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I'm not suggesting NO changes - there are just too many these days, far too many. Obviously, injuries and teams occasionally need to strengthen but to squeeze riders in and out based on averages like we are is awful. Once you have a culture of win at all costs you're knackered because not everyone can win! We've been loyal to Barker - it ends in tears every where he goes.

here's a weird idea - how about clubs stick with riders and support the 1 to 7. Too many changes - no loyalty, no continuity. One of the many problems

just looked at youtube footage of Ashfield and it looks fab racing Rugby pitches are generally smaller than football pitches aren't they

just looking at some pics of Coatbridge and i wondered do these tracks generally produce good racing. I know Berwick gets criticised occasionally and I've never been to Ashfield. I personally never saw much overtaking at the Shay, although it was spectacular. What do people think

always rated him - think the Bears should have included him. Next year mebbe

its so obvious - its like the tuners and manufacturers are running the game. Also there needs to be research into the interaction between tyres and surface materials. cheaper bikes won't affect entertainmnet but maybe one or two riders and promoters can actually make some money

JBA is an asset - thats got to count for something and save a loan fee.

you get your chequebook out then

this is definitely the way forward. And we need to stop worrying about riders' earnings - they can only earn what can be afforded to pay them. So what if big names are lost- generally i find the lower down the leagues the more interesting the racing anyway. Don't worry about shortages of riders - they said that in '68 and '69 about Div 2 and lo and behold there was plenty - quite a few of whom went on to be top internationals.

Ben Barker is in danger of being double dumped by Panthers and Bears if he doesn't wake his ideas up

so they say - never had a problem meself

there's an excellent feature on this if you join speedway friends on fb - regular features

not a pleasant walk, especially after dark - stick to the taxi

reads to me, a neutral, as if people WANT it to fail

is that an unpopular opinion? It's one held by many. Here's mine - i prefer NL/CL racing to PL and GP.

4 likes for the post and 4 million people who won't come near the sport because of crap like guests

should be RR unless theres 2 heat leaders out - no guest for reserves/ 2nd strings we really need to get rid of this farce of guests - and yes i would rather see a heavy loss or win as a result

wish you cd do that at Brough actually

this seems like a thread which needs strangling at birth. It hasn't started well. BTW i disagree politically with Tsunami and TWK usually but I have never felt the need to be so rude, despite the fact that one is a Geordie and the other a Mackem and both are exiters.

i understand and respect your view but i can't help thinking that local home grown riders and continuity would prove popular and a crowd puller. I speak from the perspective of having only supported 2nd div speedway and having Martin Dixon, Steve Wilcock, etc as local (ish) heroes that the crowd identified with and supported

well its not really the way ahead, more wtf happened?

get the Guardian online - very interesting article about (the decline of) speedway https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/23/who-haul-speedway-out-of-1970s-back-into-affections-uk-viewing-public

Jimmy Squibb, Tommy Sweetman.....oh sorry I thought you said beards

What is there to be offended about? Don't do it if you don't want, do it if you do. I coached football for donkeys years and never got a penny for petrol or time - no one made me do it

they also care less because they're contracted to one other team in the uk and 2 or 3 in europe