Not a word about the thousands who have booked hotel rooms/travel etc
If there was any doubt about the viability of the event why announce the date?
Shambolic
There's a fair bit if derelict industrial land around Wolverhampton but it'll all be privately owned.
South Staffs has never had a speedway track and I'd be amazed if their planners would be in favour of one but you never know. The required highway works for the site in question add another huge complication.
I'd imagine the promotion will issue an update presumably between now and the start of the 2025 season but it's unlikely to say much of note
The top 3 look nailed on barring disasters
It'll be a good scrap between Leicester, Lynn and Oxford for 4th, any one of them could get it but if Oxford do get Musielak it should be them
By a miniscule amount starting from a low base, Tolley also admitted that signing Freddie didn't particularly result in increased crowds
He doesn't need ex Wolves riders and staff just good riders and staff
Agree with all that but we are where we are, do they try and preserve what is there now or do we just accept the natural order and work out what to do when 5 teams are left? Tricky
The problem with the football analogy is that those teams will never run out of opposition to play, that's a real possibility for speedways premier league. Leave Birmingham and Lynn if you like to it but don't complain when there are only 5 teams left
Indeed, the other option is effectively rider control but nobody bar the bottom 2 clubs possibly would ever vote for that.
When the likes of Birmingham do finally pack it and the top clubs have nobody to race but themselves they can't say they weren't warned
I'd be surprised in this financial climate if the Council has the money to buy anything unless there's some possibility of today's equivalent of council housing being built on it