THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 5 minutes ago, mikebv said: Is Rachel from Accounts their Finance Director? Well both the bspl and the government are both broke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheDeepStuff Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago The four points I was told earlier today were : 1 - The 36 points limit for 2026 now 37 points 2 - Only 5 teams at moment committed to the Premiership (Belle Vue, Ipswich, Kings Lynn, Leicester and Sheffield). However Chris Louis has threatened to pull Ipswich from the Premiership and put club for sale. He will only run in the Premiership if it has a minimum of 6 teams 3 - The consortium to run a team at Oxford in the Premiership have pulled the plug on that 4 - One 2025 club has some serious financial issues to resolve with a lot of their riders owed in excess of £10k, doesn’t take a genius to work out which club it is. So not exactly good news even if the points limit goes up a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 3 minutes ago, InTheDeepStuff said: The four points I was told earlier today were : 1 - The 36 points limit for 2026 now 37 points 2 - Only 5 teams at moment committed to the Premiership (Belle Vue, Ipswich, Kings Lynn, Leicester and Sheffield). However Chris Louis has threatened to pull Ipswich from the Premiership and put club for sale. He will only run in the Premiership if it has a minimum of 6 teams 3 - The consortium to run a team at Oxford in the Premiership have pulled the plug on that 4 - One 2025 club has some serious financial issues to resolve with a lot of their riders owed in excess of £10k, doesn’t take a genius to work out which club it is. So not exactly good news even if the points limit goes up a bit. The people running (ruining) our sport really are quite impressive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 22 minutes ago, InTheDeepStuff said: The four points I was told earlier today were : 1 - The 36 points limit for 2026 now 37 points 2 - Only 5 teams at moment committed to the Premiership (Belle Vue, Ipswich, Kings Lynn, Leicester and Sheffield). However Chris Louis has threatened to pull Ipswich from the Premiership and put club for sale. He will only run in the Premiership if it has a minimum of 6 teams 3 - The consortium to run a team at Oxford in the Premiership have pulled the plug on that 4 - One 2025 club has some serious financial issues to resolve with a lot of their riders owed in excess of £10k, doesn’t take a genius to work out which club it is. So not exactly good news even if the points limit goes up a bit. Louis been saying this since season ended. Let’s hope he’s all mouth. the consortium being lost is a killer blow. could this mean some clubs won’t come to tapes in 2026. Not just Ipswich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago It really does feel like doomsday what with the threat of a joke of a 5 team league. Imagine being second last then winning the playoffs to be crowned champions. Unbelievable, except in our beloved sport. Forget speedway everyone. Take up Padel . It’s the future… apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 9 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: Louis been saying this since season ended. Let’s hope he’s all mouth. the consortium being lost is a killer blow. could this mean some clubs won’t come to tapes in 2026. Not just Ipswich No one club is bigger than the sport, if they're prepared to go with 5 they may as well go with 4 as either are just as farcical and Louis will soon find out that his club is worth the total amount of 5h1t all... like others that have tried to sell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitch Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 7 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: Louis been saying this since season ended. Let’s hope he’s all mouth. the consortium being lost is a killer blow. could this mean some clubs won’t come to tapes in 2026. Not just Ipswich Surely if there are only 4 interested teams left, then the premiership won't happen. Then it will be one championship type league of X amount of clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 25 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: Louis been saying this since season ended. Let’s hope he’s all mouth. the consortium being lost is a killer blow. could this mean some clubs won’t come to tapes in 2026. Not just Ipswich I just don’t get why for next season at least they just don’t try to MAKE IT WORK for 1 big league and see where they are in 2027, I believe there is some news next week but whether this is elusive 6th team I don’t know, but this is a real mess and is doing speedway no favours whatsoever Edited 1 hour ago by THE DEAN MACHINE 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 31 minutes ago, IainB said: The people running (ruining) our sport really are quite impressive But to be fair to them... Very consistent.... Years of decline hasn't waivered them one bit.... They have kept doing the same thing in the face of all the clear evidence, and feedback from thousands of disillusioned fans, for the need to do something radically different. . A special and rare talent.