old bob at herne bay

The name “promoter”is inappropriate when talking about the bunch of folks who own the speedway clubs in the uk. They are Owners of the clubs, and thus collectively are members of the British Speedway Owners Limited. I doubt that promotion is seriously discussed by the owners as a group.

Long time since I retired from speedway and taking a sub to the Speedway Star. Randomly used to pick up the odd copy in WH Smith Canterbury. Is the magazine no longer stocked by what used to be W H Smith now known as T G I Friday or something ?? Failed to find a copy in the few local branches down this way in East Kent.

After the passing of Bob Dugard, who ran the sport at Arlington almost as his personal hobby, I agree that Ian Jordan finished Eastbourne speedway. Dugard businessmen will not trust another speedway promoter. Frankly who could blame them , with the uncertainty every season over league structures, team strengths etc etc. Too much hassle in a sport run by the "British Speedway Owners Club" , an exclusive group of owners , laughingly called the British Speedway Promoters Limited. The last thing on their agenda is promoting the sport. Clearly the car boys are a much more organised bunch and provide steady rental income for the stadium.

You don’t really do reading well in your haste to condemn anything and everything about Poole. Look 5 posts back from yours and you have your answer. With uncertainly surrounding the Premiership, many doubling up riders have looked to sign for a European team to try to safeguard their earnings. >>>>>>Nothing against Poole ... think they are a well run club .... Matt Ford is a good businessman who knows how to make money. Just struck me as pretty silly for any rider to sign for teams who both ride their fixtures on Wednesdays. Poole ride home fixures ONLY on a Wednesday ( unless absolutelty no other options) and all Danish league fixtures are on a Wednesday. Don't really care whehter Dickie Lawson rides for timbuctoo in the Championship on a Wednesday .... Lets hope Tim Lahti isn't injured and Lawson has a choice to make ??? Seems Charlie Rushen is also rumoured to be signing for a Danish side too .... although he's probably haggling over money with Oxford and Poole ...... so the Wednesday fixture clash might not arise.

MMMmm ... but all making a loss or barely scraping even if we believe what we are told ? With no TV sponsorship must make the viability of running in 2026 questioable ? They do it for the love of the sport.

MMMmm ... but all making a loss or barely scraping even if what we believe what we are told ? With no TV sponsorship must make the viability of running in 2026 questioable ? They do it of the love of the sport.

Good luck to the fixture planners with your number 1 riding for another Wednesday club. At least Brovsts fixtures are already announced to help Poole arrange their home meetings. It is amazing that the CL is building their teams regardless of the continuing debacle that continues in the “premier” league.

You cannot run a club in the league with no owners !!!!! Who would put up the guarantee bond ? without an y knowledge that they could finish a season ?? What self employed rider would ride for a club with no owners ???/ chances of not getting paid HIGH. Total nonsense

Signed for Brovst by the way. Fixtures most Wednesdays April to September.

He will only ride in away meetings for Poole in 2026. Denmark on Wednesdays.

Even with a cobbled together "Premier" league, with no TV sponsorship, budgets for team building will be very different from 2025.

That’s the solution then … BSPL will take that …. We have a government doing u turns and getting away with it … so why should the vbspl be any different. IMO still think that there will be a prem with one or two cl clubs “persuaded” to join . Wage. Control and a lower points limit in pl must surely be introduced to reduce costs ? Needs to be a phasing out of doubling up .

Ah that’s better one quote I wanteD to quote. Think most on here put their own cash in the promoters piggy bank every week during the season…….or more recently whenever they choose to consider to run a meeting …..

Ah that’s better one quote I wanteD to quote. Think most on here put their own cash in the promoters piggy bank every week during the season…….or more recently whenever they choose to consider to run a meeting …..