to make 6...will it be Poole or Scunthorpe? There has to be a minimum of 6 Clubs under TV deal doesn't there?

Noaksy answers that perfectly Poole could, Oxford can't.

Isn't it part of the Discovery deal that PL has to have a bare minimum of 6 Clubs? Glasgow have said no, Oxford can't as race nights not available. I've said for weeks Poole may have to step up to save the deal.

Wish them well Most brownfield within that sort of time from City Centre would be either in the Monmore vicinity or on the old industrial sites round by Goodyear. There are very nice residential areas out towards Penn, Tettenhall, Bridgnorth and Pendeford, Perton, that would never get planning permission. Jaguar site at M54 or within current Bilston area would sound most logical. What Wolves do have is a Council VERY keen on Sport in general, team and Olympic Sports and Amateur sports.