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And someone like Bridger, Barker will do no better either. We are meant to be looking at the next generation!! Lets start NOW!!!

Why would it be empty. You seriously believe more people will travel BECAUSE Stead and King are in????

The only one stuck in the past is sticking with riders who have already proved they aren't up to the task. Time for Lambert, Kerr, Ellis, Garrity to be blooded. They wont score much less.

Stead and King for WTC?? Lets really look to the future ........................ not.

Kildemand is one meeting away from being a GP rider and MJJ has never looked like qualifying. Kildermand smoked the recent GP whilst MJJ struggled to the semi`s. MJJ has achieved already in his short career but has stalled. Right now he is chasing.

Those are valid points and lets face it several circumstances have to happen at once for that breakthru to happen. Iversen is a big case in point. Looked a decent rider for many a season and then suddenly found the formula to become consistently a world beater. MJJ may well go on to bigger things, so might Ward go on to become the World Champion everyone assumes he has an automatic right too. Emil only 2 seasons ago looked like the full package and injury robbed him off a potential tilt at the title. He hasnt quite looked that same rider since his injuries but i am sure he knows the key to success already. Tai thankfully has more maturing and growing to do but still has won one World title, so is already realising that huge potential. Tai won the title on merit despite what some perceive as `wild`. It does appear he has a bad injury but riders still can be judged on there performances on the bike and over a season. Tai rode with injuries (much like MJJ is) yet still was class all leagues across and won the World title. All injuries are different obviously but if you are fit to ride then your form will be judged also. As i have said MJJ has huge potential. Whether this a temporary stall remains to be seen.

Time will tell if he does indeed achieve or reach that potential. He has been overtaken by the chasing pack tho.

Its only the Poole -ites that seem to believe that hype. You are of course very right. Darcy remains a rider with bags of potential that has yet to prove it on the big stage. Bit like Michael Jepsen Jensen. Although his hype seems well and truly over.

Not that clarity is needed its just a choice. I find i have enjoyed meetings at Leicester more than i have at Brum. That includes the whole experience. And NO i wouldn't pay an extra ten quid to watch a GP on ANY man made track because the racing can be routine and riders unable to give it there all. Put simply, it isn't worth the extra cost. Everyone i speak to who goes to Cardiff says the same thing - we don't go for the racing we go for the atmosphere, which to me kind of sums up just how poor the racing can be at Cardiff. Don`t ask me to choose watching racing at Leicester or Cardiff - it has already been answered. Just to clarify, i think what BSI have done for GP Speedway is excellent - taking it into massive stadiums for the masses - wonderful. The cold hard facts however is that the general sporting population still aren't aware about our sport because the media in the main don't even mention it. Lets just ignore the fact that 40 odd thousand people pack into the Millennium Stadium!

I agree attendance is a different animal. RACING is mostly dull on the temporary tracks. I applaud what BSI have done in bringing GP racing to the masses. But i have yet to attend a Cardiff event and am ever unlikely to pay good money for what i would class as an inferior product.

And as usual ruined by ruts and lack of passing. Indoor meetings, the death knoll of GP RACING.

Batchelor looks total class tonight. Besides his one season he has never looked capable of this tonight.

Of course we cant. But there is a big clue........................ the EL has steadily decreased its quality over the past 10 seasons, so have attendances. Its certainly got a big part of it.

Its easy to see why Kildermand has moved ahead of MJJ as the next big thing. Class. Pedersen owned by the Aussies.

That is a different argument. The non Speedway fan needs to be got thru advertising and promotion that perhaps a big company sponsorship can help with. We need new fans in the long term absolutely but we need to tempt back those who no longer support - mostly due to lack of top riders. I don't disagree. There are several reasons qwhy the big boys are missing from the EL. A big sponsorship deal with money to tempt could be an answer because we know riders will ride if the money is on offer.

What we know works is big stars and a strong EL. Going backwards to something that didn't work last time is not the answer IMHO.

A definite no no to one big league for me! Been there, didn't work either. The successful leagues work with a Divisional structure. We must retain the 3 tiers.

There has to be some way to try get back to those days. Sweden can make it happen on not much bigger crowds than some of the EL teams.

Proof is already available. When Emil came over to ride for Cov figures were up everywhere Cov went. Like i said - its unlikely to ever happen again. But you probably don't read things fully i would expect.

I hear what you are saying, just think rigged is the wrong wording.

Rigged? Really?? I would say that teams with 2 youngsters as assets should only be allowed 1 to ensure things are evened up. Why shouldn't teams with young assets have priority?? So its OK for some teams to sit back and do nothing and then expect the best draft riders?? I am hoping this system (with some modification) is here to stay and hopefully that will encourage ALL EL teams to start investing in BRITISH youth and not looking for the best foreign newcomer. Obviously many believe that going for NL riders is a step to far for the EL. But what is clear we have to do something about spiraling costs and lack of top foreigner riders wanting to ride here. I long for the days of a strong EL, but i cant see it happening anytime soon. But the answer is simple - get the top boys over and crowds will come back. Win win.

I cant imagine there is an EL fan out there that doesn't want the big boys back and a strong EL again. But so far as regular racing and entertainment goes, i couldn't agree more.

Prices have gone up with inflation which is in stark contrast to EL teams going weaker. I don't think its rocket science to suggest that bringing back the top boys will help increase numbers on the terraces as that is what a lot of the stay aways have been saying they want to happen. I don't think promoters dare ask fans to pay more than they are now, not for the reduced standard and quality of the teams. However by looking at the bigger picture surely the promoters can see same night racing + big stars back = bigger attendances?? Will it cost more?? Probably but if that is the price needed to tempt people back to watching on the terraces then it surely is worth pushing for?

If we want the top boys back and a really meaningful EL then we have to fall in line with Sweden/Poland/Denmark. Not that it will happen as most promotions are only interested in their own needs first and foremost.

Yet more bull. ooooops you cant see these posts but have to mention both our names in every post. I am loving the comedy work you are certainly great entertainment at posting nonsense! Are we `blocked` by the way, funny you haven't mentioned it more than 20 or so times. Thank god for the light entertainment.