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Let's assume Garrity was ON the draft list, as he could of been if he had wanted to remain on it..

Somerset Lancers, how about that?

Strong team, but it does show that whatever money you have, there's still weak spots in a 1-7 Ok, so you have no team sponsor, can't afford any of the GP or big name riders, same team building restrictions, but no double up/down issues, build that team as well for comparison, you get average gates of 950 full paying adults, and 100 concessions to pay for your wage bill/running costs in your own stadium..

Ok, you bleed Speedway and you win 30 million quid on the Lottery. You want to save your local team, it has its own stadium, (not rented) so you need to assemble a team, the best team you can buy/pay, either sign or loan riders, you can have anyone in the world, but, you still have to stick to the points limit, the 2016 points limit. Who would you sign and why?

Better riders, raise the standard!!! That's exactly the opposite to speedways format! Lesser riders, lower the standard, lowest common denominator.. This I suggest over the years has done more damage than most of the other reasons given for the sports decline in the UK.

In my opinion, signing NKI even on a short term contract would be wrong. As another poster mentioned, at the start of the season, it would only be a glorified testing session for his European Leagues and GP's and could open the doors for this to happen all over the Elite League, again, for the wrong reason and come the end of April, teams all over the oche will be chasing new heat Leaders, with none about except the chaff left over after all the euro leagues are under way... I know the temptation to get NKI in must be huge, but I think it would be a bad move....

The overheads don't do the changes justice.. The lines available going in to turn 3 and out of turn 4 have increased no end, makes inside dives, and outside drives, cut-backs all over the place!! The work is on going, and difficult with the water table being so damn high at the moment.. but it's getting there, wet feet or no wet feet!!,

That would hint that the problem was real, and the speedway was bribing the locals.... Not the best move.

Yes, I was told.. No, was the response, any rider that's been near a GP track, suddenly thinks they can ask for silly money..

I thought the new track impinges on the old track? How will that work mid-season?

Were Leicester told at the AGM that they had to change race night for the 2016 season?? Were ALL EL teams told not to arrange ANY League fixtures on Saturdays?? If not, the AGM should/could not have actually have surely ended?? This all smells a bit fishy to me... If Leicester were told NOT to arrange EL fixtures on Saturdays, then they should not have been included in the 2016 Elite League, and been offered a place in the PL. But if any other EL teams arranged Saturday fixtures, well, that would show just how corrupt the BSPA are...

Swindon the other! (Possibly)

So does that mean Kennett and Lawson are to busy for full time Elite League Racing?? And Lakeside prefer Swiderski full time in the team to either Lawson or Kennett? I would think the above scenario is NOT the case, can someone confirm the Lakeside 1-7 and which position/s are to be shared?

It hasn't for a few days now... I had responded to quite a few posts, some quite lengthy answers, but when I tried to "post" to forum, they just would not load up!! I will be surprised if this actually loads... One post was with regards to the Lewis Kerr/Lewis Blackbirds fiasco.. what would have happened to LK if indeed LB had actually come out of retirement? LK would be teamless in the EL until a rider of similar calibre got injured or retired or didn't ride up to his average/ability? Or could any other EL team have just got rid of a ELDR and signed LK?

So you could lose nearly half your team before your team has turned a wheel in anger!! That is just plain nonsense....

Test. Hmm, why when I write a post it won't load up to the forum?

Has anyone else had issues with posting/logging on to this forum over the last few days? I have had terrible problems, now working again, at one point I thought I would never get on here again!!! I was unable to logon, unable to post, and the route to contacting admin/forum mod was not working either!!!! Is there a way to contact the forum mods/admin if you are not logged in?? I spent ages trying to find a way/email/link, but nothing worked because I wasn't logged in!!!!

Turns 1 & turn 2 are marked out with orange cones, they are hidden by the unseasonaly long grass, and its to wet to mow it.... The centre green is pretty much waterlogged with visible laying water.. On Monday, we pumped nigh on 15,000 gallons of water off the track and out the storage tanks..

Simon Stead would also miss quite a few matches whilst riding for his parent club Sheffield, really need to avoid any more DU riders if at all possible.. I know we are struggling to find anyone at present, but it strikes me as to why no other EL club has snapped up Steady..

Surely, Wilko is not on the draft list for team building??? At best he would be the same stature as last year? (Injury guest replacement only)

Spotted Josh Auty driving down the Upperton Road around 15 minutes ago, outbound from Leicester.

You are correct, unfortunately, UK speedway seems to be a closed shop, or a staff shop, and only it's members and paymasters see it, and its really difficult to become a paymaster or member!!

Same with the Leicester Mercury, used to be a good read when it was an afternoon rag, when it went to a morning rag, most of the news was at least 12+ hours old!! No use to man nor beast with all the instant news media available now...

Well, top end riders are definitely in short supply, this I would imagine gives them quite a bargaining edge.. Leicester - 2 heat Leaders Kings Lynn - 1 heat Leader, and a number 6. Please add any other team shortfalls, riders that are prepared to ride UK Elite League, any other relevant info ref rider shortfalls.

I think Leicester paid Belle Vue the sum of £20,000 for Mark Courtney in the early 1980's!! What do you reckon is its equivalent would be today??