mikebv

Because, within moments of the press release, several on here would have shown the average calculation used to be wrong...?

An average "in the interest of Speedway?"...

Daniel Levy at Spurs would love to be bored out of his pants from now until the end of the season and see Spurs finish in the top four... Instead, he will be taken on a rollercoaster of victories and defeats, watching loads of goals, and seeing his team fail to reach the Champions League.. And will be very, very disappointed come May.. As will all the Spurs fans.. Not many will be looking back and saying "wasn't that four three defeat by Chelsea at home a great game?" at the end of the season.. In sport, winning is everything, otherwise, no point in actually doing it... Personally for me, Speedway, (in the UK), given its lack of any major financial gain by winning, almost non existent MSM publicity, and its ludicrous ad hoc team structures, is something I watch as "sports entertainment" rather than something I consider a "bona fide" sporting competition... However, plenty still feel it is "proper competition", and good luck to them, as they are still supporting the sport, and it needs as many as it can find to keep doing so.. Poole know "winning" is key to making a profit, so, quite rightly, they set up their operating model to always be in the mix to win... Perfect sense...

Why worry about the track or the racng? The punters are happy... That is what is important... Win at home each week and it keeps them coming.. Seems strange that so many moan about them..

Poole know a winning team gets them a decent following.. They also know that hardly anyone could name the Premiership Champions let alone those the two tiers lower.. Therefore. Why lay out £100k more to maybe be lower in the table and reduce crowd numbers? An excellent business model for Poole...

Visit the NSS twice a week to polish the Premiership Trophy....

I think it is safe to say that this is a dilemma he won't need to face ..😁

Spot on.. Some truly compare Apples to Oranges.. Even Ice Hockey is getting (at least), double the crowds . Speedway is a tiny, tiny minority sport in the grand scheme of things.. Some seem to think it should be followed by hundreds of thousands.. Run it like Poland,and you may have chance.... Otherwise, cut your cloth, and accept it for what it is .. A bit "made up, Mickey Mouse" stuff that can be a great night out if you ignore someone trying to make you believe it really means something that it clearly isn't..

Could call it Cinder. I'll get me coat . 😀

Let the rest worry ...😁

Rubbish... I am 82 and can use computers as well as the next vheytrsndhfg....

Not too many years ago he was the No1 earner in Poland on that list that gets compiled... More than Zmarzlik and Janowski who were considered the "big two" at the time... I presume the money over here didn't quite motivate him the same...

100%... As has been said.. Start the season with three Test Matches. Before Poland starts.. Speedway fans, starved of six months without Speedway, will want to attend.. "Top" riders get some competitive racing before Poland kicks in.. And. The UK can then advertise their launch of the domestic season off the back of it.. Tracks in places like Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Ipswich and Poole, (and maybe some others?) would get 2500 plus crowds I would suggest..

I think nowadays that the top four win matches.. Especially the top two... Not many No6's are of the level to beat any of the top three (or even four) riders in their own or their oppositions team given their level, and the level of the opponent.. Maybe in the Championship it could happen given the much lower standard of HL's... Teams with a "strength in depth" plan may get some joy from having a "decent" reserve, but up against the top fours of BV, Ipswich and Sheffield (as not many races won't have at least one of them in), having a reserve performance to beat them will be an exception rather than a rule in today's top league I would say..

It's to buy two rakes and pay two people to use them..

I take it that is to stand?

100%... Part of its appeal to me was that it was four contracted riders from each team... Leaving another second string and at least one "decent" reserve to cover where needed should anyone be missing... I seem to remember hardly any "cry offs" too, with each team being at full strength... Plenty of "Heat 15's" on show...

One meeting at home will need to deliver enough money to pay for your four riders riding 64 times collectively over the four legs... And will be all the "top earners"... One meeting currently needs to deliver enough to pay 60 rides collectively for all your riders, including 2 reserves.. Is it a risk worth taking? Would the crowd numbers, including three sets of potential away fans, make the competition successful? Personally I always thought "The Fours" was the best competition given the level of talent on show... It would be good to see it back ..

Guest is due a 60 year testimonial.. Bomber, Scott, Rory and Richard will attend on its behalf... 😁

With so many home track specialists a two leg aggregate match could be ideal.... Looking at Oxford, Leicester and Birmingham currently (if their rumoured teams are true), then KL could definitely get in the Play Offs given their home results should bring a lot of victories...

Waiting to see if Poole accept the invite... 😁

I think that do ten years and a testimonial is deserved, regardless of teams ridden for.. Especially as many riders get moved simply because of averages, and not down to being their choice... And with doubling up and down now prevalent, and tracks closing at almost one a year over the past decade, any rider nowadays has pretty much zero chance of staying with the same club in both leagues.. Supporting British Speedway for ten years on the bounce deserves some recognition...

Their format is certainly better..

Lucky they drew Sheffield wasn't it!!!😚 Brady Kurtz and Ben Cook as guests...?😁

And then both ride for them in the next round...🤩