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I griped about the team they put out in the first match of their season at Leicester on Twitter... got blocked, tells you all you need to know about this promotion

The only thing missing that is different from a traditional TV broadcast is a replay of the heat after it's been run, even if it's not clipped up like it is on the TV, which I can understand would take resources, even if it was replayed in it's entirety it would give the comms something to talk about in between races. Otherwise, everything else for me is spot on

If only there were somebody that could negotiate a deal on behalf of the BSPL and then pocket half of any savings made

Maybe the same in this country also, I don't know, I've always wondered what happens when tracks over here hold training days, whether there's medical cover then?

I bet they wish they'd lumped out for an extra ambulance then... could of saved them a packet!

Do each club source their own I wonder or do the BSPL (A) work as an association and negotiate a contract with a national private ambulance provider to provide 2 ambulance cover to around 350 meetings nationally each season. 2 ambulances at each meeting at £800 each equates to around £560,000... that's some bargaining power!

we're already getting some replays, which were missing the first week, so I hope so

"BIRMINGHAM’S home Championship opener against Berwick was abandoned on Wednesday due to a lack of medical cover in the local area." I like how they blame lack of medical cover in the "local area" and not the stadium... if they think punters are taken in by this whitewash, they must think we're all mugs

I seem to remember having inadequate medical cover in the past... not sure about this season though

Yeah, wasn't thinking, watched it on my phone while i was eating my dinner

It is or there wouldn't be any ambulance... it's the paying punters that aren't a priority at those clubs run by chancers

Or Poole's shopping trolley

I think you'll find that if you stump up the money for a private ambulance they'll turn up for whoever pays the bill

We've had these discussions on various threads over the years, i think somebody once said it's about £400-£500 which is only about 30 paying punters

Ultimately, could be the closure of the club

Pay for a stand by ambulance

Was probably found locked in a cupboard in the derelict grandstand

Does anybody know if I can press pause, go and eat my tea and then press play and continue watching "as live" like I can on Sky+ please?

If Andersen had only been there 3 times and dropped 1 point to the opposition... what excuse do our top 3 have who have been there loads of times and could only win 1 race between them?

I don't get why loads of people keep criticising the twins away form when it's the top 3 that have been letting us down away from home. Morris has looked a million dollars at home, a proper No 1, but away he's been woeful

Impossible I would say... for what Nigel gave Speedway, the sport probably got him on the cheap. To be fair British Speedway gave him the opportunity 20 or so years ago and mined a gem and he put the graft in and made himself irreplaceable, they'd have to pay out many many thousands of pounds to get the kind of exposure that he gave the sport. SGP also benefited from this.

I don't... and even though he's nothing to do with Speedway presentation anymore, I haven't missed him at all. Nigel has left a massive hole in Speedway

Are we supposed to know who you are?

Are Start Marshals still required to wear the "neutral" stripey tops? Our SM at Leicester has broken ranks and now wears Lions merch. ... and are SM's in communication with the ref using an ear piece and mic?

I'm pretty sure I saw him wearing an ear piece and a mic and was clearly communicating with somebody