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Anyone know if this match is being streamed?

The damage has already been done. As Orion stated, the constant watering down of the standard year on year has seen the crowds fall away. No coincidence. The sport is dying on its ar*e sadly and not sure there is any way back for most clubs now. 90 percent of British clubs have promoted poorly over the years, the powers that be have let things get out of control rules wise and whats left is a rubbish product that most wont take serious anymore.

Looks like I've been blocked from the Oxford FB page. Shame clubs can't be as quick to block all the scammers lol! Can't deny I'm disappointed, I don't swear, I'm not abusive to riders, I don't suggest they aren't trying. However I am honest when I comment, such as I think Kemp is better than Killeen & Kerr is better than Kemp. Surely when Oxford made those changes, they must have known they'd come under plenty of stick for it? If they blocked everyone who disagreed with Schroeck's team managing, there'd be virtually no one left!

I just went over the Oxford Speedway Facebook page and 99% of the comments are positive about the team changes. It's more censored than the Russian media!

Got to pay for the Comets lager, helps club funds, but the empty can will make a nice souvenir of your visit to worky and you can put it on display your mantlepiece

After the spineless actions against Kent last season the weasel is back. This time shutting down the Mercians Amateur Speedway club. They had opted to run under a different governing body (who can blame them) but the Leicester venue have been told its SCB events or non so the club has been forced out. We are talking about good honest people who have done far more for the sport without ever seeking the praise that Vatcher clamours for. The sooner he steps aside and allows someone to act in the overall interests of the sport rather than a select few the sooner the slim chances of a recovery will be. As it stands its another big nail in the coffin of British speedway.

i had nothing to do with putting the side together

How Jye Etheridge still rides for this club is unbelievable. Got to be the worst so called ‘heat leader’ in the league. awful rider.

Too many one track wonders. Douglas single handily won them it last year.

Nooo! Jye is a club hero and even when he’s woeful (all the time) he needs to be out there representing the mighties.

JJ is correct. The track was watered continuously from early morning, and it was only towards the end that there was any dust. Personally, I seriously doubt whether many of the people who post on this site have actually been in attendance at the matches that they comment on. There is a hard core who come what may, will never be satisfied and a good many more who seem to just follow on and and add their own opinions to these comments.

if only the crowds were as enthusiastic at speedway as they are at football, there may be more people through the door.

The clubs really don’t help themselves do they. It costs nothing to promote your own fixtures and they obviously can’t be bothered. Hence why so many former customers don’t bother either.

I hope Joe Thompson’s not in reverse…

Very poor from KL , that preview is on the Witches site and still nothing on the KL website a day before the meeting and this is their home meeting

The cynic in me says they have replacements waiting to go and will announce them 24 hours after Ipswich complete their 75% fixtures next week out of spite.

Agreed - No brainer choice. Closest you will get to a new signing. Provides continuity and maintains some semblance of integrity to a farcical situation

Witches should've booked Tobi as a guest - he is eligible as officially considered still in a declared 1-7

Freddie can only guest once he has ridden 3 home 3 away and established a new average Interesting point re Tobi - he currently is in a declared 1-7 (hence we can't sign him) so in theory could guest. Worth a try even if only to prove a point.....

Lighten up . As Tel said, banter.

If theres no master plan then as you say its plain madness.

seen it all before - terrible team manager at Rye and sacked by K Lynn

Still a few that don't like a good bit of good old banter then.Sadly dying out now for fear of upsetting someone.Take a little bit of banter on the chin and get on with life.Christ we have to put up with the old webbed feet,6 fingers etc,all just a bit of fun.

Deary me how old are you Kelvin?

Let's hope Zach carries his form on from the meeting at Brum on Monday ....

Comments by Peter Schroeck after the match (from British Speedway website) “It’s very deflating to come here with a 16-point lead and not take away the aggregate point". What did he think would happen when he weakened the team? “We didn’t really lose it in Heat 13 or 15, you know what can happen in those races around here with Belle Vue have their big guns out. “We lost the aggregate point in other races where we should have scored more. Then why did he weaken his reserve pairing if he knew he needed points outwith heats 13&15? "It could prove costly at the end of the season and we need to make up for it elsewhere.” That actually sounds like he wants the team to do well & make the play-offs. Based on his team changes I honestly wasn't sure!

Do Worky stream just asking for a friend from Dorset.

There will be quite a few of us doing both meetings. Looking forward to the 4 days in the beautiful Lake District. I am staying in Keswick.

I am coming up Neil. Doing Glasgow on the Friday and Workington on Saturday. Will be good to catch up..

I personally think the riders are dictating the sport to suit their own needs and Promotions are just going with it.They are probably have still got the same wages bill in a seriously weakened league in recent seasons.Dont think crowds have improved markedly at most Clubs.

It was no different to a large amount of passes in the SON - none were questioned. He lifted and gained control quick enough to stop the accident - Lampart quick enough to also help prevent it. IF anything was questionable last night (bar the commentary) it was Howarth's pass on Flint, but again that was due to him picking up and lifting coming out of the corner.

I never seen a team who are trying to put out a worst side to not make the play offs. Please tell me there is a master plan

Did you call Coventry cheats in 2010 when Pawlicki “missed” around 17 matches so he was still on his assessed average and could stay at reserve for the play offs?? If Poole had done that, you would have called them the biggest cheats ever!!!

Absolutely no need for any of that... You only have to see the joy on the faces of the managers and promoters during the TV meetings to see how seriously they take it to know all is well, and that they must be delighted at the way they run the sport, and the direction of travel that they have the sport heading in.... They certainly don't need any outside help from "professionals" in expert fields given they run things so well... More of the same next season please..... And the season after.... And the season after that.. And the etc etc etc (If it still is going)...

Defo, saw him make his debut on TV a few years ago in Sweden, he was 16 and scored a 15 point maximum, I thought he was something special then, not quite sure why he's not been higher profile since. (All or some of those details maybe slightly incorrect, he was mighty impressive though)

Yet it's okay for riders to compete in both NORA & SCB events... where's the consistency?

That’s not true, it’s league and BSN.

Great to see you back posting here Trees

Looks like there might be some showers later depending on what forecast you look at, so hopefully they don't over water the track today!

Don’t mind “banter” at all, not particularly school yard name calling though. All a bit juvenile isn’t it? That’s what I’d expect something my 12 year old Daughter would come out with. Each to their own though, crack on.

Yep. RACEDAY PREVIEW: KING’S LYNN – ROWE MOTOR OIL PREMIERSHIP R2 (A) - Ipswich Witches Speedway

Is this better? Tipditch

Is this meeting on, I don't see any team declarations anywhere.

You would hope Kerr and Cook would want to impress with a view to one of them joining on a permanent basis. Could help make this a close meeting and difficult to call, although think Ipsh*t will just nick it unfortunately

I thought rum is the pirates drink of choice.

Soon be time for the pre meeting flat white

This is on BSN on Saturday

I'm sure Lynn had a "team Australia" one year. Adams, Crump, Boyce, Parker & maybe Travis McGowan or is he too young for that era?

But it becomes a debate when a well run club like Glasgow (apparently) are the only club not providing the opportunity for opposing fans to add to the club's revenue? Very strange imo.

With the riding order changed, it's dawned on me Oxford have weakened in 3 different ways. 1) Riss will score less in the main body of the team. 2) Boughen will score less, now he's not the RS. 3) Killeen will score less as a RS than Boughen did. That's some going when making ONE change lol!