YeOldPitGate

Here's the link to the world team cup meeting I mentioned at Lynn looks like it was 2011 the place was packed I also remember going down to Ipswich for the bank hol meetings when you would get 5-6k in looking at the Ellis/Thomson vid barely a thou there again Monday nights, same riders each week, more competition for the dollar are just nails in the coffin. I will say fair play to the promoters for all the flak they take they aren't in this game for the money lord knows how much Tolley must have lost but I would bet 500k to a mil isn't far off.

Hi Phil where is the british gp going to be for 2026 ?

All interesting views I'm probably with Mike BV, with the shut down of so many clubs over the years the premier league has become a non event as you can already see barring injuries who the top three will be, with Lynn and Leicester vying for the final spot so a lot of people will just think I will just go to the semi and play off final. Throw in seeing the same riders week in week out guests galore, r/r I don't go to speedway much now but was a regular when Lynn had Loram and Lofquist at reserve every week you had world class riders coming and you knew if you missed them you most likely wouldn't see them again that season. Travelling down to Coventry for the british final when regularly over 10k would attend the place was rammed great atmosphere, now it seems struggling to get 1,500 people to the same event. However back in the late 80's early 90's Sky tv was in its infancy, Netflix, Disney Plus didn't exist, Xbox's/Playstations weren't invented, bowling allies, multi plex cinema's bars/restaurants weren't massive chains like today. The fact that Cardiff had gone from nigh on 50k to low 20k is also telling, I think sadly for the sport it will be a continued managed decline if Birmingham and Sheffield don't start next year I personally think they will have to with one big league of 12-14 clubs, 5 man teams at a standard around the current championship. Okay you would lose loyal great riders like Doyle and Kurtz but I don't think for many clubs crowds would drop much lower and people wouldn't have to put up with a guest fest if most of the riders were UK based and clubs could dictate the race night more than having to fit round gp stars. I would imagine in the perfect world no club would really want to run on a Monday or Tuesday, the other option as Mike mentioned is you maybe just have open meetings once a month and do away with the team side of things, again I can remember ten years or so back going to a world team cup qualifier at Lynn which pulled in 5k so demand is there for the right meetings. I sadly think today there's to many other things competing for peoples dollar and unless you get the much awaited big chief in to try and turn things around who's got 10-30 mil available to buy all the stadiums the return of the glory days are a pipe dream. Might be worth contacting Amazon and seeing if they would be willing to do a series like Clarkson's farm where maybe they front the money for Alan Sugar to try and turn a club around. Still when its run well the best sport ever in my opinion the final four heats in the world cup final a couple of years back show what a great spectacle it is when you have a decent track and riders who are at the top of their game.

Granted we all know he won't have earned what Ronaldo has but I seem to remember reading somewhere Poland was paying 20k a meeting years back throw in Monster sponsorship then I would imagine he has earned £3-£5 mil over the last 15 years.

He's tough as boots and his old man but I do hope he ponders retirement after this horrible crash, he's earned millions, triple world champion, and UK's greatest ever rider nothing left to prove.

He should do fine weaker league, home track suited to gaters and can be relied to turn up and see the season out.

Lets just hope if its him some sponsor is bank rolling him and that we don't have the club going under at the end of the season due to paying out massive wages.

Christ Zagar would bankrupt them after one meeting, Zetterstrom must be pushing 50 now, they just need to accept theres no one about who is affordable and try and replicate the Lynn strength in depth approach. See if they can pick up a couple of unpolished future gems from Aussie or USA I say ideally these two countries as you can't rely on poles and Swedes and Danes would cost fortunes in air fees. Need to accept until more financing comes in they operate in bottom third of championship but equally need to try and win majority of home meetings or have young riders where the punters can see genuine improvement coming through over next 2-3 years.

Who's MZ ?

Broc was shaping up into a decent rider then had a bad shoulder injury and never seemed to kick on after that would be great to see some new US prospects come through I used to love the test matches when they had the Morans, Cookie, Lance King, Siggy etc they were great riders to watch.

Dillon or Max Ruml worth a shout weaker league than when they both last rode here .

Anyone know what happened with Dillon Ruml was developing into a tidy young rider could he be tempted back to these shores ?

Whats the score with Dillon Ruml was developing into a tidy little rider has he retired ? would be worth a shout in my opinion still young, was improving and could be UK based all season.

What happened to Dillon Ruml he was shaping up into a nice future rider but don't see any mention of anyone trying to tempt him back over.

Any one got any idea why nobody has tried to get Dillon Ruml back over he was developing into a tidy little rider at Oxford and he's still relatively young ?

Whats this all in relation to I knew certain parties were trying to bring Cradley back but had never heard anything about large sums of money being spent on high living rather than the cause ?