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Every year there are the same comments about things have to take a drastic change next year for the sport to survive in the UK and it never happens. They just bury the heads in the sand and maintain that a two tier league set up is the only way to go. Look at the lengths they went to in order to get Northampton in this season. One league, reduce numbers of rider per team and come up with a new heat format. At least give a try. Two leagues with doubling up and the same teams in town all the time with riders missing isn't working and its clear as day to see.

Sport can't go much lower surely in the UK. Remember when every night you had clubs fixed nights in the PL? Monday Exeter and Reading every week, Tuesday IOW and Trelawny, Weds was Hull and KL , Swindon and Sheffield Thursday, Edinburgh, Somerset, Arena Friday, Rye, Worky, Stoke, Berwick Saturday and Glasgow, Newport, Newcastle Sunday? Every week barring the odd rain off or one week gap.

Its sad to see Worky struggling with crowds after the 1999 comeback year. Always great travelling fans, travelled in numbers and who can forget the support they gave Stoney in the GP. The fact of the matter is that speedway is just not a popular sport anymore. The older generation who supported it in its glory days aren't there anymore anywhere for obvious reasons and the promotions countrywide have done nothing to bring the sport to a newer audience.

British riders making Denmark a bigger priority than British Speedway ? What the idiot is going on.

So thats twice hes breached his license and twice being returned to prison? And people think this thick idiot has learnt his lesson ha!

Why do all people who get banged up after being caught committing a crime, say its someone else's fault? That paedo on here was the same.

Good on him.

Its hard to knock him really. Shows hes a grafter. Plastering alone is a physically demanding job and riding in two leagues plus abroad , hes making a very decent living for himself.

Doesn't Lawson work as a plasterer as well? If so good on him for earning a living away from the sport. At least he isn't one of these teenager prima donnas who get everything top of the range and turn up and span yet do sod all on track.

Doesn't Lawson work as a plasterer as well? If so good on him for earning a living away from the sport. At least he isn't one of these teenager prima donnas who get everything top of the range and turn up and span yet do sod all on track.

That meeting had it all. Heat 14 and we were about 6 points down and we brought in Emil Lindqvist as a tac sub for one of the reserves and Wato as a golden double tac from 15 metres back. Glasgow gated on a 5-1 but Lindqvist dived under one of the Glasgow riders on turn 2 and the Glasgow rider come down. By the time Emil got back to the pits there was a crowd of Glasgow riders , management and mechanics waiting for him at the pits gate and he was pulled from his bike and stamped on on the floor. That tosser Beveridge was the one to cause his shoulder to pop out which effectively ended his career. in the rerun Smart replaced Lindqvist and we got the 8-1 and won the meeting. Wato was sensational that day, possibly the best performance I ever seen from him in a Newport race jacket. Superb. Think he got 19. i have said it before but Lindqvist would of gone on to become a top rider. He came over with Sweden under 21s and got the most faultless 15 point maximum I have witnessed at Newport against the Wasps. Beat Wato from the back three times and wiped the floor with Henriksson three times. When he signed for us a few weeks later his team riding was another level for such a young rider. He could gate, pass and team ride. That shoulder injury finished him, he did come back that season but i think his shoulder popped out mid race and he crashed again. Tim Stone told us that the plan was for him and Anders to spearhead the 2000 side the following season and he was going to bring his top gear and set ups over. Obviously never happened. i seen iversen come over and he was impressive to say the least but Lindqvist, for me, would of been better.

He really is pathetic. Bigger gating tart than Adam Allott and Brent Werner combined.

The best thing Sam ever done was giving paedo Shawn a slap in the car park. Shame he didn't stamp all over his head now looking back. 😂 Does anyone remember the 99 PLRC at Sheffield and former rider Derrol Keats glassing a fan in the bar? Sure he got banged up for it.

The best thing Sam ever done was giving paedo Shawn a slap in the car park. Shame he didn't stamp all over his head now looking back. 😂 Does anyone remember the 99 PLRC at Sheffield and former rider Derrol Keats glassing a fan in the bar? Sure he got banged up for it.

Fair enough but even so the line up is hardly top quality. Harris has quite obviously been off it this year and without looking at his average I would say its well down on last season.