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"Thankyou for that very moving Eulogy"... "And now, can I ask the congregation to all stand and join me in singing Psalm 23, The Lord is My Shepherd"...

Redcar must have serious questions for their riders, they've just been beaten by what was virtually a three man Berwick team.

Hi everyone, apologies, but it's a bit of a call to arms and we are asking the speedway community to help us on the current Birmingham Local Plan. So Birmingham Council have issued for consultation "The Birmingham Local Plan Regulation 19 Publication Plan" which closes 24th September 2026 This plan is designed to hit their housing targets for the next 18 years. In that plan is Policy GZ14, within that policy is paragraph 19.10. This paragraph references the the demolition of Perry Barr Stadium. It states "Efforts are being made to develop replacement speedway provision at an alternative venue" and "The long term lease holder is exploring options for the future of the site". This isn't water tight enough to keep Birmingham Speedway. We need to stop this plot of land being made available for redevelopment in housing. This is where we are begging for your help. We need to get the wording changed in Policy GZ14 19.10 and unfortunately they don't have an email facility, it needs to be through the Birmingham Council Consultation Portal. Portal found here: https://consult.birmingham.gov.uk/kse/ So, when you have a spare couple of hours, it's easier on a lap top, a phone can be a bit more clunky (not impossible) using the portal. Click the link above Click "Go to Event" on the Birmingham Local Plan Regulation 19 Publication Plan. This will open a 180 page document. There will be lots of add comments on the right hand side. If on a mobile press the word "Proposal" to view the document and not the headings. Press on of the "Add Comments" and register on the protal. Once registered it'll take you back to the document. You can either scroll down very laboriously until you get to GZ14 and within that section the paragraph 19.10 If on a mobile you could look for "Perry Barr" in the contents and click the ">" icon, to zoom to GZ14. Dont press anything else, you come out of the document and have to re-press go to event again. If on a laptop press the word Perry Barr, not the ">" as again it'll push you out of the document, it really is that user friendly. Look for the paragraph 19.10 and click add comment, one the next screen the paragraph contents should be displayed at the top. Populate your Name, Email, Commenting on behalf of myself, agree to the terms and conditions, agree to the private policy. Press "Next" First Box, Do you considered the plan to be legally compliant. "Click Yes". Second Box, Sound. "Select No". Please provide details of why you consider the local plan is not legally compliant or is unsound. Here you need to add something like "in GZ14 19.10 you must not develop Perry Barr Stadium to anything other than a venue or facility for the Birmingham Brummies to race speedway". Next box is Please set out the modifications you consider necessary......... Here you need to add something on the lines of "Perry Barr Stadium must not be redeveloped unless an alternative venue or land is found, and Birmingham Speedway are using that alternative venue to race speedway. Next select no to participate Select Save Then press submit Thanks for reading! To help this was a draft google ai prepared for me, you could draw inspiration from it. I am writing to formally object to the proposed site allocation of Perry Barr Stadium for housing development within the Birmingham Local Plan Regulation 19 Publication Plan. The plan as currently drafted is not sound because it fails the tests of being justified and consistent with national policy regarding the protection and replacement of community sporting infrastructure. · No Evidence of Surplus: The historic Perry Barr Stadium—a vital community hub hosting the Birmingham Brummies Speedway alongside other sports—is demonstrably not surplus to requirements. It remained highly utilized, and there is clear, ongoing demand for speedway racing in the city. · No Equivalent or Concrete Replacement Provided: The wording in the Publication Plan explicitly states that "Efforts are currently being made to develop replacement Speedway provision at an alternative venue." This is an admission that no replacement venue has been identified, secured, or evaluated for viability. The Allocation is Not "Justified" Relying on an aspirational statement that "efforts are being made" does not constitute robust evidence. Allowing the allocation to go forward without a legally binding, identified, and allocated replacement site creates an unacceptable risk that a major regional sport and heritage asset will be permanently lost to Birmingham without any alternative ever materialising. It fails to guarantee the continuity of social and sports infrastructure required to sustain healthy, vibrant communities. 5. Please set out what modification(s) you consider necessary to make the Local Plan legally compliant or sound. To make the Birmingham Local Plan sound and consistent with national policy, the following modifications are necessary: 1. De-allocate or Defer Development: Remove the housing allocation for the Perry Barr Stadium site from the current Local Plan period, OR defer its allocation until a comprehensive, legally binding alternative site for Speedway provision is explicitly identified, assessed for viability, and formally allocated within the plan. 2. Strengthen Policy Safeguards: Amend the policy wording to explicitly state that “No development shall commence on the Perry Barr Stadium site until a replacement Speedway facility of equivalent or better quality has been fully delivered and made operational at an alternative, approved location.” This brings the plan into compliance with Paragraph 103 of the NPPF.

