mikebv

No! No! No! The opinions of those within the "inner sanctum" are always right... And the opinions of those who only pay to watch the sport (and therefore keep it going), are always invariably wrong... Thought someone who has been on here so long like you have mate would have grasped this by now....

When you look at some Championship admissions, I would suggest £22 is very good value to watch some of the worlds best.. Whether both leagues' admission price points accurately reflect what is on offer is another debate, however, to watch top class riders in action I would say £22 isn't too far away from being VFM..

Indeed... And if it had gone ahead the track would have probably been too grippy, or too slick due to removing several inches of slop.. Either way, not a good watch even at the NSS when tracks get prepared like that.. Let's hope most of the riders can make the restaging given the majority either ride over here, or live over here..

All very strange isnt it? The promoters no doubt wouldnt want to give up their promoting rights, but that is effectively what they have done by not continuing racing at the stadium... It was said that without the dogs it wasnt viable, yet the dogs are still there. (?).. Therefore, why not let someone else take the reigns and run on the track that is already in existence and throw up the large meccano set that is also there and build at least one stand...?

And could bring many large manufacturers into the sport.. Something Honda tried to do many years ago... "Closed shop/Vested interest" could be a thing of the past with the costs getting driven down by a greater supply of manufacturers... We already have e-bike championships in road racing so the fundamental basics will be out there... No noise pollution would be a strong persuasion for any planning requests...

Left baffled and disillusioned? Wondering how such a fantastic spectacle can be so completely undermined by (some) of those who actually deliver it?

Erik Ross looks one to watch...

Have you been the head of marketing and advertising for UK Speedway over the past 40 years?

But how could you tell who is who?.. So difficult.....

100%... So the "glamour, trophy hunting teams" should compete in the top tier and let the 2nd Div revert to what it once was...

A lot of his views strangely mirror those of Adrian Smith....

A good interview in the Speedway Star with Phil.... States he may "upset some", but he does seem to have a lot of clear understanding of what needs fixing to make the sport credible in the UK.. Let's hope he has the mandate to do so...

The Championship should have two "juniors" like Poland have in their top league. Giving the UK lads a guaranteed perfect stepping stone from NL to a higher standard... Seems crackers that the top league have rising stars but not the league below, given that the RS's in the top league race against world class talent each night.. The sport doesnt need a plethora of World Class GB riders, (it always seems to naturally get 3 or 4 who are of that level), but it does need plenty of "decent" home grown talent that can fill up team places in both Div 1 and 2... The middle tier would be a perfect breeding ground for the development of those riders..

Is it "He should have been on 8.56?".....

Hopefully with Phil Morris in charge such lack of transparency will be a thing of the past... Maybe more regulations in "black and white" will result, rather than the (deliberate I presume), many ones that allow subjectivity to be used in reaching a decision.. Which results in many "outsiders looking in", believing "who you are in the grand scheme of things", gets you the decisions you want... There could easily (like many other individual sports do), be a world ranking list, based on riders performances around the globe.. And then use that to clearly define what assessed averages will be...

I think 'wanting to get the top riders back' has to be influencing some of the averages to be used in the top league... However, the sport needs to avoid as much 'subjectivity' as possible, being delivered by those who inevitably may have a vested interest in the outcome, so using some 'actual info' is at least based on fact and not opinion... And some of the riders who are returning rode against much better opponents when they were last here so gauging them now would be very subjective indeed... An 8 point minimum for GP riders would cover most bases, with anything higher being down to their actual last average when they rode last over here... Edit : Maybe they should do a ranking level based on individuals Poland, Sweden, The UK, and FIM event results? The Top 20 could then be a minimum 8 with a sliding scale as you go down to say the top 50.. eg The top ten are a minimum 8.5, the next ten are an 8,, the next ten are 7.5, the next ten are 7, and the last ten in the best fifty riders are 6.5...

Six actual "seniors" including the number 8, and two juniors.. This country's top league could have gone to four seniors and two juniors when the "top names" left, meaning plenty of "senior" cover for injured riders... However, the 2nd Div wanted to use Div 1 HL's and the Div 1 HL's wanted the money, hence DU'ing become rife and out of control... As you say, there is a reason Poland will never go down the guest route and it's that the fans, media and sponsors would never countenance such a situation as it would destroy their competitions credibility and render them pretty much worthless, (and unwatchable from those brought up on it being a "proper team sport").....

And without the third change (that wasnt allowed in the redulations), maybe they wouldnt have qualified? All ifs, buts and maybes obviously, but as you say, time to move on.. Roll on 2023, could be a cracker with some decent teams announced, and let's see if Mr Morris can sort such situations out...

Over to Mr Morris.... Integrity....

I think the non stand alone tracks need to be more about development... No point in creating "professional juniors" who spend their careers riding NDL and can just about compete at reserve in the Championship... The non stand alone clubs in particular should be about unearthing talent that could maybe become "first teamers" further down the line, or be able to generate loan fees or transfer values later in their careers.. Let's he honest, even winning the Premiership delivers hardly any wider publicity outside of the Speedway bubble, so winning one of the other two titles resonates even less, with the NDL very much the least of the three, therefore development of future British talent to take team places higher up the ladder has to be a key fundamental principle part of their model...

Robert Lambert?

And would also suggest that Discovery can see a positive future for the Sport in the UK, and obviously their own business, if someone can almost "save the promoters from themselves" and run the sport like a bona fide sport that wants to be taken seriously... You wont get anywhere near the sports potential (Poland proves what it can become), if fans and major sponsors cannot take it seriously, (even many die hard fans of the actual sport struggle)... With some major names back, it's the best year in a long time to try and build some positive momentum, so a good time to take the control away of those who would struggle to understand how to deliver it...

Could follow Swindon and have a few...

A difficult decision for the Promoter I would think... Given the time of year, you cannot rule out rain, (or snow!), and any dodgy weather may make some think twice before attending, and therefore pay to watch it from their armchairs.. For me and my lad It would be a difference between £58 (which all goes to the Promoter), and circa £15 which is shared between the producers and the promoter.. Maybe one of those Geo blockers could work?.. But I do have a VPN meaning i am Lithuanian anyway...

Should get the season off to a bang.... Tai or Emil would be great as the last one. . NKI not too shabby though if it is him... £24/£29 a fair price to watch that calibre of field I would suggest...