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 5 minutes ago, IainB said: No one club is bigger than the sport, if they're prepared to go with 5 they may as well go with 4 as either are just as farcical and Louis will soon find out that his club is worth the total amount of 5h1t all... like others that have tried to sell. Don't even have riders as assets anymore... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago You can see why landlords sell up and developers move in can't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 8 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: I just don’t get why for next season at least they just don’t MAKE IT WORK for 1 big league and see where they are in 2027, I believe there is some news next week but whether this is elusive 6th team I don’t know, but this is a real mess and is doing speedway no favours whatsoever There was supposed to be news about Sheffield THIS week, but hey its only Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 minute ago, SteveLyric2 said: There was supposed to be news about Sheffield THIS week, but hey its only Wednesday. It isn’t about Sheffield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 minute ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: It isn’t about Sheffield "'Arry's 'Ammers" at Oxford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 3 minutes ago, mikebv said: "'Arry's 'Ammers" at Oxford? Arry’s absentees at all tracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago Running with 5 teams will drive me and many other fans away..it has to be at least 6 ideally 7 or 8. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted 52 minutes ago Report Share Posted 52 minutes ago I think everyone needs to wait and see what unfolds. Unless you are on the top table it is just here say and talk of the likes of Ipswich being put up for sale is rumour mongering with no real concrete evidence. The only thing that is nailed on is that speedways top tier in the UK is facing a crisis that it has not been seen in many a year. However as a sport it will survive given who is left even without the top tier and just maybe speedway UK needs to reinvent itself and come back with a completely different business model that provides some form of entertainment to a wider audience who are not the fickle diehards like those who currently turn up week in week out for league meetings and want nothing else. How are second strings suppose to make it if they do not get track time because no one on the terraces is interested. To see how far behind the media coverage is in the UK You only have to look at the current news on the Ekstraliga.pl website and the FIM website to get a feel for what is happening in Europe and realise that the sport in this country is so far up its own backside the rest of the world does not exist and it is being left behind. Logistically it must be a nightmare for riders to have equipment in various locations, employ mechanics etc and then ask yourself why would any contemplate the commute to the UK when travel around the rest of Europe is far easier. Speedway in the UK needs to adopt a domestic policy for the local fans and participate at international level at the various competitions on offer and try and attract international meetings with test matches against those competitors willing to travel over here. Stop pretending speedway has something to offer Joe Public, it does not and unless you get back to grass roots and pursue the hard sell involving various disciplines not just 15 heats of borefest and riders dictating when and if they will get out on track, the same old same old does not work. You might just as well have team racing in any other two wheeled sport. Speedway needs to be an event each week, not just a match between fourteen riders. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 39 minutes ago Report Share Posted 39 minutes ago There is a new shale racetrack being built this week,crimond raceway, postcode AB43 8QQ, could this be the BSPL secret 6th team 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted 33 minutes ago Report Share Posted 33 minutes ago Keep saying it despite nobody agreeing, Glasgow in the PREM is the only option. If it's one big League then I wonder what will happen to CHAMP clubs already announced signings? Ipswich and Sheffield will surely want King and Pickering back as they'll lose Emil, Doyle, Brennan and both Holder's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 28 minutes ago Report Share Posted 28 minutes ago 2 minutes ago, TTT said: Keep saying it despite nobody agreeing, Glasgow in the PREM is the only option. If it's one big League then I wonder what will happen to CHAMP clubs already announced signings? Ipswich and Sheffield will surely want King and Pickering back as they'll lose Emil, Doyle, Brennan and both Holder's. And throw away their local meetings with Edinburgh, worky Berwick and even Redcar, not a chance, the current situation that the premier league finds itself in isn’t Glasgow's problem, wasn’t caused by Glasgow and won’t be fixed by Glasgow, if anything Glasgow should be asking the top teams to join them in the Championship 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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