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This was money raised in the effort to bring Speedway back to Reading, which started in 2016 and lasted around 5 years. Many Reading fans donated every month during this time alongside fundraising events. It hasn't been raised since the end of last season! Having admitted defeat in the quest, it was decided Plymouth's appeal was a deserving cause.

But in all seriousness. This fixture should be advertised as the big grudge match. Make sure any press before it has needle. Make it a fixture not to miss. Make sure its a tv meeting. Even if its just 1 meeting on ITV. Just sell it

What's the point in a Rising Star scheme in the Premiership but not the Championship. RS in the Premiership should be any under 21 Brits, so Cairns, Rushen, Harrison, Scott etc RS in the Championship should be any under 21 Brits with a Championship average below 3.50, so Southwick, Fletcher, Vale, Norman etc And perhaps a second Rising Star in the championship who is an Under 21 Brits but with no average limit. So Rushen, Cairns, Harrison, Hodder etc. just to have more young Brits riding.

Thankfully Berwick have never had any of those over the years.

Probably to 'even out' whats left. Cooper and Will are always going to get their ride as the 'other' U21 anyway. What beggars belief is the lack of a 'Rising Star' scheme in the Championship where both reserves really should be young Brits.

Good. Nothing but respect and admiration for Kyle Howarth, so delighted to hear he’ll be back racing in 2027. Really rate the guy; was gutted when he left and I’m disappointed he won’t be back, but I fully understand the reasoning. I understand from both this forum and a Glasgow club official (who warned me of his pending departure three weeks before the event) that his pregnant wife had faced some challenges, so naturally, I was delighted to learn of the Howarth clan becoming a four. Wiltshire to Oxford is a helluva lot easier on the family life than Wiltshire to Glasgow.

no thats for grand prix riders only apparently. 😁

This is exactly why the rising star role should be scrapped in prem. None of them good enough except scott

Well a statement concerning the Season 2027, has been issued and guess what, NOTHING has changed except the 1 x 8 Point rider has gone Everything else stays the same. Same number of teams, Same BSN Cup, K.O.Cup and league format 1 HOME , 1 AWAY So much for big changes, MY A*SE. Treat the fans exactly as last season, fixture list will probably read 1 home match every 3 /4 weeks during the summer months.It could end up with 1 team only having 11 home matches all season. The fans wanted 2 home/2 away, but the promoters have decided otherwise,so its a case of F*ck what they want.

Rushen opted out, now his average is too high - no complaints from me. Cairns is the result of poor decision making, I see no good reason why the RS limit was lowered from 4.00 to 3.50, in Poland U21s stay at reserve all year regardless of ability, so they've half copied Poland's rules, but put their own spin on it, which doesn't benefit British riders imo. Rider too weak for the Prem will get plenty of opportunities, riders who have reached the reserve level & can hold their own, will be dropped once reaching 22. It could be Cairns would have opted out of the RS scheme, if there hadn't been changes, to avoid the RS pay structure, but we'll never know?

Speak for yourself. Maybe trying running an NDL team for a few more home fixtures, and helping out the youth development at the same time.

I would encourage people to try the 'other' forum, its much quicker and more user friendly. Good daily quizzes too.

Coleman's hand at the BSPL AGM

Cooper never was a rising star.

It feels sad for speedway in general that bewley has left belle vue, i get riders move on but it just feels wrong

I’d bet my house on the play offs being Ipswich, Leicester, Belle Vue and Sheffield which makes you wonder what’s the point of it all

This must be an AI mistake - surely the beer is BITTER 😉

While we stick to 2 nights a week we wont see anyone back. They dont want to fly into UK twice. Should be 1 night a week

So bspa have introduced a new u21 rule that basically no Europeans will eligible for anyway unless they come and live here too 🤷‍♂️😂 I should be shocked but erm well…

However Poland is not succeeding. There is some angsting a out the paucity of 25/26 year olds, as riders drop out after 21 and 24 when the junior competitions are no longer open to them. See for example https://kibic-zuzla.pl/polscy-seniorzy-25-29-lat/

The mascot apparently 😂

This is when I so wished we still had @Presenter on the mic. I can guarantee he’d be stirring the pot when the Aces came to town 😂

Don’t be silly….it’s well documented that it’s EVERY rider’s goal to ride for Poole….🤣

If dale has anything to do with team building then we might aswell give up

This forum gets more pathetic on a daily basis. All this to win a league that no one even really cares about 😁

Belle Vue fans after losing Dan Bewley and Will Cairns but realising they've still got Brady Kurtz.

its riders like jody scott vinnie foord ryan ingram freddy hodder ashton vale jordy loftus senna summers riders like that, and no disrespect to them, they are no where near prem level sadly, it wont do there confidence any good this, you just hope being around better riders is enough to improve them,

Typical Belle Vue fans Gloated over Ipswich losing star riders … now the boot on the other foot they cry

It's a business they've really got their teeth into It's no hair today gone tomorrow set up is the watch business in Turkey PS - I'll get my coat! 😁

You normally need them 😂

We potentially lost quality as we made it unaffordable for scores of riders who couldn't make it pay. I believe it was Dean Machine who pointed out the staggering numbers of in particular British riders lost to the sport in the last few years. Why do we keep going for quality in a vained attempt to keep a dwindling fan base.

