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Basketball, televised on sky and crowds larger than uk Speedway. Patchy fixture list replaced by regular meetings. - not archaic, habit forming.

If somebody plans an action with the intention of killing somebody then the charge of murder is applicable. if the action wasn’t planned to cause death but does so, then the “lesser” charge of manslaughter would apply. No sport or person taking part in sport is exempt from common law. That said, circumstances exist in full contact sports such as boxing where both participants agree to a set of rules to play to which could result in a participants death. However, an action by a boxer outside of the rules of the sport causing permanent injury or death could result in criminal charges being made.

William Cairns - wolves Junior and 250cc European junior rider?

It is irrelevant where the AGM is held. some folk seem to be of the opinion that the money they pay to attend meetings is somehow being wasted on an AGM instead of investing it on tracks/riders or any other similar direct aspect of a meeting. In reality, the promoters are investing their time and money in attending the AGM to discuss their business interests - if, in future years anybody on this forum wishes to influence where the AGM is held - they should buy a speedway team/promoters license and after running their chosen venue for a season or two they might welcome spending a little more of their cash to spend three days enjoying a bit of winter sun with fellow promoters finalising plans for the following season. Meanwhile, lets hope the outcome of this AGM provides 2024 with some entertaining/exciting meetings beneficial to both spectator and promoter alike.

Is that as in Roger Cearns of Sittingbourne? if not who is Mr. Cairns?

Who is?

What is the point of this post? If the riders are known then list them. If you don't want to list them because you're leaving it to the club to do, then why dangle the (meaningless) carrot.

Genuine question. Has Osborn ever actually developed a new stadium anywhere or has it always been a case of “acquiring” clubs & winding them down over time whilst failing to find alternative sites for the sport in question?

Its called "offsetting" and been available for many, many years. You get tax relief by offsetting the loss against your other gains or profits of your business in the same accounting period. You can also choose to carry the loss back, if you do not it will be carried forward to another accounting period. The purpose being to help business owners through poor times or to "offset" losses made by one to reduce the tax burden and keep the none-profitable company potentially. Any tax accountant will be fully versed in this subject. Promoters often have business interests beyond speedway, The offsetting practice enables them to reduce the cost (loss) of running the club not withstanding that some promotions actually do make profit and pay tax accordingly.

No. The cost of testing is not the cost of the kits but the infrastructure required to run an accredited testing agency to include but not limited to, staff, travel, buildings, testing materials and equipment not forgetting the need to make profit to be reinvested in developing improvements of testing technology to make it easier to catch the drug cheats.

Circa £350.00 plus vat for each test is not to most people a “small” amount.

So your proposal is that all riders pay for their own drugs test at all meetings. The reserves and similar lower end earners are going to love that suggestion, especially those that cant afford or do drugs!

And make sure the drainage is sufficient to take away the thousands of litres of water that would normally soak into the track but now floods onto the centre green.

It’s actually three ways.

Thanks. - have the Bates gone on holiday or (them/lawyers) just being slow? Or maybe details of deal not actually agreed?

Because? (Sorry if the answer is obvious- but I am missing the point)

As you say. Track was fine according to staff but riders didn’t fancy it. worth checking though on how much rain had actually fallen during the days leading up to the meeting & not just the day itself. That’s what the track had to cope with.

With all of the severe flooding throughout the country including Leicestershire caused by immense volumes of rainfall and you think a speedway track can still be prepared? Get real, this isn’t about the quality of drainage but the quantity of rain!

Highly unlikely Sundays meeting will godhead too...back to the drawing board.

Correct, Lions and Oxford needed other matches to be completed and riders, tracks being available.

Fans who have a ticket from last week are being allowed in "free" for the re-run of the meeting which didn't happen - albeit the club wanted to run it but the riders found it too difficult (well some did) to ride. And if they don't want to watch the other match. they can toddle off back home & not be out of pocket having had to pay for something they didn't want Many a time promotions are criticised by spectators for charging higher prices for a double header when the spectator only wants to watch one match - Now Leicester have introduced that opportunity they are being shot at. Just cant please all of the folk all of the time

It’s not a matter of the time required to run a meeting. It’s the cost of paying the riders. That said, a 13 heat main event plus a second half had a lot going for it.

Yes assuming the potential new owner of the club could obtain promotional rights for speedway in Newport from BSPA. FYI / this is what happened at Leicester (Lions)

Naming rights typically refers to where a sponsors name is linked to a preexisting item, such as a stadium or team . i.e Brighton FC ground is actually the Falmer Stadium, but known for sponsorship purposes as the American Express Stadium and more commonly referred to as the Amex. These naming rights are covered by a contract drawn up between the invested parties where Brighton FC receive payment for the duration of the contract (the term) It can then be renewed. In the case of a speedway team name, this is covered by Trade Mark law where the "mark" at the time of its creation needs to be unique in design comprising either a made up word, two or more words (Newport Wasps) a logo/emblem or any combination of those three. - Think of the adidas name and three stripe logo. Once the Tm has been registered the owner is afforded protection for an initial 10 years after which the registration can be extended every 10 years in perpetuity. However, if the TM registration is not renewed the owner loses rights to exclusivity. Registered TMs appear on a company's balance sheet as an intangible asset.

Where a license exists, it provides for exclusivity to promote speedway in accordance with the SCB/FIM regulations within a given regional area - irrespective of the name of a team which if one is established is protected by amongst others trade mark & copyright law