IainB

We'll have to agree to disagree then, as for your list neither of us really knows but I suspect Cook, Bewley would stay UK maybe Holder and Fricke as they live here and wouldn't be able to if they didn't also work here but I think NKI and Lambert would be off

Do you really think that if forced to make a decision the likes of Ricky Wells, and most of the others you mention, is going to choose to ride in a GP qualifier at the expense of a whole League season? If you're trying to attract a whole new fan base you've got to run at weekends any newbie coming along isn't going to know who the hell Krzysztof Kasprzak is they're not even going to be able to pronounce it... They will be able to identify who their home town club is though

So as usual we don't actually know any figures

I'd say we're pretty much there. Club's will have to run on an alternate night if they want to pander to their "star" rider otherwise the likes of Lambert/Bewley etc will have to do a Woffinden and ride exclusively abroad. Not what anybody wants to see be we can't run the whole sport for a handful of riders. The other solution is squads

Were they all on Saturday nights?

Flagrag hasn't said anything he/she's about as informative as Mystic Meg!

All I remember is attending Coventry, Cradley, Eastbourne, Swindon etc etc on Saturday nights and always in front of healthy crowds, the ONLY thing that should dictate what night a club runs on is the availability of the stadium for the night a club wants to run on. GP riders seem to be able to make it to a Polish League match on a Sunday afternoon from wherever the GP event has been held on the Saturday night so why any other riders couldn't I fail to understand, Poland is 3 hours away max, on an early morning redeye they could be at the stadium by 11 am. Some riders are going to have to make some tough decisions either 30 odd matches in the UK or a handful in Poland. British Speedway can't be running it's business to suit others, it's never been at a better place to lay down some of its own rules, all of the prima Donna riders have been weened out of the league and with the country brexited by the start of next season there'll be no restriction of trade laws to block British Speedway doing its own thing. I think we all agree something radical needs to happen, Poland really shouldn't be an issue anymore!

I've not read it but I hope to grab a copy at the weekend... Did David Howe or anybody for that matter also mention how much the riders are earning from the sport? Or is this still the world's best kept secret?

I think the top League should take Friday and Saturday nights, especially now with minimal impact from the GP's

The dog is probably having a better time than you! Especially at BP

Yes I do

Was Mick there?

One upside of the aging demographic of the speedway fan is that soon they'll be bringing their carers along, it might just save the sport

It won't change the way it's being run at the moment but surely that has to be the goal for clubs like Eastbourne, KL, Somerset etc with no major football team in the vicinity, it pains me to say it but there's only really Poole that are anywhere near to doing that

I think they've always had pretty good crowds haven't they... The money came with the fall of communism, sponsorship, advertising etc. The money goes where the crowds are

I fear it'll be a waste of paper and ink... You'd be better off extending the classifieds section... Club for sale, all offers considered

And matching bike

Didn't he debut over here the same year as Hans N Andersen before he lost his N

Weren't they promoted this year for winning "the league"?

Rider of the year: James Sarjent, for single handedly doubling the length of time it takes to run a meeting, what great value for money Most impressive team: Poole for managing to cheat their way to a title yet again Team rider of the season: Chris Holder One to watch: Matt Fraud Bulldog award (Best British rider): Rory Schlein Meeting of the season: Eastbourne vs Mildenhall 26/10/18 Surprise of the season: That the sport managed to survive it Underperformers (Team): BSPA Unluckiest rider: James Sargent, the refs keep picking on him Newcomer of the season: Martin Vaculik

Gemini, I'd like to nominate myself for the Victor Meldrew award... Vote for me!

Gemini, looks like your wish has been granted... Vote for me!

Riders used in 2018 Belle Vue 11 King's Lynn 11 Leicester 15 Poole 13 Somerset 10 Swindon 8 Wolves 8 Only 2 teams in single figures... I'd say that was most

Was that pre DU though?

Don't forget Cov