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I don’t understand why people come on here to tell people they know something but don’t just say it. It’s a public discussion forum. If you’re not going to discus it why say anything? It’s like being back in primary school. “I know a secret, but I’m not telling”

Not required for speedway at Poole either I understand.😁

Tate Zischke it is! I’m delighted with that signing!

All a bit unsavoury this. The kid is 17 years old, cut him some slack.

Rumours that the first signing might not be 'over the line' yet are thought to be wide of the mark...😜

Quite simply. You cannot create an 8 team PL if (a) no CL Club is prepared to be used as cannon fodder to enable Coleman / Lemon and Morris to create an 8 team PL just to get a few morcels of TV money and (b) it's the height of utter hypocrisy to try to parachute a returning Club, which is the case of Eastbourne (but could be many other examples like Birmingham Brummies!) has relied totally on the financial support of the Dugard family Business for over 80% of existence to bale it out year on year and destroyed within 3-4 years a handful of other outside investors who over many decades in the past have pumped endless sums of money in with good but utterly misguided intent to try to make it pay for a wonderfully loyal group of 600-800 regulars! By following (a) or (b) you are in fact diluting the very product that Coleman / Morris / Lemon are desperately trying to "big up" as a TV product and if that isn't ego driven, I don't know what is. In fact if you are a TV executive looking for an exciting meaningful nationally based product that is competitive and happy to be highlights only with occasional LIVE TV , then the Championship would actually be far more appealing and credible. A newcomer watching on TV would be far more interested in close competitive action staffed mostly by UK riders and not names they can't pronounce nor have heard of from various parts of the globe. The PL is what it is, a 6 team Division trying to live way beyond it's means and desperate to destroy the better product which is the CL.

A lot of red faces with all the Zischke definitely going to Glasgow know it all's.

Yeah really poor finished on a 8.15 average, happy for him to have a another poor season.

Josh Grajczonek???? Game over with that on a triple word ..😁

When did a multi-year rule ever last more than 1 year?

I don't think any Premiership heatleaders (top 3) should be able to ride in the Championship. The gap needs widening.

Will Cairns 6.44 is the first pirate of 2027

Higher ups are playing a dangerous game here. Most of these young lads will have their confidence shattered to pieces in a blink of an eye to a point where they may contemplate taking a break from the sport. Haven't thought this one through at all.

Got to say probably like the majority of people I’m very shocked at Tate going to Scunthorpe of all places ?! As far as track and set up it’s like shopping at M&S then going to Heron foods! I wish him well he’s been great to watch and is a fantastic talent hopefully we will see him back home at Workington one day.

He grew another helmet size this year towards the end, do him good to move on for experience

I''m sorry, I simply do not accept this statement. I have supported Speedway since 1964, I am 81 years of age, and it was people who are elderly now who kept the Sport going years ago. I no longer attend as I am unable to do so, but crucially it has to be realised that we did our bit for Speedway. If the youngsters no longer wish to go that is not MY fault, it is the fault of the youngsters themselves or more likely the fault of Promoters, Management of Speedway, who have acted in such a cavalier manner with the sport they were responsible for running. Please do not blame the elderly who have paid their money over the years and supported Speedway through thick and thin.

There is a bigger risk in that these days, as you have to change your race night to move up a league (one of the reasons neither Glasgow nor Poole are moving up). The fans you attract on a Friday or Saturday night might not be the same people that want to go on a Monday or Thursday night. If your intention is to race in the Premiership, then start there and build your fan base with people that are willing and able to go that night

You're comparing someone who dabbles in recreational drugs with a violent criminal who robs vulnerable people at knifepoint? I'm not condoning or encouraging drug use at all btw particularly if it involves riding under the influence and endangering others however comparing Complin's offences with those of Garrity is wild.

Cooper Rushen is pirate number 2. 5.01

I didn't realise what Danny Ford said is gospel. Who knew... Also, I believe that's exactly what they are trying to do with the Premiership. Why else would they be trying to get more teams?

I think it needs a bit of both. The gap between the NDL & Champ also needs reducing, and I believe many people want to see far less doubling up/down. The big guns in the Championship ideally need to choose which UK league they want to race in rather than getting the best of both worlds.

His average was actually 8.59 - based on just his 2026 meetings. So yes, terrible. 10th highest in the league and down just 0.01 on his 2025 average.

I think you are missing the point, most teams are having to weaken significantly to get back within the points limit and so keeping the Bears team similar with a much stronger back up to Wright with King as second heat leader is not too bad at all.

looking like the champ are building to 40 points, coleman wants a bigger gap between leagues so i very much doubt it will be 37 points for 6 riders, i really hope its 42 for 6 riders

Yes, Monday 26th October 😀

Or all three!!! 😎

1 Charles Wright © 8.68 2 Jake Mulford 5.13 3 Jason Edwards 6.28 4 Jody Scott 6.00 5 Danny King 7.76 6 Ace Pijper 4.15 7 Charlie Southwick 2.00 40.00

Am I the only one that used to look forward to the AGM to find out all the important stuff for the next season? It was the deadline for teams to declare they were running (Plymouth) it was when the points limit was set and any significant rule changes were announced. It has become clear in recent years that the points limits, at least, have been decided in advance of the AGM. Teams have increasingly announced rider signings ahead of the AGM. Even whole teams have been announced. "Subject to approval" of course. Now we have an official announcement stating, "The meeting, which acts as the formal conclusion of business for the current year" whatever that means followed by further clarification, "The AGM itself does not directly determine the structure of the sport for the following season as discussions regarding 2027 and beyond have been taking place for some time". So the process of control of our sport becomes further clouded in mystery. The lack of transparency is astounding. Well it would be if it hadn't been going on this way, increasingly, over a very long period of time.

