IainB

And a complimentary haggis for your trouble?

No... but it should be

No... but it should be

No... but it should be

1 point each... move on

Often saw him at Stoke back in the day seemingly doing everything except for riding the bikes... it was like watching a one man show! Another sad loss

Must say that there were some dubious tactics tonight, why would you put your U21 rider in against anybody other than Australia? And what were the MF Ruskies doing replacing Borodullin, who was clearly their best rider.

You only have to look at the crowds in the early days of the televised Sky matches... was like a party atmosphere and the start marshal... totally impartial

Was thinking the same, that or the really bad Cardiff track

You could paint somebody else's... just for the jeopardy

I've just finished watching that load of old crap... it should have been abandoned! Lucky nobody was seriously injured!

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To fart?

Are they putting temporary stands in at Belle Vue, because if 700 people are standing on that flat ground they ain't going to be able to see a thing!

Maybe a bit of competition is something the BSPL need to improve their game

Yet Belle Vue can fit a Peter Craven Memorial in and Mildenhall can fit a Mildenhall vs Fen Tiger Select. Perhaps the IOW should put these meetings on...

Via zoom?

Gaz, fair play to you, but maybe you're flogging a dead horse in the current climate. On a positive note there are many clubs that have taken time out (for whatever reason) and come back successfully, my own team Leicester to name one. It doesn't help you get your Speedway fix in the short term though I'll agree

Maybe it'd be better to put the money in some kind of trust fund whereby it could be used at some point in the future to resurrect the club if a suitable piece of land could be found to build a track on, hopefully in a better economic climate (globally/nationally and in Speedway)

It's been shown not to in the past, Cradley Heath being the obvious example at Stoke and then latterly at Wolverhampton & Birmingham. It will help keep the name alive, but if there is no track or willingness to build one somewhere I think it's doomed to fail. Will Brough Park be sold/demolished if there is no Speedway?

Yes, from memory it did rain in the lead up to the meeting leaving the track heavy and the racing processional... the next day was awesome though

I know everybody has good intentions with offers of money etc. but surely you're postponing the inevitable. All the money you're willing to stump up is going directly out of the sport never to be seen again. As difficult as it is, maybe it's time for the club to take a sabbatical until the operating model of the sport is changed as it HAS to. It's totally unsustainable while the outgoings are more than the incomings and until the outgoings are addressed it will remain the same. Unfortunately the people in charge need to take a reality pill

... and he can do that via text message

I doubt it... was listening to this weeks BSPL podcast and the Glasgow owner eluded to riders being paid more to ride in the PL than they do in the CL even though it's against the exact same riders

You'd think it'd be quite easy these days to subscribe to such a messenger service... not only for meeting cancellations but also promotional activities. I doubt there's many (if any) that run such a service