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The decision to only go with 1 home 1 away is only going to increase DUing. If they were ever going to try and reduce DUing, which they need to, 6 man teams in PL and 2h2a in the CL was the way to start imo

It's poorly worded... but IF they were to go to 6 man teams inc a RS (which I probably think they should) it would have been announced with great fanfare!

That's a great CL team you've put together there... you know we're moving up to the PL in 23 don't you

So that's how he got his BSPL HQ lair

Brilliant news that there's going to be a new track in 2023 and very well done to all involved, but... I understand they're to be called Northside? So what, doesn't mean anything to anybody (could say the same about Belle Vue! Although that does have a rich history). I'm assuming for some reason they couldn't use the name Workington, so surely Cumbria Comets was the next logical name.

But the league programme for most clubs were done by mid-end of August. It then took over 2 months to complete 5 pay off ties

Sounds like the tail is wagging the dog... but that's a consequence of the league(s) being so weak. Maybe the pay offs should have been that the 3 clubs that were objecting to 2 home and away should have dropped out (doing a Glasgow ) after the first round of home and away matches... anything does seem to go these days after all.

If they were feeling bold they could have added the points scored from this into the league... like F1 have with the sprints, to have actually given the competition some meaning

It was obvious to anybody with a hole in their derriere that 2 home and away was never going to work when they can't complete 1 home and away and whoever suggested this and then went on to make it public really has no place to be in any position of running Speedway in Britain! And the 2 mini league play offs further devalue a league championship that already isn't really worth winning! As for the rest... business as usual

You love it... you know you do!

Back in the slammer https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/dalarna/antonio-lindback-doms-till-fangelse-efter-rattfylla-stoppades-med-1-82-promille-i-blodet

It seems not... perhaps it was the fact that I run a successful business that counted against me? Or I can't drive a Tractor... or use a microphone?

Perhaps they're waiting to hear back from the Job Centre about the replacement for Rob Godfrey?

Outside of the outside of the box idea... just give it to Poole

Nicki Pedersen is/was the rider that immediately springs to mind for me. He's only really interested in coming first and the amount of times you just see him giving up when he's at the back is an insult to fans.

So that's the reason we had to rush to close the season at KL Good to know

The pay masters at Eurosport probably have to ratify any changes

They couldn't complete the season on time there's no chance of completing the AGM on schedule!

I used to find Speedway quite a good 2nd half attraction when going to watch the Speedway

I think they're more suited to the open spaces of grass tracks aren't they. Used to watch them in the 2nd halfs at Cov back in the day and it was all too predictable I'm afraid afraid. If the "outfits" did make it to the start they'd often fail during the race and the only passing you ever really saw were if the Pinfold's didn't make the start. They put a few full meetings on around the country i seem to remember but i was never tempted to attend.

It's a lovely day here in Leicester for a Grand Final 2nd leg... after a really dry week... just saying

Looking at some of the teams that are being put together in Sweden they don't appear to be in that much trouble.

They're prepared to not run a world cup final to keep on schedule and we're still messing about trying to run a crappy Jubilee Trophy, 2 extremes there!

It's the T20 Cricket World Cup Final at the MCG on Sunday, if it's rained off, they're holding it on the Monday... if that's rained off the trophy is shared and everybody moves on... what a great idea!

2023 Joe Thompson - Scunny