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It was just a suggestion. A bit of fun for the closed season :-)

Maybe the team management should involve the supporters and open a web vote

My apologies slip of the finger. I will now go and self administer 30 lashes to avoid any repeat

They do seem to be in a bit of a stalemate with the chairman on 1 side and the shareholders on the other. It does make you wonder what the next meeting needs to bring to the table to break it :-(

Well from your previous rants on here it's not DH who runs team matters rather JH !!!!!!

I doubt it. They will all have different rules for current & ex colonies/protectorates etc...They will also have different skill shortages. I doubt a UK visa would give them rights to work in the other countries or vice verse with exception of countries in the Schengen agreement, of which the UK is not.

What? laps?

Don't all teams get new race jackets every year as more often than not they are auctioned or sponsored etc....

Umm interesting perspective not really thought about it that way

Quite right. Cheap riders, expensive riders none of them are unbeatable it's up to the others to step up to the plate

Yes.... but no criminal record ala 'speeding fine'.

I think the point is that Darcy has never actually been convicted of a crime. He seems to be Teflon coated where the law is concerned.

You would struggle to gauge support from a few challenge matches. The speedway supporter in my experience is a league animal from the amount of times you hear the term 'nothing meeting'. You would get some turning up out of curiosity but wouldn't commit to full season support and then those that wouldn't turn through 'nothing to play for' it's a shame really as it could encourage a few more teams to rise from the ashes

R72 posting something interesting? That I'd pay good money to see

I'd say the problem is the promoters will probably want the supporters to buy into EL before they run a NL team. As people may just not bother with EL and go to the NL. There are a few supporters who are sceptic about the move up so probably best to settle in first then do it maybe next year....Lets hope

That's like hanging on for dear life by your finger tips I agree with the 2. It makes it fairer all round and gives the draft lads something to work with.

Lets hope so. Leicester became sectarian for a while and now to a lesser extent still is 3 years later because people found it difficult to work together. It's not nice and makes you feel guilty about enjoying and supporting your team. Lets hope someone can put a lid on it early on.

He would be best not pricing himself out of the market for NL then putting his price up for PL. He is good but I don't think he is quite Robert Lambert standard just yet.

52 pages ? Isn't it about time you all put it to bed and wait for the wheels to start turning......just saying

Umm my sides are splitting

Scunny always put up their airfence; amateur, practice, league meetings but it would be interesting to see if they make it a requirement

I sincerely hope they all have the will to win

My interest in the IOW's survival is born from being a (new) Leicester supporter and what the closure of tracks does to people with the closing of Leicester /Long Eaton & the subsequent opening of Leicester again. It's heartbreaking for them.

Mr Sensible seems to think that it is time to stop asking supporters for contributions and make the promoters shoulder the burden (The IOW doesn't have a promoter btw). The point I am making is that when the club folds and the committee walk away the IOW supporters will then set to trying to get it back which will cost them just as much if not more. Gustix and Tsunami have obviously been in that position by the sounds of it you haven't. Hence you not seeing the point. Get the AF in place could be a start but it's clearly not the solution.

Oh it will cost them a damn sight more if the club folds and then they set to trying to revive it. Ask anyone of the difunct clubs trying to get back. It's a crying shame that the track is there going nowhere just cash flow is the obstacle. Quite different from tracks which have been sold for development. For those saying they aren't getting anything for their efforts they just may get a season of Speedway if the effort isn't made they won't I would say that's plenty.