cityrebel

No flights, no accommodation, no mechanics and no vans. It's a no brainier really.

Is that instead of the speedway!!!

As a neutral and rye regular, it won't be dull watching the likes of Nicholls and harris on home soil. It's just a shame that lakeside aren't in the top flight as well.

any league would do me.

I'd like to see more dirt on the track for starters. Harris and Nicholls will need some help in that department.

I thought that most of the flagship meetings were going to be run at belle vue.

Kipping on railway stations and mail trains was a regular occurance for me after meetings, in my misspent youth!

If the track stays the same as last season, they should sign jan andersson. He was pretty Handy on the concrete at wembley arena a few years ago.

Leicester have declared they are running in 2017. Who made the declaration, the invisible man?

that's good news

That doesn't make it right though, does it phil. All debts should be honoured before any new promoter takes over.

It just staggers me that everything is expected to carry on as normal, despite the previous promotion owing huge amounts of money left, right and centre.

With rye house running mainly on Saturdays next year, how will that impact upon lakeside's plans for weekend racing.

You are correct steve.

Trying to get to rye midweek is almost as bad as lakeside on a Friday.

Custom house stadium was doomed the day midland sports stadiums sold it to the GRA in 1966, to finance the new grandstand at brandon. I was very fortunate to see speedway at west ham, my first visit was in May 1970. Thanks to my old man I got to see 17 meetings at custom house, including the last ever.

am I bothered?

Fingers crossed lakeside take their place in the NL next season.

No raiders in 2017, concentrating on premiership racing only.

I just hope the promoters don't put the admission prices up for this watered down product.

With the standard getting lower every season, is there any point in Doyle coming back. He won't be severely tested in next years 'premiership'.

I've just read an article on the speedway plus website about newham council erecting new street signs commemorating the site of west ham stadium. Not only is there detailed signs of the hammers riders, but also a wall plaque devoted to the stadium itself. Seeing as custom house is still my all time favourite track, I think the council deserve a big pat on the back for not forgetting their heritage.

A sad time for me personally. I worked at Wimbledon stadium on the speedway and greyhound operations for 22 years. I attended over 700 Speedway meetings at Plough lane between 1968 - 2005. As a lifelong dons fan, it will be the end of an era.

According to SKY last night, dog racing will continue until march 2017.

So are the BSPA going to settle up all the monies owed to last years team. I'd be surprised if any of them would want to ride unless the slate was wiped clean.