Sir Sidney

Personally I don't think betting is viable specifically for all the reasons you mention - far too open to manipulation and perceived corruption ( even if no corruption exists) . Maybe Sir Philip has been recruited for his marketing knowledge - which as we know is sadly lacking in British Speedway. Of course, Speedway Futures Ltd could just be transparent and tell us, but I'm sure none of us expects that

Why would they hand over any money? Redknapp was brought in because of his (alleged) contact list. I don't know the other guy but it seems he has some relevant credentials. I suspect both are on some kind of % deal for what they bring in either directly or indirectly. All it needs is for BSPL to be a bit more transparent to stop all the speculation - of course, we know they won't be, and so the speculation will continue

In the original press release re Harry Redknapp it included that 'Speedway Futures Ltd was set up in 2024 and became the commercial and media rights holders of British Speedway, with the specific objective of attracting long term commercial investment to develop the sport in the UK.' So the questions I would ask is how did it become the commercial and media rights holder? Did it pay for the rights and if so, how much did it pay? What is the deal between BSPL and Speedway Futures because , surely, all BSPL members must have had an input or vote on tge deal. Of course, I don't expect to get sny answers but they can't have just started a new company and taken the rights

Of course, not an easy sell ( in the same way it is for any potential new fan) - but surely worth investigating why Chelsea has expressed an interest in speedway. Or just don't bother and miss out on a potential opportunity

Probably as well as, for example Joe Thompson or Sam Hagon against Emil or Jason currently at Premership level. Of course, there are ways around this such as adjusting the race formula to reduce the number of uneven races. There are no perfect solutions, but we need an acceptable transitional solution that doesn't bankrupt the clubs that are left.

Unfortunately, your blinkered view on this stops you seeing that there are riders who could be perfectly competent at Championship level, but who do not get the chances. In a lower standard league set up (which is where we are heading) some of those will flourish. They may never be world beaters, they may never ride at current Premiership level, but they will put on exciting speedway racing. You just need to be open to that. And, in time, the numbers will increase

Yet if those same riders were given opportunities and invested in they would improve dramatically, not gve up, and become the future conveyor belt of talent for the higher echelons of the sport. As a Wimbledon supporter brought up on World champions and top internationals, who then saw the team ride in the second tier and in the third tier, I can witness that the entertainment was equally as good in all 3 tiers, and we supported it. Of course, the NDL was not helped by BSPL deliberately weakening the product, and that would have to be reversed. By the way, I don't agree with your derogatory 'no hoper' comment. In all walks of life there will be people who do not make the grade

Just need Wimbledon's revival to happen then . Of course, not all Chelsea fans live in or close to West London, so maybe offer them tickets to their nearest club free of charge or at a discount - Oxford not far away as an example. Talk to the owners, who must see some value in a speedway promotion, about how it could be developed - given the hundreds of millions of pounds they have thrown away on players it would only need a miniscule amount of their investment directed at speedway to make a vast difference. Who knows, they might see interest in a British Open staged at Stamford Bridge. Or, of course, speedway can just ignore that a multi billion pound industry has shown interest in it, however tangential that may be, and miss a potential opportunity. If you never ask you'll never know.

Can British Speedway capitalise on this in some way? https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/new-speedway-collection

Who would be fining who in this case? How would the city council be fined, and, if it were, woukdn't it be paying the fine to the city council ( who as I understand it own the site and are the relevant local authority)?

Don't forget he already has a new company set up https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15294058/filing-history What purpose could he have for a company called Poole Motorsports? Who knows, but I'd be astonished if he built a replacement stadium for Poole Speedway

BSPL Sponsored Migrant policy - as is https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/2024-25_BSP_Ltd_GBE_Criteria.pdf

https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/2024-25_BSP_Ltd_GBE_Criteria.pdf See Appendix A - top 4

Maybe they haven't announced signings rather than haven't made signings

And who chips in to cover the losses of other Premiership clubs?