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I would also argue that early season meetings rarely produce the best racing. Plus if you have two riders from one side on another planet to the rest it doesn’t help. Its sensible to give it a few meetings before passing too much judgement however some people seem to be salivating at their keyboard waiting for the first opportunity to stick the boot in to make themselves feel better. Each to their own.

That’s where Hans is these days. He’s nowhere near the level of ten years ago. Peterborough need to sort out this Cook business sooner rather than later. Getting him to change his mind or getting a much better replacement than Summers with all due respect needs sorting pronto. That moves Bjerre back down to reserve and makes a big difference to both him, and this team. Need to get this signing right and quickly.

Can you put that in writing?

At times I thought it was him

Inside line of bends 3 & 4 taken in 2 metres as well as a metre off of the inside line on the straights to give even more width. Couple of pictures taken from Swindon Speedway Twitter show it all progressing well. TBF I'm sure Terry Russell would also like to know why the Club were not permitted to start the work earlier in the closed season.

That's the balancing act... Sadly the truth is that a 'successful' Speedway team can be more of a risk to its survival than a 'run of the mill' one... Paying out too much money to riders (who bring in hardly one extra punter by their presence), versus not peeing off your fan base by getting beat most weeks, is a tricky thing to achieve.. Winnng British Speedway competitions carries almost zero kudos the way they are ran, so it really isn't worth the risk paying out daft money to try and win them and possibly threaten your very existence.. After years of teams spending fortunes out on chasing 'fools gold' it does actually look like three teams at least are working to an initial strict payroll budget... As the season goes on this budget may change if Chapman feels it is effecting attendances adversely. Or he may decide he is still getting enough 'die hards' to keep his costs the way they are and make a profit. The correct way to run any business for me...

Totally agree, & that's why I went up the pub rather than attend.

Can't beat a good rave.

Surely the main purpose of fixed RACE nights is to avoid doubling up fixture clashes?

A very ordinary looking Panthers performance with Hans looking slow and no one else other than Wright standing out. Track was fast and smooth but was gate n go with no passing. Disappointing.

Buster will only pay what is needed to make speedway viable at Lynn.Why overpay and see another team go by the wayside.We have seen too many go in recent years.

I wonder if buster still thinks that Kenny is no longer a heat leader in this league lol.

Sums up a ridiculous idea.

3 Days - 6 matches for all to enjoy !!!- all UK times 4 matches from Extraleague round 1 and 2 from Nice Polska league round 2 Friday 5th April Zielona Gora v Torun Eleven sport 1 programme starts 4.30pm 1st race 5pm followed by Czestochowa v Gorzow Eleven sport 1 programme starts 7.15pm 1st race 7.30pm Saturday 6th April Rybnik v lodz Eleven sport 2 programme starts 7pm 1st race 7.15pm Sunday 7th April Gdansk v Tarnow Polsat sport 1st race 1.45pm Sunday 7th April Leszno v Wroclaw N sport programme starts 2.30pm 1st race 3pm followed by Lublin v grudziadz N sport programme starts 5.30pm 1st race 6pm

First night of any season is usually decent but will they return based on that is another matter. Irrespective of cobwebs, relatively meaningless fixture if they want to use that as an excuse, and Belle Vue blowing off their cobwebs somewhat on Saturday, it was poor from the home side which looks distinctly average now and you wouldn't put a fiver on any of them to win a race that mattered against Fricke, Bjerre etc when they turn up during the season. Tungate was better than I expected though and I think that he can hopefully kick on during the season. Anyone turning up to see Andersen from memory will have seen that he is a pale shadow of the once barnstorming hero of the past although he did nearly wipe himself and someone else out on turns 3 and 4. Not sure whether that was by luck or judgement that he didn't

Super DVD...have it in my collection!

There is a great deal about this whole sorry situation that doesn't quite add up. I wouldn't claim to have the inside track on what was said/discussed by whom, but I do know that the promotion openly stated that they would be refunding those who purchased season tickets. Has anyone actually received a refund? I know I have not and I have got to the point, where I am seriously considering taking legal advice...

Okay if legit. Not when it’s encouragingly gerrymandered.

As I understand it the team manager nominates four riders and the Twitter poll is to choose which two of those go in heat 14. So it’s as broad as it is long really. Opposing fans can’t choose your two worst riders out of the whole seven.

Without doubt, one of the finest race tracks in British speedway.

well it was over by 8.00...don't think 2 hours is excessive..

Sadly, could not make it, wife poorly. Be there next Sat though,

would have thought the jawdees would have been on here by now , seen as they will have sneaked away after the interval

Great result for the Bears !! Great to put one over our North-East rivals, not something that happens very often at Brough , well done Ben and the lads !! Bears have sharper claws this season .

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