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In 2021 Ipswich’s number 2 Anders Rowe (5.49) guested in place of RS Josh Bates. Anders had opted out of the system, signing as Ipswich's reserve (Kemp being their RS). I questioned his eligibility and was told that due to him being on the list, he was free to hop in and out of the system. The tigers beat The Aces by 2 with Anders scoring paid 6 (Josh’s best score being 2). There is a chance that this was cartel nonsense and once out of the RS system for the season that is that and it could just have been another verses Aces thing.

Anyone going to discuss the elephant in the room here or are we just rearranging the podiums on the deck of the Titanic?

He’s on the current list so can opt in and out whenever he wants to. https://www.scbgb.co.uk/risingstars

FTG

The only hope is to continue chipping away at the old brigade and ideally move out one or two board members from the 2025 bunch every season. Lone voices never had any traction in the past but if people like Coleman join the cause and the old school/self interest driven can continue to be ousted then there is hope.

What a sad state of affairs our sport is in when we are calling on our riders to make better starts to win meetings. Wouldn’t it be lovely if the promoters saw their riders struggle to pass and next time prepared a racetrack.

Bad idea. I remember seeing Sam Ermolenko getting sucked off in Prague.

Streaming, big screen, looking after riders and a couple of passes in the first six heats. I’m becoming a witches fan. Mayfield, shall we link arms? We can do this!

Do the witches post the first/pre 30mins of their broadcast on YouTube? I’d like to see where they are at with a view to purchasing in the future.

Do the witches post the first/pre 30mins of their broadcast on YouTube? I’d like to see where they are at with a view to purchasing in the future.

That’s the way to do it. Implement something and post on socials for maximum effect/ awareness. Other promotions seem happy to implement things quietly whilst most don’t even implement. Love the streaming idea btw. All allies welcome.

To see the future just look at the past. Zzzzzzzz Pre-dick-ta-bull. Zzzzz

Norick wasn’t allowed to ride in the UK due to our concussion rule 07.1.1. If he had changed his name to Hans Andersen he might have got away with it.

This site is a a microcosm of the running of the sport as a whole. Anyone who brings up an issue by a club whether that be poor racing/track prep, running outside the rule book or poaching riders, to give a few examples, immediately gets berated by home fans who’s desire to back their team trumps the greater needs of the sport as a whole. The most irritating thing is the very issue they are defending soon becomes wrong when another team do it. This yo yoing of morals is indefensible in my eyes and renders any point of view they have, moot due the biased nature from where it is comes from. “It’s ok for me and my mates to do these things but not you, especially if it gives us an edge.”This is not only where we are now but also where we have been for years and the reason good people have walked away from the sport. We don’t aspire to match the best but prefer to pull the rug from under them. The current pushback has already started and I fully expect it to succeed.

You could come up with a formula that provided excellent exciting racing surrounded by an enjoyable race night experience at a price point fans where happy with in a packed stadium and all the other utopian ideals in place but in speedway if it came from a team or person you didn’t like, holes would soon be picked however invalid they may be and the whole thing would fall apart or not get off the ground to start with. Petty bias is the underlying issue with this sport where competition spills off the track, into the boardroom and onto the terraces. An independent body would be fine as long as it’s your independent body and the pushback against those who’s face doesn’t fit no matter how fine their ideas is alarming and sole destroying for a sport that is absolutely required to work together.

We’re doomed, no question. If this forum and other social media channels is any indication of the sport and who we should be championing and getting behind we are right royal f#*%ed.

There’s been a few posts about this meeting dating back to the 2nd of April.

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Tac subs are allowed in the league bit but end when the two leg ties start. It’s the same system the main league has used for years. It’s good to see some consistency used in the sport as this hasn’t alway been the case under other top table bigwigs.

I see the Belle Vue team are moaning on BRF about you missing UK fixtures yet are ok to turn up for Polish meetings.

The other thing to remember is like last year, Sheffield have been the best team in the land year on year and losing to a strong team like that isn’t unexpected. They are also consistently good gaters and in modern speedway terms that equates to wins. Having not visited Sheffield for five years (shocking for a track less than 30 miles away) I was surprised by the small attendance compared to previous visits. At home you notice it less as you are visiting regularly so the small drops don’t register the same as revisiting after many years. A stark reminder of a dying sport.

The two losses at the top of the team cost us dearly and made this a none event before a wheel was turned. 28 points from The Aces on show would have required 4 from Norick & 10 from Brady to see us home but it’s all ifs and buts with the only given being our luck again. I’m optimistic that our 1&2 (team numbers) will hit 14 between them per meeting this year and when you consider most fans feel the contribution of some team members tonight fell sort, it sees things generally looking good for the coming weeks. The racing was awful, I filled in my programme as they came past me on lap one for most of the heats I saw. I left after heat 11. If Leon hadn’t had an off night I wouldn’t have see an Ace pass all night. First away fixture for years and also my last.

A good rest by missing Polish & UK fixtures should see him ready for the Easter weekend. Thank goodness, we need a fit and winning Brady.

Do we know why Harris didn’t guest for Brady when he was absent in Poland recently?