When they erect his headstone, we should all go round and knock it down, and place a little speedway track on top .

Well I liked it, enjoyed the racing on a saturday night and most of all it was free to watch. Not the greatest meeting but it kept you entertained and some of the younger riders showed a lot of grit. This is what we need and I hope ITV4 put more events on.

Painful to see sides ravaged by injuries and absences, especially at this end of the season. Jason Edwards isn’t a number one and Dayle Wood isn’t a number four; he’s a reserve. If Morris is out too, then it’s verging on ‘what’s the point’ territory. I’ve no idea what the solution is. We have a key fixture against Poole tonight and we’ve got Anders Rowe who is highly probable to give us a Drew Kemp level of guest performance. Meanwhile, Poole are missing Rushen and no-one seems to know why. The losers are the fans and when that keeps happening, the sport is edges closer to somewhere we don’t want it to be.

Got the great news today .. one of the biggest Scumbags ever to grace the sporting world . i hope he rots in hell to be honest

I saw the vid of him playing with his son on social media and it didn’t look good at all. His hand was effectively just hanging there. And then watching his interview on BSN last night was pretty upsetting I have to say. He was very honest and very emotional because there is a possibility that this could end up being the worst case scenario. We all hope that isn’t the case and that the surgery that will more than likely be needed is successful. 🙏🏻

They don't need to ban anyone just say we will not use you if you do. He who's paying the most will usually have the final say.

Or how about u were beaten by better riders !

I thought it was a decent evenings entertainment. Clearly not the usual broadcast team from the TNT days, more a budget broadcast team, but that’s down to ITV who were never going to throw tons of money at a one off production. However, I think British Speedway can give itself a pat on the back and consider it a job well done, rider presentations were on point, background promotional material looked fresh, the racing got better as the meeting progressed. The interviews were a bit ‘bumpy’ in places, but I don’t think it detracted from the overall presentation. More importantly there wasn’t any cock up’s!

Depends on your definition of boring. Season after season of gate and go but some fireworks and a shiny trophy at the end of each season, or season after season of meetings with most meetings worthy of season finale standard? Your trophy cabinet might be bursting but your track is far from anything to be proud of. Success at the cost of the sports integrity.

Considering what's happened to the other two, I'd imagine Mr Park is sh1tting himself right now!

No need for psalm 23 where he’s going.😆😆

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Since it's such a love in about having the British Final on telly, I must say I thought it was a bit of a bore. 3 hours plus was well dragged out. Lambert was always going to be head and shoulders above everyone else. It was pretty much him against a bunch of Championship standard riders - some of them reserve level. Maybe if the format had been cut down to 10 riders or so (and Lambert brought along for some exhibition rides!!) it might have been better. It was probably not a good event for a live tv relaunch. Maybe should have kept that for a League Riders Championship or something. And there didn't seem be much pushing of the sport, i.e. regular (?!) league speedway across the country etc. And I didn't hear much about the bikes - 500cc / no brakes / no gears on a loose shale surface. But there was a bit of random stuff like - changing setups and changing coils. And there was just no atmosphere at all. So If I was new to the sport (as opposed to someone who started watching decades ago but gave up attending 8 or 9 years ago, even though I have a track about half an hour drive away) I don't think I would be bursting a gut to watch another one or try to find somewhere to watch it live.

This is something Nigel Pearson excelled at. Used to bang the drum for speedway and plug meetings at various tracks at every opportunity he could when he was commentating. Sadly missed.

Emma is ace. Alongside the GPs, she does work for Leeds United and also for one of the horse racing channels. Always bright, bubbly and professional. She does a mega job. I thought all in all it was a good product tonight, tv show wise. I do think a little more could have been done in commentary for anyone new to the sport but most of all… …someone should have said something along the lines of “If you are new to speedway and enjoyed this evening, there are speedway clubs around the county you can visit for the first time. Go on to the British Speedway website to find out your nearest track and head down there to experience it in the flesh.”

Poole get biggest crowd in Champ, so they will do whatever gets people through the door. Who has the best track in the Champ? Worky? And their crowds are low. So you can have good racing but unless the team is winning, people will not go!

