SteveLyric2

Bridger moved to Manchester due to his personal circumstances.

I'm on a secret mission to increase the Star's readership!! The story doesn't appear to have made it to their online version 'Speedway Extra'. The headline is 'Winding down......'!!

What?! No mention of the MF article on page 2!!!!!!

Very surprised there have been no comments abouth the MF article in this week's Speedy Star?! Should be good for a few more pages. ;-)

So a top 3 of Cook, Fricke and Sedgman then??! ;-)

Same questions but undoubtedly differing reasons behind the answers!!

All teams have firstly to be announced by their club and then submitted to and approved by the BSPA before they appear as the official line-ups. - with rider averages. Its the same every year not just with the changes for 2017.

Neither of the above. When the possibility cropped up a month or so ago when the draft fixtures came out to clubs, it was being offered to potential sponsors. I don't know if one has been secured and therefore whether it will go ahead at Poole?!

So is George Carswell still involved as the 'official' promoter or was he part of one of the 'unapproved' consortia?

I would imagine the BSPA know exactly what is going on. They know the management structure and promoter - BUT cannot reveal anything publicly until Manchester Council's legal boys have carried out all their required checks and agreed various issues within the new agreement!! Riders - especially those that have been spoken to - have been instructed not to say anything or give any hints until the Council approval has been received hopefully within the next few days.

£10k a month for loos is more than acceptable with all the $#!t and p!$$ing about that was going on.............................!!

A team of entertainers - lets hope all their machinery is up to scratch?!

Any hint from Sedgy last night as to if he has a team place anywhere at Belle Vue?!

Tireless!! Keep an eye on the fixture list. I gather here might be a 'non-Poole' meeting confirmed?!

Apparantly there could be a couple overlooking the pits area at Blunsdon??! ;-)

I wonder if he got paid for them?!

Not sure about 'effortless' but great acknowledgement nevertheless - as well as the pic on the website. Centre green presenter Nij also mentioned as one of the committee, as well as presenting the REF quiznights through the winter months - the next one of which is Wednesday 15th February!!

Neither would Bjarne!!!

The Sun usually print the daily fixtures and results during the season as does the Mail. Respected speedway Journos like Peter Oakes and the Lannings (and probably others too) also manage to get regular 'snippet' news in.

Not Poole. Final tickets were available - especially after buying all those bricks!!

Thanks.

It must be different at various clubs. At Poole there is usually a camera position at the end of the back straight (Bend 3) at the start of the home straight (Bend 4), by the start line, above the main grandstand, plus others. The 'studio' is on the 1st Bend. Viewers can often see the packed grandstand from the Bend 3 and startline cameras

So with the MCC funding the NSS project, does that actually mean the people of Manchester ie the residents/rate payers actually paid for it and own it? If so I didn't realise that rents and rates were so high?! OR did MCC manage to acquire funding from Europe and/or the Saudis to make it happen?!

Try not to be confused Gav. Youv'e made the point - which you are entitled to do - several times. I'm merely saying that we get it and you don't need to repeat it again.

Kacper is a good signing and can be a real showman and crowd pleaser. He was excellent as a 2nd string in the 2015 format, but did struggle a little as a heat leader. Good luck to him.