dontforgetthefueltapsbruv

Thread at 298 posts - if every Scunthorpe fan makes one themselves that could double by the start of the season

It might yet be Buster after all.......in the end

As with so many suggestions that at face value seem interesting and innovative once you scratch through the surface there are often huge holes which are as bad/worse as the situation intended to resolve Like the one big league brigade thinking it will be at current Championship standard etc Change is inevitable, imperative and over due but the solution will never be a concensus of agreement I fear that those with the decision in their hands have it in them to reach agreement and implement it smoothly

Time will tell but I will take a stab at single figures is likely

They would find a way to eff it up Perhaps field an ineligible rider and get disqualified

Please see my clarification post My apologies that you couldn't envisage the full meaning and the intended impact

Too nice - they are used to having w@nkers at No1

I have no disdain whatsoever for the Championship or any team within it and Ipswich is not perrfect (and was far from it in the past) I agree big changes are needed - let's hope they are made and that they work

You're being deliberately obtuse and pedantic Perhaps I should've mixed it up a bit but if you used more than a single brain cell, some logic and a little common sense yoy could work it out For clarity it goes down further to include the likes of (but not exclusive to!) Howarth, Castagna, Edwards, Mulford, Zischke All worlds ahead of the NDL/out of depth newcomers that would still be required to fill the gaps without them It would limit these newcomers to the reserve berths rather than filling 4 spaces in each team...

A valid analogy in many ways although not completely correlated In many ways Ipswich were expelled - the top league didn't really want them at that time Despite being that 'sick man' of the top league they were immediately one of the top dogs in tier 2 and the aim and drive was to rebuild and return There isn't that desire in thd top clubs of the Championship now is there? There is the criticism that Ipswich and Belle Vue just used Birmingham and Oxford as fodder but Is the situation different in the Championship? You see very similar with Poole and Glasgow re Workington and Scunthorpe - who has the big name No1s? Who signs the hot young talent?

They ride in Poland therefore will not ride in a UK league with no race night restrictions The 25-30 don't all to be No1 standard but I think you knew that but choose to pretend to suit your point.....

But it won't be one big league at Championship level - not the 2026 standard anyway It would need to be significantly watered down if it was to include 14 teams That would mean the vast majority of teams (both current Prem and Champ) operating at a lower level than they would want To maintain the standard at the 2026 level you would need to find 25-30 riders at or close to the standard of Harris,Lawson,King,Nicholls,Wright etc The alternative is to only allow 9/10 teams in - how is that fairly decided? If you are saying that this solution has to be the "best for British Speedway" then that choice can't automatically be the current 9 incumbents It has to be the clubs that give the sport the best chance to thrive and improve, the ones most likely to be able to increase fanbase and take the next steps in the rebuild process If you don't follow that process then you are not doing what is "best for British Speedway" Tough choices

There are more than a few Ipswich fans that would rather not run than have Jack at No1

Minimal numbers from those I would think

It would be an interesting option and one that at very least isn't a regurgitation of previous set ups Absolutely worth exploring

The only scenario that stops 2027 being one big league is a miracle in securing sponsorship/TV deal that enables a top division to be viable attracting the tier of riders just outside those aiming for GP qualification I agree that it is not feasible to compete financially with Poland for the top stars even if a superb deal is found But one big league won't be the panacea many think and hope it would be due to the excessive doubling up - hence why the retention of a Premiership is vital to the Championship in its current form There will always be the haves and have not even in that scenario and the overall product (certainly initially) will possibly be less palatable to more than just the existing Premiership teams If the one league structure doesn't come in then doubling up must be restricted and reduced year on year with the aim of eradication in a short period That would likely mean a significant weakening of the 2nd tier which again may meet resistance in certain quarters but would be just as entitled and selfish as those being called so now Tough and saddening times

I call BS on any standard Championship league meeting attracting 3k - if they were finances would be no issue You say virtually all get 600 - which in itself implies that some are not which backs up my point! I promise you I am far from entitled - there is still a possibility of Ipswich not running and even if they did I would have the same basic principle to my view I will say that perhaps I am being a little abrasive and provocative in pushing an opinion to the limit in order to invite some to examine their views which lack basic reality (eg one big league at Current Championship standard)

Perhaps he wants to buy a speedway league to fill his time

So if the Championship get the one home leg who pays the Premiership team?? The Championship won't agree to anything with a financial risk to their set up Then you have the doubling up and who rides for who when the inevitable clash happens

He would though be he has the talent and the class....

Think you have misread my sentiment - the last thing I want is for any club at any level to fail The success at Ipswich isn't just down to finances although accepted it doesn't hurt As for the "official attendance figures" indeed there are none from anyone but we have all been around long enough and see enough posted on here to have a good idea - I stand by my estimates, just as I do in my thread about why the Championship needs a Premiership I have no doubt we will see the one big league next year and it will be at a level way below the current Championship standard Be careful what you wish for or you may be looking at only 300 turning up instead of the busting at the seams 400.....

Indeed they do - because as you say they are in thd lower leagues The Premiership is the top league, the pinnacle of domestic Speedway If the height of ambition is to be white van man deliveries by day and Soeedway hero by night we may as well just pack up and lock the gates

It should be as it would total 55+ Stick to your South Coast small pond bully boys without the balls to take on the big boys

Think that was agreed in August.....

But all the Championship promoters are giving them a standing ovation because without this they were F@cked