Redcar match now 3pm instead of 6 so no good for me as AFC Workington v Leek kicks off at 3pm. I told a few people that you could do a football/speedway double header as well....
Luckily I hadn't booked my hotel as the club hadn't replied to my message about the start time...
Just shows you can't rely on a published fixture list these days when travelling any distance
Maybe next season..
He's moving back to Aus isn't he?
If he's interested he can get involved in the speedway scene down there like Darcy. I'm sure he'd be welcomed with open arms
Less meetings probably means higher rents though I'd expect.
You do wonder where a tv deal (that actually pays proper money not the other way round) and sponsorship might come from.
Maybe Coleman has some ideas on this
We were talking about potential replacements last night
Charles Wright and Jeppesen were the best we could come up with unless the Polish connection can produce someone
John Campbell in today's Star
All the championship clubs want 1 league, a couple of the Premier clubs might like 1 big league
Peter Oakes "the majority of fans appear to want 1 big league"
So basically 11 of the current clubs are apparently in favour but (lets say) the 4 that aren't seem to hold sway....
It's an interesting set up Speedway
Alternatively the sport as a whole looks at resolutions that would stop clubs losing serious money every season, perhaps this is what Coleman was getting at as in an 8 team premiership with everyone else in a watered down championship with reduced costs
Something needs to change regardless
Absolutely, let's hope it's not true or can be avoided but with the closure of the Comets at Derwent previously it seems there isnt enough support for speedway up there
I now have no local track
This season I've been to 2 Northampton meetings (3 hour round trip) with a further one planned plus 1 visit to Ipswich (2 and a half hour round trip)
That's my lot and will probably remain so each season under this format