Well that was a cracking meeting, didn't really expect to win, but I will take that. Freddy was great, looked aggressive in his riding for a change, expensive night for him, heard he burnt 3 clutches. Kevin was annoyed at going through the tapes, it happens. Sam, what can I say, feel for the lad but he really has lost his way. Bomber and Leon fab, have got us out of a hole last 4 meetings. Thanks to Anders Rowe and Anze Grmek for guesting, done a fair job. For Poole, Cairns was very fast out the traps and I would have put him in heat 15, was impressed with Lightcap, very good points and exciting to watch. Hope the Poole fans have a pleasant journey home, managed to say hello to bluekevin at the end.

Leicester, you had one job 🙄

I wouldn't mind betting there will be a minimum of 5 changes to that line-up! Watch this space.......

Guesting in this league now is quite literally like pass the parcel. What an absolute sh1tshow!

Out of nowhere it has become the single most popular Facebook post we have posted in almost three years. I have no idea why or how it happened lol.

I think riding all types of track makes you a better all round rider and Cooper can ride the tighter ones, he's shown that at Plymouth, Leicester, Northampton, Oxford etc. Hes arguably better on the big ones and obviously has struggled at Armadale but I think gating and bike set up probably feeds into that too. I'm sure he'll want to master that track but ultimately if his goal is to be a GP rider and a staple in the Extraliga then its probably not vital. I think what was most impressive from him up to the final was his composure, intelligence and the way he handled the occasion. He is without doubt a superstar in the making if his career progresses smoothly.

My lads Sunday league team had a similar "curse" last season.. They ended up just second in the league because of it... But did, thankfully, win two cups... The "curse" has now been officially recognised as being "The Curse of Deansgate" A popular street, which is full of bars in Manchester... Some Sundays we were down to a bare eleven as "The Curse" struck... It struck usually around 9am when all the lads who had been out till 5am in the morning cried off on the WhatsApp group.. On the WhatsApp group it got very personal with the lads who went out each week, but still turned up, even questioning the sexuality of those who didn't make it... I showed the comments to an ex player of the team, and he said he was glad he had no idea what WhatsApp was, but added, he would have gone out and just arrived at the game from the boozer in his day... The fans of the club were devastated by last season runners up spot with literally dozens of people effected, particularly as the prize giving at the Town Hall includes a buffet .. Let's hope "The Curse" doesn't hit this season..

Thought it was a decent advert for the sport, everyone played there part, Tatum, Allen, Emma, the riders....track was okay considering the weather we have had. Finished on time which will not of gone unnoticed by ITV. Racing wasn't to the high standard of Belle Vue but do you know what?!...I thought everything considered the sport portrayed itself very well. Fingers crossed ITV want a bit more of the sport, now wouldn't it be great if they covered part of the play offs.

I guess going forward the British final should just be a match race between Lambert and Bewley. Sod all the other GB riders eh.

It’s also helped you quite a bit with the riders you have used covering for Bowes. Every team has been missing riders, it’s why it’s quite often a guest fest these days.

Excuse me!!!!

Since Doubling Up became the rule, rather than the exception, Guestfests have become the norm... When riders rode for one team only, and got injured, or were unwell, meaning they may be out of seven days or so, they had more time to be ready for their next meeting... Nowadays a rider injured on Monday can need a Guest replacement on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday... The lack of UK rider development, particularly in the 2nd tier as foreign journeymen after journeymen got brought in via a revolving door, has simply led to too few riders...

Just add it in here once again for anyone who laughed at my post before. Ellis should have replaced Lawson.

It's Poole of course they should.

Arlington has been saved!! Spedeworth have taken a full lease of the stadium from the Dugard’s and will invest to do all of the remedial work required to reopen. Given that Spedeworth are friendly landlords of speedway at the likes of Northampton and Mildenhall, surely this is a great chance for speedway to return at Eastbourne

Great stuff. I hope the money was worth it for him, what a legacy to leave behind.

As in Mick Norris?

Etheridge knew he was the wrong for both accidents and he did wait at the pit gate for Jenkins when he walked back to the pits and apologised they both had a handshake and moved on. After Cook returned to the pits again Etheridge went over handshake again with a few of the Aussie boys in the pits having a laugh over it. Not seen Etheridge pull a ‘dirty’ move on anyone whilst watching him this season, he’s generally been behind most riders anyway 😆

Yep, shortchange the punters by a heat and expect them to tip up more of their hard earned for the Ben Fund, typical British speedway. To clarify, was the correct decision to call it off but could so easily have been avoided with a little foresight.

