Hawk127 Posted Tuesday at 08:36 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:36 PM 14 minutes ago, arnieg said: I'm sure Chris gets several offers from Poland every year. What is significant is that he has said yes to one. (He's ridden just 2 matches in the last 8 years in Poland). If this is the case does it not say the writing is on the wall for speedway in the UK and riders are starting to desert the sinking ship. How on earth has it got to this where stalwarts of British speedway have given up on the home product and now look further afield to maintain the standard of living that they have become accustom to. Overseas territories gain is domestic speedway’s loss. It is not looking good for speedway in this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted Tuesday at 08:59 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:59 PM 21 minutes ago, Hawk127 said: If this is the case does it not say the writing is on the wall for speedway in the UK and riders are starting to desert the sinking ship. How on earth has it got to this where stalwarts of British speedway have given up on the home product and now look further afield to maintain the standard of living that they have become accustom to. Overseas territories gain is domestic speedway’s loss. It is not looking good for speedway in this country. Guess he will only have one team here and filling his calendar to make up any losses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK246 Posted Tuesday at 09:01 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:01 PM 1 hour ago, mac101 said: Bomber not hanging around he has just signed for Pila in Poland Rumour is he has signed in Sweden as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersonalResponsibility Posted Tuesday at 09:19 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:19 PM 1 hour ago, arnieg said: I'm sure Chris gets several offers from Poland every year. What is significant is that he has said yes to one. (He's ridden just 2 matches in the last 8 years in Poland). This is the Pila who couldn't even match Josh Pickering's demands, too. If Harris has broken his Polish abstinence for that type of money then the writing must be on the wall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted Wednesday at 09:52 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 09:52 AM 12 hours ago, PersonalResponsibility said: This is the Pila who couldn't even match Josh Pickering's demands, too. If Harris has broken his Polish abstinence for that type of money then the writing must be on the wall. But unless you say what JP wanted and CH is getting, then you don't know that the writings on the wall. For instance they could be paying CH more than what JP was offered, even though JP had asked for more. It's all hearsay and unsubstantiated rumour, a common thing in Speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago On 11/24/2025 at 9:50 AM, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: I'm alright Jack - our model is working.... It's a Premiership problem.... Why should we help sort it out.... Etc etc Well look at the facts of the funding and decide for yourself who will be left riding in the Championship at the same rates with no Premiership Take you typical double upper Championship heat leader riding as second string in the Premiership Approx 30 meetings in each league , 130-140 rides in each scoring approx 250 points in Premiership and 300 points in Championship. Averages approx 6.50/8.50 For the sake of ease of calculation pay per point is £200 in Premiership and £100 in Championship (someone else can qualify how accurate that may be) Income from Premiership £50,000 Income from Championship £30,000 Estimate of cost £20,000 initial plus season running costs £10,000 - total £30,000 Rider net profit £50,000 No Premiership - £50,000 down. Offset by reduced costs say £10,000 Generous allowance for extra 10 Championship meetings in bigger league £10,000 Rider net profit £20,000 - less than equivalent for minimum wage job So there is already a significant question mark over the number of riders being sufficient to make a feasible league How many seeing the above simply say no thanks? It wouldn't need many to make that choice to render the whole set up unworkable As the saying goes - Show me I'm wrong! Solution is simple. Don't let the tail (the riders) wag the dog (British Speedway). Come up with the best solution for British Speedway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted 7 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 7 hours ago 33 minutes ago, lucifer sam said: Solution is simple. Don't let the tail (the riders) wag the dog (British Speedway). Come up with the best solution for British Speedway. I've never much liked the look of a dog with no tail Fair enough - forget Crufts and go with the mungrels..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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