Mike.Butler

seems to me those buying the mag are happy with it (and in fact view that it is getting better); whilst those who don't/no longer buy it are probably unlikely to be influenced by any positive feedback they read on here...personally, I just hope enough keep buying it to make it viable.

well, according to the official east manchester regeneration site it will be ready in 2016..

The Star has upped its game..at this rate next season it will not be eligible to double-down into Martins..

both teams riders' CMA's be artificially boosted by riding an away match at home..not sure two teams in same div have ever shared before have they?

blimey, I thought we left the gimmicks to the promoters!

If memory serves me right the problem in 75-77 when Newcastle ruled the NL roost was the lack of a points limit. Whilst Newcastle were entertaining visitors to Arlington I would imagine that their home meetings were along the lines of Cradley's over the last couple of years. IMV the Owens (Tom in particular) were for too long content to be big fish in small pond and didn't take the step up to full-time BL to progress .

we'll always have our memories...worth an awful lot

it would be more relevant to compare our attendances to this http://calendarcustoms.com/articles/tinsley-green-world-marbles-championships/

steve weatherley for me

would that be the evening echo?l

don't youngsters use androids now far more than laptops.? only us old'uns use the latter

funny how one can get a bit sentimental about a sponsor...i started going when it was the GOBL. just rolled off the tongue.... unlike the durex tests i watched..yuk!

I am prepared to be corrected, but given I have read that Cradley actually lost money last season doesnt that tell you that they were splashing the cash to attract any rider they approached (whether that be riders on a steal of an average or those with the most potential to up their CMA).. That can't be right in a development league and in the interests of the league as a whole...Not much fun for anyone knowing a team will win the league before we even start because their income enables them to do this is it? And I don't buy the fact that the others in the top 4 were close to the Heathens..There was a gulf tbh

What's the curfew at Brum. I assume its not possible to run a DH. Proper meetings will have to start asap in March and I'm not sure having challenges is a good idea. Most importan thing is to complete league season. Hopefully the NL will ditch play-offs this year too.

Spot On Hunty

A league as unbalanced as last season is NOT in the interests of anyone. The NL should be about entertainment and developing youngsters. All teams should start as equal as possible. Cradley and Scunny were at two extremes and should NOT have been allowed to enter withy their models. Cradley walking away with the league again would be awful and just drive interest down. Lets face it, they would in a different scenario be in the PL next year, but if they remain in the NL then they should respect their fellow clubs and realize they are at a level that has different objectives to theirs of recent seasons.

We really need a reduced points limit and a maximum spend per point (adhered to) with the goals of the league being clear to all. i.e. development of young talent. I read what was said on another thread about stand alone teams needing to win (at all costs)for their fans, but I'm sorry, I disagree...too strong teams are the scourge of this league and are unsustainable for the club and the league as a whole. Scunny took it too far, but all teams should start equal for the league to prosper. If that means Cradley (for instance)do not field the strongest team they can afford then that is desirable. In my view the worst thing that can happen is if one team runs away with the league again. This league is not about winning, its about entertainment and developing young talent. I cannot see that any rider over say 25 should be eligible. This is a model which I believe is looking at the bigger picture and when the EL goes belly up will still be around to feed the remaining PL.

Ultimately money talks and the sponsors will pay heed to public opinion which will in turn dictate SUFC's (and other clubs) stance re this. This is our world in which football especially and society in general works...

he needs a good grilling

Cradley and Scunthorpe were equally culpable since both chose to rather selfishly ignore the impact their team building would have on the 2014 competition. I don't believe even stand-alone teams should be in the NL to win it at the expense of providing decent entertainment for the fans. That is why Cradley should not be allowed by the NL promoters to race in the NL next season as the same thing will happen again. Fortunately Scunny have pulled out. The league will be better without both IMV

Has there ever been a bigger contrast in the fortunes of two professional sports team who once shared a ground than the Chiefs Rugby side and the much-missed Exeter Falcons?

i made a point of not attending any match containing this enhancement to the night's entertainment..

nobody else is interested...flawed & irrelevant...but as a pre-season challenge no harm in it at all...

Knock off £2 for catching Len's coin

As long as there are sufficient teams to facilitate a decent no. of juniors coming through the stags won't be missed. However, there does seem to be a dearth of NL sides in the north. All northern based PL sides should be obliged to support an MDL side in lieu