Haza Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Underwhelming statement when big changes and ideas where needed rather than go with the same old tired system if one of the 5 teams close mid season the whole league collapses . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racin Jason 72 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Absolutely nothing regarding a short medium or long term plan. Just another sticking plaster on a gaping wound. the good ship speedway titanic is on its way to the sea bed while captain Godfrey has his fingers in his ears while ordering master bates to rearrange the deck chairs. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Possibly 6 teams , possibly 4 if Ipswich don’t sell . At least it’s all clear now. Let’s get cracking… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 1 minute ago, Racin Jason 72 said: Absolutely nothing regarding a short medium or long term plan. Just another sticking plaster on a gaping wound. the good ship speedway titanic is on its way to the sea bed while captain Godfrey has his fingers in his ears while ordering master bates to rearrange the deck chairs. Totally agree. Two words in your post being very apt to describe them .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, SteveArena said: Once Louis flogs Ipswich do you think he will use the money to go in at Northampton or use Oxford maybe for a season? Have seen this suggestion made 2 or 3 times It just doesn't make any sense! If he wanted to be involved he wouldn't be selling Ipswich 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post THE DEAN MACHINE Posted January 7 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 7 (edited) Not a mention of the sterling work that speedway futures Ltd habe done behind the scenes,not a mention of who the new Ipswich owners are if indeed there are any, a statement that told us very little but what did we expect really ? You don’t need to wait for an AGM to fix a problem and it’s clear they have no idea how to fix the sport, carry on doing the same and pound to a penny they haven’t addressed any issues of cost either for riders and more importantly the long suffering dwindling fan base Edited January 7 by THE DEAN MACHINE 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 6 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Have seen this suggestion made 2 or 3 times It just doesn't make any sense! If he wanted to be involved he wouldn't be selling Ipswich He’s got what he didn’t want , a 5 team league. So to be involved he’d be doing something he doesn’t want.. unless I’m reading it wrong.. which I don’t want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 So you might only have 10 home meeting this season if you get knocked out in the first round of the cup completions or 11 if they get another cup to play for maybe all Premiership teams should put together a 5 team NL Team to fill in all the blank weeks to keep people interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Jacobs Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 (edited) 6 hours ago, WookieboyDon said: There we go. Just a bit of patience was required... You must be delighted now it's obvious that everything has been resolved ... Edited January 7 by Roger Jacobs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Stadia Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 7 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Not a mention of the sterling work that speedway futures Ltd habe done behind the scenes,not a mention of who the new Ipswich owners are if indeed there are any, a statement that told us very little but what did we expect really ? You don’t need to wait for an AGM to fix a problem and it’s clear they have no idea how to fix the sport, carry on doing the same and pound to a penny they haven’t addressed any issues of cost either for riders and more importantly the long suffering dwindling fan base Do you mean reduce the cost riders have to pay to ride or the cost promoters have to pay for riders? Reducing the cost riders have to pay for their 'kit', which must be restrictions on the number of bikes they have (difficult to police) or ensuring engines are basic trim and not heavily tuned. ?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Summary of British Speedway. One big boat in the middle of a lake. Some promoters rowing in one direction. Other promoters rowing in another direction. Commodore Godfrey with his hand on the tiller, scratching his head trying to work out why the boat's going round in circles..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 2 minutes ago, MattB said: Summary of British Speedway. One big boat in the middle of a lake. Some promoters rowing in one direction. Other promoters rowing in another direction. Commodore Godfrey with his hand on the tiller, scratching his head trying to work out why the boat's going round in circles..... You forgot that some of the passengers are attacking the wooden hull with pickaxes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 So the new Board has a change of balance with 3 of the 5 Premiership promoters on it., so it'll be interesting to see what potential changes may be considered for the future. I'm a little disappointed that there was no reference to any changes for 2027. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Well. That was pointless lads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 41 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Not a mention of the sterling work that speedway futures Ltd habe done behind the scenes,not a mention of who the new Ipswich owners are if indeed there are any, a statement that told us very little but what did we expect really ? You don’t need to wait for an AGM to fix a problem and it’s clear they have no idea how to fix the sport, carry on doing the same and pound to a penny they haven’t addressed any issues of cost either for riders and more importantly the long suffering dwindling fan base Purely hypothetical question Dean, take somewhere like Monmore. Even if they allowed Speedway back and I guess you could say the same for somewhere like Brough Park, would you need a pile of cash to get them Speedway ready again? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 19 minutes ago, TB1 said: Purely hypothetical question Dean, take somewhere like Monmore. Even if they allowed Speedway back and I guess you could say the same for somewhere like Brough Park, would you need a pile of cash to get them Speedway ready again? As Wolverhamptons shale and air fence was bought by Redcar and a lot of Newcastles fixtures and fittings too , both will need a lot of cash to reinstate speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 18 minutes ago, TB1 said: Purely hypothetical question Dean, take somewhere like Monmore. Even if they allowed Speedway back and I guess you could say the same for somewhere like Brough Park, would you need a pile of cash to get them Speedway ready again? If you look at an aerial shot of MG you wouldn't know there was ever a track there as the grass has grown. I presume you'd start from scratch with a new base, top layer then all of the fence posts etc. Part of the starting area was concreted over to make a presentation area for the dogs. No idea about the electrics The good thing is that the pits are still there. Significant investment required but certainly capable of being done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bob at herne bay Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Ipswich fans must be delighted to hear that they will be running in the 5 team PL next seson 🙂 They jsut need a new owner and 7 riders and all will be fine. Kings Lynn fans must be worried t hat they will no have to finish in the top 3 to get a coveted p.OFF place. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 49 minutes ago, TB1 said: Purely hypothetical question Dean, take somewhere like Monmore. Even if they allowed Speedway back and I guess you could say the same for somewhere like Brough Park, would you need a pile of cash to get them Speedway ready again? It just needs the cost of installing a new track which is not a little cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedwaysliders Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 33 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: It just needs the cost of installing a new track which is not a little cost https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07xe25r1xxo?at_format=image&at_campaign_type=owned&utm_social_handle_id=120319491340099&utm_social_post_id=640650027&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_id=74B7B056-E7CA-11F0-B1E9-E094E096F596&at_bbc_team=editorial&a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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