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Might he have picked a more appropriate time to make his decision in that case?

Well, yes, but is one pre-season challenge really the limit of keeping the club's name alive? I think you know the point I'm making. If there are things going on in the background then great, not everything needs to be broadcast, and certainly no benefit in getting everyone's hopes up/dashed time and time again. Not sure whether you're agreeing or disagreeing re. riders. It's sadly just facts that there aren't many riders left, and there'll be less and less the longer the club is inactive. If it needs a couple of fillers to make a team then nobody can really complain. There are many obstacles to building a track these days, as you've said. You can add on noise complaints too. Probably the biggest obstacle of all is the current economic conditions, and who is really going to plough £100k's into a declining sport. We'll perhaps never know how close we were/weren't to something coming to fruition not long before the closure, but sadly that oaf butcher put paid to any hopes. Hopefully tonight is an enjoyable meeting.

Is there any objective in having this meeting other than a run out for Redcar and to make a few quid? It's strange that there's been very little made of getting Newcastle back. No fan get togethers, no fundraising, no keeping the name alive. Just silence. It's never going to come back to Brough Park obviously, but is anyone doing anything to try other options? The long-term people all seem to have happily moved on to different tracks too. Decent line-up tonight anyway. Mostly riders who did well for Newcastle and are well remembered. Rather sadly, riders like Simon Lambert and Danny Phillips are needed to fill in even though they were very forgettable as Diamonds, but time moves on and there aren't many former riders remaining.

Please read the article that I linked to and don't make assumptions.

There's a further 'update' on Sportowefakty.wp.pl. https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/1180927/mamy-najnowsze-informacje-po-koszmarnym-wypadku-w-nocy-zawodnik-trafil-na-sale-o Most importantly - if accurate, hopefully - is this: From well-informed sources, we also know about several broken ribs, a fractured elbow in many places, and fractured vertebrae in the spine. Fortunately, the head and spinal cord were not injured.

Fatal has a different meaning in Poland, and obviously when it's translated it's even more stark. It's probably best to edit your post to avoid any alarm when everyone first reads it. The article/update is quite concerning it has to be said. Hopefully Tai can pull through with 'just' broken bones, but the fact they won't be releasing an update is in itself worrying.

A few years back a pint would cost £1.50 as well. Things change.

Or it'll be London in Nigeria, where a rich Prince has promised his inheritance to WBD in a no-loss contract to broaden speedway's horizons.

It's probably reached a natural end, but the way it's been dealt with is abysmal. I'm sure the usual suspect will be along soon to chastise those who've booked non-refundable accommodation, but that was a big attraction of Cardiff: it would never be rained off. Whatever your thoughts are of the whole event, there are now unhappy speedway fans who have lost money on hotels, and maybe some who won't bother as much with speedway. WBD have been an unmitigated disaster.

That's a generous definition of "mid season". Decent first meeting, decent last meeting, basically crap in between.

You can't help but love the backtracking from some Poole fans on here. I took pelters on here last year - under a different account - when I suggested Starke on a <4.00 average would be a good signing, and a better option than Newman. Fast forward 12 months, where he's somehow got worse and he's now an inspired signing who will add 2 points to his average. Brilliant.

It's a shame to read this, because I thought he could develop into a decent level of rider, but this isn't promising. Imagine if he reached the GPs and realises he'd have to leave the country nearly every other weekend?!

Why? That will be 3 years ago by time the season starts, he's crap now you said, remember?

The best ability is availability, as they say. Even if other #1s aren't as good as Cook, at least they'll turn up every week. Valid concern when signing Cook these days.

They did, and it wasn't illegal as you say, but it was the claptrap about "helping" Cradley that came with it that I didn't like. They saw a business opportunity and rinsed some speedway starved fans of some easy cash. Maybe I expected better from those involved. Oh well. P.S. I'm not a Cradley fan 👍

The fact that this happened, and nothing will ever come of it, is staggering. A blatant cash grab by those involved.

http://www.sheffield-speedway.com/news.php?extend.3610

"give our youngsters half a season each" That is the funniest way of describing a move like this I've ever read. You'd be sacking Mulford because Cairns would give you a better chance of winning (meetings + the POs), it's zero to do with giving them half a season each.

Nilsson and Palovaara on 13.50 would be great business. Edinburgh back to being shrewd as they were back in mid-00s, it's great to see as a neutral. They used to know how to win.

Fair play to ipswich for bothering, because obviously nobody else is, but isn't this just reintroducing the British U19 final? A little underwhelming given the BSPL fanfare but credit to ipswich anyway.

Fair point on Cook, but Flint/Gilkes aren't exactly decent yardsticks, both average Championship riders (Flint slightly better). Still, that's all Workington need him to be I suppose.

Poor record in the U24 Ekstraliga really and now 23 years old. Hopefully does well but very unlikely to be another Zischke.

Nothing will ever top Sky Sports, that was truly iconic. BT was a pretty close second early on. After that, only the Polish stuff really comes close. BSN is OK but commentators are a bit naff, as are some of the presenters, better than nothing though.

Gorzow have started a fundraiser to save the club with a target of 4.5m PLN.