The Third Man

Fixed race nights haven't worked, clubs have lost more money because they ran on traditional non speedway nights. the only way fixed race nights will work is if we attract new fans who have not known any other race night, think we all know that wont happen

There will be no change next year the ones that want a "premier league" will get their wish and the championship will stay the same along with the national league. there are likely to be less teams in the top two leagues and doubling up will be back causing more guests and RR as the saviour of fixed race nights has failed So basically we will be back to 2017 with a reduced number of teams and a reduced number of supporters with even less teams in 2020. the only good news for me this year was that the lack of fixtures saved me about £500 compared to last year

Much easier to get the winner the BBC wants that way

So the tail is wagging the dog again

True, wasn't thinking there. But they will all have bumper crowds, and because of guests it will be a different team every time they ride against each other

Each team rides against each other twice at home, good luck to them, and can they afford to last the season?

but it doesn't work, the clubs with the money get the riders who are likely to up their averages, the ones with les money get the ones on the way down. unless you are talking about rider control, therefore allocating riders to teams

You pay what you want to pay, if everyone as a group got together to say No, it would be No, but the "bigger" clubs will have to get the best, so they wont agree, well if they want speedway in this country to continue, they will have to act in the best interest of the group, not the individual, so goodbye to speedway

If there are two leagues, one will be bigger. the question needs to be at what level can we afford the big league to be For quite a few seasons now clubs have paid out more money for riders they cant afford supposedly to get more fans in. it hasn't worked, we need the pitch the "big" league at a level that can be afforded and then hope to rebuild, but it looks like that wont happen obviously some clubs like to lose money year on year

so nothings going to change, lets go back to how it didn't work perhaps the so called big teams will realise there is a problem when they keep losing teams mid season like this year, but even then I doubt it so another nail in the speedway coffin

This is Speedway rules can be changed to suit

Don't see how a North South split would save money, very few riders live near the track they ride for Might work if more fans go to away matches because they are close by, buts that all

Berge & Kurtz riding for Swindon tonight

Josh G - A real number 1 Kennedy Anderson Kurtz for starters, after that it depends on the points limit and the make up of the league I suppose

haven't seen that sensible rule used for years, don't know why

Viewing from the panorama room should be OK, if you don't mind being inside, otherwise Third and Fourth bends should be OK

Think his bikes would have to go that way anyway, so not much extra for an extra person

So which rules have been broken, the one that says you cant drive to continental meetings you must have the money to fly? where is that in the rule book

So you are only able to ride in important meetings if you have a team behind you? and we wonder why there is a limited amount young talent coming though

I think you need to stop the obsession and focus on the match now it looks like Sheffields top 2 cost us again

How is Harris getting there? How is Shanes getting there? If Shanes is driving there is no way he could risk setting off the meeting, he will already be on his way It's a disgrace that he cant afford to fly out tonight or tomorrow morning

Might be something to do with Sheffield riding on a Thursday

So we have riders dropping out already presumably the long track date was already known before some one at the BSPA decided on the date for this meeting? so why organise it for this Sunday, knowing riders who have genuinely qualified will be missing Do we have an updated line up, or is that another BSPA secret?

Just checked the championship and the table stays the same with two points for any win and one point for any draw, the teams are closer together points wise but that's all

Just checked this in the championship, and you are correct, the table stays the same with two points for any win and one point for any draw, the teams are closer together points wise but that's all