cityrebel

He's not alone.

The NSS should be used as a template for any new tracks in the future, if there is any.

That may be true, but the 1970's was a brilliant era, speedway wise.

A simple race card for a pound would be sufficient. Similar to what Coventry produce this season.

It's a shame Alfie couldn't be signed as an addition to hopwood.

Over 20,000 on a Tuesday night for my first British final at west ham in 1970!

I got in from Kent just after 9 to watch the last few heats. Some superb Racing at the NSS tonight.

Is that down to spedeworth?

The situation at Oxford is very similar. Just sit back and watch the place fall down. A compulsory purchase would cost a fortune, without the additional repairs and refurbishment. Speedway and dog racing are two sports on their knees, you would have to be a lunatic to invest in such a project.

Why would the developers hand over Brandon when they can play the long game. They can leave it derelict for years, just like Cradley, Powderhall and long Eaton. The best hope for the bees is finding a new site.

The NL cannot continue in its current form. The weaker clubs are teetering on the brink, and the bigger clubs carry on regardless. Too many lop sided matches have put a lot of fans off attending meetings.

The 1970's was certainly a golden era for me. Four top flight tracks in london, who would believe it!

It was a walk in the park for Eastie last night, but the island are not alone in being weak at the moment. There are are a few sides struggling in the NL this year, which is no good for the home promotion or those away tracks they visit. Big home wins do more damage than good in the long term.

This crap has BSPA written all over it. I can't believe someone else thought of it first!

Like watching paint dry.

Well at Kent last night, I had a late start, an overwatered track, riders arriving late, numerous crashes, multiple reruns, air fence delays, a clueless start Marshall and a referee that had clearly lost the plot. I hope tonight runs a lot better.

Why run more speedway meetings in this country, when every event loses money. The gate has been left open for far too long, and the horse has long since departed!

I would imagine, surviving till the end of the season will be more important to the promoters than tweaking the team at this present time.

The clock is ticking to save the the sport in this country. The problem is, no one has the balls to stop it.

Poole nearly closed In the mid 1980's, so no club is immune to the grim reaper. Every track in the country must be feeling the pinch, how many of them survive is another matter.

You are not alone...

To be honest I'm surrised the crowd was as big as it was. The last two home meetings have been terrible attendance wise. With Monday being live on TV and no discount, I was expecting less.

Did anyone really expect him to turn up. Why would he put himself in the firing line, to answer a load of questions about his latest balls up.

It wasn't like that at belle vue on Monday morning. There was some tremendous racing to entertain the fans. Unfortunately the vast majority of the tracks are nothing like the NSS.

I have to agree with you. The actual racing isn't much different from when I was a kid. It's the great stadiums we have lost which has hurt speedway the most. How can the media take the sport seriously, when we don't have a track in our capital city.