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Just a thought... I read that Lakeside want to ride in the top league again next year, could this be allowed to happen? or should they have to win the 3rd division and then the 2nd division and any playoffs to do so? If you're going to have promotion and relegation surely the days of electing which league you want to ride in are over?

 

Speedway really does make it difficult for itself sometimes!

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Just a thought... I read that Lakeside want to ride in the top league again next year, could this be allowed to happen? or should they have to win the 3rd division and then the 2nd division and any playoffs to do so? If you're going to have promotion and relegation surely the days of electing which league you want to ride in are over?

 

Speedway really does make it difficult for itself sometimes!

 

Hardly sometimes. Invariably always.

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Didn't know "Greg Hancock the current World Champion " was riding for Swindon this year??...... :lol:

Only world champion because Doyley got injured but you are correct Hancock is world champion but he isn't riding just now due to injury. The best rider in the world today is the one at the top of the SGP standings and that's Doyley :t:

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In case you hadn't noticed - we have the world's top rider in the Swindon team :wink:

 

Indeed. But will he be riding in the UK next year?

Only world champion because Doyley got injured but you are correct Hancock is world champion but he isn't riding just now due to injury. The best rider in the world today is the one at the top of the SGP standings and that's Doyley :t:

 

If's and but's Steve0, if's and but's! Maybe Doyley is only top of the SGP standings this year because Hancock is currently injured!! ;)

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If, as rumoured, the intention by the BSPA is to run a 12-team Premiership next year, I suggest they keep very quiet until after BT Sport have televised what could well be a totally irrelevant pair of meetings - apart from them probably being quite entertaining.

 

BT only seem to be publicising one meeting on October 9th with no mention of a second leg.

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Isn't there a rule that prevents a promoter/owner from running more than one club in the same division/league?!

different names on paper is all thats needed.... smoke and mirrors in line with the classic speedway approach 😛
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Isn't there a rule that prevents a promoter/owner from running more than one club in the same division/league?!

I think you can for 1 or 2 years before deciding, i.e. Mike golding (poole/rebels),Gary patchett (Swindon/brum)

As for the meetings we were told it's 9th and 11th. Await confirmation especially as Sheffield meet Ipswich 12th and 13th in the cup semi's.

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Damien Bates was interviewed by radio Leicester, shortly after buying the club from Buster Chapman.

He was asked about the possibility of Leicester and Sheffield being in the same league in 2018, and how that would work. He said "that just won't happen".

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Sheffield have a reserved date 9th October, Leicester's website says the next match to be confirmed, BSPA still have 9th and 11th on website for these matches (still saying teams TBC, the Leicester bit been known for some time, Sheffield 2 days), why is it so difficult for the authorities to confirm these matches, or at least tell us why, if they are not going ahead.

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