noaksey Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 "Oxford's decision to focus on the championship" Today's Star 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 So Premiership 2026 looks like the best season in the "top" league so far in the history of the sport. No worries about p.off qualification .... top 4 go straight into p.off semis So 2026 p.off semis look like :- Ippo BV KL Leics Look forward to AGM decisions on points limits . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 Dan Thompson is worth a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeandTV Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 So does Scott Nicholls signing for Plymouth add to the rumours that Oxford Cheetahs might in the Premiership next year? He was almost certain to return to Oxford I thought, but perhaps there was no place for him again as there is no Championship team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 44 minutes ago, CoffeeandTV said: So does Scott Nicholls signing for Plymouth add to the rumours that Oxford Cheetahs might in the Premiership next year? He was almost certain to return to Oxford I thought, but perhaps there was no place for him again as there is no Championship team? Not if you read this post below! Plus Lewy said Oxford wanted him but he chose Plymouth. On 10/17/2025 at 4:40 PM, noaksey said: "Oxford's decision to focus on the championship" Today's Star 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted October 28 Report Share Posted October 28 On 10/27/2025 at 9:05 AM, CoffeeandTV said: So does Scott Nicholls signing for Plymouth add to the rumours that Oxford Cheetahs might in the Premiership next year? He was almost certain to return to Oxford I thought, but perhaps there was no place for him again as there is no Championship team? If his TV career is over, he'd probably be looking at 2 leagues? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_minall Posted October 29 Report Share Posted October 29 On 10/27/2025 at 9:05 AM, CoffeeandTV said: So does Scott Nicholls signing for Plymouth add to the rumours that Oxford Cheetahs might in the Premiership next year? He was almost certain to return to Oxford I thought, but perhaps there was no place for him again as there is no Championship team? This signing this early tells me Nicholls knows something we don't. There will either be the same league format as 2025 or he doesn't have a TV job in 2026. I am surprised though that he's not back riding for Oxford next year in the championship. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerback Posted October 29 Report Share Posted October 29 to be honest scott signing for plymouth means a stupidly low points limit where sam and scott would be unable to be in the same team i really hope thats not the case as it would chase more fans away but the bspa sho should be sponsered by bandaid will no doubt know better and think the sport is in great health Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted October 29 Report Share Posted October 29 So over to the Championship topic for 2026 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted October 29 Report Share Posted October 29 TBH I'm surprised more clubs haven't adopted & adapted 'the Oxford model" of operating 2 or more teams out of the one track. Like, keep essentially the same riders in each team, e.g. from Championship to Premiership level, swap out say a reserve / 2nd string & add GP level rider. So regular speedway each week, watching the same riders with no "he rides for your track one week, against you the next week in a different team".... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 (edited) On 10/29/2025 at 4:26 PM, martinmauger said: TBH I'm surprised more clubs haven't adopted & adapted 'the Oxford model" of operating 2 or more teams out of the one track. Like, keep essentially the same riders in each team, e.g. from Championship to Premiership level, swap out say a reserve / 2nd string & add GP level rider. So regular speedway each week, watching the same riders with no "he rides for your track one week, against you the next week in a different team".... If Oxford had adopted that model, running in all three league might have worked. Part of the problem was the exact opposite of that. It was very weird watching Sam Masters for Leicester, Charles Wright for Redcar, Jordan Jenkins for Ipswich, etc. Edited November 3 by Bojangles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheDeepStuff Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 Heard this consortium wanting to run Premiership at Oxford in 2026 under another name have looked at Oxfords historical rival clubs in Swindon and Reading, not sure how much the locals would support and if those from either club no longer running would travel that far for a ‘home’ meeting. Maybe a more generic name like ‘Thames Valley Titans’ (other nicknames are available 😜) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 (edited) Moved to Championship section for 2026 Edited November 3 by Youhave2minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 3 hours ago, InTheDeepStuff said: Heard this consortium wanting to run Premiership at Oxford in 2026 under another name have looked at Oxfords historical rival clubs in Swindon and Reading, not sure how much the locals would support and if those from either club no longer running would travel that far for a ‘home’ meeting. Maybe a more generic name like ‘Thames Valley Titans’ (other nicknames are available 😜) Is this real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted November 3 Report Share Posted November 3 On 10/29/2025 at 4:26 PM, martinmauger said: TBH I'm surprised more clubs haven't adopted & adapted 'the Oxford model" of operating 2 or more teams out of the one track. Like, keep essentially the same riders in each team, e.g. from Championship to Premiership level, swap out say a reserve / 2nd string & add GP level rider. So regular speedway each week, watching the same riders with no "he rides for your track one week, against you the next week in a different team".... Do you mean.... The most obvious, credible thing to do? Never catch on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 Moved to Championship section 2026 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 9 hours ago, Youhave2minutes said: Moved to Championship section 2026 People are talking about Premiership Speedway possibly at Oxford (even under a different name) that doesn't belong in the Championship section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 5 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: People are talking about Premiership Speedway possibly at Oxford (even under a different name) that doesn't belong in the Championship section. WOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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