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Actually 4 members missing but hey, you have to give the other teams a chance. They thought about 'rider replacement' but realised that would only work for one team member. Unfortunately the squad system for the quiz is not currently in operation!!

The online versions aren't 'dying a death' at all!!! Whilst not disagreeing with the overall point your post is trying to make, I think your example has a few inconsistencies. For example In 1987 Poole were in the National League (2nd division) so a like for like comparison with a 2015 club would make a better argument. Also the VAT issue has to be taken account of. The inflation tracker that I use also puts the figures at £2.70 in 1987 = £7.08 in 2015.

Surprised speedway doesn't attract more Polish fans in the UK??!

To go with his inflated average no doubt!!!?

Very similar to the WSL concept although more 'contained'!!?

Why?? It hasn't been in previous years, although I agree it ideally should be but why would any non-competing club want to host it?!

If its going to be in UK, with BV in the competition its more likely to be at the National Speedway Stadium?!

Not sure you would get any dispensation unless you made a personal appeal to the Chair of the BS................Oh hang on a mo?!

Not too sure that Fridays will be a long term option either, with the top Polish league arranging some (upto 7 I think) league fixtures on Fridays this season?!!!!

I thought every club had to stipulate a second race night (rain-off night?) each week? What is Leicester's and why can't that be used?

Good positive news on the new stadium. In the meantime, Rosco must have overdone it on the ski slopes last week - he's off to hospital for a hernia op now!! Get well soon Al.

As I understand it the 'squad/job share' option is only for doubling up 2nd strings - unless that has been changed at Tuesday's BSPA meeting. Talk of job shares/squads to include heat leaders was initially being looked at for 2017!!

This is all about covering for the 2nd string double-downers when both are missing the same EL meeting! r/r for one and a regular replacement (squad member?) for the other to appease the majority of fans who forever complain about the over-use of guests!!

I see the Sunday 27th is provisional?! Poole are showing Good Friday evening for the Swindon meeting at Blunsdon - also provisional?! The Poole v Swindon meeting on 25th March in the morning is currently showing as 1100 am start - but I guess this might also change if there is no rush to get up to Blunsdon?! Watch this space..........

It was announced after the AGM that any missing 2nd string doublers could only be covered by r/r as most fans dislike the guest rule!! However if both double-uppers are missing from the same meeting then there has to be a solution for one of the positions with the other being r/r. Teams that have built their 1-5s without any double-uppers may not be affected, even if they have a strong tier 1 reserve who gets into the 1-5, as that will still only require 1xr/r when he is missing.

I've made this point before on the 'Barry Hearn' topic, but his success and business acumen has been with 'individual' sports - Snooker, Darts, Boxing - where he or his company manage, control and dictate to all (or most) of the participants and the venues that he promotes in. All those sports are also indoors (not sure if that is relevant when comparing to speedway?). He - or a company like his - would need total control of speedway which could make it more of a 'sporting circus' ( a bit like the WWE in America and now worldwide) - not necessarily a bad thing but totally against many of the 'purists'.

Its a 'points limit' FFS - that usually means not to exceed that number of points!! Nothing about how far below you have to be!!!! In the current scenario of apparent rider availability it wouldn't have mattered if the limit was 50!!

Didn't think it was an 'emergency' meeting?! 3rd Tuesday of the month as usual!! Lets just hope there are no stitch-ups over the Promoters who aren't there?! ps. Where's Lewis Bridger riding??

True, but there have been a few very good 'Starman headlines/captions' that have made me look twice!!!!!

Bates and Garrity would be missing from Sheffield as they are riding for Coventry

Since David Bowie died there's been loads about Starman in the media!!! National newspapers, Radio, TV and everything!!

So all clubs will search every fan and take their smart phone or tablet off them??? Yeah right!! How do you think stuff gets on You Tube? I'm not necessarily talking about streaming a whole meeting - as I do think that could be counterproductive - but selected heats or bits of great action could be posted wherever accordingly and used for great publicity. Some online newspapers have started doing this for a number of sports.

Don't Stadia UK want a new stadium for greyhounds then?!

That's true. The position is still open for you.

Reading these latter threads, I think there has been some confusion over the riders still to be signed especially at reserve!! I think after next Tuesday's BSPA meeting Buster will propose and approve a relaxation in the reserves being British and you will see the new signing Henny Wan Ker being announced!!