paulnolan

I don't think I ever said I was new. I was a Milton Keynes fan until they closed mid-season in 1992. Occasionally visited Coventry after (and did one Cardiff). I just have good memories of a 16, 17 team National League and want something like that back. But whatever.

Oh, I'm happy to see speedway in Northampton and will go a few times a season as it stands now. But if there was one big league, with plenty of different opposition, I'd probably be there every week.

Won't somebody put the Premiership out of its misery?

And it would a breath of fresh air if the ACU allowed it to run as an open track, like Isle of Wight but without the restrictions opposed by running under NORA. I'd love to see some - *anyone* - test a season of non-exclusively team speedway!

Ah, my mistake. As you were!

I don't know why it was moved from Monday tbh!

How do Ipswich still have a facility for Hellstrom-Bangs? He's only ridden four meetings for them this year and none since June 25th, despite riding in Sweden during that time.

I hope not. Something needs to be the Premiership out of its misery.

What happened to Katie Gordon?

The suspension has to include the first Thursday or Ipswich wouldn't have had a facility.

Hopefully the Tai Woffinden Testimonial will be a test run for those kind of meetings. With the field he could attract, I imagine there'll be a brilliant crowd. Another tick in the promotion's off-track column.

Embarrassing.

In what world does a speedway club end its season in mid-August? Crazy.

With the Foxes extremely unlikely to make the play-offs, surely an inter-league challenge against Oxford is a no-brainer?

No teams released yet but we know that Northampton will be missing Nicolai Klindt due to Polish commitments, and Belle Vue missing Jason Doyle and Zach Cook for the same reason. The Aces are also missing Peter Kildemand due to injury. Adam Ellis and Mitch McDiarmid will make their home debuts for the Foxes and hopefully that will be enough to squeeze a much-needed win.

Nicholls to guest, hopefully.

Oh well, the news was good while it lasted

The NLRC at Coventry was my highlight of the year - something like the coach parade seems like it's from another world now!

For a first-season adaptation from a track used exclusively for stock cars they've done really well. I imagine there'll be more work done over the winter, should they be back next year.

As I said, it has to be regular, and it has to be of a comparative quality to the usual fare on offer.

Plymouth have disproved that. It may be an anomaly but more than likely not. Run weekends and allow people to plan - arrange fixtures well in advance and stick to them - and you should reap rewards. As long as you put the work in alongside, too, obviously.

Avoiding weekends without longstanding historical precedence is stupid. There's a reason most things happen at weekends and that's because people are too tired during the week or don't want a late night before work. So Friday and Saturday nights, and Saturday and Sunday afternoons are premium times for any entertainment.

Dull SGP that even seemed to drag when just watching the races and FFWing the bits in-between. Track seems to lack banking.

They have to cut back to grow. It's the only sensible option. Which means it's off the table.

Of course not having Thomson weakens the Foxes - he's the only reliable one! Will make things difficult but I don't rule out a surprise. Or a mauling.