YeOldPitGate

Woffy and Floppy together , Woffy sticking a couple of fooks into the audience from the get go

I know we always bang on but it doesn't seem that long ago you would have had over 5k

That's a given over a thousand turned out ?

How's the crowd looking ?

But who would Sheffield have if both brothers left assuming they run.

Personally if I was them I wouldn't do it, its not that long ago they were hanging on themselves they now seem to have steadied the ship and are making progress would be mad to risk it all financially by moving up. The dream (it won't happen) would be if Cradley were back next season with Tolley ready to chuck £100-£200k at it.

Away from any UK team to be fair.

That would be the way I would go but ideally not on a Monday I just don't think the appetite is there for speedway in its current form once home and away, home meetings run fortnightly, season May - Aug when weather is best if nothing else the losses should be lower as fewer meetings and more people might turn out if they only got to see the visiting team once bar play offs.

Can't see Brady running Mildenhall he struck me as pretty shrewd chap unless he intends to write the losses of the club off against his property business.

Re the tv deal if it happens Phil is this actually Harry doing something or the Ipswich fella ?

But who would be willing to burn through six figures minimum

Just back from couple of weeks hol's is this right about Workington being looked at for moving up seems absolutely bonkers if true but equally the kind of move the powers that be would see as common sense.

I'm sure there was a podcast with Bewley a couple of weeks back Phil I've tried googling it but can't find it now, hopefully I'm wrong but it might be due to the bad injury Poland are pulling rank given they have paid (i'm assuming) for physio/rehab.

I think the issue will be if two teams move up somehow they/the league will need to get 4-6 top quality riders back over to the UK which won't be easy even with six teams we have the situation where Northampton are struggling, Leicester (Douggie maybe) don't have an out and out number one, Lynn look okay but never seem to click, Belle Vue have two world class riders but one has said no UK 2027, Ippo solid but same as Leicester no number 1, Sheffield we are all praying Jack Holder comes through but in worst case they don't have a number one and also financial issues. So even with the status quo we probably might need next year four number one's before you have to strengthen up two other teams moving up. And also the issue of will the Bates carry on one more season.

Were his bikes sparkling in all the sunlight ?

Ha ha stop stirring the pot.

In that case most likely a shoe in

Is there a tv deal in the offing Phil ?

No worries Bagpuss very kind of you but at the moment I have a backlog of about 20 books for various holidays all be it would be interesting to get his take on what was a time when he seemed to be spinning plates and fishing down the back of the sofa to keep the Stars afloat.

Thanks Bagpuss seems its as rare as Lee putting in an appearance in 1985 will keep an eye out for it, remember those days of a last heater decider and it would be Neilson and Wigg v Redgeling and Paul Woods

Is Jepperson carrying an injury seems to have gone off the boil a bit last few weeks ?

Second leg of the Jubilee cup still to be run.

Add John Berry to the list Mike and Russell Lanning.

Whats the title of it Bagpuss ? I am off on a cruise next week and have Simmo's book to read whilst on board I can't wait to read about his and Bill Barkers fall out, I'm pretty sure 90% of the blame would be down to Simmo but I dare say Bill will be painted as the villan.

Really that low, if true even with Rob's skills with the budget he must be heavily subsiding things have they just dropped off a cliff this year or always low ?