noaksey Posted Thursday at 02:48 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 02:48 PM 1 hour ago, silverrocket said: Do Solihull Barons or Telford Tigers count as the Black Country. No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted Thursday at 04:14 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:14 PM Absolutely pathetic news from the AGM. Expected though. This sticking plaster announcement could have been made in November. They've been sitting on their hands for the last two months it seems waiting for a television deal to ride in on a white charger. Nothing about the shambles the sport is in now and how they hope to change it mid to long term, no transparency. Looking forward to things being even more grim this time next year and yet another bodge it AGM taking absolutely no accountability for the shower of sh** that is British Speedway nowadays. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttons Posted Thursday at 04:39 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:39 PM 1 hour ago, Hamish McRaker said: Possibly there'll be a drip-feed of further information during the upcoming weeks, beginning with Ipswich directly putting out a definitive statement. Ideally, the BSPL should hold a press conference next week, with the new line-up of directors fielding questions relevant to their basic statement of yesterday, and on other subjects raised. This should be available for anyone to view via social media channels They should....but you'll be lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted Thursday at 06:24 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:24 PM 2 hours ago, Ben91 said: Absolutely pathetic news from the AGM. Expected though. This sticking plaster announcement could have been made in November. They've been sitting on their hands for the last two months it seems waiting for a television deal to ride in on a white charger. Nothing about the shambles the sport is in now and how they hope to change it mid to long term, no transparency. Looking forward to things being even more grim this time next year and yet another bodge it AGM taking absolutely no accountability for the shower of sh** that is British Speedway nowadays. But apart from that, everything's just Hunky Dorey? 🤗 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Jacobs Posted Thursday at 08:32 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:32 PM 23 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said: 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. How can there be a reference to 2027 when they still can’t confirm what’s happening in 2026?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Thursday at 08:41 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:41 PM 4 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said: How can there be a reference to 2027 when they still can’t confirm what’s happening in 2026?! Quite easily, it's this year to year existence that has got us to where we are. They should be issuing a statement now addressing the current issues and putting the building blocks in place for 2027 and beyond, start by scaling back doubling up and introducing a proper youth system... that's just for starters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted Thursday at 08:59 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:59 PM 16 minutes ago, IainB said: Quite easily, it's this year to year existence that has got us to where we are. They should be issuing a statement now addressing the current issues and putting the building blocks in place for 2027 and beyond, start by scaling back doubling up and introducing a proper youth system... that's just for starters. They need a five year plan... (Again)... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted Thursday at 09:00 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:00 PM 18 minutes ago, IainB said: Quite easily, it's this year to year existence that has got us to where we are. They should be issuing a statement now addressing the current issues and putting the building blocks in place for 2027 and beyond, start by scaling back doubling up and introducing a proper youth system... that's just for starters. Absolutely. At the very least they should have announced the intention to set up a commission to look at the full range of options for 2027. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted Thursday at 09:07 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:07 PM 5 minutes ago, mikebv said: They need a five year plan... (Again)... Maybe 10 year plan will give them a chance to change something.All the young Brits will maybe GP riders by then.With their forward thinking Premiership League. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted Thursday at 09:11 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:11 PM 3 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Maybe 10 year plan will give them a chance to change something.All the young Brits will maybe GP riders by then.With their forward thinking Premiership League. All 55 years of age, returning on minus five point averages.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Thursday at 09:14 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:14 PM 15 minutes ago, mikebv said: They need a five year plan... (Again)... I'd settle for a 2 year plan at the moment! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted Thursday at 09:17 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:17 PM 2 minutes ago, IainB said: I'd settle for a 2 year plan at the moment! A 3 month plan and let’s get the season started first🤔👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted Thursday at 09:18 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:18 PM 1 minute ago, IainB said: I'd settle for a 2 year plan at the moment! They have a two year plan now... Year 1 - Do exactly the same as we always do... Year 2 - Do exactly the same as Year One.