The Plymouth Devils have made the shock announcement that they are to close down due to mounting debts. Officials at the Premier League club made the decision to pull out of speedway after holding a meeting on Monday evening. The final straw for the board came last Friday when the clubs season-opener - the Spring Classic - attracted a crowd of only 450 to the St Boniface Arena.David Short, one of the clubs four directors, told the Plymouth Herald: The club has been in financial difficulties for a couple of years and the meeting last Friday persuaded us that it would not be financially viable for us to carry on.I accept it was cold, but only 450 turned up and it was quite plain that we were not going to meet the crowd figures we needed this season to keep going.We needed at the very minimum 700 people each meeting and to be absolutely safe, 800.Last years play-offs meeting against Glasgow was the only time that we managed to do that. We were losing £2,000 to £3,000 per meeting and we obviously couldnt sustain that.The British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA) has expressed its disappointment at the decision but will keep Plymouths place in the Premier League open in the short term in the hope that someone else will take over the club.A BSPA statement released at lunchtime on Tuesday read: We have no alternative but to respect the decision of the Plymouth Speedway promotion although the timing is unfortunate and we have spent this morning making every effort to help clubs rearrange fixtures.The BSPA management committee were informed of this decision on Monday evening and naturally regard this as disappointing news for the sport in general, the Plymouth riders and the people of Plymouth and surrounding areas in particular.As an association it is our wish to see the sport continue in Plymouth and we would urge any interested parties in keeping the Plymouth Devils alive and on track to make contact with a representative of the Plymouth Speedway promotion or, alternatively, with the BSPA office via email at office@bspa.co.uk as a matter of urgency. Also See: Bet on Speedway with Sky Bet Cheap NCAA Jerseys From China . Boucher previously coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and had a 97-78-20 record over two-plus seasons. He was dismissed by the team last March after the Lightning struggled in the lockout-shortened season with a 13-18-1 record. Wholesale NCAA Jerseys Authentic . -- Jimmy Walkers first PGA Tour trophy came with a special gift tucked inside. http://www.cheapncaajerseys.net/ . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. NCAA Jerseys Free ShippingCheap NCAA Jerseys Football . LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new. The college football season is about to wrap up. Here are the lines for Week 14 games, courtesy of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.Friday, Dec. 2MAC championship gameOhio at Western Michigan (-18.5)Pac-12 championship gameColorado at Washington (-7)Saturday, Dec. 3SEC championship gameFlorida at Alabama (-24)Mountain West championship gameSan Diego St. at Wyoming (-7)ACC championship gameVirginia Tech at Clemson (-10)Big Ten championship gamePenn St. at Wisconsin (-3)Conference USSA championship gameLouisiana Tech at Western Kentucky (-7.dddddddddddd.5)AAC championship gameTemple at Navy (-3)--Baylor at West Virginia (-16.5)Kansas St. at TCU (-4)New Mexico St. at South Alabama (-11.5)Troy (-8) at Georgia SouthernLA Lafayette (-7) at LA MonroeOklahoma St. at Oklahoma (-12.5)Arkansas St. (-24) at Texas St.Georgia St. at Idaho (-7) ' ' '