Agm? What can we expect?

[Youhave2minutes]

Air your suggestions here regarding measures you feel that could help the sport head in the right direction.

Amalgamation for or against?

Team points limit your opinion?

One Rider 8 point rule per team? 
 

6 or 7 man teams ?

Just to name a few.
 

 

[TB1]

3 hours ago, Youhave2minutes said:

Air your suggestions here regarding measures you feel that could help the sport head in the right direction.

Amalgamation for or against?

Team points limit your opinion?

One Rider 8 point rule per team? 
 

6 or 7 man teams ?

Just to name a few.
 

 

An extra large serving of groundhog I'm afraid.

[Boro Bare]

I’m assuming the 8 point figure is due to the current number of CL teams being equal to the number of riders with an 8 point average. As such if there’s a change in the number of teams the average figure can change to match. 

Fine in principle. What would happen though if a rider doesn’t want to ride for whatever clubs are left available? Or can’t agree terms with that particular club? Or can’t ride for some clubs due to fixture clashes with foreign clubs? It’s conceivable that a club might not want any of the riders left available. What if a PL rider makes a late decision to double down because there aren’t enough PL fixtures anymore? Or if a signed CL rider changes their mind about riding at the last minute? The list goes on. 

Seems problematic to me, or is this all a lot easier than I’m imagining? 

[Youhave2minutes]

33 minutes ago, TB1 said:

An extra large serving of groundhog I'm afraid.

That will feed the boffins for they start😂

[Youhave2minutes]

3 hours ago, Boro Bare said:

 

I’m assuming the 8 point figure is due to the current number of CL teams being equal to the number of riders with an 8 point average. As such if there’s a change in the number of teams the average figure can change to match. 

Fine in principle. What would happen though if a rider doesn’t want to ride for whatever clubs are left available? Or can’t agree terms with that particular club? Or can’t ride for some clubs due to fixture clashes with foreign clubs? It’s conceivable that a club might not want any of the riders left available. What if a PL rider makes a late decision to double down because there aren’t enough PL fixtures anymore? Or if a signed CL rider changes their mind about riding at the last minute? The list goes on. 

Seems problematic to me, or is this all a lot easier than I’m imagining? 

Everything you say makes sense, gonna be a lot of head scratching indeed.

Ive never known a sport to have so many hiccups 

Edited 3 minutes ago by Youhave2minutes

[Aries]

1 hour ago, Boro Bare said:

 

I’m assuming the 8 point figure is due to the current number of CL teams being equal to the number of riders with an 8 point average. As such if there’s a change in the number of teams the average figure can change to match. 

Fine in principle. What would happen though if a rider doesn’t want to ride for whatever clubs are left available? Or can’t agree terms with that particular club? Or can’t ride for some clubs due to fixture clashes with foreign clubs? It’s conceivable that a club might not want any of the riders left available. What if a PL rider makes a late decision to double down because there aren’t enough PL fixtures anymore? Or if a signed CL rider changes their mind about riding at the last minute? The list goes on. 

Seems problematic to me, or is this all a lot easier than I’m imagining? 

At last someone who seems to understand the issues regarding “sharing” the top riders around. In either League!

There’s only certain clubs who can afford the more pricey riders so the issue is not only can the less well off clubs afford a big hitter that now can’t be fitted in elsewhere, and will those riders now accept a lower deal because that’s the only offer left on the table.

As I’ve said on other threads, you could end up losing riders to British Speedway because they’re not prepared to accept what a lower paying club will pay them.

If a few of the top boys DO accept a lower deal somewhere where they didn’t want to go, is that in itself fair to said riders because of a restriction in the rules? You’ve also got the issue of local sponsorship. You’ll have riders that have acquired valuable sponsorship at the club they’re settled at, that they’ll now lose by being forced in to moving elsewhere.

I personally hope any thoughts of “sharing” riders by enforcing new rules, doesn’t see the light of day and let all teams build how they like within the points limit.

 

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

Unless someone is on a wind up which is possible although they not known for their sense of humour we are heading for something really big, I don’t know what it could possibly be,all the rumours I hear are 2026 the same as 25 but with less teams which is a thoroughly depressing thought and imo is going to continue the demise of British speedway, I hope there is an idea out there somewhere to drag us out of this mess the sport finds itself in my

[YeOldPitGate]

42 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

Unless someone is on a wind up which is possible although they not known for their sense of humour we are heading for something really big, I don’t know what it could possibly be,all the rumours I hear are 2026 the same as 25 but with less teams which is a thoroughly depressing thought and imo is going to continue the demise of British speedway, I hope there is an idea out there somewhere to drag us out of this mess the sport finds itself in my

Hopefully your sources are correct Dean and maybe Flagrag can convince Sky to give the sport another chance as he seems to be very close to media companies.

[Youhave2minutes]

3 hours ago, TB1 said:

An extra large serving of groundhog I'm afraid.

Don’t forget the apple sauce. Oops sorry I was thinking of a hog roast.

Edited 1 minute ago by Youhave2minutes