mikebv

"Who left that f**king sign there?" "Move it now!!" "It spoils the Infield".... Edit. I hope the sponsorship isn't based on £'s per square metre signage!!!😁

Those 48 hours from Monday seem to have made all the difference to his injury looking at his scores last night and tonight... Who would have thought such a short time would make him capable of riding so well?

I have made a vigil to Lourdes....

If it's any consolation, Klindt is 8 paid 11 after four rides in Poland... Riding very well from the back...

Two matches per monthly salary max for me... More than that and you are asking maybe too much for many who are currently financially stretched.... To make a significant change in your life it takes 28 days of doing something/not doing something, and this then becomes "normal", and Speedway with all its gaps between meetings certainly isn't helping itself.... NB. Which is also why one off "build it and they will come" cheap tickets/free ticket meetings don't work... You need to entice people for several weeks for it to become "normal" for them to attend... It is folly from a marketing angle to expect them to suddenly become regulars after a one off visit...

Giving up a priority night could be deemed to be somewhat partly to blame...?

All riders with over a 4pt average only... If enough teams want to run a seven rider second team, alongside some stand alone clubs who feel that level is their organic level, then run an NDL league.. If not, then each team should have a 3 man second team, like the SJL used to be like, and run a nine heat second half at NDL level..

Just got this weeks copy... Some great interviews with Ben Barker, Charles Wright and Armando Castagna... Ben suggesting we need one league with fewer riders per team so more rides per rider next season... Inside info? Woffy too has an indepth interview about his crash and convalescence... A consistently excellent publication which shines the sport in a professionally good light...

It was him who agreed the change wasn't it? Wasn't it done so Poland would let "their riders" ride over here? Which would then mean the thousands that still follow the sport, but either don't attend at all, or still do so but infrequently, would all flock back into the stadiums around the nation and only have to pay circa fifty quid per couple for the privilege.. ...!!

I cannot believe Speedway promoters would do that,..

And therein lies an issue with any UK kid that looks a modicum better than average... I have seen him and Rushen described as potential superstars... Let's see if they can beat average rising stars regularly first... At 16, the very top riders in the world were beating heat leaders in their respective top divisions, so let's not pile pressure on these lads should they show some ability higher than most of their UK peer group... Because, with all due respect, Dan Thompson apart, that group isn't the greatest standard, and Div 2 second string level will be an achievement for most of them....

From reading the comments... I take it the tide was out...?

Doubling up has caused a huge amount of damage... It started off controlled with two UK riders max per team.. Then, before we knew it, almost every member of each team had a minimum of two clubs.. Sam Masters a few years ago actually spent a couple of months being No1 in the averages of both leagues!!! Imagine trying to markef fhat? When riders rode for one team, and got injured, by the time their next meeting came around they often had enough time to get well, or, if not a guest was used if the rider was of a certain level.. Now, many riders of any level getting injured on a Monday could miss Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday matches in Div 2... Meaning guest after guest, after guest to replace them.. Complete nonsense...

We cannot have just ONE team being plagued by injuries can we...?.. Not that they ever mention it.....

Good luck to Norick this Friday in the SGP2... Hopefully he is over his injury....