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Having been a supporter of Hackney and Rye House for many years (both unfortunately gone now) Having recently moved to Lincolnshire, I was impressed with the track and met some lovely people last night. Ryan and Terio looked good. looking forward to coming to back and adopting Scunthorpe as my new team to watch. I wish all the team well for the new season.

i don't see a problem with doing that, as long as Birmingham understand that there will be no facility available when the short term contract expires

When you consider Belle Vue let Steve Worrall (5.94/9.05) & Richie Worrall (5.37/7.93) go, but end up with Jye Etheridge (5.22/5.35) it's awful team planning. Especially when you look at their Championship averages!

My little cousin made these for all the riders. He made a couple when the first few riders were announced and now he's finished them off. What does everyone think? I would love to upload all 7 but apparently there is a maximum file size allowed to be posted. How annoying, even when I try to upload them on separate posts. Here is Bradley's though I think he's done great, it's a Graphic design project he's doing for his GCSEs

I think everyone is going off on a tangent regarding Vissing as I don't think any of the Brummies hierarchy have said that he will miss any meetings. All surmising atm.

Good to see Connor Mountain doing well in his first outing of 2022 in Auty's testimonial at Scunny, scoring 8 points (with no 4th places) and inflicting one of only two defeats on Danny King. Reckon he'll be a very useful asset at reserve.

It's a very brave move putting the admission up to £20.00 at the same time as a massive rise in household bills In my eyes £20 takes it above a price point that offers anything like value for money. I suppose we'll see though. Also another year with no bank holiday fixtures. Not having these must be a financial hit as they regularly brought the best gates of the season.

Hope theres a good turnout for a brave rider who has comeback from some nasty injuries during his career and been a good servant to the stars in particular .

It is

Just basic common sense isn't it? I wonder if there is actually anyone within the sport who scratch their heads wondering why the sport has no major sponsor involvement.. Rendering your own competitions virtually worthless from the outset, by your own rules and regulation of them, is not the greatest starting point for success you would have to think, yet that seems to be the 'game plan' each season... It is certainly a very uniquely strange way to run a business...

Just as strong, if not stronger than Poole and Glasgow imo... Thompson twin(s)/Rowe Kemp/Ablitt Bailey/Hume All pretty like for like...

I know - just pointing out to a message above that they've also been on the website for weeks

Looked comfortable on the track that's he's never even seen before never mind ride it

IF it happens....it would only be 3 PJL home meetings and potentially an extra PJL play off later in the season. Im sure there have been a few approaches to riders but im yet to be convinced that the teams are finalised yet or even close to it. Edit even got that wrong 2 groups of 3 would be 2 home 2 away and potential play off. Im sure the riders are queueing up for 4 extra midweek matches

1st meeting of the season has to be something special to get fans to return the 2 weeks after.... And I'll put myself in that bracket

Jye moves up and we will still have Pjiper or Proctor filling his place

Etheridge Bickley

Unfortunately looks like the Premiership junior league is just lip service as before and unlikely to happen again this season.

Just from reading between the line in various other threads it is more likely to be akin the the few mdl meetings we saw all those years ago Gradings using up to 8 points with No8 if used taking 4 of those It won't be every meeting with only around 6 likely in total

Lovely day here in King's Lynn if anyone is thinking of travelling for this one

There used to such a thing as the Congreve Rocket: there is a nickname for him!

Poole Oxford Glasgow Redcar Berwick Birmingham (Assuming Ellis is signed) Leicester Edinburgh Scunthorpe Plymouth Newcastle

It's broken. Everyone flocking to it on the first day of the new season.

I believe that image is from Berwicks Scott Courtney's project. However the Ekstraliga are also working on a console game too!

I think the Worralls (Mainly Steve) was mutual, as I think their careers were getting a bit stale at Belle Vue and they needed a change (again mostly Steve)

Poole Glasgow Leicester Oxford Redcar Berwick Edinburgh Scunthorpe Newcastle Birmingham Plymouth

Very sorry to everyone for having to post these all individually, but it keeps telling me about maximum file sizes if I try to post more than one together and there seems to be a time limit to what I can post as if I try to post one after another the same message appears, and I have no idea how to get around it. Anyway, here is the next one Hope George turns out to be a real find, or else we may struggle this year...

If you ask me, it should be a condition of the BSPZzzz ratifying a signing that the rider in question should be available for all if not the vast majority of the fixtures, if the fixtures are published before the signing is made. Anything else just invites more ridicule.

Did ok to qualify with 8 for the semi for a rider returning from a nasty injury, the more rides he has, the reflexes will get better hopefully

Great to update the first meeting of the season. Douglas has won the meeting with King taking 2nd and Aarnio 3rd.

At least it was valid ,as he had an injury.

They would look nice in the new pits.

If only this was a real thing, would be great way to get to kids for the sport

I seem to recall a succession of Bees home meetings decided by heat 13 (last heat) 5-1s for Booey and Cap’n Jim

I can’t see where the comment has stated that George won’t do well this season, only that to help him settle into UK racing that the number 7 position will give him the easier rides to help him acclimatise to British Speedway. Any rider coming into British Speedway, especially those without league racing experience, need time to adapt to the track shapes, surfaces and the effects of the great British weather. Barghy arrived in the UK at a very young age and took time to settle and Mark took a few seasons before becoming the top rider he was when his UK career ended. George will be keen to do well and hopefully he has a good debut season but keeping the pressure off him to allow him to settle into his new surroundings is a sound strategy in my eyes.

Be good to reach them

Saw him at Leicester and the only time he looked iffy was when he was out with NKI - but then again he is one of the two best riders around Leicester. Think that he may surprise a few people and put a point or so on his starting average.

Also we are now seeing the long term effects of doubling up, which stopped the progress of numerous riders who then couldnt get a team spot so dropped out of the sport, most of the current issues within the sport have been self inflicted by the BSPL who live for the here and now but its rapidly becoming then and now, with the now becoming smaller and smaller and less and less viable.

To be fair, if it is that they don't promote themselves aggressively in the local area, it wouldn't be any different from the vast majority of clubs... Amazing, as a random example, that when a Circus visits your town, you know who they are, what they do, where it is, what the prices are and what time it starts... I presume they do this due to the fact that they need to get people to come, and to pay to watch them so they earn money and keep going... An amazing concept, granted....

Tough on Artem and Emil but a great opportunity for Dan if this is how it pans out.