Which Poole fans didn't want him back

IF Bewley joins then IMO that’s a good move for him at this point in his career. If he has GP aspirations and wants to follow in the footsteps of Lambert then he’s going to need another string to his bow. We know Bewley is fast, when it comes to pinning the throttle and riding the boards on big fast tracks then he’s up there with the best of them. What he lacks, is a little bit of track craft on the more technical tracks and the problem he has, is there’s now more of those creeping in to the GP calendar. Warsaw isn’t a great track for him, obviously Foxhall is now on the calendar, a track he’s never got to grips with, Gilman is a technical track, can throw Vojens in there too probably. Is he going to learn much more by staying at the NSS? A season or two at Foxhall would IMO do him the world of good and help him on the GP stage. All immaterial at the moment as nothing is confirmed. Deals fall through all the time so nothing is certain until the ink is dry on a contract.

Shows the flaw in the U21 rule. Joe T after a good season, having to start in the top 5, could mean not getting a team spot. I can see that happening a lot, some weaker U21s getting a chance too early, but stronger riders getting left on the scrapheap at 22!

He can ride in Poland when we are at those tracks 😂

Well , well, Tate goes to Scunthorpe ............ will the person who said he was going North of the border please stand up. A Mr B Lobby.

No mods? Let's see ..... Phuckem!

Will is a great young rider, yes he’s a character but that’s a good thing? Speedway needs more characters as it’s bums on seats. I’m not saying he’s playing the villain part like Niki Pedersen did but even if he did? We should be building up and supporting Will Cooper Jody and even Luke. As them 4 are probably leading the charge as the future of British Speedway.

Discussion between Belle Vue investor and a would be investor looking to open up a new track. I see you got rid of another of your top riders, bit harsh. We had to. Eh? Their average was over eight and we are only allowed one. Why the hell are you signing two riders with eight plus averages. One was 7.50 and the other was 3 when we signed them. Right, so you have been a part of their development. Yes. Can’t you just have a good rider off another team to replace them? No. Why? Because they don’t have any. We would need to sign a lesser rider and help with their development. Sounds good. But we would have to give them up once they reached a higher level. Not good. Don’t other tracks bring riders on in the same way. No, so we have to send them ours. Isn’t there some kind of advantage or protection for bringing on your own riders from junior level, as I know it costs you a fair amount. No, when they reach a certain level other clubs tempt them with better terms. Why don’t you outbid them? We spent the money on running a junior team. Haven’t they done the same? No, so they can use the money they saved then entice someone who has come through our junior ranks. Investor promptly exits stage left. Only in speedway.

That's a hell of a youth development programme 😂

You've pulled some absolute clangers on here, but this one tops the lot. I've always thought you were a 🤡 but that's actually being generous now. 🤦‍♂️

If the limit is 37 for 6 on average each team will increase by 2 points ish even with no real improvement from anyone Utter madness continues To start the ratchet of improvement it needs to be at least 40 for the top 6

There’s any number of riders who can look awesome in the NDL but that’s their limit. Loftus has a 9+ average in NDL but only 3.76 in the CL. I saw Shanes when he rode at Glasgow the night Greg Hancock was there. Greg told him to get his “ass” off the saddle. Next time out, he did. And won. Time after that, he reverted to type and came last. Hausl signed as a 5 “only had to exceed his average” to be a good signing. How did that work out? Shanes will fill a gap, but, after so long in the sport - and I know he has missed long spells due to injury - he’s not going to substantially improve. Fine for a team whose main aim is survival but no use for any club with a desire for success. IMO

Why would they move and have the extra expense,the moved down for it was not making enough money.They are the best supported Club in the Championship.Most Clubs in UK are losing money over the season and just surviving.

Which has absolutely nothing to do with Charles Wright having a Polish contract.

Musielak is a good rider when he’s on it, but what about when he isn’t? He’s flaky. His average goes up and down more often than Katie Price’s knickers.

Oxford has already announced that the 1-7 will all be UK based. So that rules out Knudsen, or any other import.

Yep and really should have two world titles as a bad injury robbed him when he was leading in the year prior to becoming world champ.

Doyle back with you guys. A proper no1. But not the exciting signing you all wanted. If you want these riders over here you have to move to 1 race night a week. They just dont like or want to fly in twice a week

No you get one given to you by Glasgow. Yes we need a new airfence maybe if we didn't pay our riders we could afford one.