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Well, we do see eye to eye sometimes Trees. Hurray! We do not want the K Bjerre back who we held on to for far too long last time and watched him gate and be passed by nearly all and sundry. He may have been recovering from an injury then, but he is out of form and riding no better now than then - for what reason we do not know.

I truly do not think they incompetent, they are corrupt.

An assessment made by observation by a group of four longtime fans at KL. Including the upstairs seats. We have seen the stadium rocking and bursting at the seams and believe that we are making a fair and balanced assessment of those present. If only we were privy to the genuine turnstile click totals. We are confident that we are not far off with the figures stated. It is not an attack on the promotion, we want to see 1,500 on a bad night and 2,500 on a regular basis. We just can't see that happening due to the way it is run at KLS and as a sport in general in the UK.

The crowd is down at King's Lynn which never recovered from "Holdergate" last year and is half of what it was in 2015. A night that pulls in more than 1,000 is a good one. For the recent match V Poole is was around that and certainly no more than 1,200. Of course, fixed race nights at KL have not worked out well, as Denmark took priority over several team members on several possible Weds.

That is the tragedy of the whole massive decline of UK speedway. They will not listen to anyone ( including lifelong fans ) and believe that the word feedback means something like poisonous assassin or despicable enemy. They view the people who have put forward constructive ideas as one of those.

BSPA press release?

But how will the hordes of new fans hear all about the delights of this one big league? Twitter or Facebook as the BSPA believed the future punters were to be found - patiently waiting for the Big Shout Out. " We are ready and waiting for you" Roll Up, Roll Up. pay your nice £20 notes to the lady - no change but here's'a free racecard.

I was under the impression that a 14 strong semi-pro league had been mooted already? The other teams would run at CL level with no double up / down and no fixture clashes. Might save the sport or rather delay its demise. Might not if nothing else much changes like processional chasing in 75% of heats and poor track preparation.

Garrity has turned out to be as several predicted -"always in the wars" and as far as I am concerned is not someone who can be relied on. He seems to be always overriding and although his self-belief is good to see, you need the ability to back up those racing aspirations.

Too expensive to catch on.

How can you sell up and be responsible for what happens three years later? BMR were hyped as ultra professional and must have looked " buyer beware" style carefully at what they were buying? An ageing, tired business that BMR were certain they could revive and found out that they couldn't.

And there you have it some promoters feel the need to be "awkward" or unhelpful even if you have paid a ticket to see the match! That is a way to build up your crowd levels. Do it "my way" or not at all is something we know all about at King's Lynn where much of the old Len Silver mode continues, "don't come if you don't like it". And many have decided NOT to go because they don't like it.

Remorse is fine if it results in changed attitudes and behaviour.

Not much is needed to be added to that. We are, always have been and always will be completely ignored while the BSPA is run in the way it currently is.

In a "far off future" a long way away from The Abbey. Maybe. Why disturb a happy suburb of new homes, for a few hundred followers of a semi-defunct sport ( OK let's be kind, a sport in decline )?

I am up for that ! providing it is not held on a neutral track like Swindon.

King's Lynn is now a very glossy "magazine' and costs £3 - my scorecard costs 10p ( for a photocopy ) KL used to have a perfect fold-out A3 scorecard on sale for £1 but that went in the way of "progress".

I make my own and have done for five years. Not only on cost grounds but because I have read all that is in the programme - online ( except the adverts ).

It was and huge crowds flocked to see it so perhaps different eras are different "countries". I do not pretend to be right about the decline of speedway. No-one on here is, are they? It is all just different ideas about what might work. The BSPA are no doubt already set on the one " sure to work" plan for 2019. As it's their money at stake they have every right to do that. We might be very upset ( as I am and yourself too ) about the decline ( demise?) of UK league / team speedway but we have no say about what will happen to it. 1930's "tricks" might work with the new generation of fans which speedway must have very soon. I think that the mooted 14 track one league will be what is most likely to happen, with the other tracks something like NL level ( with no doubling up and no match night conflicts ). Long before the centenary in 2028 speedway in the UK will look very, very different. Roll Up, Roll Up!

A 13 minute match MIGHT be OK for £9.99p but I believe that "the past is a different country" and going back to what worked in a 1970's society is not likely to work in 2019. It's got to be different and have exciting new elements IF it is to stand any chance of attracting an entirely new age range of fans. It is likely to be so different that many of the remaining long-term fans will walk away in disgust. Arena motorcycle racing of a different kind may not be speedway but it may be a marketable commodity. Speedway as we know it may have to vanish for something else to replace it.

So will they fill even that capacity with "local" fans? Not many will be travelling up from the deep south or even the Midlands.

IF, as seems likely the Robins will be no more after this season what a pity to go out with a whimper instead of a roar! Ring the changes to give the fans a great send off after 69 years.

"How lucky we young Aussies are to still have a home from home where we can learn enough to do the business while getting paid for it" I think it was what he said.

An Absolute essential. The only possibly viable direction left. This too needs to be put into place. The cream will still rise to the top but racing would be fairer than it is now. Still prefer 250cc or 350 singles but realise the cost of replacing engines. Introduce this slowly. It does need to be as different as possible with something gimmicky ( as traditionalists will call it ) because we already know that the racing that is on offer now has been rejected. Closer, fairer less predictable than current TTF 75% of heats. Even bump starts rather than tapes. Female rider races ( until some get good enough to beat the men ). It has to be some of "circus night out" around the watch YOUR team concept. It is something like this or nowt.

Perhaps a better heading might have been "The Future of UK Speedway". I think the 14 team semi-pro league likely to be mooted soon might be worth a punt but I cannot see it attracting the new fans necessary for it to thrive. Without some kind of massive marketing. The same old 20,000 fans in the UK might support it.