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On that rationale the GP's would be the best racing you can watch but in reality how often is that the case? No doubting that the track craft of world class riders on a decent track can produce brilliant racing but any riders of similar ability can produce that, i certainly don't buy that higher levels is required to produce excitement, in fact lower grades can add to unpredictability which brings anticipation in different ways.

When have Brum ever been competitive when Laurence has been involved ?.

A geographical league makes sense from a team point of view, but for a rider it would make more sense if the teams were spread all over the country in both leagues. For example there's a kid who lives in Edinburgh. His teams could be Edinburgh in the NDL and Workington in the NT rather than a north/south split where his teams would be Edinburgh and Birmingham/Kent/Plymouth etc. Less travelling for home meetings for individual riders. So it's swings and roundabouts. Although I do understand Workington's issues with travel.

You are not wrong and you are not alone

He should be an 8 however it will depend who asks.

Take away the 7 you mention and your watching the same riders as Championship though.Not much in it IMO.

Ndl is often the best racing Yes you don't have the better riders and stylish riders But the racing is closer and more of them are trying hard Just the machinery and ability is lower standard

This a good Poole team and I don’t see any teams with a better 1 to7. yes it’s not as good as last years but that’s speedway. Last Poole won 3 titles all rather comfortably. So it looks more competitive this season which is good. I don’t see why so many are desperate to put this Poole team down. They’ll be absolutely fine. arguably the best number 1 in the league possibly the best 3 and 4 pairing a number 1 riding at 5 a reserve who will be fantastic at home and good away

If the "envious eyes" bit was fact then nobody would watch NDL and the like. Yes the Premiership has some top riders but it doesn't automatically make the racing more exciting to watch. There's no denying that watching Vinnie and Tobias was worth the fee.

And paying the same price for the privilege. Couldn’t watch that dross every week there’s very little to get excited about there! There HAS to be envious eyes looking up to the Premiership and seeing fans watching the likes of Sayfutdinov, Doyle, Holders, Woffinden, Fricke, Bewley, Kurtz, whilst their leading lights are Richard Lawson! Used to have Shovlar telling all and sundry when Poole were in the top flight that he’d NEVER support lower league racing because it was crap..

You've left Robert Lambert out. I'd probably have Charles Wright ahead of King and/or Ellis. And I think Harris has retired from Team GB. 6 man teams, 18 heats, none of this 15 heat nonsense.

Dickie?

Rather than Poole, if the powers that be insisted on no byes in the competition therefore 8 teams were needed, they should have contacted a Danish or Polish or German team etc to see if they wanted to come and do a one off meeting over here. A Landshut select side with the likes of Huckenbeck, Smolinski, Grobauer. Or perhaps an Aussie select side with a bunch of Australian riders who don't ride in the PL. A bit of outside the box thinking. It would have made it more interesting for everyone else who isn't a poole fan.

Am I the only person who thinks this is daft. It may be good for Poole fans and if it wasn't for double up rules it could work. But as thing stand the conflicting riders thing should have made it a non starter. This makeshift team thing is like a friendly challenge select. Even if they were to get top class gp riders to even the gap it's a bit unfair as every other team needs riders who fully commit. Maybe run a shield for the winners of both competitions at the lower levels track. I remember a good challenge meeting at lynn vs Peterborough. El vs pl. Ended 44 vs 46. Was a cracker. If I'm wrong then sell it to me.

Jason Garrad?

