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One of the most expensive car ferry routes per mile in the world would surely be the biggest problem with Ryde Speedway. Great set up and ideal for holidaymakers already the island. Always amazed at the exorbitant cost of travel to the mainland.

My star on time his week, good stuff. Think Ford was maybe throwing a line or two, firstly I doubt very much the annual share out to each track following a World Final at Wembley was sufficient to buy a house. Also most promoters from years back did well financially, sure, but doubt many were in a position to buy their stadium, tho King's Lynn were and Glasgow did recently of course. John Berry mentions in one of his excellent Confessions Of A Speedway Promoter books that he offered to buy Foxhall Heath but the family who owned the stadium refused to sell....

I am not sure it is the right answer anyway.... I hardly think a Premiership Promoter will know... After all... If they did, they would surely have told their punters by now wouldn't they?

Who are you replying to? You need to click on Quote on the message you're replying to, which makes it much clearer for everyone ...

This is what we have been told by 2 football clubs, I must stress these were amatuer clubs not professional league clubs

Isn’t there a STAARS meeting tonight, wonder if there’ll be any update on the Ipswich buy out and Northampton if it’s going be a yes or no? Assuming the Tigers Ten tickets will get a push or two with Sheffield like the other clubs desperate for some sort of income ahead of the season

Will Cairns old man.

And we are running a fantastic opening night competition.... So to win it. Just answer this simple question... Does anyone know when it is??!!!!!

Think you’ve been fed a line there. Ground sharing with another sport does not automatically stop a football club in the UK from receiving funding from the Football Association or the Football Foundation In many cases, it is actively encouraged. However one of the qualifying criteria is that the funding must be football led I.e in the case of new changing rooms they should be suitable for the football club to benefit from first and foremost.

For me it doe's not matter if teams are completed with guests at this level so long as those doing the racing are getting track time & enjoying their racing. There are not enough clubs that offer any form of second half racing. Weather the public choose to stay behind after the main meeting or not is not important. When we were young & looking to be the next World Champion to travel to Milton Keynes Weymouth Reading Iwade or Eastbourne on a weekend just to get as many laps in as we could or until we ran out of fuel was what we did & never received a penny for it. The NJL is doing a fantastic job giving all these riders a chance on a race night & maybe one day one of them might be the next 6 time world Champion, everyone has to start somewhere!!!

Webber would certainly have the kind of bags needed, can't imagine Crumpie would be looking to put anything in if he was involved given he has seen over the years how much promoters have lost money wise, all be it he earned well from his time in the UK.

Mark Webber and Jason Crump?

As long as they sell United to raise the money

Just got to try and remember what it is 😛

Yes that's the way I read it,

Professional : A sport becomes professional when athletes are paid to compete, making it their primary career, or when it is governed by organizations that provide, sponsor, or televise elite-level competition

And all so riders can double up.... A complete blight on the sport in the first place... And the reason some clubs cannot race at weekends even if they wanted to... An incredible situation to allow to have happened, especially given thousands of fans could see the issues years ago and openly said so, and often!!! Imagine running your whole operation around doubling up? Barmy. And it delivered exactly what it has ...

They can't be peed off as all 4 other businesses are in the mess with them. They have all been contributors to where the sport finds itself now, at various stages by either voting things down as individuals or a collective, refusing to implement change or provision for any future planning as they all know best.

... you've got Leicester posting on socials what a great night Speedway is under the lights and the riders are coming back to the country in readiness for the new season... without being able to tell a single person when their opening fixture is and who it is against... crazy!

Okay Thanks.

Despite this “wait and see” everything with turn out fine,it is really Pathetic Situation for a Professional Sport.It smacks of total desperation.IMO

You can not keep five other businesses waiting any longer surely? The four who committed from day one must be seriously peed off that their own businesses impacted due to nothing to do with them... The Speedway Star said that a five team and a six team fixture list are already done... You do feel that this season is going to be a bit "make do and mend" (even more than usual!), and, hopefully, something radical and new will launch in 2027...

Smashing bloke

It really does show what desperate state the Premier league speedway is in that we are 3 weeks away from racing and still not 100% sure if it’s 4 5 or 6 teams racing in 2026- definitely 4 probably 5 but still not 100% on Ipswich and possibly 6 teams if Northampton can get ready for the season - it really is desperate times .

Is it true what I’ve heard that there’s a deadline of the end of this week to confirm if Northampton are running in 2026 or not, not sure if that’s BSPL imposed, Spedeworth or whoever?