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But did you ( and your associates ) Read, Mark, Learn and Inwardly Digest the feedback given to you? And was any of it worth implementing? Would you care to post on here the things which fans and prospective fans want from speedway racing and hope to get ( as contained in the feedback you collected ).

But lose money they do at KLS - hand over fist - only the fact that the sponsors are prepared to prop up the losses means they go on as they do. Overall including income from the leasing of the stockcar side of things ( and the catering receipts from stockcar fans ) plus sponsorship support means that Buster ( we hope ) has his head above water financially. But the KL speedway side of things IS withering away in terms of crowd support. And there are no indications that anything is being done to change that.

I know that song! Doesn't it go " Godfrey has only got one ball, etc etc to "and Buster has no balls at all". Three tracks, but no idea that what he is laying before UK speedway fans is so far away from what they are interested in paying for. Unable to contemplate failure during his tenure, leads him to blunder blindly on with his Great Plan for the Reconstruction of UK speedway. Delusional and it will all end just like a deflated balloon. Cue - tears all round, on the terraces, in the offices and in those riders workshops ( staring at redundant rocketships ) of no use to anyone just scrap ( except to beginners abroad ). Beyond sad.

12 races FTG is the main reason I choose carefully when I go. Usually to meet up with a good friend of 40 years standing with whom the banter ( about the world as much as speedway overall ) allows the boring processional racing not to intrude too much into our pleasure from the evening. For the last three years, it has increasingly been like that, with very, very little motivation to go to matches. This is not just slagging off but is a reflection of how a lifelong fervent supporter of 65 years standing at Norwich and KL ( plus a huge number of away tracks and matches supporting The Stars ) has come to be hardly bothered. I assure you that it is not "just age" ( as I remain lively in other areas of life! ). It truly is how Buster chooses to run KL ( and his other teams ) and how his lack of interest or priority in existing fans and their concerns about what is on offer. With a very poor crowd, again and for a local derby, it seems that nothing will bring Buster to see the situation objectively and start with the $64,000 Question ( nowadays £100 million Euromillions win ). Why do the fans continually drift away? Am I do doing something wrong? What do they need, to be encouraged to return?

At least we now know what a "hat full" of points means = as scored by Simon Lambert.

Very much the same for me although I go from time to time ( once so far this season ). So little VFM, so few races worthy of the name. Long drawn-out process with too much paint drying time. Was going tonight but my friend from Peterborough decided that the heat would not make the journey nor the racing worthwhile ( in fact from near Kettering ). So sunned off! He is coming for a playoff match - if of course.......like so many I do not miss it much when I do not attend. Thursday usually means Swedish speedway and with them not having a heatwave, it might be worth watching. When you think I retired to KL in 2002 mostly because I would be near a speedway track, the lustre has definitely worn off.

I will up that offer, considerably, to £9.99 but will not take on any debt liability within that purchase.

Proper speedway they were. Out of the top draw! I kid you not and after having my cataracts done, I never wear rose-tinted spectacles.

What it needs and what it's going to get are two very different things. Nothing except vastly better racing on standardised bikes ( as in the Nice trial ) is going to bring in new fans. That really could be a saviour for the UK sport, if rider power does not thwart it.

Buster's displeasure will soon begin to show more clearly, just how disappointed he is with the fans of his three clubs who are not supporting them as hey should. The cry of "you will be sorry when it's not there to support" will soon be heard across East Anglia. He will never realise that what he organises now are far from exciting matches on track, even if they are local derbies. It's a mirage Buster that "everything is all right, it's on TV" only the sponsors are happy with that - for now.

Tai is IMHO the best ever Brit. but Ove Fundin remains my choice as the Best Ever Speedway Rider.

Arthur Daley like but nowhere near as popular.

Buster ( not yet quite Busted ) backs only those who chorus "Yes, Buster - three bags full Buster". He is accountable to no man and loves to look past the hards facts in front of him.

Yes, turn off predictive text. Or proofread what is on screen before pressing send.

The promoters, collectively, love to hate the keyboard warriors. What they really hate is any critical feedback, which in any other business helps to shape the future operating policy. What they forget is that before the rise of the keyboard there were many, many thousands ( 10x as many 50 years ago ) who went to the pub or talked about it at work and across the garden fences - in a critical way, that is what people do who passionately care about a sport. Now you have to be a sycophant to be a fan in UK speedway and adore the promoter as well as the riders you most enjoy on track.

As he is a"living legend" in the UK for his 2007 exploits and as he has stated clearly that he can't make it pay unless he doubles up ( and trebles up with prolific guest bookings ) that seems to be deemed his due. He does give his all in the UK ( mostly ) and when on form is a tigerish racer, capable of coming from the back more often than most in the UK.

If it is to be in Russia , as seems likely, anywhere but Togliatti would generate worldwide interest ( well, that is within the small world of speedway ).

At least the many, many thousands turned up in the 1970s ( whichever year it was you were watching ) to help create an atmosphere. So really there was little point in inventing speedway in the Good Old, Old Days ( 1923 or 1928 ) because it has never got any better. It was it seems, icicle, all pointless and as I have said before 100 half-lap dashes per match would give more excitement.

No possibly about it. The Russian man, Igor, was better and he did nothing. All Rosco had to do was look glum. And yes I am sorry that I will be sending only £25 to the SRBF, had those cheering on Bomber been right it could have been up to £250. When are those new Greg Hancock gating gloves being delivered Bomber?

Huh, 60 is the new 40 - they say.

That is why the sport is in danger across Europe, with the exception of Poland. And America and Australia brighten it up with variety and are eager to entertain. If merely money took the SoN to Togliatti it was a poor investment. let's hope they don't buy a GP or it will be Krsko all over again. Not worth watching.

I remember that song on the away match coaches from King's Lynn in the 1960's " the hairs on a dicky dido" - if that is how you spell it.

Ah well, I have not yet had to "eat my words" as some suggested. Although we do have the final day of the Finals to come and Bomber ( of whom I am a Big fan when racing in the UK ) might surprise us and make me pay the £25 per race win he gains on Sunday. It doesn't look much like it unless he rides someone elses bike. My bet is still on and it was kind of Kelvin Tatum to say that "Chris Harris is not at the races at this level" so I wasn't talking complete rubbish then. But as for a few World crowns in his 40's I just don't see that somehow. As the SRBF is a charity close to my heart I will donate £25 if Bomber fails to take the chequered flag for a race win on Sunday.

Come off it Bomber. In this week's SS he shows how delusional he is. Chris Harris is one of the most exciting speedway racers GB have produced this century and riding within UK speedway he can be seen at his best - still at his best. But to claim that he will be like Hancock and develop into a world-beater in his 40's is ludicrous. Bomber, Greg H is a consistently good gater - 2 or 4 from five at his best, whereas you gate 1 in 5 and that means at the top-level - world-class, you will never be better than you are. If you were to reach the dizzy heights of the GP it would have been in the years following your magnificent British GP victory in 2007. Unless you know that in the twilight of your career ( in world class terms ) you can find some Greg Hancock like-gating gloves and reactions from the start, be happy that so many UK fans appreciate you as a top league racer. I will donate £25 to the SRBF for every one of your heat wins in the SON Finals. If we get to the finals.

Sadly I believe we will once again hear T&P say "and Harris is at the back". His day at this level was long ago.