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Yet again last night, the best night of the year so far, weather wise... only 1 Speedway meeting on... and that was a junior match

And tell me, what advert for the academy was all the local lads getting dropped and a 27 year old Australian flown in to take their place?

So we should just stick with the current problem cause they ride in the academy. Sorry but if you actually want the season to go past August and make the play offs you need to make changes. Sometimes in life you just need to be ruthless.

Looking back, on the May bank holiday in 1973, May 26th you had nine meetings Kings Lynn v Leicester, Belle Vue v Wolverhampton, Cradley v Reading, Halifax v Exeter, Berwick v Boston, Canterbury v Peterborough, Rayleigh v Teeside, Swindon v Oxford and a WCQR at Coventry. On bank holiday Monday nine meetings were taking place and between the 24th and 31st May the fixture list showed 53 meetings were due to take place. I afraid that is when speedway was really worth turning out for and many a happy Saturday night spent at the Weir watching leaping Len and the Rockets. Sadly the last season at the stadium.

There is very much a “this is how it is” take it or leave it,among some speedway Promotions these days.Not a good way to operate IMO.

I hope your wrong obviously! I think British speedway will continue to deterioate to a point where drastic measures that should be happening now like clubs allowed to run on whatever night they wish to run on, more use of English riders, 2nd halves, not having dictatorial Directors like Godfrey bending the rules to suit himself, independent governance of the Leagues, less doubling up etc will be implemented. Whether it has a long term future is debatable but I think we will see League racing on the 100th anniversary in 2028.

I might be able to solve this confusion, as I was also told a couple of weeks ago by a couple of people that Jason Garrity had been phoning round for a team place. As I knew it wasn't possible because of where Garrity is currently residing, I asked some questions. I was told that he was offering to make himself available to a couple of National League teams, which couldn't be right... after a few further questions, it turned out that the person interested in a team place was actually JASON GARROD!

I’m hearing they approached Garrity to see the season out at Armadale. He in turn approached the parole board to put him back inside. Just confirming that he will do anything to avoid Edinburgh.

I've not noticed not a single fan backing the SCB / BSPL over their treatment of the IoW / Nora league. The only comments siding with them are from people involved with clubs. I guess the SCB think they know better than the fans. Does that explain why Speedway is struggling in this country?

I doubt that any speedway enthusiast will see this development as anything but spiteful vindictiveness on the part of the SCB and the BSPL (if the latter has had any input into it - and we don't seem to know for certainty that they have.) This could surely be challenged in a court of law, and a serious threat to do this would surely produce a backtracking of the decision? We are all entitled to our views, but if there is a single poster who comes on to this site and says that they support the SCB's stand, I will be very surprised indeed!

Many fans lose patience with those running speedway and eventually just stop going. The product is still fine, but the short-termism and come-day, go day attitude has been speedway's problem for decades. Tracks are closing at an alarming rate and there is no solution. Hopefully the sport will continue in some shape or form, as it still provides a good few hours' entertainment.

Rob Godfrey - 'we've got the rider we wanted all along' I thought Nick skorja was first choice

I think Poole fans are entitled to have a dig the way he acted last season in the play offs. If he has genuine issues then they should be aired so we all understand.

Heat 13 between Trigger and Boughen was epic!

Taking time to get himself sorted out roy said,apart from the dust which u cant help on a hot windy day like today their was some good keen racing .

I spoke to Simon Lambert on Wednesday about Kemp and he wasn’t very flattering in his opinion. Pretty sure a few home truths could be said in the next few weeks. Lambert is pretty straight talking.

At this point in his career he is basically a 2.00 rider himself.

Was always surprising that the senior Poole riders didn't put him right when riding for them really. As he's 20 now hopefully he's grown out of his teenage strops for Scunthorpe's sake and acts his age....

Drew and Nathan from 2022 Poole team now at Scunthorpe. Expect the wins to start pouring in...............!

It'll be interesting to see if Kemp has found some humility and lost the petulance and arrogance after his enforced absence. The ability is there, now he needs to apply himself and ride for the team.

another rider you were previously after too

A lot keeps getting said that scunthorpe run Nora speedway events as a point of interest could someone actually clarify which meetings these were and on what dates and which riders were present. Or is it that scunthorpe run Nora licences events such as dirt diggers meeting, flat track series run by Richard Hollingsworth or stock cars. would be interesting to get the full picture based on facts rather than assumptions based on not liking Rob Godfrey.

The SCB have revoked Kent Royals license and imposed a fine on Kent NL speedway. The revoking of the license is suspended. This apparently is for allowing the recent Nora league amateur meeting to be held at Iwade! Even though it has nothing to do with Kent speedway. How ridiculous is the SCB getting.

This was a fixture change. Pboro was due to face Sheffield. But Sheffield had 3 riders missing due to gp qualifying, I’m guessing as they are both bates family clubs they arranged for Leicester to race instead

Would it have been better on a narrower track Geoff?

And to think young boughen isnt 16 yet,2 young lads giving there all fantastic to watch.

Very impressed with the young lad, the race with Ben trigger was epic both neck and neck passing inside/outside for 4 laps

He rode well, looked fast.

Freedom.

Great! Captain misses the meeting to chase his own deluded personal dream! Personally I'd strip him of the captaincy for that! Or... was this a fixture change? If so why on earth did Leicester accept it knowing their captain would be missing?

All the people who think Polish speedway is rubbish are slow in posting tonight

Didn't he get 7 years 6 months in Oct 2020?. So only did about 2.5 years .. I thought it was half sentence for good behaviour

unless you know the issues it might be worth keeping quiet

Not the point though, people will get bored of the same old faces. Several of the current line up will never be serious contenders for world champ so let some others have a go. The series, for me, is stale at the moment.

It'll go back to 10 the year after... just because

What a fantastic advert for the Monarchs Academy.

So Scunny have 2 members of the victorious 2022 Pirates team - lets watch 'em go!!

It is dependent on how many stewards they have available. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't.

Just see on the Scunthorpe thread that Kemp has agreed to sign for them, haps he's worth a call if he's back doing regular UK meetings

Do you no what I do like having a little dig at mr Godfrey but I take my hat off to him for this, clegg weren’t doing it so Kemp comes in at least he’s being proactive and trying to do his best for Scunthorpe not like my team who aren’t doing it and still have the same team . I’ll admit I’m a bit jealous.

I thought there would be a sun break but we got that wrong. Let's hope sun breaks are now a thing of the past!

Good to have Luke back ...Couldnt have asked any more from Scotty ...

How can at track be too wide.

Does it not go to the Ben Fund?

Mrs has said for years size isnt everything

Redcar produced a superb team display as they defeated the much fancied Glasgow Tigers 53-37 in the first leg of the KO Cup quarter finals. It was a night of jaw dropping speedway and the perfect way for the “Agilia” Bears to bounce back after their BSN Series home defeat to Poole https://buff.ly/43twkzp

Based on experience Bickley should be one of the best 2 point riders in the league.They never signed him not too score points at home.He is having another poor season.IMO

Sad to see how much Andersen has declined over the last couple of years. Ok the fella is now in to his 40’s so you expect a decline of sorts that’s only natural, but the decline has been a pretty big one considering just how good he was a few years back. Was my favourite rider at Ipswich where he turned from a promising young second string to a genuine number 1 by the time he left us.

Got to hand it to the promotion, trying something different speedway and music day 10th June https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02ZAaGTNMhNvGMm6VM6SEWFYKiVDdG5QxGwQsFH4xoCmMBMcfoUAeKs9YXBm9te52Yl&id=100047803096350

MRS Rew?? LOL!!