Berwick ‘buy a brick’ Bandits 2025

[Bandit59]

1 hour ago, SteelShoe said:

One British League next season please. 

If only 

[tyler42]

1 hour ago, SteelShoe said:

One British League next season please. 

Common sense says so, but the promotors seem to be happy with the status quo or the riders are holding a gun to there heads. Either way speedway is dying a slow death in this country. There is a combine total of 16 teams. The fans deserve to see all those teams at their local track, not Edinburgh six times a year! If the riders can't make it pay, then they should go and do what most riders did in 70s/80s get a job. Speedway gets far lower attendances than non league football. The lowest attendance team in the Vanarama National League this season was Braintree Town FC, average 1.147 per match. The top team in that league was Southend United FC average 7.339 per match!!  I know football is a different sport, but this is semi pro football we're talking about.

Who is the best attended team in speedway? Maybe Poole. They might match the lowest clubs attendance, but are miles behind the top team in that league. Yet the riders expect full time professional wages! It's crazy they either become semi pro or the sport will give them no choice but to.  

 

[MD]

6 hours ago, SteelShoe said:

One British League next season please. 

You won't get it as the Premiership isn't struggling which is the only time you hear serious chatter of amalgamating leagues.

Allegedly the 1H/1A was preserved for Oxford. Not accommodating them would've meant one less Championship team making 2H/2A easier to manage. If thats the case I know what I'd have told them, politely of course! The Championship can only go on for so long like this.

[Catch Me If You Can]

8 hours ago, Bandit59 said:

If only 

Yes dream on

Going on recent results from around it could be three way fight for wooden spoon in championship 

The three , Berwick Workington, Plymouth 

 

[screm]

1 hour ago, Catch Me If You Can said:

Yes dream on

Going on recent results from around it could be three way fight for wooden spoon in championship 

The three , Berwick Workington, Plymouth 

 

You can add Edinburgh to your list.

[Fromafar]

26 minutes ago, screm said:

You can add Edinburgh to your list.

Then your getting into the Top 5👍

Think Redcar are the Team to beat.
 

Edited 13 hours ago by Fromafar

[SteelShoe]

6 hours ago, MD said:

You won't get it as the Premiership isn't struggling which is the only time you hear serious chatter of amalgamating leagues.

Allegedly the 1H/1A was preserved for Oxford. Not accommodating them would've meant one less Championship team making 2H/2A easier to manage. If thats the case I know what I'd have told them, politely of course! The Championship can only go on for so long like this.

you sure certain teams in the Premiership aren't struggling.

[SteelShoe]

3 hours ago, Catch Me If You Can said:

Yes dream on

Going on recent results from around it could be three way fight for wooden spoon in championship 

The three , Berwick Workington, Plymouth 

 

Worky don't start their league campaign until 7th June , anything can happen in a month.

[Fromafar]

2 hours ago, SteelShoe said:

Worky don't start their league campaign until 7th June , anything can happen in a month.

Something will have to happen

[szkocjasid]

6 hours ago, Catch Me If You Can said:

Yes dream on

Going on recent results from around it could be three way fight for wooden spoon in championship 

The three , Berwick Workington, Plymouth 

 

I think Plymouth appear odds on for the wooden spoon. Don't see Berwick, Edinburgh or Workington being in any danger of finishing below them.

[szkocjasid]

9 hours ago, MD said:

You won't get it as the Premiership isn't struggling which is the only time you hear serious chatter of amalgamating leagues.

Allegedly the 1H/1A was preserved for Oxford. Not accommodating them would've meant one less Championship team making 2H/2A easier to manage. If thats the case I know what I'd have told them, politely of course! The Championship can only go on for so long like this.

If 8 clubs wanted 2H/2A then that's what they would have voted for. I can't believe they'd stick to 1H/1A just to keep Oxford trebling up.

More likely the Friday clubs Edinburgh, Glasgow, Redcar & Scunthorpe want to race 99% of their home fixtures on a Friday, 2H/2A would mean more chance of having to race on an off race night.

[MD]

7 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

If 8 clubs wanted 2H/2A then that's what they would have voted for. I can't believe they'd stick to 1H/1A just to keep Oxford trebling up.

More likely the Friday clubs Edinburgh, Glasgow, Redcar & Scunthorpe want to race 99% of their home fixtures on a Friday, 2H/2A would mean more chance of having to race on an off race night.

If speedway was transparent we would know.