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is there a date when transfers / moves are cut off - apart from serious injury?

wonder is Sargeant is on his last legs there and changes must be being considered you'd think?

shame if true as the Speedway Star did report a potential new Owner and thoughts of Connor Dugard going in as new Promoter were mentioned in the Star's new season review back in March. Be a big blow to speedway to lose it forever despite recent issues there.

demise of Arena/Lakeside I thing as much to do with financial mis-management before they were evicted by LandOwner for development to proceed than it was the eviction for development I remember them being very much a Club in latter seasons who struggled to keep afloat and as Speedway Star (Peter Oakes) reported some months ago, some huge liabilities incurred.

Clash of the CL Titans this and should be a classic both in Glasgow and Leicester. Both sides have slipped a little I think, Leicester more obviously due to injuries and Glasgow I think as they need Vissing to ride like a Heat Leader more regularly and Bickley to be more consistent especially away where sometimes he rides like a novice. Hard to call and as Stuart Dickson has pointed out / started the mind games, Somerset and Eastbourne (both of whom have possibly better top 3's than Glasgow or as least as good) have gone very close there in recent weeks. The track at Glasgow is fantastic and should be a great meeting.

we started with a Team that looked likely to struggle and made changes. Not Promotions fault Adam missed so many matches unless you believe they signed him knowing he would miss them. They are "having a go" and good to see that with better weather and better performances crowds have built up well. I'm no expert on crowds but I would think at level of last few matches we would be OK financially but if form peters out and matches get less significant worry is fans drift away. Promotion between a rock and a hard place with Championship / National League, little supporter appetite for latter not quite enough yet to be secure in Championship. I'm more confident now of next season than at any point so far - hope I'm right

Good meeting in the circumstances, Garrity did well and hopefully can keep it up. Not a lot you can do with tracks when so hot and sunny. Fear our season is frittering out though.

Eastbourne website, match previews and away match reporting is easily best in the sport. A lesson to all those who rely on lazy Pearson/AP blandness that there are options. Looks a shrewd move to bin Morley who was struggling away and bringing a young charger like Edwards in. Wood is as awful as Morley away, wonder if they might be about to bin him too and bring someone else in, R/R gave them more points last night than Wood has scored away most of the season. Glasgow won there though in League and 2nd Leg could be a cracker.

stood down for 7 days due to illness.

surprised he is riding and risking it tonight, a rest mentally and physically and a few days physio would surely be better and Glasgow could have had choice of league for a Guest and not exactly tough opposition on away form??. What if he gets a bang on it tonight, could be season over!

when he certainly looks like him with that hair style...

I guess that once you start making wholesale changes that if the wholesale changes don't work out you start making wholesale changes to replace the wholesale changes. It's good in a way but means lack of continuity at times. Replacing injured riders is to be applauded but just shipping people in and out like Danyon for no good reason and Nathan for no good reason doesn't indicate any kind of "plan" sadly. At least they are trying though!

who is son of god and why is he minging

Can't see anything notable in a new deal. I fear it will dilute from BT to a smaller channel / less income. Presentation on BT is awful, time for Pearson and Tatum to be shown the door and the bloody awful Natalie. To think we used to have Lanno and good race readers like Millard and others. Suzi Perry and Sophie Blake were on a different planet to Quirke and that Kiri woman. Streaming will just push more a way to social media. Needs an innovator and innovation and completely new Presentation Team and Presenters. I would retain Scott Nicholls, have him with Mrs Nicholls and other than that start again!

guys who we would class as "journeymen" riders like Ljung and Huckenbeck were as impressive as and more impressive than some bigger names like Laguta ; Janowski; Fricke; Lindgren; Iversen; who were disappointing for various reasons. We have no depth beyond Woffinden and Lambert at that level. The "next generation" are 2-3 years away from maturing IF they are going to mature as some are struggling to make an impact in UK let alone abroad. Bewley has come back very well from horror injuries but may be seen to better light next season. Patience is needed!

It's disgusting that Schlein is allowed to race in British Final. Worse still is his involvement with some of the young rider programmes. Beware this man at your track!

I followed the advice of your excellent Eastbourne website and booked with the local Premier Inn. As it advised I chose the "pay on the day option" that allows you to cancel free of charge before 1pm. It's ideal for any Speedway fan (if rain offs are early) and I don't know why more Speedway Teams don't offer such a comprehensive service for Away Fans. Top marks.

Pearson and his motley crew have ripped off the sport for long enough, sub-standard journalism; sub standard media, poor reaction to criticism. He is part of the problem with the sport, yet has an iron media grip on a lot of the Clubs due to his collaboration with BSPA including my own. Of course he is unhappy with social media warriors who tell it how it is. He can't control them and that's all he wants to do. "control".

Don't think it's fickle going to every home meeting and 75% of away matches. Heavy thundery rain is forecast and my plans for tomorrow involving one of sons cricket team up near Newcastle where he lives; also in massive doubt, so I prefer to sit this one out.

been some more positive updates in past few weeks including inside cover page of this weeks Speedway Star - still a along way to go, but walking with help, sitting up, sight back OK, talking with prompts and recognises people he knows and seems aware of what's happened / happening (apology to family if i have any of that wrong).

I've decided reluctantly not to travel up. Looks very wet up in that area for most of the weekend.

lot to agree with there. I've watched Eastbourne progress with interest this season mainly because they and Birmingham came up together in the winter; can't forget shameful way BSPA treated both Clubs, asking them to come up, accepting but then placing a "subject to approval" banner on every press release and rider signing from late November to early February. great credit to both Promotions for toughing it out and taking the plunge. On and off the track the Eagles seem to have made more progress (so far) than my Brummies, especially on the Commercial and Social Media/Customer side and they have also made 2 x semi finals. suspect Eagles could step in to a "big mooted league" I'm not sure about Brummies; hopefully both can remain CL if there is a CL next year or be in any big league.. would wager a few quid too that having had to quickly build a side for 2019 therefore mainly Lakeside + Eastbourne NL plus Kennett and Kerr, that Eagles (and Brummies) sides in 2020, when they can properly plan will look a whole lot different with a number of new riders introduce, in Eagles case probably move away from all British, a noble gesture but handicaps them.

they will certainly need to look at a few short term ones but hopefully not penny pinching or has been's wonder if Nathan would come back - had a bad deal really...

what's happened to Connor Dugard? seems to have vanished off the scene apart from making Kevlars? was very outspoken on some issues but a bright young mind that sport could ill afford to lose.

interesting concept Mike but crowd figures are way out. I've been to Wolverhampton, Poole; Belle Vue and Kings Lynn this season, doubt any was 1000 let alone 1200. Wolverhampton a lot down this year. On the flip side heard Ipswich have been getting some big crowds for derbies. Also been to Berwick; Eastbourne; Leicester; Sheffield ; Somerset of which Berwick / Sheffield / Somerset looked about 600 (similar to Brummies) and Leicester and Eastbourne about 1200 (but earlier in season when crowds generally higher). Glasgow seem to get decent crowds and heard Redcar really picked up.