National League AGM 2020 season

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NATIONAL Development League clubs attended their AGM at Rugby on Tuesday.

The meeting was adjourned until December 16 when clubs should be in a position to finalise their declaration of intent to participate or otherwise.

The format of the competition can then also be finalised.

We thank everyone for their patience and understanding.

British Speedway Promoters' Association.

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CRADLEY Heathens can confirm they will not be in league racing next season.

Discussions over the structure of the 2020 National League will continue into December but the club have confirmed they will not be at the tapes following the AGM.

The aim is to ultimately return the third tier to a junior development league.

Club director Chris Van Straaten represented the club and withdrew Heathens from participation in 2020.

He said: “Logistically it is not possible to stage more than one speedway meeting per week at Wolverhampton’s Monmore Green Stadium which Heathens used as their temporary base.

“The search for a new piece of land, which started back in 1995, has been unsuccessful with little or no encouragement going forward.

“We would like to offer sincere thanks to the British Speedway Promoters’ Association for allowing the club to race for a decade without a home of their own. This is normally only allowed for a three-year period.

“The club have set a new record for racing across 10-years without a permanent home track.

“However, with no prospect of a new site going forward despite the best efforts of club officials and supporters, there is no future at this moment.

“I can say as a team, including Gary Patchett and Nigel Pearson, we would not stand in the way of any future individual or group using the Heathens name should they be successful in finding suitable land. In fact, we would offer any help possible with advice on how to run a professional speedway club in these challenging times.

“We have been proud custodians of this wonderful club but readily acknowledge we have failed in the ultimate aim of a new track in the area.”

The club would like to thank the many riders who have represented the club down the last 10 years, as well as the brilliant fans, sponsors, volunteers and staff at both Wolverhampton and Birmingham and loyal team manager Will Pottinger.
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Possible National League clubs for 2020:
Belle Vue Colts
Isle of Wight
Kent Kings
Leicester
Mildenhall
Plymouth

[Ranger]

Nov 26, 2019 20:16:39 GMT speedyguy said:

Possible National League clubs for 2020:
Belle Vue Colts
Isle of Wight
Kent Kings
Leicester
Mildenhall
Plymouth

On paper not a happy National League 2020 set-up.
Just three stand-alone tracks in IoW, Mildenhall and Plymouth.
And aren't Plymouth on a 'promotion-promise' if one of the present Championship clubs defaults before the start of the 2020 campaign?

[Rocketeer]

As it looks for a POSSIBLE 2020 National League season more than ever the competition needs a return by Rye House. I wonder if they had a representative at today's "aborted chirade"?

[Last lap]

The 2019 National League AGM is postponed until December while clubs sort things out.
Then Cradley announce their departure from the sport.
Worrying times?

[speedyguy]

There have been concerns in some places over the SGB reference National Development League rather than the accepted National League.
In fact the SGB website has always used the word Development. The phrase National League on the other hand has been widely used elsewhere.
I see nothing ulterior in the use of the National Development League description for the competition.

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Use the Link to see the SGB website. Note the subject references i.e National Development League.