Fromafar Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 On 7/24/2025 at 4:44 PM, BluPanther said: Why has this been allowed, Oxford have completed 75% of their fixtures ? Rule (010.3.1) says No team changes will be allowed once that team has completed 75% of their fixtures in the following competitions:- * Premiership League * Championship League & BSN Series combined Except riders returning to the team after injury. Who really cares these days.Just enjoy the racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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noaksey Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 No surprise whatsoever What now for the premier league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers99 Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 Two leagues all being well. Premier/Championship merge and a national league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 Was it actually confirmed as no Premiership side? That tweet just says 2 teams and no more Spires That could mean Cheetahs in Premiership and no Championship side 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 8 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Was it actually confirmed as no Premiership side? That tweet just says 2 teams and no more Spires That could mean Cheetahs in Premiership and no Championship side Think you are clutching at straws there. Bigger crowds for Champ so dropping that would make no sense considering all Oxford have done since joining the Prem is making the numbers up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 14 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Think you are clutching at straws there. Bigger crowds for Champ so dropping that would make no sense considering all Oxford have done since joining the Prem is making the numbers up. No straw clutching here - it doesn't bother me either way Simply looking for clarification of exactly what was stated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 9 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: No straw clutching here - it doesn't bother me either way Simply looking for clarification of exactly what was stated Last ever meeting for the Spires is what was said, not just once, but a fair few times. Confirmed after the meeting and in a tweet by BBC Oxford Sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 21 minutes ago, Triple.H. said: Last ever meeting for the Spires is what was said, not just once, but a fair few times. Confirmed after the meeting and in a tweet by BBC Oxford Sport. Yeah, but to be fair, that doesn't clarify which league Oxford will be running in - simply that there won't be three teams. If Oxford were to drop out of the Championship, they wouldn't kill off the 'Cheetahs' name. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted September 18 Author Report Share Posted September 18 Was never going to work from Day 1 and anyone in power who approved the decision to allow Oxford to run in all three leagues should be sacked. They put the entire clubs future at risk by allowing it to happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 5 minutes ago, TTT said: Was never going to work from Day 1 and anyone in power who approved the decision to allow Oxford to run in all three leagues should be sacked. They put the entire clubs future at risk by allowing it to happen. Even Chris Louis thought it wouldn’t be viable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 26 minutes ago, Bojangles said: Yeah, but to be fair, that doesn't clarify which league Oxford will be running in - simply that there won't be three teams. If Oxford were to drop out of the Championship, they wouldn't kill off the 'Cheetahs' name. I reckon its one senior league and one junior league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle77 Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 On the Oxford website it says that the Spires won't be continuing due to... exciting developments in British Speedway... To me, that suggests that next season there will only be one major league... the right way to go in my opinion... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 2 hours ago, Triple.H. said: I reckon its one senior league and one junior league With or without riders doubling up being allowed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 2 hours ago, TTT said: Was never going to work from Day 1 and anyone in power who approved the decision to allow Oxford to run in all three leagues should be sacked. They put the entire clubs future at risk by allowing it to happen. Well it worked last season, just not this season. While the novelty factor was always going to wear off, I honestly think Oxford should have a good look at how they went about it. Poor team building, shocking team management and getting trounced every week are not a good recipe for success. Most Oxford fans I spoke to actually enjoyed the weekly speedway, but their enthusiasm waned as the season progressed for the reasons mentioned above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 3 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Was it actually confirmed as no Premiership side? That tweet just says 2 teams and no more Spires That could mean Cheetahs in Premiership and no Championship side Oxford can't enter the Premiership. There isn't going to be one! Forthcoming change of league structure means Spires are not running. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 1 minute ago, Bojangles said: Well it worked last season, just not this season. While the novelty factor was always going to wear off, I honestly think Oxford should have a good look at how they went about it. Poor team building, shocking team management and getting trounced every week are not a good recipe for success. Most Oxford fans I spoke to actually enjoyed the weekly speedway, but their enthusiasm waned as the season progressed for the reasons mentioned above. Having all 3 teams "viable" must have been a huge challenge, and would, no doubt,impact who they could bring in for the top tier team.. Especially given the very few "top riders" willing to ride over here at an "affordable price"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 Glad Oxford are putting there club first. This and the sad departure of Birmingham closing has forced the BSPAs hand. One major League is a gamble but it's a necessary change, because what we have now isn't working. I hope something is sorted that benefits all supporters and the clubs financial futures.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 8 minutes ago, FishersGate said: Glad Oxford are putting there club first. This and the sad departure of Birmingham closing has forced the BSPAs hand. One major League is a gamble but it's a necessary change, because what we have now isn't working. I hope something is sorted that benefits all supporters and the clubs financial futures.. A chance to do the radical reset that should have taken place post Covid... Let's hope they have learned from the mistakes they made the last time they made "one big league", and every team gets to be competitive this time... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 23 minutes ago, mikebv said: A chance to do the radical reset that should have taken place post Covid... Let's hope they have learned from the mistakes they made the last time they made "one big league", and every team gets to be competitive this time... If they are going with one big league it has to be without GP riders or the teams that are top four now will still be top four how can Berwick and Workington for instance afford GP riders will teams be able to choose their preferred race day, because if not you will have a small top league and a much larger bottom league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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