mikebv

Probably not alone given the erratic fixture lists.... You can go several weeks without a home meeting being planned in, (without any cancelled meetings which can compound it further), and still ride away in that timespan... And if you have rode say six away and four at home, ten matches in, then you would probably have to wait until the home and away meeting numbers are the same to pay out what you owe... The Captains used to have to sign a declaration before a meeting covering, amongst other things, that no money was owed to anyone, I seem to remember.. Does that still exist?..

Another exciting season ahead then?...

And they even have to manipulate rider averages to fill teams with enough riders of sufficient capability... I do enjoy this time of the season where fans of clubs bemoan who their team have signed, yet the reality is hardly anyone "new" wants to ride over here therefore just shuffling riders around is all they can do....

100%.… Winning at home maintains crowd levels.... Lose away regularly? It doesn't make for any great loss of fans attending at home... Some teams are very much set up to be lower table teams, due simply to income levels, with their ambition being to ensure they come to the tapes the following season.. Winning at home most weeks goes a very long way in delivering that...

Plenty of "strength in depth" teams will probably need some changes a few weeks in, and those with top level No5's will also need cover in case of long term injuries to either of their top two, similar to the Aces last year... Could become very wanted which can only help with his negotiations...

Belle Vue maybe??. A cheeky bid?..

A shame, but I suppose it helps keep Speedway going...

To be fair to many KL fans with a similar outlook... Each season seems to be "we are committed to the Premiership" with ultimately, little hope of winning it.. Given the lack of prestige in winning either titles available, I wouldn't be surprised if a good many KL fans would be more than happy in "Div 2", watching many of the same riders as in the top tier, and competitively challenging for honours.. And maybe doing so on a Saturday...

The rising stars won't make much difference to the meeting outcome... Their two protected races will mostly see them race each other for a point... If a team loses a meeting it certainly won't be the rising stars fault...

And foxtrot oscaring again when the money stopped...

I thought it would be ... "We know what your are"...😁

I think that the Aces, Northampton and KL will be very close all season to finish fourth, almost in a mini group of three. With the head to heads being possibly the deciding factor, which maybe is where the NSS home advantage will kick in?.. Obviously, all could change if the Aces can land a top level No5 and a strong No6... That could prove to be a big challenge though... And will probably mean several more changes to last years' team than the ones already made..

They will be... On Dan T's vlog it was mentioned that most riders get a 3 points guarantee, with some going for no guarantee but higher pounds per point ..

If you were starting a completely new team sport on Monday next week, you certainly wouldnt have copied the UK Speedway operating model to use would you?.. Certainly not if you wanted to make a success of your venture...

Won't bring any major sponsors money in though by advertising that.. Nor major TV companies... What you could get away with in 1976, you can't in a 2026, 24/7 instant digital media world.. And all team sports get injuries with many of them eg Ice Hockey and American Football being "dangerous" (even Cricket have had deaths from players getting struck, as sadly has Football recently), and none of them use it as an excuse to not only borrow from opponents, but even sometimes improve their team by doing so.. Edit. And whilst saying "We need to share each others riders due to how dangerous the sport is", might get some interest, "We need to share each others riders due to p*ss poor fixture planning" might not scan so well... More than half of all guests used last season were, (once again), used not to replace injured riders..

Isn't it a set £70 a point for the RS's...? (I know, reality might be different...) You could actually argue that the lower the quality, the more it will cost the clubs as more expensive riders beat them.. Looking at the six listed, and the No6's so far signed, many of the RS's will only score the majority of their points against each other I would think..

It wouldn't be any surprise if Dan got "an offer he couldn't refuse" from Ipswich, which was so good it changed his mind about riding over here.. With the added bonus of riding at a GP track, (which will be brand new to many of his challengers for the World Title)... Basically. "A Self employed person decides to take up a good offer of a contract", and nothing more than that.. Poland offer up two year contracts knowing what the landscape will be two years in advance, and know that, regardless of success, they won't be penalised team building wise.. The UK don't know from one season to the next what the landscape will look like, and, regardless of zero success, you can stilll be penalised team building wise.. Don't hate the player, hate the game...

And how much more successful it could be if those who follow the sport closely, but rarely attend, (but often turn up at play off time), all attended more regularly... It's a real conundrum... Those who run the sport, seem to do their level best to alienate their own fan base by the way they run it, yet, there isn't any Speedway without their money that they, year in, year out, throw at it... If only someone could work that conundrum, so much could get fixed..

It's standard frozen processed sh*te... Never understood why people eat at these events given, unless you have a decent independent food producer with their own van, it is fast food crap.. 100's of great local restaurants in so many locations where sporting events are held, yet people seem to think some, basically, microwaved dog food, served up by some 17 year old kid who started working there half an hour before it opened, is worth purchasing... And then complain it is not good!!!

Plenty more to add to what?.... If Ipswich run at their usual league title winning regularity then Paul will be not far off 90 when they win it again... 😁

But, like Smith, Wigg and Cox, (maybe others?), did in the past, why bother when a rider can just ride under another country's federation?..

You can only think that he would have just taken out another federation's licence and that maybe that would have had an impact on his SON eligibility...??? Dan Bewley in his statement upon signing for Ipswich said he initially wasnt going to ride over here, hence his comments about the initial ruling were very critical of it.. Obviously it wasnt fit for purpose... Unusual that, isn't it?...

Maybe a bit more of a comment on the sport... But the post and pre seasons on here are invariably far more entertaining than the seasons themselves...

You would think so.. However, the Aces signed Robert Lambert, legally according to the regs... Then all hell broke loose!!.. 😃 Did I just hear "Independent Governance" anyone?..😃

Hopefully that don't use each others riders to guest during the season, as it might dilute it a bit....😁 "In heat one we have the mouth watering prospect of watching Brady Kurtz versus Jason Doyle. Jason who top scored for the Aces, whilst guesting for Brady, in the Aces last meeting at Northampton"... 😵