dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted yesterday at 06:44 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:44 PM 42 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: What can they (Prem promoters) do when successful Championship clubs refuse to step up? Offer exclusive contracts and stop doubling down 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted yesterday at 07:05 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:05 PM 17 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Offer exclusive contracts and stop doubling down An extra £30k, and maybe more with sponsorship from their clubs sponsors, for a tier two No 1 and 5.…..?? Can tier one teams afford that?.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted yesterday at 07:45 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:45 PM 38 minutes ago, mikebv said: An extra £30k, and maybe more with sponsorship from their clubs sponsors, for a tier two No 1 and 5.…..?? Can tier one teams afford that?.. If/when there is a paying TV deal that would be a good start point for use of funds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castrolargh Posted yesterday at 08:09 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:09 PM 2 hours ago, szkocjasid said: What can they (Prem promoters) do when successful Championship clubs refuse to step up? There's the issue in a nutshell." They" . Division, us and them, I'm alright jack .Poland have realised they need other nations to succeed. When will British speedway realise they need all leagues to flourish? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted yesterday at 08:53 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:53 PM 2 hours ago, WookieboyDon said: Won’t happen with the new deal signed between Poland, GB, Sweden and Denmark. Race nights all agreed. Can forget about Poole ever moving back up then as race nights are a deal breaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago (edited) 12 hours ago, castrolargh said: There's the issue in a nutshell." They" . Division, us and them, I'm alright jack .Poland have realised they need other nations to succeed. When will British speedway realise they need all leagues to flourish? When the promoters realise that there are too many clubs trying to run full time professional speedway teams and those who can afford to run a loss making club as a hobby or are steeped in self interest step aside and let those with ambition & the vision to work towards profitably promoting the growth of the sport with one top tier league of eight teams. Edited 12 hours ago by 1 valve 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaksey Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 39 minutes ago, 1 valve said: When the promoters realise that there are too many clubs trying to run full time professional speedway teams and those who can afford to run a loss making club as a hobby or are steeped in self interest step aside and let those with ambition & the vision to work towards profitably promoting the growth of the sport with one top tier league of eight teams. What do you mean by step aside, sell or give away? Let's take Sheffield for example, judging by the owners comments over the last few seasons clearly they've had enough but nobody has purchased it despite it being available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 17 minutes ago, noaksey said: What do you mean by step aside, sell or give away? Let's take Sheffield for example, judging by the owners comments over the last few seasons clearly they've had enough but nobody has purchased it despite it being available. Good question. By step aside, I mean, if they are unwilling to adopt the need for change, instead using their position within the BSPA to keep things as they are and thus hold back or deter new thinking by ambitious and visionary promoters. Then by all means stay in speedway, but run a team on a semi professional basis in a more suitable league. As for Sheffield, as with any promotion, if the numbers don’t stack up to make it viable in the medium term for current or potential owners, then there is little hope for their long term future. one of the issues Sheffield have is their stadium availability and more so the unavailability of the back straight terracing which severely restricts the possibility growing attendance & associated revenue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago On 9/27/2026 at 9:59 PM, CTRSports said: If its true that they are looking to increase the points limit All clubs must run an U21 British Rider at reserve All clubs must also run a Foreign U21 Rider at reserve If they can get the ITV4 deal over the line which sounds like the more lucrative deal being worked on Perhaps that's enough for the likes of Glasgow to give the top flight a chance, and I think if the TV deal goes through, you may see Oxford move up again but obviously not do the Championship aswell this time around. Could see the following strength sides, put together for example purposes Score out Oxford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago (edited) For once, after all these years, maybe just make the team average match the team that finishes top of the table, pre play offs.. No dumbing down, let the team at the top keep the same riders if they want, and let the rest have room to improve... It is just another daft self inflicted "Speedway Anomaly" that means a team that is successful, who have built an affinity with fans, then gets broken up... Kids in particular love having heroes so if you want them to get engaged (which means an adult paying to get in), then stop peeing about with teams having to lose often one of their best, therefore most popular, riders.. Create an aspirational level to attain by having to "beat the best" the following season... I remember 93 when the Aces won the league and the following season they were nowhere near the same team given the changes.. In every sport the best should be the benchmark for others to try and better, but not by weakening the best.. Edited 8 hours ago by mikebv 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur73 Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 12 hours ago, LisaColette said: Can forget about Poole ever moving back up then as race nights are a deal breaker. If the Premiership had: - A genuine step up in rider level - A larger prize pot - A larger away following from fans Poole would move up. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago 18 minutes ago, Arthur73 said: If the Premiership had: - A genuine step up in rider level - A larger prize pot - A larger away following from fans Poole would move up. The wage Bill would be the issue though,it was the reason they dropped down.Where is all this support money going to come from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy cookie returns? Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 2 hours ago, mikebv said: For once, after all these years, maybe just make the team average match the team with the team that finishes top of the table, pre play offs.. No dumbing down, let the team at the top keep the same riders if they want, and let the rest have room to improve... It is just another daft self inflicted "Speedway Anomaly" that means a team that is successful, who have built an affinity with fans, then gets broken up... Kids in particular love having heroes so if you want them to get engaged (which means an adult paying to get in), then stop peeing about with teams having to lose often one of their best, therefore most popular, riders.. Create an aspirational level to attain by having to "beat the best" the following season... I remember 93 when the Aces won the league and the following season they were nowhere near the same team given the changes.. In every sport the best should be the benchmark for others to try and better, but not by weakening the best.. Agree. That’s was suppose to have for the 99 season but was scrapped to stop Ipswich keeping Louis, Rickardsson & Gollob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 7 minutes ago, cowboy cookie returns? said: Agree. That’s was suppose to have for the 99 season but was scrapped to stop Ipswich keeping Louis, Rickardsson & Gollob. Would they have kept them anyway seeing as Western & Griffin enticed Rickardsson and nearly did the same with Louis? 💰 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 13 minutes ago, cowboy cookie returns? said: Agree. That’s was suppose to have for the 99 season but was scrapped to stop Ipswich keeping Louis, Rickardsson & Gollob. A team that regularly delivered the best crowds wherever they visited.. A perfect example of "UK Speedway Vision"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy cookie returns? Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 hour ago, Bagpuss said: Would they have kept them anyway seeing as Western & Griffin enticed Rickardsson and nearly did the same with Louis? 💰 From what I remember at the time it was a choice or Rickardsson or Gollob to stay at Foxhall in 99. John & Magda chose Gollob polish ties & all that. That then led to Rickardsson & Weston departing for Lynn Western had Swedish ties. Western then tried to take Chris too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 34 minutes ago, cowboy cookie returns? said: From what I remember at the time it was a choice or Rickardsson or Gollob to stay at Foxhall in 99. John & Magda chose Gollob polish ties & all that. That then led to Rickardsson & Weston departing for Lynn Western had Swedish ties. Western then tried to take Chris too. Correct. Trick was quite vocal at the time as well and was clearly unhappy that he was forced out. Shame it all ended that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted 5 hours ago Report Share Posted 5 hours ago On 10/12/2026 at 1:25 PM, Marky_Mark said: IF they are successful with this then it’s not a shoestring budget and cheap team, plan is to be there for the long term Still cant find anything with substance apart from your post to make me think this is happening, I do hope I'm wrong but cant see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieboyDon Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago The AGM has been postponed with no new date proposed. Begs the question why? New TV deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago According to the Plymouth promotor, the AGM is cancelled till a later date 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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