old bob at herne bay

Teams instead now flooded wih mediocre europeans and australian riders.

Dick Lawson seems not be fixed up in the PL Jamie Lidsley seems to be going well in Australia and released by the National Speedway Stadium.

Ipswich fans must be delighted to hear that they will be running in the 5 team PL next seson 🙂 They jsut need a new owner and 7 riders and all will be fine. Kings Lynn fans must be worried t hat they will no have to finish in the top 3 to get a coveted p.OFF place.

Similarly Wookieboy Don as you can probably guess, my team closed down way back when and I have been a roaming supporter of various clubs around London and the Sout East clubs until my health and patience and lack of clubs enforced my retirement. The last vestiges of any competitive speedway in the SE now appear to have been snuffed out at Kent "Eagles". I remain very critical of the BSPL who seem to operate their businesses as almost a secret society, unable or unwilling at EVERY opportunity to use the power of the media to publicise the sport. A few more press releases would at least get out the message that there is speedway still in existence in the UK.

Sorry Wookieboy Don , I strongly disagree. In view of the parlous state of UK speedway, an interim statement should have been issued to all media channels . If nothing else to confirm that the meeting has at least taken place yesterday ! Sadly this poor PR typifies the running of the sport in the UK nowadays. A publicity opportunity lost.

I heard rumours that the age had been postponed to later this month . So no idea if there was an agm today or not . There’s no rush . With 4 or 5 teams the season could start in June and be finished By August

Barnsley chops on the menu for lunch. black smoke from the chimneys

MMmm ....choice of 3 others other than Godgrey then ?? Votes please on the back of used fiver to the BSPL

Barnsley ?? It will probably be snowed off. If not there will be a fair bit of gardening needed before the start.

Dick Lawson seems not be fixed up in the PL 2026 ? You would think Christopher Louis could do a one year deal with a prospective buyer for the value of real assets plus an amount based on a percentage of the achieved operating profit in 2026 ?? Unless he’s thinking he can somehow claw back the money he has probably invested into the speedway operation over the years ? Dont see a speedway club as a good investment tbh ……you own sod all …..and operate in a rented stadium from a third party who can kick you out at any time. .

If Ippo do run in 2026, they coudl have a top two of Woofy and Lidsley, both of whom seem to be unattached at the moment.

Mmmm, judging by performance in Australia, dropping Lidsley might be a poor move. Still reckon the BV will make the p.offs though.

Probably lots of questions ..... but no one has any answers

Probably cos they are all barking.

Good call 😀 Looked that up on the web and he was really Howard Cole !

Given the alleged lack of profit or big losses involved in operating a speedway club business, I have always been of the opinion that the " promoters" do so for their own personal enjoyment. The people who come along to watch just help them to achieve theri enjoyment. They choose thier own team, they choose which league they oeprate in ,and enjoy meeting up with other promotoers who are on the same ego trip with theri personal ambitions. To them, it matters not a jot what their customers think, they are on an ego trip to try and win the p.offs . All this dross about doing it for the "love of the sport" doesn't wash with me. Nor has it for many years when speaking face to face with "promoter X " or "promoter Y" I have just been told " its my club and ill do what i want with it " or words to that effect. Sadly with promoter X he ignored my (and many others) comments and lost a shed load of money taking"his club" into the 1st divsion. Never, in RECENT years have I even had the decency of a reply to comments/criticism/suggestions to promoters team managers. So forgive me if i find this whole charade of the forgetful four , the famous five, the super six or the magnificent seven nothing more than winter entertainment. Supporters will get what they are given.

He ain’t going to announce anything that might devalue his “property” Although with every passing day that tractor start gate and air fence are deflating in value.

and I wouldn’t be reading too much into Matt Fords return to the Uk , other than the rules of residency surrounding Brexit. I guess Matt prefers to remain a UK citizen , rather than. French citizen .

Oops , they made a mistake there then , Its BRADY KURTZ. 🙂 Dont know a Brody in speedway ?

Jeez, after 65+ years of supporting the sport ..... the computer tells me I am now a rising star !!!!! A b***y rising star I should be a World Champion by now ( at Wembley over 20 heats) Must be a ruling by the BSPL

10% reduction on your season ticket 😃 Welcome to the world Brady , following in the footsteps of your namesake Brady Kurtz I guess ?

I'll be monitoring the BSPL website closely all day on the 7th . its on my phone calendar with an alert . Will it be the famous five, the super six or the magnificant seven.

How could we forget Squire (aka Split) Waterman . A character he was. A pretty good speedway rider. 🙂 Think the key point you correctly state is AFTER Speedway. Lived out a quiet life in sunny Spain 🙂 Think the Vintage Speedway Magazine did an interview with him in Spain.

Hagon Hausl Nagel and Hodder already signed for the Cheetahs. Glasgow must be gutted. Team stripped by Forum. 🙂 🙂

Found their website together with a demo video. Looks a basic dirt oval ... dont see any buildings of any description. Like most of the suggested tracks would need £100k plus investment to get it to a speedway track . https://stanstedraceway.com/about-us%2Ftrack-history