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Whoever refuses to ride forfeits the points, if both sides don't want it 1 point each

If you think running a meaningless meeting after the play offs is a good money maker, then sure why not?

I don't buy this season ticket excuse... clubs should just roll forward the cancelled meeting credit to next season or refund it if the customer is not renewing, it's not exactly rocket science... and whoever it was that brought up concessions is (with respect) just living on a planet! Probably one of the main reasons why King's Lynn have such small income from sponsors and spectators is because they don't know from one week to the next whether they're going to get their company exposure or able to attend a Speedway meeting. It's not about King's Lynn, although they don't have a great track record with postponements, it's about getting the league campaign completed on time with tv schedules and rider commitments etc.

You can call off every meeting days in advance as far as I'm concerned... just award 1 point each and don't faff about trying to rearrange them.

So we've tried one big league and it didn't work, we tried the "Elite" league and it worked to some extent with a nice juicy tv contract, what we have now is an Elite League Lite with a meagre tv contract and who knows if that's going to be renewed. So we either limp on as we are with ever dwindling crowds or do something radical. Whether that be 1 big (small) league of 14 or an Elite+ with all the riders Poland use... the latter ain't going to happen without a massive tv contact or at least a 50% increase in admission prices. A 6 or 7 team league where the play off places are nailed on before a wheel is turned like we've had the last couple of seasons is not a great watch. The FIM ain't interested, they're currently too busy running their own SGP series into the ground, the only way would be to break away from the FIM, to what I don't know, I'm not sure we currently have the talent in place to run a ruling body.

I think the goal is to improve isn't it, but you need to do this from a strong foundation, 1 step back to take 2 steps forward... or you just keep jumping forward into the abyss with a model that has continued to prove time and again just doesn't work.

Why was that even on? I thought there had supposed to be a drought 😂

IF the track is genuinely waterlogged and won't be raceable in the next 24 hours you may very well have a good point there 👍🏻

1. So what, 1 point each and move on 2. So what, 1 point each and move on 3. The play off TV Schedule

Well, let's hope the Ruskies don't invade or we're toast! As a season ticket holder it is not beyond the wit of man to roll your unfulfilled meeting on to next season. What you guys in deepest darkest Norfolk don't seem to realise is there's a whole league system going on elsewhere in the country with play off qualification/positions to be decided and a TV schedule to be adhered to. KL idioted it up last season and they're idioting it up again this season.

I've failed to convince King's Lynn fans... that's because they'd hardly see any Speedway due to the continual stunts that are pulled by Buster. And that is part of the reason the sport is in the state it is, cricket doesn't rearrange or put on double headers and that's doing quite nicely thank you very much.

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10(ish) seasons in British Speedway

Has DJ Woffy been seen at Owlerton in his Tigers gear this testimonial season?

Yes I am whinging because they were the reason for the cause of the play off fiasco last year and look to be on a repeat mission. If you don't want to run your matches just take a gift point and move on, it really is that simple

I'm sorry clubs should not be calling meetings off over 24 hours in advance based on a forecast of showers... in the middle of July! https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/location/king's-lynn-norfolk We're currently having a cloud burst in Leicester with torrential rain, after a lot of rain earlier in the day and even with Leicester's questionable drainage I fully expect tomorrow's tv meeting not to be called off tonight.

What about em? The whole of British Speedway has to suffer? They'll have to apply for a refund or have the meeting rolled over.

There seems to be something very wrong with the drainage at King's Lynn these days... Lynn idioted up the whole leagues fixtures last year and are being allowed to do exactly the same thing again this year! When is the sport ever going to learn 1 point each and move on to the next meeting.

Heat 07: Hook, Zischke, Mountain, D.Kennedy 5-1 28-14 58.29 Line Up: Zischke, Hook, D. Kennedy, Mountain Comments: From Gate. Great team riding by Zischke to stop Mountain

To be fair it was probably at its lowest immediately post covid when the Poles imposed limitations on "their" riders, since this was relaxed and Mr Morris has been running the show I do feel as though things have improved (despite his pay off clanger). The sport has not been helped by the sudden loss of Wolverhampton and the not so sudden losses of Peterborough & Brum but I don't think these were down to operational speedway issues but stadium owners wanting to cash in on their land. The clubs that have replaced these lost clubs have really struggled to be competitive. Whether speedway did enough to invest in its own future during the Sky years is a different question (the answer is no they didn't)

They're so protective and small minded, I think new promoters don't even get a vote until they've served time promoting... in case they ruin the model that has so obviously worked in the past.

Edited, just seen the post above

I don't know why they're not appealing that as they don't seem to have breached any regulation

BSN may as well do away with the RoTN if it's just going to be voted on by rider fanboys... although who was ever going to vote for Jacob Hook when Batch got 16+1 🤷‍♂️

Although I did vote for him in RoTN how Bowes wasn't excluded for unfair riding I just don't understand, he completely baulked Worrall. 012.1.14 Foul, Unfair or Dangerous Riding The Referee shall immediately disqualify any rider who they consider indulges in foul, unfair or dangerous riding. If, in the opinion of the Referee, such conduct produces an advantage to the rider involved or affects the chances of one or more riders, the Referee may stop the heat and order a re-run. When was the last time this rule was used I wonder 🤔 I've given him stick on here in the past and I hate to admit it but Batch was absolute class tonight 🤮