What will 2026 UK speedway bring?

[szkocjasid]

With Championship clubs announcing season tickets, with only 8 hone league matches included, does that mean the Premiership is definitely going ahead?

If there's a chance of Ipswich & Sheffield not competing, leaving Leicester, Lynn & Belle Vue facing a drop down to the Champ, how can they plan season tickets?

[1 valve]

7 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

With Championship clubs announcing season tickets, with only 8 hone league matches included, does that mean the Premiership is definitely going ahead?

If there's a chance of Ipswich & Sheffield not competing, leaving Leicester, Lynn & Belle Vue facing a drop down to the Champ, how can they plan season tickets?

There is the distinct possibility that if they do not run in the Premiership then for a number of reasons they will not run in the championship either. 

[Bagpuss]

8 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

With Championship clubs announcing season tickets, with only 8 hone league matches included, does that mean the Premiership is definitely going ahead?

If there's a chance of Ipswich & Sheffield not competing, leaving Leicester, Lynn & Belle Vue facing a drop down to the Champ, how can they plan season tickets?

Because there will be a Premiership.

[TigerIain]

8 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

With Championship clubs announcing season tickets, with only 8 hone league matches included, does that mean the Premiership is definitely going ahead?

If there's a chance of Ipswich & Sheffield not competing, leaving Leicester, Lynn & Belle Vue facing a drop down to the Champ, how can they plan season tickets?

They are doing this as so people can buy them as Christmas presents.

The announcement did state that the ticket is based on a 9 team Championship, which suggests (but does not confirm) they will change them if the structure changes.

I do notice though that it covers 8 league, 2 BSN & 1 KO Cup match, so IF 3 teams joined the Championship you could make the ticket valid for 11 league matches, or for any 11 of the possibly 14 or 15 matches. They could also sell a top up to the season ticket to cover and extra 4 or so matches. 

Nothing about the situation is ideal, but I don't blame any promoter for trying to catch Christmas.

[IainB]

8 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

With Championship clubs announcing season tickets, with only 8 hone league matches included, does that mean the Premiership is definitely going ahead?

If there's a chance of Ipswich & Sheffield not competing, leaving Leicester, Lynn & Belle Vue facing a drop down to the Champ, how can they plan season tickets?

You get 11 meetings at Plymouth... they must be expecting a bit of a cup run 😂

[tonyd]

37 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

Because there will be a Premiership.

you sound sure of that !

with three confirmed teams the season sounds exciting, we could be watching:-

League matches (play each other twice home and away)

Three team tournament on each track for a cup

best pairs meeting (two pairs from each team)

challenge matches against the other teams

and there you have a season of 9 home matches (11 if they play each other 3 times in the league)

With a possible season like that there will be queues of mugs (sorry fans) lining up to get in at every match. 😉🤣

[Pitch]

As Jason Doyle has decided to not ride in the uk this year, that can't be good for Ipswich or the Premiership. If anyone would be in the Know it would be him. He would definitely be in close contact with the current owners and any prospective new owners. The new owners would be desperate for him to ride, unless they told him that they couldn't afford him.

[IainB]

7 minutes ago, Pitch said:

As Jason Doyle has decided to not ride in the uk this year, that can't be good for Ipswich or the Premiership. If anyone would be in the Know it would be him. He would definitely be in close contact with the current owners and any prospective new owners. The new owners would be desperate for him to ride, unless they told him that they couldn't afford him.

I don't know, he'd obviously be in close contact with the existing owners, not so sure about any new prospective owners, maybe it's an indication that it's not looking good for any imminent sale of the Witches 🤷‍♂️

[Youhave2minutes]

1 hour ago, IainB said:

You get 11 meetings at Plymouth... they must be expecting a bit of a cup run 😂

WOW

[old bob at herne bay]

4 hours ago, tonyd said:

you sound sure of that !

with three confirmed teams the season sounds exciting, we could be watching:-

League matches (play each other twice home and away)

Three team tournament on each track for a cup

best pairs meeting (two pairs from each team)

challenge matches against the other teams

and there you have a season of 9 home matches (11 if they play each other 3 times in the league)

With a possible season like that there will be queues of mugs (sorry fans) lining up to get in at every match. 😉🤣

Don’t forget the jewel in the crown of modern day speedway….. The P Offs.

with only 3 teams to p off maybe they could invite the CL winners to a semi final p off . This would allow the spectacle of semi final p offs and a Grand Final p off. 
 

 

[Roger Jacobs]

5 hours ago, IainB said:

You get 11 meetings at Plymouth... they must be expecting a bit of a cup run 😂

8 League, 2 BSN, 1 KOC-Up

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv]

23 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said:

Don’t forget the jewel in the crown of modern day speedway….. The P Offs.

with only 3 teams to p off maybe they could invite the CL winners to a semi final p off . This would allow the spectacle of semi final p offs and a Grand Final p off. 
 

 

The Championship winners wouldn't do it

They would be shaking like a big girls blouse worried they may incur an extra fiver in costs to stage the meeting 

[Hamish McRaker]

34 minutes ago, old bob at herne bay said:

Don’t forget the jewel in the crown of modern day speedway….. The P Offs.

with only 3 teams to p off maybe they could invite the CL winners to a semi final p off . This would allow the spectacle of semi final p offs and a Grand Final p off. 
 

 

How many times did we hear Tatum & co last season more or less saying that playoffs is the real part of the season? In that case, just skip the majority of the season and stage playoffs in October between 4 clubs who want to and able do it. Leave team building until September with a high points limit so that riders no longer involved in Poland and Sweden can make a few extra bucks.

Call it the Bet Victor Super Series, get it onto YouTube tv, with 'Arry and Phil fronting the whole thing. Sorted!

[mikebv]

26 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

The Championship winners wouldn't do it

They would be shaking like a big girls blouse worried they may incur an extra fiver in costs to stage the meeting 

Any rider who is doubling up for two of the teams in the play offs could wear "half n half" kevlars and helmet colours, with one side his Premiership team and the other his Championship team..

His scores each race would also count equally for both teams..

As pretty much most, if not all, the Championship winning team will double up with one of fhe three Premiership teams, it would be guaranteed to keep the scores close too, so a very exciting conclusion to yet another season of top class entertainment...