SteveLyric2

Not again SB, not again please - although I do agree with you!!!

Got mine on schedule yesterday. Its probably the Postie getting delayed by the weather!!

Agree wholeheartedly and voiced as such last season - but was generally shot down by those with the opinion that 'any speedway is better than no speedway at all'!!

Surely 'FIM Europe' only exists with the approval/ratification of the full FIM?! If FIM Europe have agreed to events 'outside their remit', Can't FIM just disband FIM Europe and be done with it!?

Just to be clear, this was a LOL comment!! Barker is the meeting reserve!!

With Scott Nicholls possibly lining up for the Rest of the World team - according to Twitter!!!

Scott Nichols and Magic Janowski added to the line-up.

How many more Polish Promotions Companies are going to come out of the woodwork and try to takeover the (speedway) world??!!

The greyhounds would have got in the way!!!!

Aah but he 'hasn't excluded anybody for the time being'!!!

8-man teams is definitely the way forward!!!!!!!!! .....and probably the only way Team GB will win?!

There's nothing different to this report from Paul Burbidge that wasn't in the most recent Polish announcement - except it's missing the word Saturday!! The Polish press release stated , Saturday 19th March!!??

Yes I can see him dashing from Poland to UK for a Monday Sky pundit job, then off to Sweden the next day, on what Sky are likely to pay him!!

I can't guarantee 'all', but I certainly know several that do/will. Also, depending on the amount they sponsor - and whether its via the club or not - then one can argue they pay to attend anyway!!!

Ha ha, not at all!! For example, Poole's inclusion of Kyle Newman has generated extra sponsorship and all those new sponsors are surely going to attend Wimborne Road on a regular basis. Kyle is also particularly good at promoting himself locally, attending all the fan activities/socials over the winter - except when he was in Oz testing out equipment etc - and generating new fans, who aren't in the least bit interested in what the racing format is, as long as they see him and the rest of the team race. As I've said before - all 15 heats sponsored every week; most meetings sponsored already and not a dicky bird of concern from any of them about the format!! Heat leaders will ride at 1,3 and 5; 2nd strings at 2 & 4 - not that different to previously. r/r will operate the same as before, with the addition that it will also operate immeadiately on the night if someone is injured and unable to continue. (all this has been announced/leaked previously). Enjoy your speedway! (assuming you are attending of course?!)

As confirmed on the Wolves website, plus the Bankes and Havvy's Farewell.

Perhaps that was part of his visa problem??

There will be 15 heats!! Any less will lose the sport more fans at this season's prices!! The inclusion of 'locally-based' NL/PL riders could actually increase attendance, no matter what the format!!

Exactly ElAddio - couldn't have put it better myself!! Incidentally I and 2 others have bought our season passes, knowing that we'll continue to see 15 heats of speedway with maybe a couple of processional races!! No different to past seasons and no different to many SGP heats for that matter, despite the so-called quality of the GP riders! As for the effect on averages for 2015, there will be changes, but so what?? There will doubtless be a formula to use or a grading system to sort the 'men from the boys' but why get all stressed about it now?! It won't make the slightest difference to any new supporters who won't know of anything to compare their first speedway to!

Although he is likely to be in the Pirates' pits for most home meetings when there is no clash with Polish or Swedish fixtures - which will probably rule out any Monday meetings!

Excellent post E l Addio !!

You probably know the answer to that one...........??! BSPA AGM 2014 - Agenda Item 1. - British reserves, Has it produced better racing, better crowds and Do Sky like it??!

Always did well when guesting for Poole!

Of course you can have that view Gav - its the repetition 20 times over that gets up people's noses!!

I didn't realise that all that went on in the PL??!!