YeOldPitGate

Great track but it was bad enough spotting fans at Brum last year can you imagine what 700-800 turning up in a place that can hold 40 thou would look like.

Can't see anything on the Glasgow site who are the other four riders ? other than the three mentioned here already.

The fact that Cradley and Peterborough are even being asked when they are trying to just get agreement to run currently shows the level of the huge problems to be solved by the Prem League. Other than someone with huge money to burn and agreeing to run at the untested Northampton venue or running say a Swindon team at Oxford I can't see that they will get a sixth team from anywhere, this also assumes to new owners are found for Ipswich and Sheffield given their might not even be a league for the new owners to run in.

Despite his many distractors he brought more cash into the sport than anyone , granted he took out more than anyone also but there's probably no one else I can think of who brought in more than seven figures to speedway, wouldn't be a bad outcome if he came back, he's certainly not short of money.

This is another of the many problems with British Speedway 10-15 years ago you would probably have 5-6 rich fans who would be willing to set light to 100k per season for the kudos of owning the local speedway club, these days due to more pull on everyone's pound you might get one or two if your really lucky, hence as many on here have said clubs are pretty much worthless.

You do have to question the intelligence of the fella to come out with that publicaly even as you say if it is a shoe in, now if a bodge is put together and their are two leagues in 2026, he's alienated pretty much every Scunthorpe fan and potential local sponsor in that area to. Talk about getting a 12 baur shotgun and deciding to aim it at your own foot at point blank.

I thought Mick said on here a few weeks back they were looking at championship if they can get a foot back in the door as starters.

Granted that also is a big ask.

Isn't Batch back at Worky ?

Could be the best least worst case outcome if they have to run with five teams, twice home and away (defo not three times that will never run). With a view to trying something more sustainable/sellable for 2027.

He's certainly not afraid to chuck money into the sport I just wonder if he may be put off by the thought of a speedway club that is profitable.

I think Peterborough are looking at championship if they come back.

Agreed great first two signings but they really need to keep momentum going and not fill up with five journey men.

Tate could still have a decent career but he hasn't been helped by having 3 big bangs which would have dented his confidence and held him back , plus some worky supporters were saying his machinery leaves a bit to be desired. Its the same for Bailey, Rushden and Cairns they need good organisation from the get go an in an ideal world need to avoid big smashes in the early days whilst they are finding their feet.

Here you go the lad in action

Didn't help the number one's hoovering up all the money and then a lot of them leaving the UK as soon as the trough was empty.

If he ends up coming to the UK whoever gets him will be onto a major winner , in my opinion he's the best young aussie since Darcy Ward and like Darcy he's an out and out racer.

Last time they ran the pairs the over 85's bingo hall at east fife had more spectators turn up.

Terry had no equal when it came to running a lottery, but another great site in my days at Lynn in the mid 80-s to early 90's was Bill Barker wandering around the stadium shouting "raffle tickets who wants to buy some raffle tickets" it was always worth buying a couple just to try and get the inside scoop from Bill on anything you wanted to know about re the team.

I've banged on about this before but it all started to go downhill after Penhall retired Hancock was the most successful USA speedway rider ever but Bruce was absolute box office and known by a lot of people outside of speedway and he had huge media appeal. Just look at how good things used to be 80 thou at Wembley in 1981, crowd roaring and brilliant racing (lack of light accepted), if only somehow we could get back to these days.

Think your right Cookie possibly even before that certainly as a team sport, it was always going to happen but has taken a lot longer than I thought it would, really from 1982 to now but the fact it took way longer doesn't make me any less sad about the outcome given it looks like last knockings are nearly here.

Would be awesome if you got Bastian but most likely Kevin he should still do decent but Bastian kind of rider who could put a couple of points on year one average once he was dialed in.

Agreed Mike truly hope I'm wrong but I think its nearly the end for UK league speedway maybe the championship can carry on for a bit longer. As some on here have said a lot of the double uppers from the top league might not stay if its one league of 10-12 teams due to the earnings potential being to low to justify the cost/time of getting to the UK and back. It would be great if there's a pool of SGP2 under 24 standard riders ready to come to the UK to replace them if some of the premier league regular double uppers leave but I personally doubt it which could make filling more championship teams difficult unless we go the five man teams route.

C'mon then M.D you can't leave us all hanging after that ?