I’m fully aware this is pure engagement farming, but not a single person has suggested the signing of Riss is purely to take advantage of illness and quirk in averages you insufferable fuc*ing bellend.

It’s worth quoting this from szkocjasid again because this will be a safety blanket if things go wrong again for Riss. His recent average is used so that’s his much lower converted Championship average. Once the season gets underway and he reverts back to his Premiership GSA, we’d have much more options in terms of guests or permanent replacement. Hopefully that won’t be needed and he’s back to full fitness. There was an article in Poland recently about his return to full health and his return to racing where he went and won the world long track championship.

Eddie certainly retired a lot when riding in matches that contributed to his average. Not so much while guesting for Poole.

Best yan yet 😜

Very Kevin Keegan! "I'd love it if we beat them, love it" 😁

If dale has anything to do with team building then we might aswell give up

After last season, this is brilliant viewing. Coleman is taking Ipswich to a new level. Track being improved, a GP coming to the club and a stellar looking line up being built. Those gutted about Louis leaving a year ago must of forgotten about him already. Of course they are offering way more than anyone else, that much is obvious. Same as Glasgow done when they got bought out. But its great for for the club and fans. the only worry for Ippo is if Bewley and Doyle stay clear of any injuries next season.

Another ultra competitive season.... Exciting stuff!!!!!

Good luck to Dan... Great to see one of the world's best, (and most exciting), riders, choose to keep riding in the UK...

Three riders are stepping up, as Zichke is becoming a second string.. Good to see some continuity, and loyalty, in a sport that does its best to destroy it, but, as you say, a gamble that all three will need to deliver even their current figures, although, all are on an upward trajectory in their careers so possibly they will adapt well to their new positions in the team... Brady's average should go up given he won't have a top level partner in Heats 13 and 15, (and any TAC SUB rides), to take points off him... A team set up to win at home seems to be the key behind it, (without the big margins of last season), in a hope they can keep it close (ish) away from home, and all three riders had some"decent" away meetings last season with each delivering, at least one, "match winning performance".. There are only two teams to beat to reach the play offs, so you just need to be better than them.. And, having three riders who, in all honesty, more than likely will drop points from their average could facilitate some team changes later in the season when some of the better riders may decide to pick up a few extra quid... Jason Doyle dropped Sweden for the UK last year so it can be done.. Fair play to Mark Lemon in sticking with those lads who made significant strides last season rather than replacing them for doing "too well"... A strategy unique to UK Speedway and one that does it few favours...

It wouldn't be a shock would it??. Obviously nothing has been confirmed yet, however, it does look like a current GP rider is being assessed as just 50% better than a RS... A quite ludicrous situation, however, as with so many things they do, they paint themselves into a corner by over complicating things, and end up adding more and more additions for what is, after all, just a team sport... If only they spent as much time promoting and marketing the sport as they do writing, and rewriting, rules and regs...

I think what people are not taking into account with Vinnie is his injury at Redcar in his first meeting of the season. He was on 4 from 3 and sitting on a paid win in his fourth when he lifted and hit the fence by the starting gate. It was a far more complex injury than people realise, he came back, as speedway riders do, not fully fit and playing catch up with riders who had been racing for a few months whilst he was out. He then was in the top 5 for Worky when he returned , a step up when not fully fit and playing catch up with race fitness. As fitness returned he picked up at the end of the season and whoever gets him next season will see a different rider.

The white jacket getting another airing? We can only hope…

Coleman’s mustard… I did say he was the best thing to happen to Ipswich for an awful long time. I wasn’t an admirer of the way Chris Louis handled the sale process last winter, but he deserves credit for leaving the club in good hands. There were alternatives, and they would have seen him out quicker, but they weren’t the best options for Ipswich in the long run and Chris knew that.

I would've raised the minimum average of foreigners to 5, rather than lowering it to 3. I'd also support Brits minimum average returning to 3, now we have situations where having a 2.25 average loses you a team spot to a new 2 pointer. While I realise that could happen with a 3.25 rider / minimum 3.00 ave rule, feel a 3.25 averaged rider is more likely to get a senior reserve spot than a 2.25 rider ever would.