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It is, I could see it happening.

Best thing to happen to British Speedway in years and years. This is what it's all about, big names and proper crowd pullers.

Birmingham?

Many thanks.

It's probably something obvious I've missed but can someone explain the new fixed points scoring system? Clearly the final is easy, 20-18-16-14, then I assume 3rd/4th in the semi get 12 and 11 respectively. So who gets 10, 9 & 8? If everyone 9th-16th gets 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1? Or are the points handed out after the meeting has been completed?

Bickley, Flint, Smith and maybe even Kemp last season proved that the PL is not an easy league. I'd imagine, unless Palin is something special, then he'll probably average around 3/4 which isn't too bad. Just underlines how good Woffinden was to do what he did.

http://www.sheffield-speedway.com/news.php?extend.2805

18 rounds in the Premiership? Will there be 10 sides? Otherwise, I'm interested to see what impact speedway being on free to air TV will have, even if just highlights.

Any chance of a face lift on the inside of the magazine now, given the outside has been attempted?

I don't think you'd need peak Holder or Ward, or even any GP riders. Grajczonek, Kurtz and Holder have been PL number ones, Klindt/Covatti are extremely good second/third heatleaders and even Wells would clean up at reserve. I don't think any PL side could beat Poole and I would confidently say Newcastle would have 0 chance - they can't even beat most PL sides.

Of course, my mistake, got my Andersens and Jensens mixed up.

Would you ever consider writing a book about your time in speedway? I'd like to see more after Woffinden's effort.

Honestly? Who would Bickley/Bailey/Jensen x2 beat often enough in the Poole side to give them a run for their money? The same applies to Leicester, although they might have a slightly better chance. The gap is smaller now than it was but the top 4 in the EL would beat any PL side. Their top 5s are essentially all PL number ones, if not more. FWIW, even though I disagree, I can see Shovlar's point. It's like a Premiership side dropping to league one and then expecting all their fans to show up - being a "die hard" isn't enough for some.

The reaction from the rider suggests it was something quite serious - could this have been to do with Sam Norris's unfortunate accident?

As predictable as it would be if Kemp signed for Leicester, there must be some action from the BSPA to stop this type of thing in future. We thought the relegation playoff was bad, it's only getting worse!

Always felt THJ would've been a real top rider but something just didn't seem right. Even though he did achieve GP status, I think he was never quite the same after his father's untimely death.

Mildenhall 2007 v Birmingham 2019 would be a match for the ages. 27 a side.

There must be more to this than meets the eye. Sheffield have done nothing proactive all season, including giving a rider to Leicester, so why bother with a needless change now when the season is over?

You just have to understand that not everyone is such an important person and gets all the inside information ().

Ha, my mistake. Top 9 / top 10.

Can't disagree with much of that. Perhaps I am being too harsh, for the reasons you state, and Iversen is quite decent to watch. It'd just be nice to have some fresh blood to see what someone else can do. At least we have Fricke...

We do know what? We know that they wouldn't win a GP do we? Pontus Aspgren was an easy race away from beating them last night so it's hardly cast iron evidence. Don't twist my words. I think you'd struggle to find anyone who would legitimately claim Pontus Aspgren is a better rider than those 2, but those 2 also show no hope of ever winning a GP again on current form. Don't think that's ever been disputed, certainly not by me. As I've said before on here though, top 10 is fairly tight, add Woffinden and it'd be a top 11. Yet still the same 3 riders are bottom or near enough bottom.

The difference is Iversen, Zagar and Lindback have been proven to be not at the level of winning GPs regularly, or even at all. Aspgren, Pavlic and Loktajev probably wouldn't win a GP either but you never know as they've never tried. Just like you say with Kolodziej, you never know...

It would be nice if they could start showing it then.

Sad for Aspgren to get so close and be robbed by an engine failure. As for the qualifiers, less said the better. Thank god Fricke got through.