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted Thursday at 09:19 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:19 PM 14 minutes ago, arnieg said: Absolutely. At the very least they should have announced the intention to set up a commission to look at the full range of options for 2027. Poland have already announced their plans for 2027 regarding rider availability and we've done absolutely nothing to mitigate this by starting our league transformation a year before them, it's not even been addressed... we seem to be just blindly sailing on, full steam ahead 🚢🧊 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted Thursday at 09:55 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:55 PM 23 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Maybe 10 year plan will give them a chance to change something.All the young Brits will maybe GP riders by then.With their forward thinking Premiership League. The problem with long term planning is the continuing closure of tracks. It is getting to the stage where the shrinking number of tracks could lead to team speedway being unsustainable. Whilst we all like watching the GPs, almost everyone on this forum will have initially been drawn to the sport by watching the 7 v 7 team format. Supporting your team is a tribal thing, like football. Can’t speak for others, but this is why I love speedway and have zero interest in any other motor sport. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted Thursday at 10:14 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:14 PM 23 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Maybe 10 year plan will give them a chance to change something.All the young Brits will maybe GP riders by then.With their forward thinking Premiership League. The problem with long term planning is the continuing closure of tracks. It is getting to the stage where the shrinking number of tracks could lead to team speedway being unsustainable. Whilst we all like watching the GPs, almost everyone on this forum will have initially been drawn to the sport by watching the 7 v 7 team format. Supporting your team is a tribal thing, like football. Can’t speak for others, but this is why I love speedway and have zero interest in any other motor sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted Thursday at 10:47 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:47 PM 6 hours ago, Ben91 said: Absolutely pathetic news from the AGM. Expected though. This sticking plaster announcement could have been made in November. They've been sitting on their hands for the last two months it seems waiting for a television deal to ride in on a white charger. Nothing about the shambles the sport is in now and how they hope to change it mid to long term, no transparency. Looking forward to things being even more grim this time next year and yet another bodge it AGM taking absolutely no accountability for the shower of sh** that is British Speedway nowadays. Agree. Its a shambles. The amount of fixtures is ridiculous. The Premiership even riding home and away twice is still shocking. One big league was needed to sort this mess out. Limit teams to 5 or 6 riders and change format if not enough riders to go around. The gap in fixtures is not good enough. Its farcical. It seems that the majority of fans can see whats wrong with the sport but those numbskulls in charge can't. Pathetic. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted Thursday at 10:57 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:57 PM (edited) Considering the numbers in the Premiership this is all that could be done. Rightly so the Championship promoters didn't want the additional cost. HOWEVER they need to have plans in place for 2027 before the play-offs. As next season will bring a whole wave of new problems that cant be ignored and needs to be addressed head on. If they don't have a suitable plan in motion moving forward if the new Poland restrictions take place there won't be to many riders waiting for a contract. So yet another "speedway elastoplast" wont be a remedy from here on in. Edited Thursday at 10:57 PM by Hackett 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB1 Posted yesterday at 12:35 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:35 AM 1 hour ago, Pinny said: Agree. Its a shambles. The amount of fixtures is ridiculous. The Premiership even riding home and away twice is still shocking. One big league was needed to sort this mess out. Limit teams to 5 or 6 riders and change format if not enough riders to go around. The gap in fixtures is not good enough. Its farcical. It seems that the majority of fans can see whats wrong with the sport but those numbskulls in charge can't. Pathetic. I'm afraid Christmas has come and gone but the turkeys are still here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted yesterday at 07:26 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:26 AM 8 hours ago, Pinny said: Agree. Its a shambles. The amount of fixtures is ridiculous. The Premiership even riding home and away twice is still shocking. One big league was needed to sort this mess out. Limit teams to 5 or 6 riders and change format if not enough riders to go around. The gap in fixtures is not good enough. Its farcical. It seems that the majority of fans can see whats wrong with the sport but those numbskulls in charge can't. Pathetic. They need to be upfront with the fans and the riders about the state of the sport and prepare both for one big league. It’s already been established what the make up of teams will be and that our future top stars are the current 1-2 in the Championship. Polish rules and random race-nights will see the current set of top stars disappear from the UK. Doubling up will end so even some current Championship 1-2 (or more) will jump ship and we’ll end up with an NDL+ product. Nothing wrong with that at all at £10-£15 admission but that won’t be possible. Crowds will drop due to what’s on offer so if anything admission will go up to cover costs as has been the case for decades. The only way to stop this is to pay riders less but then you have additional riders turning their backs on the sport and standards drop further. Next season onwards we need to be looking at a semi pro/amateur level but unfortunately for us fans at an Elite admission (background costs remain whether Elite or amateur riders take to the track). I see crowds dropping further leading to the inevitable track closures. I think we’ll get to “celebrate” our centenary but after that it’ll be The Colts and the odd bank holiday meeting with top riders shipped back in to keep the NSS as a worthwhile operation. There is an alternative but very little ambition, know how and collective responsibility to achieve it from most running our sport. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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