Sir Sidney

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?

Phil Morris is interested in getting an app set up, so, if you want it to be an official app and to showcase your skills then you might want to contact him

Yes, point taken re Buxton

Although, if you don't pay rent because you own the stadium you havd got costs such as business rates and stadium upkeep to pay,amongst many others, so that would put a significant dent in that £50k

Circa 37 miles

https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/ You may already be aware of this, but a good starting point if not Edit: I can see now that others have also suggested that

And quite possibly closure for both clubs!

How do you know it is financially viable for Glasgow to step up? Or do you just think the owners have sufficient financial assets to sustain a loss?

British Speedway is full of troubling things!

Firstly, you don't know that ( although I accept you might well have more info than just we common fans) unless you were party to all the arrangements. I cant imagine that promoters such as the Faccennas and owners such as messrs Rice and Southwell at Belle Vue, all serious business people, have had the wool pulled over their eyes. Maybe they think, knowing the deal that Speedway Futures has agreed, that it represents s good deal for them all.

I'm sure he doesn't. Most people don't do something for nothing. British Speedway has already had national media exposure because of his involvement. Any one of us could go out to try to get media exposure and investment for British Speedway, and, if we did, we might expect either payment, a percentage or a finders fee. That doesn't sound unreasonable in principle. Of course, none of us know what that figure might be. It's up to all the BSPA members to make sure it is at an acceptable level.

“He will be joining the Speedway Futures Management team, which is great news. He will be focussing on leveraging his commercial and media contacts for the benefit of British Speedway and also actively raising the sport’s profile through all his connections.' No doubt Harry will be due a % for any contacts he introduces and who invest. I doubt he will have any operational or hands on role

Usual position. Without it British Speedway might get 100% of nothing!

Based on the Press Release SPEEDWAY FUTURES LINK WITH HARRY – British Speedway Official Website '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. Morris said: “There’s been extensive work over the last year or so, firstly in terms of bringing together a team of people with experienced commercial backgrounds, and expertise in media, which can help us develop the sport. “Obviously the aim is to bring additional investment into British Speedway, and we have been talking to major multinational sports investment groups about potential future involvement in speedway in the UK. “Speedway Futures are the new media and commercial rights holders for British Speedway, and we do have various potential deals in discussion which we believe can make a real difference to the sport'