mikebv

Why? Fixed race nights gone? They signed Doyle and ran in the top league but ran with many more fans on Saturdays when they dropped down and he left...

Get that to a degree, but... Many of the teams now defunct are in medium sized towns and cities and were able once to deliver a sizeable proportion of the local populace to attend each week.. Meaning they had influence... Those who run the sport over the past 3 decades have destroyed their very own fan base in lots of areas... 5000+ a week at these tracks and many would have stayed open.. I would suggest that there are considerably more fans of the sport, (like me), who cannot take it seriously, and therefore dont attend regularly, than those who do.. It wouldn't surprise me if there are more on here who dont regularly attend than those who do.. But are still ultra passionate fans of the sport, willing to spend plenty to watch it (when done properly), here and overseas, but dont see UK Speedway worthy of their regular patronage.. That is not the fault of any housing developer...

Didnt the owners say that this was the plan? No "sitting tenants" to muddy the water.....

Agreed.. But what has amazed me has been the "whimper" that they are going out on... The fans mustn't give a monkeys given their lack of fight... Always thought Swindon was still one of the few places left where decent crowds could be generated, so must have had a good following... If so. Not many seem too bothered about their club going.. Strange...

Offer a couple of hundred pounds a point and plenty of takers I am sure.. Can the Aces swap the riding order and put the 2nd in the averages at No1 and put any guest or RR in another riding number?

Definitely since Scott started his TV career... Bomber was the only one left from the three guest amigo's.... Needed someone to step up and Josh has done that just fine.. Honourable mention to Tom Brennan too, early on in his "guest career" obviously, but he seems to have taken to it well.... If MPT stays injury free next season, he too will be back to add to the "guest list"...

I could pass him the number of a couple of ex riders who would be able to advise him... Happiness was once said to be 40-38.. For them it was 5.99....

Saw two good meetings there, both World Finals... The rest of the meetings I attended there were gate and go, one line, very fast races, one race after another... And that was in the days before the "straight line rocket ships" that exist today.. Getting 10,000 in at the NSS should be the primary objective.. ..

It really doesn't matter... Mickey Mouse UK Speedway... Just let Bomber ride for "whoever".. Entertainment guaranteed...

We will have Peterborough and Kings Lynn riders in the play offs, so some "lucky losers" could win a title... And/or finish runners up as well....

Where the UK leads, Poland follows... They will have guests next.....

Obvious isnt it? Run the league, done and dusted by August.. Run the Cups in September.. Run the National Championships/League Rider Championships in October... Best weather, school hols, no domestic football to compete with.. Who knows... Winning a league title may even get some publicity.. And sort the guest nonsense out and it might even get a sponsor.....

That's because they are clueless...

Mickey for home leg, Minnie for away leg maybe?. NB. Are any of the teams left in got promoters on the MC?...

But they can be called after 5....

Pretty clear isnt it? A "season ending injury" is what Fricke has... Therefore, the Aces should be able to sign a replacement... If they so wish....

But those sports have major sponsorship backing Ian... Something, (whilst any rider can ride for any team, on any give night), Speedway will never have... The UK version of the sport obviously, those who run it like a "proper team event" do attract major sponsors...

I might be wrong but I dont think Bomber has guested for the Aces this season... Is that the only Premiership team left for him to have a fiull house? If so, he would have then helped every team to their finishing position... Therefore... Come on "Godders"... "You know it makes sense my san".. "Cushty".. NB Is Cookie riding for a Premiership team? If not could the Aces not use him.. Does OK around Ipswich doesnt he? .. And did well around the NSS at the BF...

Come on.... This is UK "make it up as you go along" Speedway. .. Surely having Bomber there would be in the "interests of it"?

Hasn't that "spookily" happened before?

Anyone throwing darts at the air fence?

Agreed.... And just as crazy in UK Speedway too..

To be fair to them... Since the 28th of March when the Premiership ran the first League Cup match... There have only been 54 days available on a Monday and a Thursday to complete 10 home meetings... In fact, only 52 when you take the SON break out... What chance did they have? Expecting them to run 10 meetings over this time would be asking far too much especially as every rider in the league would be available every single Monday and Thursday due to priority race nights... We will be expecting them to invent fire next....

The Danish model could work over here I reckon... Maybe running four finals instead though?

Just thought that myself... It must be as I am still watching it when my initial thoughts were "If it is the usual Vojens rubbish I will switch over"... Ht 17 a cracker... Track looks like it has been left to slicken off and not get put under gallons of water....