Iamnotanumber Posted yesterday at 12:35 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:35 PM 50 minutes ago, bellevueace said: Whoever wins the "league" there is no kudos to it is there? I think attendences are going to be woeful after this close season, its difficult to see how the sport recovers from this now. Where's your board "The End of the World is nigh!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted yesterday at 01:02 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:02 PM So next year if we lose another team from this season, its all hands on deck to find a new track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted yesterday at 01:39 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:39 PM 2 hours ago, mikebv said: Doubling Up is the reason.... No other.... Got to get those team places available..... Riders ear marked could have also turned down places elsewhere, which won't go down too well if the "Sixth Team" doesn't come to the tapes... The positive if they don't run is that there won't be any need to use guests contracted to other top tier teams, as these lads who cannot DU will be available to cover absentees... Surely that is what they will do? Isn’t the rule…..can’t guest unless named in another Premierships one to seven ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted yesterday at 02:58 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:58 PM On 2/21/2026 at 11:31 AM, mikebv said: The sport is more of a hobby for too many to ever be taken seriously.... Winning at home (by a narrow margin) and getting hammered away is almost utopia for some... These promoters don't have any burning ambitions to win things or, if also in the second tier, move into the top league, and are quite content on funding their hobby through affordable losses, or other businesses contributions.. They run their team pretty much for themselves and the riders, who often need two jobs in the UK to justify their outlay on machinery... With the two jobs meaning two teams share the costs which then makes it cost effective for both clubs.. The clamour for "Team Six" isn't to make the top league look "relevant", (even 20 teams couldn't do that the way the sport is ran), it is simply to ensure another seven slots are available for riders, with four or five of those slots being so riders can double up.. Neither league has authenticity given the operating model (196 guests last season), therefore "Team Six" won't make a jot of difference to the way the sport is viewed by so many fans, and, (more importantly), literally thousands of "ex fans"... In short. Nothing changes because the majority of those running it have a lot of their boxes ticked due to the way they do run it, hence they are content with things... And as long as fans only slowly dwindle away, the losses won't become too big, too quickly, so the whole nonsense can continue on.... Until, of course, inevitably one day given its inexorable decline, it doesn't.. Similar to the frog in a pot of water that's slowly heating up. It becomes comfortable and doesnt notice the progression towards its demise, or it's death when it inevitably happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapewrecker Posted yesterday at 04:03 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:03 PM 1 hour ago, Hamish McRaker said: Similar to the frog in a pot of water that's slowly heating up. It becomes comfortable and doesnt notice the progression towards its demise, or it's death when it inevitably happens You been talking to David Attenborough 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted yesterday at 06:14 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:14 PM 2 hours ago, Tapewrecker said: You been talking to David Attenborough 😂 No i think it was Morrissey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89buttons Posted yesterday at 06:44 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:44 PM 5 hours ago, Fortythirtyeight said: Isn’t the rule…..can’t guest unless named in another Premierships one to seven ? Don’t think so, Nicholls guested a lot for the witches in 2024 while Doyle was out long term and only signed to a championship club 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffa Posted yesterday at 07:49 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:49 PM Think they have to be signed to either a Premiership or a championship club to guest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago Think Northampton are waiting to see if Harry’s horse can win the Cheltenham Gold Cup to see if he can afford to invest in the sport.👍😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted 5 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 5 hours ago On 2/22/2026 at 1:39 PM, Fortythirtyeight said: Isn’t the rule…..can’t guest unless named in another Premierships one to seven ? Championship riders can guest in the Premiership, and often do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieboyDon Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago On 2/18/2026 at 5:02 PM, Spidvej said: Dont give up the day job, as if you are trying to be a comedian, you wont even be able to sweep the stage ! I never worked in banking, and was fortunate enough to be able to take early retirement, so you trying to be a smug little grass fell flat, unfortunately for you ! Listen to it....😆 Wasn't trying to be a comedian, just stating fact. And how you make out I'm trying to be a grass I don't know...surely that's you by telling everyone he doesn't have any money?!! You seemed to know a lot...and if you are correct YOU are the grass...unless it's all BS of course. (Which it is) 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted 4 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 4 minutes ago, WookieboyDon said: Listen to it....😆 Wasn't trying to be a comedian, just stating fact. And how you make out I'm trying to be a grass I don't know...surely that's you by telling everyone he doesn't have any money?!! You seemed to know a lot...and if you are correct YOU are the grass...unless it's all BS of course. (Which it is) 😉 Don't feed the troll. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffa Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago Why use your own money when someone else is offering to fund it, that’s business🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheDeepStuff Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago The guy who posted on the Speedway Friends UK Facebook post re Northampton (the one with the pic of the Holder brothers with Northampton poster behind them) is adamant that no contact has been signed by any promotion with Speedeworth for speedway to be there in 2026. beyond a joke now, should just crack on announce Ipswich team and fixtures for a 5 team league and move forwards, tye circus is just becoming a bigger laughing stock as days go by with unanswered questions and paying public left in the dark 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago To put up with accepting the total disrespect that the leaders of our beloved sport are showing their customers with regards the new season , yet we’ll continue to turn up , makes us either totally delusional or we can’t shake off the bug . I get the feeling many will try to this time and rightfully so. They’ve failed miserably on their watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapewrecker Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago Found myself a new hobby. Tortoise racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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