As a tigers fan Etheridge should have gone

If you want to be taken seriously i'd suggest binning the avatar of a criminal

Personally I think Jordan Palin made a big difference he was terrific. Such a shame he gave up.

You can give feedback on the ITVX coverage here https://help.itv.com/support/tickets/new?ticket_form=viewer_services_-_let_us_know_your_feedback Select "Viewer services - let us know your feedback" and "Let us know which programme you are contacting us about" if you start typing "Speedway" it will come up, and you can leave your comments. Also I'm told it boosts the viewing figures if everyone logs into ITVX and just watches even for a few minutes

Simply not true, but still doesnt excuse laughing at an injured rider!

I suspect ITV were paid to show it, but regardless we want to get to the point where they want to show it. It may not have been the most exciting meeting, but that’s also how speedway goes sometimes, so for anyone thinking that’s an issue, I think it’s a red herring. You get boring matches in football, rugby, cricket… boring motor races, and millions watch people smack a ball slowly around a massive garden with sand dunes 😄 I think it was decent enough, although it did look like Olly Allen had been kidnapped at times.

If "very entertaining" means being 5-1'd 3 times in 5 outings and failing mechanically in heat 2, then probably best to stop these votes. Hats off for heat 6 but he didn't really have to work overly hard for it. He also almost fenced Lewis Kerr more than once in heat 12. With team mates like that, who needs opponents? Anyway, very pleased with the victory. I didn't expect to win, which makes it all the better. A solid effort throughout the team. Good to see DanT top scoring (despite what the Monarchs website may say) and a big thank you to Darryl Ritchings for turning up with a bike which, unlike the Poole reserves, lasted 4 laps in each race. Excellent professionalism. You can come back any time 👍 A black mark to the Pirates management for their seemingly poor information provided to the programme printers. I had to buy a new pen and was 'writing' William Cairns r/r, Slater Lightcap and Edward Kennett in my sleep afterwards. The latter was very good value for money, which dampened the disappointment of Kyle Newman's unfortunate absence. I was also impressed with Zach Cook. Very fast and very stylish. He's never seemed overly happy on previous visits to sunny Armadale. That's definitely changed this year though. Two top notch performances. Re the Mitchell Cluff 2 minutes incident. Joe (the big screen) always shows the countdown clock before every race. For whatever reason, it wasn't showing prior to the rerun of heat 8. The yellow light came on at some point but no clock. It was also conspicuous by its absence in at least one race later on in the meeting. Can't remember which one(s) though. Finally, well done to Michele Castagna for actually racing for the full 4 laps of heat 14. However, the technical gurus will have to explain his post-match quote to me. Something along the lines of, "my engine almost went on me". Pardon my ignorance but how does that happen? Is it not a case of the engine going (blowing up) or not going (working perfectly)? He didn't appear to lose speed. There was no audible spluttering. So, in what way did the engine "almost" go? Roll on Friday...

To be honest though part of the lack of interaction is down to demographic of the crowd. desperately need to get some young blood in to the sport!

It's probably the company they're keeping rather than the speedway itself

Jesus Christ people you are watching speedway on ITV for free and they finally got a deal done and all you miserable buggers do is moan. Better turn your phones / laptops off and just watch the racing because your negativity is embarrassing somewhat. If you want to moan at speedway on ITV for the first time in 41 years go ahead, but don’t you dare moan about it not being on TV the next time around.

Think a lot of Redcar fans being quite harsh on your team in terms of throwing it away. You have to remember Ashfield generally creates a better home advantage in the second half of the meeting, home advantage race lines become more apparent to the Glasgow team and tried and tested bike set ups used sooner. Think credit to both teams for great night of speedway and a brilliant travelling support both in number and in voice. Another week where speedway was the winner IMHO.

What abuse have you seen? These individuals have destroyed a 90 year old stadium with no planning permission. Some peoples emotions are going to be highly charged. Some comments are bound to be a bit fruity and you're very naive if you think that's abuse. No council or planning inspector will take notice of any social media post. This will be decided on evidence in regards to planning laws. You're an absolute hypocrite as well. How about I come and build a padel court in your back garden with no planning permission? Far more benefits for the community. Wally.