TigerIain Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) I notice that no one saying that a Championship team should step up and risk their business to prop up a failing Premiership is putting in any money. And history says it will be prop up as the top league normally plays keep away with their heat leaders. Only 6 of the 15 GP riders last year ride in the Premiership (and Holder has stated that he only rides in UK so he can live here). And 10 of the 26 in the final standings, including MJJ who chucked Britain. Only 5 riders would miss out of everything went Championship, and one of them already had quit the UK. The league is propped up by Championship riders filling up the Premiership in addition to their Championship places. Hopefully won't come to that though. But who knows where team 6 will come from Edited 3 hours ago by TigerIain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcone44 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 3 minutes ago, MattB said: It would tbe equivalent of a millionaire finding a bonfire and tossing fifty pound notes onto it one by one. at least it would keep you warm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Bottom line is that British Speedway at senior level is equivalent of a big boat in the middle of a lake. On one side you have Premiership promoters rowing one way, with the championship promoters sat on the other side rowing the other way. Then you have Rob Godfrey and Phil Morris sat at the tiller scratching their heads wondering why the boats going round in circles. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) Just throwing a couple of Teams together as an example of what the standard will look like in 1 Big League. 5 Man Teams, Points Limit 25.00 Team A 1. R. Lawson 9.58 2. T. Zischke 5.76 3. J. Hook 5.57 4. NDL Rider 2.00 5. NDL Rider 2.00 = 24.91 Team B 1. C. Harris 8.90 2. M. Palm Toft 6.10 3. K. Thomson 5.93 4. NDL Rider 2.00 5. NDL Rider 2.00 = 24.93 Edited 3 hours ago by TTT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 10 minutes ago, gjcone44 said: all you are saying is lets do what we did last year. crowds are going down even with the top lads, as it will next year no different, And why not? By the law of averages... One day it must work!!!!! As that saying goes.. Give an infinite number of monkeys a typewriter each and let them bang away on the keys, and one day, one of them, will eventually, type out a whole page of Shakespeare.. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therefused Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 41 minutes ago, TTT said: Just throwing a couple of Teams together as an example of what the standard will look like in 1 Big League. 5 Man Teams, Points Limit 25.00 Team A 1. R. Lawson 9.58 2. T. Zischke 5.76 3. J. Hook 5.57 4. NDL Rider 2.00 5. NDL Rider 2.00 = 24.91 Team B 1. C. Harris 8.90 2. M. Palm Toft 6.10 3. K. Thomson 5.93 4. NDL Rider 2.00 5. NDL Rider 2.00 = 24.93 Fine with me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago I’ve heard from 3 people within the sport now tell me Harry Redknapp was just a publicity stunt nothing more so there goes that dream of a Netflix series coming to save the day 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, THE DEAN MACHINE said: I’ve heard from 3 people within the sport now tell me Harry Redknapp was just a publicity stunt nothing more so there goes that dream of a Netflix series coming to save the day I said as much a few weeks back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago Just now, IainB said: I said as much a few weeks back We all have but we did hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 2 minutes ago, IainB said: I said as much a few weeks back A shame to lose all that encyclopedic knowledge.... A huge blow to the sport.... Maybe he could still go on Celebrity Mastermind? Specialist subject? "Speedway from the 60's to the present day"... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 4 hours ago, mikebv said: Jason Pipe in last weeks Speedway Star says that since 2021, 53 British riders have stopped racing... 20 more stopped in 2019, and 23 stopped in 2018... Seven seasons, 96 riders . Many of whom will have stopped through a lack of a clear development plan and opportunity, and an insistence from NDL promoters that they have two bikes of a standard, and maintain them to that level, that wouldn't leave much change from £10k... And all to try and win a competition that even close followers of the sport would struggle to name the winners of... Hardly anyone outside of Speedway followers could even name who won the top two league competitions, never mind the 3rd one... The whole operating model is inherently flawed and needs a complete overhaul... They could start with every track running a 2nd half of say two groups of four riders, all getting four rides minimum each (from every starting gate), and then the top two from each group have a final... No teams, just individuals in "glorified practice" but with a competitive edge to it.. Hell. There could even be expenses paid to the eight riders and a modicum prize for the winner... Maybe even a national trophy award running through the season with a full final for the top 16 scorers? There has to be a line drawn in the sand now.. And everything then reset from there... Just to clarify is that 96 British riders in 7 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sadman Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago As it looks Prem. is a feeder leaque for Poland why not go without the big names and run a leaque for domestice riders. Start fresh 5.6. ao 7 man teams with just one cup comp, teams could be more competive wih no superstars away in the distance after bend 2. Thoughts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, TTT said: That's the exact reason as to why the BSPL can't afford to let the Rider Sharing Scheme collapse. Therefore that alone has effectively made the decision for them in regards to a Two Tier Structure in 2026. Unfortunately whilst I admire your enthusiasm. In your scenario Billy won't need to take his ball and go home because he won't have any mates to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted 33 minutes ago Report Share Posted 33 minutes ago 1 hour ago, Sadman said: As it looks Prem. is a feeder leaque for Poland why not go without the big names and run a leaque for domestice riders. Start fresh 5.6. ao 7 man teams with just one cup comp, teams could be more competive wih no superstars away in the distance after bend 2. Thoughts I think the ideal solution would be to keep the big names, nobody wants to lose them but if it is the only way to go then so be it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted 25 minutes ago Report Share Posted 25 minutes ago 1 hour ago, mikebv said: A shame to lose all that encyclopedic knowledge.... A huge blow to the sport.... Maybe he could still go on Celebrity Mastermind? Specialist subject? "Speedway from the 60's to the present day"... He'd answer Barry Briggs to every question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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