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The two U21 positions they must now have would have influenced that decision I would think..

The barrier to this would be the top tier paying riders enough to be exclusive.. Currently they and the 2nd tier help out each other by riders Doubling Down.. If they had to pay reserves, second strings and third heat leaders on their own what these riders wanted, could top tier teams afford the GP/Polish top tier level riders to go with them too?..

Maybe, but many of the riders that the UK need to attract over here see Thursday as being too close to the weekend, where they earn their major money and expectations of them are at their most pressured.. And don't want to be in an out of the UK twice a week some weeks as can happen... Plus Poland use Thursday now for rearranged meetings which, as we know, negatively impacts UK Speedway.. If the UK can improve the product then maybe Mondays only would work? As we see with the play offs, all teams have possibly even as much as double the followers that attend regularly through the season, therefore maybe if the product, and its credibility improves, so would the crowd levels??

One of the "weird" plusses for Speedway is the actual lack of huge financial rewards for winning.. No team would put together a team of "World Beaters" as they couldn't afford it, or, even if they could, their own crowds would suffer, as watching them hammer opponents each meeting would become boring... It doesn't even need massive differences in team averages, just stop moving the sport backwards each season... And having a "Manchester United" that brings the largest crowds in when they visit can't be a bad thing for the sport.. Other "Minority" sports, like both Rugby codes, Basketball and Ice Hockey have their regular "top teams", who bring in good home fan turnouts when visitng other teams.. It should always be about moving the sport forward..

Perfect for the GP riders should any of them wish to come over here. Hence so many do Poland, and Sweden, with some doing Denmark too.. Riders of the level that the UK would want, If they did Poland, UK and Sweden, would be finished by Tuesday, so would have Wednesday and Thursday clear and be well prepared for either a Friday Polish league match, or a GP2, or a Saturday GP or Polish Sunday league match.. Any Thursday Polish matches would also no longer impact the UK... Once a fortnight speedway at each track over here, like happens elsewhere..

One of the most requested things on the forum down the years I would say.. That, and let whoever finishes top of the table be the benchmark for the year after... Fans build an affinity with riders and then they move on!!! Absolutely crackers from a business perspective... You become successful and then have to start again the year after!! What nonsense is that?.. Using the top of the table teams' figure would also mean riders not having to (ahem) "manage" their averages late in the season.. Kids in particular love having "heroes" so to maintain their interest, let their "heroes" stay if the club wants it happen... (THE biggest opportunity for the sport is more kids as they bring paying adults!!)... Due to the lack of any large number of new riders coming into UK Speedway each year, what we have is akin to shuffling exactly the same deckchairs on the Titanic each close season... Put simply, have an incremental growth plan for the sport, and stop dumbing down..

Dan did miss the UK out in 2022 when he rode in Poland and Sweden only, so maybe he plans to do the same next year?.. Edit. He won two GP's that year, and the British Final as well... Obviously was allowed to ride.!!

It certainly is if you want to attract sponsors from outside the UK Speedway Bubble... Which has to be the ultimate aim... Interest from some major companies is vital for any sport in the UK, and the credibility of what you can offer to them will ultimately determine their input, or not... They need to see that your brand has enough synergy with theirs, and that your sports' administration, and ways of working, are not going to embarrass them by association, given the public will see them as being aligned with whoever they sponsor...

Irrefutable Evidence...😁

"Mark, the World Champ is on the phone, saying he can ride in the British Final to try and defend his title"... "No, we will be better off without the World Champ there".. .😁

Spot on.... Monday's and Thursday's were set aside for the UK so the top tier teams could bring GP riders over.... Of course it was ...😁

If it's ITV4 they will certainly be hoping the potential extra "eyeballs" generate more income via sponsorship, and maybe more clicks of the turnstiles due to free access to the sport increasing its profile...

It is quite baffling why some would want what appears to be one of the few financially successful clubs to rip up their business plan and operating model to "do something different"... When that "something different" clearly wasn't working back when there were more teams in the top tier, and the sport appeared more stable and had more going for it, than it currently does... If I were running Poole I would expect a lot of incentives to move into the top tier to ensure my balance sheet wasn't negatively impacted, and was protected, and, if I didn't get them, then I would be quite happy to stay where I was...

I am Dan Bewley!!!! I am Dan Bewley!!! I am Dan Bewley!!!. Etc, etc ..

Richard Coleman said on one of the podcasts he did a few weeks ago that doubling up was being classed as "two leagues"... Maybe it has changed?...

So he can't double up over here then if he rides in 2nd tier Poland and top league Sweden?.. Or can he?... 🤪

Not at all... You don't grow any business by opening other units when you don't have the infrastructure in place to ensure the ones you currently have can keep going profitably .. UK Speedway has to share riders now with the number of teams they have, who will therefore ride for any new ones?.. Certainly not enough of them of the required level for another top league team to compete adequately... You actually damage your brand by spreading yourself "too thin" which then results in every one of your businesses starting to suffer, even the current successful ones you have, as your "weakest links" start to drag the business down.. UK Speedway needs to consolidate and sort out it's issues, then build on what it currently has... With a clear plan for gradual growth for the next few years .. It doesn't mean new tracks cannot come on board, but it must be planned properly to ensure it improves UK Speedway and not be, yet another, knee jerk reaction on a whim, which leaves fans saying .. "It can't be like this again next year"... (Again, and again, and again and etc etc etc)..

Meaning he can ride 3rd tier in Poland plus as many leagues as he wants?...

You would want to keep Brennan at two or four then I would think.. Someone else will benefit from his average if not .

He who pays the piper, calls the tune...

He is going to sign to ride in Sweden again, so that is one league... If he doubles up over here, is that his three leagues?.. That would mean no top two divisions in Poland wouldn't it? But he could ride in their third level?? Confused....

No, we don't want as many tracks as possible next season, if it means delay in planning fixtures, meaning fans can't plan accordingly,, riders don't wait and sign elsewhere (even more important given the new restrictions), and the inevitable "cobbled together" septet is destined, before a wheel is turned, to finish miles adrift at the bottom of the league.. Far better to run with what they have, consolidate, and, should a team, or teams, want to come back then they can spend a season doing open meetings to gauge viability... A professional business has control, vision and a several year growth plan using best case/worst case parameter scenarios, and builds their future operating model and business plans accordingly on the forecasted positions... What a professional business doesn't do is reach the end of their financial year, and, only then start to build next year's plan, or, unless it is "Donald Ducked" fundamentally change it... It certainly wouldn't stretch any meagre resource pool it currently has further by bringing more complexity into its operations.. Run next year as planned, and build in future growth accordingly as and when it enhances the product..

And if so, just say that.... Would even give their fund a bit more publicity and urgency to sort, so could bring in some money quickly... No idea why there isn't ever any transparency and engagement with the fans... ie. The very thing that helps keep their hobby surviving in the UK...

Was the 3rd of Nov, now been cancelled... No reasons given as to why..

They certainly do, and continue to do, a p*ss poor job at "fan engagement" don't they?… It's almost like Speedways version of Omerta.. Everything is on a "need to know basis", and it is clearly obvious that, to them, their customers simply don't need to know.. The optics of what they do, so many times, paints them as amateurs, well meaning amateurs, but amateurs nevertheless... Literally several million is spent on riders, yet, it would appear, very little spent on a fit for purpose communication and marketing team... An amazing business plan, and one that, to no surprise, reaps exaxctly what it sows, season on season..