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6 hours ago, LisaColette said:

So that would seem that a Championship club has said no to next season but yes in principal to 2027? Prob as they dont want the leftovers and will have a season to build a competitve team. 

He suggested that if they had planned better six months ago that a Champ team would be a Prem team by now.

4 hours ago, Haza said:

Worrying times indeed -how and why would any potential sponsor want to get involved with British speedway? it’s nothing short of a shambles 

They certainly wouldn't if they read this forum!

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10 hours ago, IainB said:

He said the he requested an emergency AGM last June/July as he could see this coming

They met in Barnsley 7 or 8 weeks ago under the impression everything was agreed... until a couple of weeks later it wasn't

He thinks something will be put in place (PL & CL) to get through 2026 with a view to a 6PL 8CL in 2027

He expects and is confident that Ippo will be sold and continue in PL

Sheffield not even mentioned!

The 2026 league will not be a perfect league (that's an understatement!)

 

So he called an emergency AGM because of what he saw coming and whatever was agreed then fell apart. The situation with Ipswich was mentioned but were there other factors? He was very diplomatic when saying that promoters collectively (included himself) have hopefully learnt a lesson, but I sensed an underlying frustration when I listened to his interview. I bet he was venting some 'F' bombs on the drive back from Barnsley!

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10 hours ago, IainB said:

He said the he requested an emergency AGM last June/July as he could see this coming

They met in Barnsley 7 or 8 weeks ago under the impression everything was agreed... until a couple of weeks later it wasn't

He thinks something will be put in place (PL & CL) to get through 2026 with a view to a 6PL 8CL in 2027

He expects and is confident that Ippo will be sold and continue in PL

Sheffield not even mentioned!

The 2026 league will not be a perfect league (that's an understatement!)

 

Does that fit with my previous post on another thread stating Oxford had been saying they would continue in the Premiership at all official meetings whilst in the background having different intentions?

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13 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

Does that fit with my previous post on another thread stating Oxford had been saying they would continue in the Premiership at all official meetings whilst in the background having different intentions?

Sounds feasible doesn't it

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