Daniel Smith

It's more than that. The British Final is a clear indication that the "fast tracking" of Rising Stars isn't delivering in the Premiership. Rushen showed he could be the next to come through after Bewley & Lambert, but what else is there?? All those years of riders given Rising Star (or past equivalents) positions to have only Bewley & Lambert cut it is nothing short of failure. Could be argued that giving youngsters a job in the top league with minimal effort stop the hunger and drive to be the best they can. These kids should be hitting heatleader positions in the Championship on the regular before getting reserve spot in the Premiership. It's the only & best way to sort the wheat from the chaff.

So, serious question time. Do you think that meeting sold it to ITV or another broadcaster to take on the sport in 2027+?? Not for me, the meeting itself was just okay (Rushen the standout), it's a shame the gulf in the line-up was so far apart. Hopefully, ITV (or another free to air) decide on broadcasting the Premiership Play-Offs, it may give a better standard of racing for the sport to sell itself.

Seems you've missed the point. It's an opportunity to sell the sport to ITV or any other broadcaster. So far, it's not going well is. Being on TV is not just about tonight, the future of British Speedway is dependant on selling our sport.

Speedway fans are weird. So we're at a point now where clubs can't sign rider's because others can't afford it?? Absolutely bonkers mentality. It's up to everyone else to be better, not lowering standards to suit the least well off. Even if the team averages were 25 or 55, in the main, if a club has the most expenditure available, they'll have the best team. It's the way in every single motorsport. It's very very simple, if you want a competitive league, bug all the other promoters to raise their standards

Well, no actually 😂 He was safe to ride for 23hrs;45mins 😛

Lawson's suspension must have been from & including Thursday. If Lawson had the suspension starting from the Friday it would mean Ipswich's use of R/R would be illegal. If R/R or guests are used, suspension dates are issued from that "missed" meeting.

Would be a strange thing for him to do when he's starting to move in reasonable circles as a DJ. To be fair to him (if you like that music) his tracks are half decent.

Why worry about broadcast times for a highlights show? The 90s are well & truly over, everything will be available to stream regardless of broadcaster.

Is this a radical enough idea to get past Poland's +1 league restrictions? SVEMO, DMU, ACU agree to become a joint league venture. Start the season as 'Regional Divisions' so as usual league racing, home & away x1, then the top 2 from each division go on to the 'Continental Championship'.

Just an idea 1 big league spit in to North & South divisions. Home & away x1. Top 4 from each move on to Play-Offs, Home & away x1. Whomever finish top wins the league. Remaining teams below both top 4s, home & away x1 compete for the Caven Shield. Guarantee of around 12-13 Home fixtures pending number of teams. Plus KO Cup, Pairs & British Final (scrap the qualifiers). All averages in the 1st season converted to current Premiership. Team building to 40.00. Introduce a grading system for year 1 also. Grade A: SGP, Ekstraliga ave 7.00+, Elitserien, Danish League & Premiership 8.00+. Grade B: Ekstraliga 6.99-4.00, Elitserien, Danish League & Premiership 7.99-6.00. Grade C: Everyone else. If a team signs 1 Grade A they can have 2 Grade Bs. Sign 2 Grade As, it's only 1 Grade B. Sign no Grade As, can have up to 4 Grade Bs.

There are not enough riders around that'll accept a 'Semi-Professional' league. I wouldn't worry to much as that option definitely won't be on the table.

One thing (maybe the only thing) the current Premiership has in it's favour is travel. It's very 'Middle England'. There's no travelling to Glasgow - Edinburgh all the way down to Poole - Plymouth. Do remember Buster mentioning this as having a substantial savings on costs to the club as to whether it's best being a Premiership or Championship team.

I think it an absolutely simple issue to fix to which I've said for years. It can't be eradicated totally but all guests should come in from the lower league & have a lower converted average than the official No7. 1 rider missing, it's only R/R. 2 riders missing, it's R/R + guest at No7 & everyone else in the team moves up a position. 3 riders missing, meeting postponed. It definitely should not be accepted that half the team can be guests. _______________________ Tonight, another good result for the Stars, but yet again for King's Lynn fans the Play-Offs carrot is dangling, it's the hope that kills you again isn't it?? Where's that next flop result coming.

It takes all types to make every sport exciting. In Speedway you need the gating tart, the curb crawler, the chaser & the kamikaze. The mixture of mentality is what gives the sport (any sport) the excitement. Without the Pedersen types, the sport is & has been a bland sport for a while. The fact many are talking about Woryna, means he's doing something right, for his profile & the sport overall.

Not seen a single GP for 2 years. Is this Kubera the 'Real Deal'? Willing to put his & others lives at risk just to win? Are we talking peak Nicki Pedersen mentality? Do you think he's willing to take his own countryman & national hero Zmarzlik for a safety barrier inspection? If it's a yes to all those, I may sign up & have a new hero. Speedway globally desperately needs characters rather than the soft touch of recent years. I'm all for 'risk & reward' over safe & bland every day of the week.