cityrebel

The fen tigers certainly looked impressive on the island last night. A young exciting team that will only improve throughout the season.

Eastbourne would be better off in the championship, but wether they have the finances is another matter. Lakeside's crowds have gone up, and there is a more positive feeling at arena this year. Arlington on the other hand seems to have outgrown NL racing, and the crowd levels reflect this.

Speedway is poor value for money, whatever way you dress it up. In these times of austerity, people just can't afford it.

The decision to have fixed race nights for the top flight will end in disaster for some clubs. Apart from 2000, rye has never been a week day club. I can't see how any tracks are going to remain solvent in this current climate.

Grasstrack injury.

Where did I say that. Promoters should use their discretion to refund fans that are not local to their track. When a football club change the date of a match, they offer a full refund. It's not rocket science is It!.

The sport is knackered from top to bottom. Crowds are falling everywhere, and the bad weather has accelerated the decline. When the price went up to over a pound a race, the writing was on the wall.

The promoters just don't get It, do they.

Sometimes clubs have a moral duty to do the right thing, regardless of any rules implemented by the BSPA.

Last night at Eastbourne was my eleventh meeting of the season. The majority of the crowds have been very poor. How some clubs remain solvent, I will never know.

How can clubs that have traditionally ran at weekends, still expect to mainain their crowds levels when switching to a midweek race night. Lemmings jumping off a cliff springs to mind!

It would be nice to see some closer matches at Arlington, last night was pretty boring if I'm honest. Still you can only beat what's put in front of you.

It all comes down to costs Steve. Kevlars are very expensive to produce, and race jackets only cost around the £50 Mark to make. Rye house have been using the dreadful race shirts this season. It's all about saving money rather than appearance.

The main difference is the age of the fans. God knows what state British speedway will be in when a lot of us oldies die off. I give it a decade, if we are lucky.

The crowd was poor at rye last night. The midweek race night doesn't suit everybody. Wednesday's were never that great at arena either.

A tale as old as time...

Crowds are on the up as well, which is the most important thing. Having a young team helps to keep the fans interested.

I was at Eastbourne last Saturday, where the track was still tricky despite a few days of dry weather.

It's hard to argue with that.

I'm not a rye fan, but I am a hoddesdon regular just giving my opinion. My team Wimbledon closed years ago, and we had plenty of poor results!

Rye should have moved back to the middle tier. Saturday night racing with more local derbies is a no brainer really. The team is too old and too expensive, coupled with the awful facilities at hoddesdon, it's a recipe for disaster.

RIP Ivan. I travelled with the great man on his farewell tour to Poland in 1985, when he treated me like one of his family. There will never be another rider like Ivan, who took the sport to another level.

It's a shame, but the majority of fans don't travel in dodgy weather anymore, and who can blame them.

I'm not cookies greatest fan, but no one can accuse him of not running a slick meeting. Ok it started a bit late, but there is no interval at arena and swift tractor breaks, which is greatly appreciated by us fans from south of the river.

Taking over the brummies might end up an expensive mistake!