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Not really. They would never be able to please all the fans all of the time - blimey just look at the mix of ideals and wants from forum members on here. In reality, any business needs to do what’s best for the business, and shockingly, that shouldn’t always be focussed on customers. Employees, suppliers plus legal & financial stuff have to be taken into account. And it’s no different with speedway - other than I’m not convinced the major stakeholders (promoters)actually work in tandem for the best interest of the sport thus providing something the customer actually want.

Although some places do have Thursdays as Student night - mainly because those nights are “dead nights” for the hospitality trade. Wednesday is the actual Student day for the majority of universities. Who deliberately schedule their academic timetables to leave Wednesday afternoons free from lectures and seminars, allowing a large number of students to participate in sports without conflicting with their studies. This tradition is often referred to as "BUCS Wednesday" Strangely enough the fact that the next day is a school days doesn’t appear to hold them back from seeing the night out. 😱

OK just a few of questions for the purpose of clarification 1. How many teams would you consider a suitable number for a " one professional league"? 2. What would be the race nights be - Monday & Thursday as current for the Top league or include (say) weekends? 3. What level of competition would you like to see in the one league, same as the current top flight, Higher or lower? And if you were not already aware, the answers to all three questions are very much interlinked into the viability of "one league"

I’m referring to those who currently ride in Poland of whom the vast majority will continue to do so.

I understand the sentiment but what also should be taken into consideration is that it’s not just the GP stars that will disappear from the UK racing scene but nearly all or every rider who rides in Poland. To include many Brits, Australians, Scandinavians & Poles and the occasional American. Maybe enough for around four five UK teams. But at least there would be one league - Just!

Sorry to be pedantic but you will need to deduct VAT from the gate receipts.

So, starting with a “blank canvass”what would you suggest would be “something different”

So, starting with a “blank canvass”what would you suggest would be “something different”

So what would “a total reset” entail presuming no TV deal of any significance?

You may well be right re Futures needing time to get some deals, but considering they have been at it for over a year you’d think they would have something tied up by now for 2026. Maybe the AGM being delayed is for more than one reason or another?

Because the contracts include a cancellation clause stating such.

In this your second post on the matter you have not told me anything I didn’t already know re Mayfield Sports, Richard Coleman and his future involvement with Tech3 especially since I have been fortunate to count the current owner Herve Poncharal as a close friend for many years and who will be a sad loss to the MotoGP paddock when he eventually signs off at the end of this current season, although I believe he will continue to be of help and assistance to Gunter's consortium following their acquisition of the business. Regarding the Speedway GP series, contrary to your assumptions, I am sure of many related facts. One being that Mayfield sports will be working closely with hosting organisations to ensure each meeting follows a suitable and consistent agenda mindful that broadcasting of each event remains with WBDS. You appear to be concerned that Coleman is spreading himself too thin on the ground whilst failing to acknowledge that it his company (albeit not a large one with huge resources but at least adequate) who will be promoting the SpeedwayGP series not just him. Although you and many others may share a mutual concern about the quality of the 2026 GP series (which I have raised elsewhere on this forum) your concerns are based on unfounded speculation to believe that the 2026 SpeedwayGP series will not happen leaving the top riders short of work & desperate to ride in the UK.

No problem with RR as clubs are using their own resources to cover for injured riders instead of guests. What needs to be severely limited in order to help establish credibility of the sport is riders doubling up and the drastic reduction of guests.

Not really. Riders contracts can be terminated without notice or compensation. The power is very much with the promoters.

Where is the source of this concept coming from. Unless I am mistaken, The 2026 GP series will run pretty much in line with 2025 concept. Or put another way, your post is without foundation and is in fact utter garbage!

Spot on. “Tomorrow’s a school day” by and large an excuse.

Spot on. “Tomorrow’s a school day” by and large an excuse.

Attending sporting fixtures is way different to going to a pub. This past Monday 41476 turned out to watch Sunderland v Everton. On a smaller scale 2820 turned out to watch Tamworth. And a good number of the people who went were kids with at least one parent - even though next day was a school day. Make Speedway interesting, consistent, worthwhile & known about and folk will come.

Actually - Monday & Thursday nights to see the (for now) top riders in action. Plenty of other clubs to see racing on the other nights - although prevailing attendance & sponsorship does not appear to be making those clubs hugely profitable sellouts - to say the least. As said elsewhere on this forum, it isn’t a single magic bullet that’s required to get UK speedway back on a growth journey (or even stopping the decline) it’s a good number of things which need to be addressed and put in place in a coordinated manner. One without the other is wasting precious time and certainly if the clubs/promoters cannot see or agree that working individually is of no long term use to the sport.

You may think it’s not good enough but the realty is that in the UK speedway is run as a business by the people who will be attending the AGM. You/we are customers of the people who run companies who will be attending the AGM - and if you don’t like what they decide on what they think is best for the sport the don’t support it. Meanwhile they will continue to try to get things right at their expense ….. and suffer the consequences !

As I said, Good idea, but to create such a thing is far, far easier said than done and frankly it’s hard to believe the BSPA have the knowledge or the capacity to actually create such content on a weekly basis covering the activities of 14/15 clubs. Maybe they could consider farming out the whole production and marketing to a third party and maybe that’s where speedway futures comes in having found a suitable sponsor to cover suitable production & marketing costs?

A very good idea. Now for the devil of the detail. Who would record and edit the content to a high quality standard together with suitable commentary/voiceover using good English and clear pronunciation? Mindful of copyright issues relating to stream companies such as BSN. Who would cover the cost. Which streaming channels would be best to utilise and how is their commitment obtained to guarantee regular coverage and reasonable priority in their programming?

The annual loss was inclusive of the TV receipts. In other words, gate money, sponsorship, sales of shirts, match day food & drink and all of TV income did not cover the cost of playing in the Premier league.

Rather than be coy about what radical changes you were told were coming, you could say what you think the BSPA had in mind at the end of this season for 2026 but would need some things to fall into place to make it possible.

Why go to Oxford when Leicester is closer and track is available for speedway 7 days/nights a week? If Northampton in top flight they could use Mondays & Thursdays to stage meetings for both clubs.