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Agree with all of this as I feel they do add a lot to my enjoyment of any meeting. But oddly the dirtometer really amuses me as he is after all only making a comment on the state of the track with his invaluable tool. I want to know where can I get one? Is Briggo marketing them now? As for the coverage the BT Player is an excellent service where you can watch all of the meetings ( and without the commercials!) 9 /10

Also back in the mists of time I remember Ove Fundin's daughter riding in one of the indoor Wembley meetings.

Definitely a ploy to get the terraces fuller. Those who study the "history" of Buster will know that what he regards as Big Big News is rarely anything but. If not a re-signing of Robert Lambert then yes, Jorgensen's transfer. Nothing more significant.

Not only is it super windy now, heavy showers are forecast for mid afternoon. Doesn't look likely to be on or to be a positive racing end to such an miserable season ( to quote Buster's own words ).

I want it to be something along those lines but I cannot see either of these predictions being correct. It would need such a enormous about face for Jonathan to return and I don't think that NKI will ride in the UK again. My best most likely wish list is for Robert Lambert to agree to 2018 and for Rob Lyon to be fully involved once more in the running of KLS. You are right GRW123 that nothing structural can be revealed so I suspect that it is unlikely to be a Huge Surprise. Fingers crossed.

I prefer a full refund. Do I write in including the ticket?

But you will likely still get trolled by HJD who is an "angry young man" . I think he also has another alias on here.

Buster is shrewd and well known for it. Should be No Charge admission for the RH double up rain off tickets.

There is always that Masonic side to how speedway is run - regarding BV last year and who was at fault there and now it's some hushed up reasons why the rider revolt at the KL V Poole happened as it did. Why not have it all out in the open? Hmmm.

Pleased to see that eventually it has been confirmed that there is at least a partial refund on offer to those who attended either D/H. Also happy to see that it is not the infamous fiver for those who lost out on the Rye House match. Lets hope that Buster's smile on the website means that he will go on considering fans throughout 2018 and beyond , or even putting them first and making sure they do not feel like mushrooms ever again.

But with the might of Monster Joe behind him he will get a wild card either way. It was good to see that the "racer" is alive in well inside Chris Holder and that is what we expected when he signed for KL Stars. Made a mockery of his own criticism of poor track conditions though, especially his first ride in the extreme wet conditions. Hmmm. I originally intended to post this here re this Weds match - It's the "Hey, I am THE Boss " Buster show. Like Nero fiddling while Rome burns. History will not treat him kindly for his era of control of the BSPA which seems to have brought nothing positive to the sport. Those with the D/H Rye House rain off ticket should get in free ( as is legally binding I am assured ) but my guess is it will be Buster's favourite generous offer of a fiver off.

It's the "Hey, I am THE Boss " Buster show. Like Nero fiddling while Rome burns. History will not treat him kindly for his era of control of the BSPA which seems to have brought nothing positive to the sport. Those with the D/H Rye House rain off ticket should get in free ( as is legally binding I am assured ) but my guess is it will be Buster's favourite generous offer of a fiver off.

I suspect that the two or three teams coming up has already been decided and is nothing to do with what happens on the track. The re-structuring looks like being 12 in the top league with lots of shuffling around below that to make up the 2nd tier.

Robert doesn't look like going down the "throw it all away" line but he is still young. Robert is well capable of going all the way to the GP's and even to a world title ( assuming he can gate more consistently than he does currently ). He has natural talent on a bike in much the same way as Michael Lee had. Perhaps Michael Lee's success came too easily and too early but they are very different personalities.

It's not the ones who some call "moaners" you need to be concerned about for leaving the sport, it's all others who say nothing and just stop going after missing one to two meetings. Then realising that they didn't miss the experience very much - that is how so many have drifted away in the last few years. Why they left is what the BSPA needs to be interested in and concerned about. However they seem not to be not very concerned and still have this air about them of "this is what we are offering, take it or leave it".

Gavin said " Come on Tai, what a great chance for us to see a three time British World Champion, something i never thought i would see in my lifetime" ​I too never believed that I would live long enough to see that - Woffy Woffy Woffy Go Go Go! Fingers crossed.

There may not be life at the club regardless of wether Robert stays or goes. If he doe leave then I suspect that a few more fans will walk away from speedway and KL Stars. Buster would need to draft in a very exciting replacement No.1. Is that his announcement next Weds? If it is I hope that is that Robert Lambert is staying in 2018.

My post was only to see if there was some certainty about current pay rates that could publicly be accepted so that we can discuss how it could be funded with mostly falling crowds. I didn't think that Doyle was really getting £500 a point as I was told that around £200 a point was common ( with some pluses as agreed individually. ) I can't see how tracks can pay much more than £200 a point in the Premiership ( perhaps less in the Championship ). At that rate a good rider scoring 400 points a season is receiving £80,000. Can any expect to earn more from the sport in the UK, as they also have sponsors?

So we can assume that Doyle is being paid £500 per point at Swindon currently? Including the guarantee or is that a straight £4 - 5k guarantee ( match fee ) regardless of points scored? Other "lesser" riders are getting paid £200 a point in the premiership - do you think? Other than the tax man concerns, I cannot see why all riders and promotions are so very coy about outgoings on riders payments - while at that same time pleading poverty to fans. We are all in it together except that promoters lose more money ( and the remaining fans lose their favourite sport).

It was the first time I had seen such a match live via You Tube. Excellent picture with no break up problems. So how is it funded? But of course it should not have been run in such conditions. The first 8 heats were Gate and Go because nothing else was possible. I understand that re-staging had many problems about it ( or was impossible ) but I have never seen a league match run in such conditions, so the track problem at the infamous KL V Poole "walkout" match were, as of nothing! Congratulations to Robert Lambert the most exciting rider on show and who may still get on the rostrum for a medal.

As far as I know the top points money in the UK Premiership is £200 a point plus those guarantees that no-one does want to talk about but in the days of Sky TV money was said to be, for example for Iversen at KL was £1,500. Meaning that for a maximum he could take home £4,000 to £5,000.

I suspect that it might be ( yet to be confirmed ) that the £8 might be the best you can expect from Buster. Or perhaps he has told Nigel Pearson that it is, all in free with a rain off ticket but Pearson is too busy to put it up on the website? Once Buster makes his mind up the decision is set in stone. Zilch or £8 who knows.

These riders and others on the D/U list are getting at least £100 a point plus travel expenses. Some are on £200 a point. They are doing well out of the sport but cannot believe that it will go on and on with 1,000 ( if lucky ) average crowds watching them. Just do the sums. Only a handful of promoters can carry on with sponsors putting substantial amounts in. 50% of tracks are likely not running a viable business.

Buster is far from skint. The stock car is the golden goose of the moment and his other careful property investments have worked out well. His passion for speedway, once legendary, has oozed away I suspect and as a business the speedway side of things must be hardly viable. Without a continued major sponsor I reckon that running speedway ( at any level ) at all in KL is as wobbly as at some other UK places.

Free admission for anyone presenting their ticket from the original double header. What not? It IS a rain off ticket. They are entitled to use it. If Buster cared about the fans ( and the sport ) he would have promptly announced it. He has lost the plot on this issue, it seems. Buster doesn't care much, seemingly, who if anyone turns up for this meeting. Of course on Monday ( or perhaps Tuesday ) we will be told that 2018 depends on fans turning up to show " how much they really want speedway in King's Lynn". Not much from my point of view, IF it's the same old, same old promotional style from Buster.