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Simon Stead signs for Sheffield, http://speedwaystar.net/News.aspx

I have watched a lot of Swedish speedway and I can honestly say it is no more entertaining than the British league, I can't comment on the value because I don't know how much it costs.

I do think BBC ignores speedway because of its working class image. Just look at all the other minority sports on their sports website, shooting, fencing and sailing to name a few, no mention of speedway though.

Is there a confirmed data for the AGM or will it be postponed until they know if there is a TV deal.

When I say play each other twice, I mean home and away twice so It would also be 28 meetings but could teams like Buxton and IOW afford to compete with the likes of Workington, Edinburgh and Newcastle?

Maybe Leicester, Ipswich, Somerset, Rye House and Plymouth joining a weaker top flight making 15 teams. Leaving the 8 northern PL teams to have a small league where they play each other twice. The National league would remain as it is.

How effective is the roof at Torun, I seem to remember one year the track got wet because the roof doesn't not completely cover the track.

I like to see as much speedway as possible but if there were less meetings in the season would speedway be more profitable/sustainable? If British speedway adopted a model like Sweden and Poland and played at home every fortnight would this increase the crowds as people would be less likely to pick and choose their meetings?

Its the same line up but with Bjerre and Smolinski instead of Lindback and Vaculik, slightly weaker but not much difference.

when is this meeting being restaged, Thursday?

Tai at 50/1 to finish second http://sportsbeta.ladbrokes.com/BBC-Sports-Personality-N-1z10flk/

The first year of Cardiff the attendance was 38000 in 2010 it was 45000, I am not sure how reliable these figures are but there certainly wasn't a significant drop. I think there's more to it than the novelty of a new stadium, like the quality of entertainment on offer.

People could also suggest/complain to the bbc sport website, asking for some speedway coverage this weekend... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/3701180.stm

Can anybody pm a link please. thanks

Rightly or wrongly I think the 4 wild cards will be...Holder, Ward, Lindgren and Jonsson.

Does anybody know if Copenhagen will be on the calendar next year, there was some doubt early in the year.

What is the rider of the night competition and second half, I am not old enough to remember the 70s and 80s.

Can we get rid of douglas yet? how many meetings does he have to do before he gets his new average.

Magnus Karlsson could be an option

Josh Gracjzonek's definately the best option, Howe just doesn't get any luck.

will Zagar be in for Dryml in every race?

Can the reserve be used throughout the meeting in place of either of the pair.

The only positive scunny can take from this meeting is Ryan Douglas looked better, did I hear he was on Lee Dicken's bike, I am beginning to think he might be good rider if he got some better equipment.

Every time Cardiff comes around this discussion starts and every time countless people come on this thread to say that they don't care about the pre entertainment. If you don't care why bother even looking at this thread.

Lewis Blackbird in for Josh Bates, see greensheets on BSPA website.