EKSTRALIGA 2025 FIXTURES: 1. round (April 11, 13): Friday: Częstochowa - Grudziadz Friday: Zielona Gora - Lublin Sunday: Torun - Wroclaw Sunday: Rybnik - Gorzow 2. round (April 19, 20): Saturday: Grudziadz - Rybnik Saturday: Lublin - Czestochowa Sunday: Wroclaw - Zielona Gora Sunday: Gorzow - Torun 3. round (April 25, 27): Friday: Zielona Gora - Grudziadz Friday: Rybnik - Torun Sunday: Wroclaw - Lublin Sunday: Częstochowa - Gorzow 4. round (May 2, 4): Friday: Lublin - Rybnik Friday: Torun - Czestochowa Sunday: Gorzow - Zielona Gora Sunday: Grudziadz - Wroclaw 5. round (May 09, 11): Friday: Wroclaw - Gorzow Friday: Grudziadz - Lublin Sunday: Częstochowa - Rybnik Sunday: Zielona Gora - Torun 6. round (May 23, 25): Friday: Torun - Grudziadz Friday: Rybnik - Wroclaw Sunday: Czestochowa - Zielona Gora Sunday: Gorzow - Lublin 7. round (May 30, June 1): Friday: Wroclaw - Czestochowa Friday: Zielona Gora - Rybnik Sunday: Grudziadz - Gorzow Sunday: Lublin - Torun 8. round (June 6, 8): Friday: Czestochowa - Wroclaw Friday: Rybnik - Zielona Gora Sunday: Gorzow - Grudziadz Sunday: Torun - Lublin June 15 - reserve date 9. round (June 20, 22): Friday: Wroclaw - Rybnik Friday: Lublin - Gorzow Sunday: Grudziadz - Torun Sunday: Zielona Gpra - Czestochoaw 10. round (June 27, 29): Friday: Gorzow - Wroclaw Friday: Lublin - Grudziadz Sunday: Rybnik - Czestochowa Sunday: Torun - Zielona Gora 11. round (July 11, 13): Friday: Czestochowa - Torun Friday: Rybnik - Lublin Sunday: Wroclaw - Grudziadz Sunday: Zielona Gora - Gorzow 12. round (July 18, 20): Friday: Torun - Rybnik Friday: Gorzow - Czestochowa Sunday: Grudziadz - Zielona Gora Sunday: Lublin - Wroclaw 13. round (July 25, 27): Friday: Torun - Gorzow Friday: Czestochowa - Lublin Sunday: Rybnik - Grudziadz Sunday: Zielona Gora - Wroclaw 14. round (August 8, 10): Friday: Gorzow - Rybnik Friday: Lublin - Zielona Gora Sunday: Grudziadz - Czestochowa Sunday: Wroclaw - Torun Final part 15. round (Group A) - August 22, 24 (Friday, Sunday) Group B August 22, 24 (Friday, Sunday) 16. round (Group A) - September 05, 07 Group B August 29,31 (Friday, Sunday) 17. round (Group A) - September 21, Group B September 05 18. round Group A - September 27, 28 Group B September 21 19 round Final 1st leg September 28 20. round (finals, return legs) October 05 (Sunday

Jan Kvech was a GP rider, but signed for Lynn on a 6.00 average.

Better than being a waste of space

Funnily enough if he had wanted to do Championship we could have had Ben Cook instead of Kerr.

For me it looks bad that it's still listed as TBC. Why would it take so long for Poole to confirm their involvement in the KOC? Doesn't strike me as something befitting a "professional" sport!

Hence why it should NL North - Workington, Edinburgh, Middlesboro, Belle Vue, Sheff/Scunny and NL South - Plymouth, Kings Lynn, Oxford, Leicester, Kent, Birmingham. Would make far more sense in respect of travelling. I understand that riders can double up anyway, but then that is down to them. Although a paltry amount is paid to the riders for travel, it makes sense to make it as affordable as possible on all levels. And as I have stated before, I'm not sure why Rev limiters need to be a compulsory item and why U16's and NDL/NDT riders need a silencer less than 4 years old when they haven't materially changed since 2015.

Wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up being Sunday 15th June or Sunday 17th August if he’s wanting to get a field with GP riders in there

Granted, Laurence has many strong points selecting winning teams in senior Speedway is not one of them.

The Sheffield/Poole tie is shown as TBC on the Sheffield website... I wonder if the reality of arranging this tie is sinking in?

Still subject to confirmation.

Whilst a geographical league makes a decent amount of sense im not sure that Worky throwing their toys out the pram actually helps their case. If they entered something and didn't fully consider the ramifications is the right thing to do just change their mind?

I'm very positive, they won't have 0.96 available come July 1st. Tbh I can certainly see this team winning the league (with Cairns).

