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TNT's position in 2027 would be the equivalent of a YouTube Members Only Channel that rarely uploads a video. Want subscribers then you need to produce content. British Speedway is Cheap and Easy content to grab because nobody else wants it.

You're missing the point. TNT even if they don't rate a particular Sport, Will have no choice but to take on more content if they want to stay afloat. Lack of Content = Lack of Subscribers. Lack of Subscribers = End Game! Only real selling point from 2027 onwards is a Lunchtime PL Kick-Off and barely anyone is taking out a Subscription for that. Over the last few months TNT have lost Basketball and Boxing too so it's not just UEFA Club Competitions. TNT are just as desperate for content as British Speedway is for a TV deal.....It's a match made in heaven at this point.

As it stands TNT's only real selling point from 2027 onwards is a Lunchtime PL Kick-Off.

Agreed but I wouldn't rule out a TNT U-Turn on that tbh. They would've been planning to spend Millions on UEFA Champions League rights. They've been absolutely rinsed tonight and it's left them with a severe lack of content from 2027. They'll have no choice but to pick up content now even if they don't rate it that highly. British Speedway for peanuts is an easy starter.

Wasn't so long ago when they took over EUROSPORT. Since then, All TNT have done is lose broadcasting rights all over the place.

On the basis that TNT haven't gone broke and that the Channel will still exist. Granted TNT may not like British Speedway but when you're running a Channel that's behind a pay wall, You'll need to produce content otherwise you won't get subscribers. Future Speedway Ventures and the BSPL do need to get in contact with TNT to explore the situation as they may have rejected the initial chance to renew the British Speedway contract due to them being invovled in a bidding war over UEFA Club Competition rights where the price was was soaring. Now that they've officially lost that bidding war, They will have a lot of money left to spend. Future Speedway Ventures and the BSPL will be desperate for a TV deal and they'll take any offer presented to them and TNT will be desperate for content after losing various rights to various Sports, Therefore they can get some easy content for peanuts when it comes to British Speedway.

Did they bin it off or have they gone broke? They've lost an awful lot of content recently. Now we're hearing about all UEFA Club Competition rights being lost as well.

TNT have lost Europa League and Conference League to Sky Sports now. BSPL need to find out whether TNT have gone broke or not because it's a potential opportunity to explore.

I agree. Just thought I'd raise the point though considering TNT will have to add some content in order to get people to sign up.

Agree. Barely anyone is going to keep TNT just for 1 Premier League Lunchtime Kick-Off on a Saturday.

Just lost the UEFA Champions League Rights from 2027, That'll be a lot of funds freed up. What are the chances of them coming back to the table if we get a 6 Team PREM?

TNT have lost UEFA Champions League rights from 2027 so what are the chances of them coming back to the table if we get a 6 Team PREM?

Race format does need a couple of tweaks I agree. We should have 2 Reserve Races a Night, The usual Heat 2 and another during the 2nd half of the meeting.

No mate. It's just my suggestion of a 7-7 Split.

No. I'm saying he'll fall off under the threat of being lapped every week, Just like most other NDL Riders who don't get a look in when it comes to the CHAMP.

PREM -> Belle Vue, Glasgow, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Leicester, Poole and Sheffield. CHAMP -> Berwick, Edinburgh, Oxford, Plymouth, Redcar, Scunthorpe and Workington. CHAMP Clubs have to bin off using 4.00 Newcomers and Riders like Paul Starke at reserve in favour of NDL Riders.....Because #Opportunities

They won't. For example if Arran Butcher can't pull up an tree's in the NDL. Then what on earth is he going to do against Riders like Jason Edwards and Jordan Jenkins let alone Chris Harris, Richard Lawson and co.

Those who don't get opportunites at PREM & CHAMP Level is due to them not being good enough at NDL Level. For the few Riders who do show some potential at NDL Level, They end up getting an opportunity.

Riders like Chris Harris have held British Speedway together for years and that's a FACT! Young British Riders have retired for multiple reasons. Jack Thomas retired because he got badly injured, Was a decent Talent to be fair. Ashton Boughen retired because he was a bottle job who even Bomber Harris couldn't get a tune out of despite Ashton being given chances at PREM & CHAMP Level. Some others have retired because they were out of depth at NDL Level and they finally realised that they were throwing Money down the drain.

Going to sound disrespectful to NDL Riders but somebody has to speak the truth instead of lying....So I'll take one for the Team. If all of these NDL Riders that some Fans keep going on about were even half decent, Then why haven't they been snapped up by CHAMP Clubs left, right and center? Why are CHAMP Clubs still opting to use Riders like Paul Starke to fill a reserve berth? Why are CHAMP Clubs still opting to use 4.00 Newcomers to fill a reserve berth? The simple answer is......Because most of them are No Hopers, Who will never make it in the Sport to a point where even CHAMP Clubs can't be bothered to invest in them.

It's not even about the PREM with me anymore, It's all about the thing that keeps British Speedway fuctioning (D/UP Scheme) The D/UP Scheme is that Block in a Jenga Tower that you don't take out because if you do, The whole thing falls down.

Because British Speedway is going to die regardless. British Speedway can't function without the D/UP scheme. It's Riders like Chris Harris, Richard Lawson, Danny King etc. who keep British Speedway alive by riding for Two different British Clubs in Two different British Leagues every year due to a severe lack of decent riders. Most foreign Riders simply don't want to ride over here and that's why we're so heavily reliant on the D/UP scheme that keeps PREM & CHAMP clubs functioning. Once the D/UP scheme collapses then the entire house falls down as we simply don't have enough decent riders to fill 14 Teams and from 2027 we're extremely limited in what British Speedway can do in it's search for Riders. Two Dozen NDL Riders isn't the solution because the Attendances are atrocious due barely anyone caring and if the current crop of die hard fans don't care about the product, Then why would anyone else care?

I'm now starting to believe that this is no longer about the PREMIERSHIP with a couple of members on here tbh. I think it's more to do with an Anti-British Speedway ideology and for British Speedway to die, They'll need the worst outcome possible and that's..... 1. 5 Man Teams being propped up by 5.00 Pointers and NDL Riders in a 14 Heat Format. 2. Severely unbalanced Racing that see's very experienced British Riders like Harris, Lawson, King and co. threatening to lap NDL Riders multiple times in the same night. 3. NDL Riders competing 6 Times in 1 Night, Instead of the usual 4 (On Average) at NDL Level because they know full well that NDL Attendances are abysmal due to a severe lack of interest in the product.

Be honest Mike. Do you actually care about British Speedway?

Danish League run a 5 Man Team format. But take a few minutes out of your day to look at those 5 Man Teams that Danish Clubs put out. They're propped up by GP Riders, Ekstraliga Riders and the Best of Danish. Those Top Riders compete in 6 or 7 Heats Per Night in that 5 Man Team Danish Format. We can't get anywhere near that standard due to Rider Availbility therefore we'll be left with Riders like Jack Smith and Paul Starke competing 6 Times in 1 Night.