MattK

I'd say the GPs and SWC are as entertaining as ever, therefore machinery is not a factor.

I'm not aware he's broken any laws. Saying that, expecting any ban to not include all competitions is wishful thinking.

True, but I wouldn't put Leicester in that category. All they need is some decent support for Doyle and MM and I reckon they have the makings of a play-off team.

Hmm, you reckon? I can't see any team taking a gamble on Miedzinski - unless they are really desperate!

I think Kolodziej would be a fantastic signing for any team. Coupled with the fact that Leicester need another Pole to support Wozniak.

Lakeside also need another heatleader IMO. I'm sure I've read somewhere that Smolinksi is only riding in the German league in order to concentrate on GP qualification.

But that's Swindon's problem, not Doyle's. As long as he can find another club of course.

The stadium is in the fifth phase of the development. The care home is planned to be where the existing stadium currently stands. As A Orlav says, there has been planning permission submitted for an additional 100 or so houses around the perimeter of the "new" stadium, but this hasn't been granted yet.

Why shouldn't Doyle, who would have been Swindon number one, be paid the same as what Leigh Adams was paid five years ago?

Leicester get very good crowds and don't they lease their stadium exclusively, rather than co-occupy like we do?

The six angry faces on Darcy's Tweet suggests otherwise.

I disagree. The hearing should be heard in a timely manner. I think it is telling that other riders have had their cases concluded in a much shorter timeframe.

How is that any different from the GP challenge today?

I'd suggest there are some very bread and butter riders in that list. My understanding is that every rider is allowed to enter the qualification round for the British championships. Then, the federations are given a number of places in the GP challenge qualifying, which are populated based on rider's placings in the British Finals. BSI don't get to "choose" riders. Nothing to stop a NL rider working their way through the qualifying rounds. Here's a wacky idea, maybe it is more difficult to win the World Title today than it was in the 50s because the standard of riders is so much higher?

Olympic Stadium, maybe yes, as the capacity is only slightly more than the attendance at Cardiff every year. Wembley is nearly 90,000, which would be a very big ask. Basically it means attract twice as many people to a one-off event than regularly attend league speedway.

Didn't you see the adverts for Elite League speedway during the ad breaks on Eurosport? No, me neither. Even if a one-off final was reinstated, common sense would dictate that the top four or five riders in the world are seeded straight into the final and the next dozen into the semi finals. Nowadays the speedway calendar of the top riders is too crowded to leave qualification down to chance.

It's a good question. It would be interesting to know how many people go to Cardiff, but don't attend league meetings. I'm not sure how many "old" fans would be attracted, especially given the ticket prices would likely be upwards of £50.

Could a speedway event even half fill Wembley today?

I don't know the ins and outs, but the last world final at Wembley was 1981. Two more were held in the UK before the GP Series was initiated, both at Bradford - why was that?

I don't think you can really compare the capacities of the one-off finals with the Cardiff GPs. Cardiff is an annual event, if there was a one-off final today it would be held in the UK once every six or seven years. A better comparison would be the cumulative GP attendances for a whole year with the old one-off finals.

Which riders precisely haven't had the chance to qualify? All these British riders were in the GP Challenge for the 2015 GPs: Craig Cook Lewis Bridger Chris Harris Richard Lawson Kyle Howarth Daniel King Richie Worrall

Like the .co domain names? I can hardly wait!

Social media is a bit like preaching to the converted, especially for a sport like speedway. The only people who will follow speedway clubs on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or search for speedway videos on YouTube are people already familiar with the sport. Yes, it can be used to re-connect with lost fans, and I think e-newletters are a far more effective way of doing that, but it isn't going to attain mass appeal. If speedway wants to reach a much wider audience it needs a more grass roots approach.

Two very strange signings IMO (North and Watt). Surely neither were in Poole's grand plan? Are Matt Ford and Middlo getting nervous? Maybe Poole want to give everyone else a change next season? Tune in next week to find out...

Swindon do have a reputation for not paying their riders though.