Daniel Smith

Is that necessary??

British Speedway doesn't have the finances to issue those demands anymore. If someone is signed to the top 2 divisions of the Polish League they'll just leave. We're already in a rider shortage situation having to have wobblers at reserve in both our leagues. I don't follow Championship Speedway at all, what's been the situation with teams going to Poole on a Wednesday & Glasgow on a Sunday for example?? Has there been regular R/R - Guests due to none injured rider's being elsewhere??

Wasn't it the FIM that set out race nights after BSPA, DMU & SVEMO complained about Poland threatening to run 5 days & banning riders from competing in other leagues?? There isn't officially 'Fixed' days as such, just 'Priority' days to individual associations. Monday - UK Tuesday - Sweden Wednesday - Denmark Thursday - UK / Sweden Friday - SGP / Poland Saturday - SGP / Poland Sunday - Poland Every league can run 7 days if they wanted to, they'd just not be allowed to demand rider availability on an 'off' night. It's why some of the conversations on here have been funny when some say "have one big league and ride any day we want." Rider availability would be disastrous with R/R & guests all over the place. It's probably the biggest reason why British Speedway are desperate to save the top tier league. Going to 1 league would finish the sport in this country forever, they'd be no coming back from an absolute 💩 storm that would create for our clubs.

🤣🤣🤣 only just seen this thread. That would be typical BSPL thinking. It's been done before & doesn't help strengthen the league throughout. 9/10 times the strongest teams financially will still employ the strongest 7+, 6+, 5+ riders, and the cheapskate club will be swimming around picking up the has-beens & sink to the bottom. Doesn't matter what rules get implemented, the powerhouses always rise to the top eventually.

This is were Speedway will (and always has done) fall down. How to maintain that engagement at live meetings? You're trying to attract the next generation which have the attention spans of a fish. For a newbie, going to a live meeting today, 2½ hours for about 40mins of entertainment, if you're in to practice starts & laps of honour. Otherwise, it's 15mins of entertainment. For that privilege, it cost £25. Also, the quality of the Stadia in the UK, for any middle/upper class citizen its horrific. The truth is, British Speedway is lower class trying to sell itself to the affluent. This is were it's not working. 100%, the attendances would be far higher if it was £10/15 with an Offy, a Vape Shop & a Turkish barbers selling class A's. The sport would be as big as football then 🤣

If King's Lynn can get Fricke + Kvech & Cook back that's a decent top 3. Is it certain Fricke is leaving Leicester though?? Would be terrible for them & Leicester has served Fricke well too, why change what isn't broken??

And there lies the problem when looking at statistics & cherry picking what suits the agenda. Kurtz & Bewley rode for the same team & taking points off each other home & away in heats 13 & 15. Musielak was unchallenged in a poor King's Lynn team. For King's Lynn in 2024 Musielak only achieved 6.97 from he 5 meetings. Musielak achieved the 8.69 at Sheffield as 2nd heatleader behind Jack Holder. Musielak is not, & never has been a "REAL" No1. "REAL" No1s are consistent season in, season out, not just for a statistical rolling average &/or a single season.

Taking Laguta's spot. Before that it was 2018/2019, again being Lambert. Previously to that it was Iversen. The issue with King's Lynn is always financial. Strength in depth on the cheap & when we've gone with 'real' No1s the rest of the team is bargain bin finds. The JC years are the only time the club has been genuinely competitive. Next season, King's Lynn need a genuine No1 & to hold on to Kvech & Cook as a top 3.

No chance

Since when has Musielak been a 'real' No1?? In any decent side he's only ever been 2nd or 3rd heatleader at best. When was the last time & how often have King's Lynn had a Holder, Kurtz, Bewley, Doyle, Sayfutdinov type 'REAL' No1??

After a year?? Are you new to King's Lynn Speedway 🤣 We've probably only had a "real" No1 once in the last decade.

100%, hence why in a previous post I'd said that the best thing British Speedway could do is have whole meetings streamed for free to everyone via YouTube. Have the meetings live to members only & release it to the public a week later. As you said, British Speedway doesn't have the pull to be 'Mainstream'. YouTube is THE only way forward for this sport over the next decade.

They do offer price structures tailored to individual sports rather than a singular monthly subscription, but the question is always the same. How would that attract NEW fans to the sport it desperately needs??

Think we're seeing evidence of a watered down Premiership in 26. Sayfutdinov gone & been mentioned elsewhere that Jack Holder has also said no more. 2026 looks like it could have lineups that are reminiscent of the shocking Covid return season. With the certainty of less teams, no TV money, less sponsorship = less income, how would folks feel about a (very likely) admissions increase?? Looking at basic numbers guesstimate, adult admissions could be between £28-£30 to fill all the voids??

What we can expect from the AGM i hear you say?? How about, it'll be like Prince Andrew doing an 'Ed Gein' & pretending to be Harry Styles.