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Being a Newcastle fan, i don't care about the rules. I just want to see some decent racing on a well prepared track. I want a well run meeting that represents good value for money. Is that too much to ask, or are my expectations too high! Don't even care about the results

Only in Speedway can there be calls for youth development and calls against the weakening of the leagues and a plan is put in place to make a right fist of both. One of the best ruling implemented for years was the minimum standard required to be a PL rider. Why is that not being used as a benchmark here? Riders who have achieved a NL average of 6+ for example are eligible for a CL place, then continue with the minimum 4.5 average to become a PL rider. Its been seen time and time again recently where teams build with 6 string riders and the cheapest 7 available gets thrown to the wolves, takes the minimum 3 rides and has their confidence hammered. Im all for British riders getting chances and creating opportunities but only for those who have earnt the right and are proving they can make the grade. Filling teams with riders just because they are cheap, local, compliant is not going to benefit them or the sport in any way.

I thought the number 7 had to be British so how can King's Lynn sign a native American

So what is the point of a 1* rider, if they are actually 2* riders? That makes no sense at all

What does it matter? They are all treated 2* riders from what you said - so they are basically 1* riders but treated like 2*.... clear as mud ey? I’ve said this before, the idea and theory behind this scheme is actually a good one. Like with most things done by the BSPL it seems like the execution is a bad and over complicated one to what should be a quite simple solution, effective and basic system.

Just got to hope for a dry summer!

Exactly this, these are just currently names on sheets, in the hope all restrictions are lifted. And this will be the same for all teams that have riders riding abroad

I think you are missing the point, how can riders travel from Poland to the UK then back to Poland with the current restrictions in place ??

I've also heard simota mentioned. Whats that. A combined age of 100+ Will need a few young riders Atkins Bowtell

His average has been reduced by 2.5% - has he qualified for a British Reduction maybe?

With the current travel restrictons he will not or ANY polish based riders can fly in to the UK & back to Poland. Anders & his dad leave the for Poland early March. So i WONT be changing my opinion!!!

Maybe it's so Jason can ride in the Championship on a 12.00 average..?

One rising star slot in the team doesn't mean only one rising star in the team

The rising star is going to feel like he’s going riding with 6 other Dads

Wonder out of those announced, how many will start.

I think he should. He's never had a proper crack at Championship level and has been away for 10 years. Certainly a better choice than some there that have been around years and not progressed

There has been no Zoom Meeting nor AGM for the NDL. If there has been then Sings4speedway would be right in that IOW (and I assume Mildenhall/Plymouth too) have been excluded from any such Zoom Meeting or unofficial AGM/Pre AGM. And if there was a pre AGM without IOW knowing I would be particularly miffed as it was ME who got them introduced to the NDL midway through the season with a view to discuss what worked, what we need to improve and how to collectively move forward. As always keep well and safe in these tricky, troubling times.

Thanks but no thanks.

Speedway is not very complicated but still there are many varied ideas as to how it works to bring in a DLS type system would involve a lot of brain power. The British speedway nativity struggled to find 3 wise men this last Panto season

Got to be worth a punt,class rider on his day,could do a job for us exciting to watch too.

When the top flight goes down to four teams, we can do away with the majority of the season.

And when they don’t do well it will be ‘falling star’....

Lol knew I shouldn’t have bothered.

Just imagine if those in charge brought in such a system... ? The mind boggles as to the amount of various rules, regulations, logistical data and permutations that they would come up with... And at the end of it all... Both teams would lose...

I suspect air travel won’t be so cheap as it was for a while - as airlines have been haemorrhaging money.

Individual meetings do not count towards averages so 2ndbendbeernut is not wrong - you are just not understanding what he is saying.

Could do worse. Still remember the 18 point max he scored against us at Owlerton.

Who would be doing it? Jack Duckworth and Jerry Lewis?

For the good of speedway

Then everyone should get a decrease as everyone has had a year away?

According to this week's Speedway Star, Bjarne was also approached to join Kings Lynn, but chose Peterborough as he prefers the track there.

Schilen, King and Worrall, got to be the strongest top 3 in the league, got to be as strong as some of the top 3 in the premiership

I think you need to get used to that, not going to be an awful lot between the leagues in terms of team strengths this year. Gonna be an awful lot of doubling up too.

Josh Bates similar.

The cost of a race suit against screwing over Peterborough supporters yet again is a no brainer to the Peterborough promotion

Rider shortage and cost cutting measures imo.

Big Brother is alive and well

If that’s true then we’re screwed. That’s the top 3 all gone and no quality replacements available.

Crump would definitley put bums on seats (thats if we are aloowed this season) so all championship tracks would get a mini boost from this

Re the Reading Pairs, I have not one, but two (independently) filled in programmes. Both go for 9 and 5

Dads Army making a return in 2021.

Crump Stewart Heeps King Klindt Rowe 6 confirmed in today’s Speedway Star. Interestingly, our “rising star” is yet to be confirmed, no mention of Drew Kemp which is strange..

Thanks guys,if i start out now i might get to Foxhall by the start of the season.

rumour is there trying to get crump but on a 12 point ave will take too many points up

Amen to that !!!

By the way can you clarify who you are talking about here because I think you have the wrong rider... I definitely don't think you know who I am on about and as such have rumbled off on a tantrum here when we are taking about different people... Regards THJ

You must be one of hundreds of people who contribute to this forum that still has a massive interest in speedway, but don’t attend. There will be thousands outside of the forum that are in the same boat. I just wonder if the BSPA/BSPL has ever even considered doing any form of market research targeted at these people wondering what it would take to entice these people back to the sport? It would be much easier to get these people back than to try and entice new fans with no interest or background in the sport. I don’t know the answer to my question but I would be willing to stick my neck on the line and say NO they haven’t, because they probably don’t want to know the answers... I’ve said many times in the past Speedway is marketed wrong on so many levels. It should be advertised as an extreme sport not a nice night out for the family sport. Very good point - The possibilities are endless. I myself as first port of call always used the ‘Premier League’ app for my football news, fixtures, results and most importantly fantasy league on a daily basis. There is no reason why that same model couldn’t be adopted for British Speedway. The comments about “spending all night at the speedway looking at my phone” are pretty short sighted.

It’s only my opinion ,it is not a criticism.If it comes to fruition then well done.I have been around long enough to witness similar attempts at long term planning and not seen any come to fruition.

Because speedway was of course of attracting thousands of young people, or indeed thousands of people of any age before apps came along. The argument that technology is ruining things reminds me when football refused to show matches on television - far less live - on the grounds that no-one would turn up to the grounds. The irony was that attendances actually increased once the sport entered the 20th century...

Well done to Dan Gilkes. People talk about Drew, the Thompsons and Jordan a lot, but Dan is right up there with them. That was certainly a good crop of talent on show today. And Dan a Racer at Development League level too!