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What's Kenni Larsen up to these days? Due a return on a reassessed 7.00 average?

Surely one of the problems with Speedway is that there's too much of it. I've never fathomed why the EL say run the league fixtures twice, and then complain about how they incur massive losses per season. Isn't the answer to half the number of fixtures (and losses), and then by reducing the supply of fixtures the demand may increase? i.e. instead of everyone turning up at the end of the year for the playoffs, you then end up having good attendances for 10 weeks over the summer.

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Do elaborate more? Were they being a disgrace by cheering or booing the riders / referee? Then it's about time that promoters got off the high horse with the "use it or lose it" attitude, and actually got out there promoting. People (especially families) won't continue to hand over, say £60 of their hard earned £ each weekend just to keep a sport running if they're not happy about something. Most folk nowadays don't have that attitude -- it's all about getting the best value for your £, and if speedway is not providing that, they'll not turn up regardless.

Would be interesting to see how many people are actually buying one... I know a few regular ticket holders who are somewhat uninspired by this "business as usual" team continuing from last season...

It's not about what team lines up at the start of the season, it's all about what team lines up at the end of the season. That being said, looking pretty weak atm.

Indeed, it will probably be the crowing achievement on his Speedway CV. Beating the same riders in the PL won't win him a world title, no matter how competent he is at doing it. Might also be why he has a lack of interest from foreign teams - would you sign a rider who seems content to stay in the lower leagues?

Cook has reached his level it seems. Shame.

Can't blame him really. He'll be gaining nothing by riding in a PL propped up with NL reserves anyway.

Why not? A season long qualification would add more meaning to them, and also unlike playoffs could be done and dusted in one meeting.

Make the league table the qualifier for the 4TT? Top of the table wins the title, top 8 teams go to the fours?

They did, they gave you a sandwich, badge, and a scarf at one of the meeting! ;-)

After a full season of racing, umpeen matches, what does it boil down to in the end? One team got an extra 5 points with the T/R and another team got an extra 6. Ha! About time they were banned in playoffs. That being said, Edinburgh topped the table so deserved the title regardless! Well done on a very successful season.

Run the league fixtures once, over the summer. It's so bloody obvious I can't see why the promotors haven't done it yet. If these meetings cost so much to run, why run them twice? Decrease supply (who wants to see the same team three times?) and increase demand.

I will -- £27 to see a £5 sport -- lmao!! Hilarious.