Hawk127

Yep and today no one gives a monkey. It has lost its way and from an entertainment aspect it falls well short and unless it can come up with something that gets the sport in front of Joe Public with something special it is an also ran in terms of attracting new punters. I wish those in charge could see this.

Agree but if you go back in time you had characters and particularly the promoters who made the sport what it was such as Johnnie Hoskins, Dave Lanning, Len Silver, Wally Mawdsley etc, and add to the controversy of the methanol arguments between Rayleigh, Eastbourne and Canterbury, those were fun days. These incidents spiced up the sport and created rivalry which I am sure many on here witnessed between other close regional clubs and added some edge to the on track action. Rayleigh had its fair share with Crayford, Eastbourne, Canterbury, Romford and Ipswich over the years and that is what engendered the friendly rivalry. Other clubs around the country enjoyed the same and on occasions it crossed the boundaries of local clubs with regional exchanges such as the riders from Sunderland, Barrow, Birmingham, Bradford, Workington and many others who had characters that created a great atmosphere when they ventured south and challenged the locals. Unfortunately it is not the same today because the authorities have made it too clinical and the riders are not the personalities that we had just a few years back. The sport needs to reinvent itself internally and get back to the respected camaraderie that use to exist and embrace the fact that it can match others when it comes to being competitive and exciting. To attract bigger audiences think outside the box and stop knocking formats where they put bums on seats, cash in the till and t v exposure. The sport could learn from the marketing of WWE.

Perhaps what was supposed to be to happen with Buster in 2018 might be on the cards again with Chris still involved as manager.

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How dare you say it is doomed. Neil Vatcher the child snatcher reckons all is Rosie in the garden of the NDL, yet Kent Eagles are waiting to see if they can run, Ipswich will be sold but not to who anyone thinks, Sheffield have enough steel in the stadia to scrap the team and increase the income with the knife and fork productivity in the UK and the four who are left are looking actively at running three team tournaments. Everything at the top level is good to go next October with the play offs and a final planned that would make the tiddlywinks championship look like an also ran. Add to this Tai chasing a GP spot while still not fully fit and the championship pretending that all is well with sport and yep, all is great with speedway UK Time to get real and back all that is good about speedway at the highest level in this country. Until then back off and feel free to comment on the technical side of the sport and how you get 49cc mopeds to make the grade that gives a level playing field for all participants. Joking aside the sport is on its knees and while other European states get on with team building, arranging sponsors etc, the UK scene is at its nadir. Start praying for a miracle.

He could not stand up to the UK promoters added to which you would need to get every rider in the UK who also rides in Poland to side with him and that is not going to happen. U K promoters have capitulated and continue to allow the Poles to drive the sport forward so what has he and the BSPL added? The jury must be out on both. One thing for sure top riders are signing for Danish clubs and may have given up hope of the sport sorting itself out at the top level. Let’s wait and see.

Well, we could have them executed by firing squad or force them on a dinner date with Rachel Reeves or force them to listen to Keir Starmer reading war and peace. It really depends on what the warring majority of speedway supporters wish to vote through at the next rally in Trafalgar Square during the lobbying of Parliament for free speedway admission for all benefit claimants.

Could the Premier 5 run a shortened season covering June to August and use the rest of the season to run NDL teams. At least it would keep each of venues open while a longer term solution is put together. In that shortened season put highlights from the premier meetings on YouTube once a fortnight so as to get the message out to a wider audience and advertise all the other U K tracks running with an upcoming fixture list etc. Surely something is better than nothing and possibly losing some clubs altogether.

Perhaps he can do a few more game shows and then keep Sheffield and Ipswich running in 2026 rather than interfere in track prep which does not seem to be his forte. The sport is in a mess and the rationale fan is losing the will to live. While the Danes and the Swedes are ploughing ahead the UK has lost its way. Promoters and BSPL get a grip for Christ sake. You are a shower of ….… and collectively you have brought the sport to its knees.Shame on you.

I suspect that most of the top riders have or are now turning away from the U K scene and looking at Denmark, Sweden and elsewhere so perhaps the decision is made for the promoters. You will no longer attract some of the worlds best riders so plough a furrow as you see fit but be aware as custodians of the sport you will be held to account if it disappears completely because you failed to act.

I see Emil has signed for Esbjerg. Good luck to him and he will no doubt brighten up the Danish league scene.

If you go to ekstraliga.pl they have speedway updates and news in English including team news stats etc.

Spedeworth International (east anglia) Ltd seem to have a decent balance sheet and could pick up the witches for a song to maintain the income stream and cover those weeks when the four wheeled sport is not running at Foxhall. They would rake in everything from food, car park and entrance fee as they do with bangers and stock cars. Obviously the alternative is to run bangers and stocks on those weeks when speedway would have run notwithstanding the restrictions. Let’s hope that the two wheeled sport continues but in these uncertain times, you have to make the assets work for you and whatever generates the revenue you run with. I fear that if speedway stops even for a season, it will be the last you hear of the Witches.

If this is the case does it not say the writing is on the wall for speedway in the UK and riders are starting to desert the sinking ship. How on earth has it got to this where stalwarts of British speedway have given up on the home product and now look further afield to maintain the standard of living that they have become accustom to. Overseas territories gain is domestic speedway’s loss. It is not looking good for speedway in this country.

Divide and conquer does not always work but what you are suggesting has its merits. Whether it is for the good of the sport overall might questionable but at this stage in proceedings all options need to be considered as along as all the tracks continue to offer speedway and other two wheeled sports. Great idea that should be explored