I struggle to work out who will be Brum’s last 2 tbh

We’re talking 2025 season here, not beyond. Arch is correct, King is still currently a better rider than Rew. At least here. Let’s see what King, Ellis and Rew average over the course of the season to see if the right decision was made. Time will tell on this one.

King is passed his sell by date! Give me Rew any day of the week!

Oh don't get me wrong they need to generate some excitement but given this lad has been racing in Poland's u24s for 3 odd years, is now too old and hasn't been picked up by a senior team (as far as I can see), perhaps tempering expectations may have been a wiser move. That being said he's in the Aussie champs so lets see how he goes against the big boys!

TBF they are in the Prem KO Cup...

your love affair with Danny King really is a strange one.

Shouldent Poole be in the championship thread?

i can see why they were asked but id agree with that youd imagine the expectation is that sheffield will tear them a new one and theyll be out in the quarters so it doesnt get too complicated

Just hoping the fans get behind Danny as I feel it will be tough for him riding at 2 but the expectations should be lower For example Home To Belle Vue Heat 1…. Doyle Kurtz King Cook Heat 6… Doyle Bewley King Zischke Heat 8… King Cook Jenkins Mulford Heat 10 Doyle Lidsey King Blodorn Thats 6 points for Danny and doing his job… yes he could beat Lidsey but he could be beaten by Cook or Blodorn I hope true fans realise that he will have tough races at 2 and 6 or 7 points is fine not the 10 or 11 people expect

Not quite my reading, I think with Brennan it's more that the move to Ipswich was more attractive, with the team they have he can learn from them. If Ipswich wasn't available maybe he'd have stayed at Brum. I don't know him and haven't asked him but there's other reasons why riders change clubs, not just that they don't want to be at one.

my understanding is that rowe will ride for sheff and in any subsequent rounds the prem side would again have priority over lawson cook etc

Someone previously suggested racing the Poole vs Sheffield tie as the last QF match, this way Poole can use Lawson, Kerr, Cook, Rowe & pick 3 riders who have already been knocked out of the competition. That seems the best solution here.

Have seen on the internet, Kent Eagles have a website http://kenteagles.com David Norris is a Co-Promoter/Team Manager and Jake Knight is Team Manager

For all we know Palm-Toft & Sedgmen wanted to return but Birmingham may be looking for stronger replacements? Don't think you can blame Birmingham for Lindgren, Lampart etc not wanting to race in GB. If the issue was specific to Birmingham, they would've joined another club. No doubt the biggest loss is Brennan not wanting to return.

I'd counter that with he's not likely to get extra rides as he would with a lower team. Probably get a maximum 5 rides per meeting whereas might get 7 most meetings elsewhere. Anyway it seems Poole's season seems to be resting on a 15 year old. Was very impressive at ashfield in the youth meeting and I'm sure be a success. But I don't see him coming in and scoring double figures immediately personally

2 year deals are worthless just ask Bomber

Ivan Mauger was quoted as saying that his style needed "tidying" up as Andrew appeard to be riding four bends continually locking up and should have been smoother but I guess that's what made speedway so exciting back then to watch...individualist. Riders now look all the same.

I hear that the F1 World Champion, Max Verstappen, is to do Community Service in Rwanda for swearing during an interview. Where would it be appropriate for former speedway World Champion, Tai Woffinden, to do Community Service in view of his past tendency to use foul language, and what should he be obliged to do?

Excuse me Scunthorpe is more akin to downtown Gaza

According to the Belle Vue fans, Woffy is a bit of a polisher.

Rob Grant junior had a peculiar leg very far out going in to the bends sure his dad was the same? Although to young to have seen him ride but sure someone will know better…

Dont get too excited too soon, lot of rumours about discontent in this NDL 2 set up . It certainly doesnt make sense geography wise when Workingtons neighbours, Edinburgh , Redcar and Sheff/Scuny dont have to travel to Plymouth , Kent or Kings Lynn in mid week for a meaningless development fixture. Surely a north south split would have been more sensible and might even attract fans to travel.

Mike Broadbank, without a doubt