RoundTheBoards

So it's Adam Ellis who is heading off to Birmingham?

Wrong. Guarantees aren't uncommon. Some of the figures people make up and claim that No.1's get guaranteed are nonsense, but guarantees often happen at all levels. A youngster stepping in at reserve may even ask to be guaranteed 3 points.

You only get income from the home meeting, but have to pay riders home and away. So the 500 people have to pay for an average of 100 points.

No. £24 admission is £20 + VAT. So a 500 crowd at £20 is £10k. On average there are 100 points in a meeting, so just £100 per point would wipe out that £10k, without even taking into account the riders' travel expenses and flights and tyres. Then there's signing on fees, stadium rent, insurance, medical cover, meeting fees, referee fee, track preparation, other staff costs, utilities, etc etc. You wouldn't get far on the gate money of 500 people

We've known for ages that Rowe is at Sheffield.

The Home Office, for work permits.

Woffinden is at Sheffield

You got 6 right

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Quite the opposite. Had been using new kit in UK most of the year, and couldn't get a satisfactory set-up. Went back to last year's kit towards the end of the season and immediately started going better.

Doyle was an anomaly. You can't expect every rider to be a slow-burner just because one rider was. But if they follow Doyle and don't reach their peak until 30, then Cook has 3 years of improvement left, while Lidsey still has 5 years of improvement before his peak. So it still makes Lidsey the one with better potential.

Really? I'd expect the younger rider to have more improvement in him over the next couple of years.

Imagine finding 2 people on 1 thread so clueless about someone who stood on a world final rostrum 4 times.

Tell me you know absolutely nothing about speedway without saying you know absolutely nothing about speedway

Early 1980s to early 2000s.

Good move for the Brummies. Cuts costs without losing anything of importance.

You sure he didn't mean Craig?

That would have been too late. Brennan has been lined up for Ipswich 2025 for quite some time.

Other way around. Ipswich are one of the higher payers. Rew is on a good deal, and he's happy to stay. This time last year people thought Adam Ellis was off to Belle Vue, (so many people saying he wanted to join his mate Bewley) but BV were never interested in bidding against Ipswich. I expected Ellis to be moved on this year, but I keep being told Danny King is the one to go from Ippo.

Where are you getting a 16th track from?

Where are you going to get a 16th track from?

Rew happy and well paid at Ipswich. Staying there.

Rew staying at Ippo. No interest in him from BV despite fans rumours.

Brennan has been signed up, but I'm hearing that it's Danny King who makes way for him...