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While there`s no doubt the BSPA could've done more surely the biggest hike in costs in the last few seasons has been on equipment, titanium parts, silencers etc, that has lead to riders looking for better contracts from the clubs. Non payment of bonus points was a wrong move as it meant team mate racing against team mate as well as the opposition riders, though surely some clubs must pay bonus points still. Simplifying equipment might be the way forward, Honda did look at that a few seasons ago, but nothing came of it, IMO we need a motorcycle company to mass produce an engine that could be used right across the sport, maybe even to the extent of clubs buying the bikes to supply their riders, sadly that is never likely to see the light of day.

Difficult to deliver on potential if you have no bikes, as it appears, until that is sorted out there`s every chance that Bridger will stay retired.

Don't think it was just Tatum that had money issues with Lindon.

So Sayfutdinov should've got wildcards here, there and everywhere last SGP season, the answer to your question is yes, but its not quite that simple.

As far as Wethers goes, the 2010 season was the last time he averaged over seven, since then he has not achieved that figure so if the current rules were enforced he wouldn't have gained a visa for season 2012,13,14, not unless he went back to Australia and qualified through their state Championships.

If its booing riders, I can think of one rider from Denmark who will be hoping Ward gets the wildcard pick for Cardiff.

Didn't Belle Vue refuse to race because they had had their end of season do the night before the meeting at Berrington, all the heats took place though mysteriously some of the Berwick who were eyeing contracts for the following season manage to break down in some of those heats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZdTOjbSDlo

So your saying Ward should be rewarded for going drinking before a SGP, then serving a 10 month ban.

Some decent points, though as you say bring in a dedicated sales person to sell the club to potential sponsors wont come cheap, especially if they come in with no prior interest in speedway as it would be a job of work to them. Maybe someone like that could be incentivised by a getting a percentage of any sponsorship brought to the club, more sponsors, bigger sponsors equals bigger pay out.

That's the puzzle only Ward can figure out, his scrapes with the law, be it on track or off, haven't taught him anything so far it would appear, so all we can do is hope.

I subscribe to Speedway Star and will continue to do so but IMO the magazine jumped on the Ward bandwagon and gave him a vehicle for him and his supporters the pedal their ill informed statements virtually from the start.

The PL may not be perfect but giving the state the EL has been in over the last few seasons would you really want to.

I agree, I think we will see Bridger racing before the season is out, but it seems he has no equipment so what club out there would be daft or desperate enough to go out and buy kit for him.

It seems madness to me that any club would want to loan a rider money.

Yes it could've been longer but 10 months it is, the most important thing now is for Ward to learn, he has all the talent in the World but has been let down by the six inches between his ears. Also it might be an idea for him to surround himself with a few people that will give him better advice.

Is that this or next season.

Agree, that rumour is barking up the wrong tree.

Don't know about babies but if Ward doesn't receive some kind of ban one or two on here will have kittens.

Didn't Berwick run in two leagues for a season, starting meetings earlier with the Conference meeting on first.

I had a copy of that on tape, definitely worth trying to get a copy. There`s some old footage of Berwick Speedway on Youtube you might like to look at.

It was in last weeks Speedway star, in the article it said that Bridger had been on a months holiday to Ibiza, then spend nearly four weeks in America.

You think this is bad, depending on the verdict and/or any ban, this forum could self combust with warnings being handed out a plenty.

Makes the promotion look very childish IMO, the Supporters Club have bent over backwards to help the club, why bite the hand that feeds.

We were told the other day there was two sides to this story, until we here both you cant say that.

Quite true in fact if it hadn't been for the Supporters Clubs through the years helping any of our promotions at Berwick, current or previous, or the small sponsorship scheme Berwick Speedway might not be here today.