marko Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago They say it can’t get any worse, with the current lot in charge, oh yes it can! Everytime a new promoter comes into the sport with fresh ideas like Stuart Douglas did, they get pushed back by the old guard who continue to drive it into the ground. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 2 hours ago, marko said: They say it can’t get any worse, with the current lot in charge, oh yes it can! Everytime a new promoter comes into the sport with fresh ideas like Stuart Douglas did, they get pushed back by the old guard who continue to drive it into the ground. This seems to be a common trend unfortunately. The moment anyone with anything resembling vision and foresight touches British Speedway, the small-minded promoters around close ranks and hound them out. Its our ball. You can't play with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) 8 minutes ago, MattB said: This seems to be a common trend unfortunately. The moment anyone with anything resembling vision and foresight touches British Speedway, the small-minded promoters around close ranks and hound them out. Its our ball. You can't play with it. They're so protective and small minded, I think new promoters don't even get a vote until they've served time promoting... in case they ruin the model that has so obviously worked in the past. Edited 6 hours ago by IainB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) 16 hours ago, mikebv said: What we have now is surely the very bottom, so, as the song said, the only way is up!... Can they do it right this time and build some clear future with growth? Historical evidence isn't on their side, but let's hope.. To be fair it was probably at its lowest immediately post covid when the Poles imposed limitations on "their" riders, since this was relaxed and Mr Morris has been running the show I do feel as though things have improved (despite his pay off clanger). The sport has not been helped by the sudden loss of Wolverhampton and the not so sudden losses of Peterborough & Brum but I don't think these were down to operational speedway issues but stadium owners wanting to cash in on their land. The clubs that have replaced these lost clubs have really struggled to be competitive. Whether speedway did enough to invest in its own future during the Sky years is a different question (the answer is no they didn't) Edited 6 hours ago by IainB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago Just to clear a few comments up from previous post, I want the biggest and best names in British speedway. Watching Fricke the other week in that insane heat from riding from 15metres back was something special. Since Leicester have moved up the premiership the crowds have reduced, not massively but enough that its noticeable. I know not every club is like mine but nobody has given more one decent solution on how to fix the premiership. Not one. We can barely run it on 7 teams and its going to be reduced to 6 and you never know about Oxford, Sheffield etc. We need change and right now can anybody actually say that the current system works? It doesn't one bit. A 5/6 team premiership doesn't work for me and 7 is still too low. Now the premiership isn't just root cause of all British speedways problem, we can go on for pages about the issues we already have. The reason why I'm so passionate for change is that I am not even 30 yet and I'm dreading what it looks like in another 30 years time. I want to be able to take my kid to watch Leicester one day and I fear it isn't going to happen. I'm willing to make a sacrifice in quality if it meant I can still support my club for many years to come. I want every single club in British speedway to actually MAKE money, not lose it or scrap the barrel every season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevtheRev Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago How are Sweden and Denmark doing? How about an Anglo-Saxon League - 5 teams from UK, 5 from Sweden and 5 from Denmark? Better still 6 if possible, and then a local KO Cup. Would that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago On 7/19/2025 at 8:29 AM, Aries said: And yet the biggest cheer of the season apparently was when your GP star Fricke came from 15 metres to win on the line in spectacular fashion. I’m sorry but you ain’t getting that kind of star quality from the Thompson’s or even Ryan Douglas. How people are happy to see these riders depart is beyond me. Like I said, its not about quality of riders for me. I wouldn't be happy seeing great riders go but if it meant the future of speedway is more secure then so be it. I'm sure when Poole lifted the championship title last season they weren't thinking about the quality riders. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcone44 Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago you could say that sponsorship of some clubs is basically charity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 19 hours ago, IainB said: Heat 7, no super stars, no passing, brilliant Speedway... just saying 48 minutes ago, FishersGate said: Like I said, its not about quality of riders for me. I wouldn't be happy seeing great riders go but if it meant the future of speedway is more secure then so be it. I'm sure when Poole lifted the championship title last season they weren't thinking about the quality riders. Heat 07: Hook, Zischke, Mountain, D.Kennedy 5-1 28-14 58.29 Line Up: Zischke, Hook, D. Kennedy, Mountain Comments: From Gate. Great team riding by Zischke to stop Mountain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcone44 Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago some good races even though big win, gonna try get up there next couple of weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago I really don't understand the mindset of we have to have the big names... no we don't. We need races with riders of equal standard against eachother. I'd rather watch a race of dan Thompson, danyon hume, Connor Mountain and Jordan Jenkins (first 4 riders of semi equal ability that came into my head) As opposed to Max Fricke, Jason Doyle, Jake Mulford and Joe Thompson. With all due respect to Jake and Joe... the first race is going to be much closer and much more entertaining than watching Max and Jason half a lap ahead of two others... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 3 hours ago, KevtheRev said: How are Sweden and Denmark doing? How about an Anglo-Saxon League - 5 teams from UK, 5 from Sweden and 5 from Denmark? Better still 6 if possible, and then a local KO Cup. Would that work? I believe something similar was proposed a few years ago, more like a cup competition than a league. Also included Poland. Never happened though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 2 hours ago, Diamonds85 said: I really don't understand the mindset of we have to have the big names... no we don't. We need races with riders of equal standard against eachother. I'd rather watch a race of dan Thompson, danyon hume, Connor Mountain and Jordan Jenkins (first 4 riders of semi equal ability that came into my head) As opposed to Max Fricke, Jason Doyle, Jake Mulford and Joe Thompson. With all due respect to Jake and Joe... the first race is going to be much closer and much more entertaining than watching Max and Jason half a lap ahead of two others... What you have described happens once in heat 4, other heats have riders of a similar calibre more often than not. We run an RS system to promote British rider development so we will have one or two heats where the standard might seem great. Would it be best to drop the scheme? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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