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  1. 5 points
    Just in from Owlerton - my first speedway meeting in three seasons. Didn't see anything to tempt me to go more often. Racing way too processional to be interesting. Crowd looked about 1,500. So, pretty poor. Unsurprising, though, given Edward Kennett, Scott Nicholls and Charles Wright were late withdrawals. Not thrilled, either, to discover Owlerton's first bend terracing is now out of bounds. Defending champion Craig Cook should hang his head in shame. A big meeting like this, and a so-called professional speedway rider cannot prepare a bike capable of lasting a lap? Pathetic. Not what we paid £20 for! Glad Erik Riss won the Grand Final, especially off the unfavoured inside gate. Nought out of ten to Sheffield Speedway, who, despite this meeting starting at 5pm, wouldn't allow anybody to take food into the stadium. Not everyone, Sheffield Speedway, wants to eat the sort of tasteless, overpriced fast food invariably served up at speedway meetings. Wake up. It's 2019! Overall, poor value for money. But that's speedway all over these days, isn't it? No wonder its fan base is down to the hard core.
  2. 5 points
    If we have a National Speedway Stadium, shouldn't all the big meetings be there.
  3. 4 points
    Well Done to Kaiser Erik, great performance. But lets also celebrate Tom Woolley, he matched GB & Glasgow (and defending champion) star Craig Cook's score - and from one less ride
  4. 3 points
    Surely its time the morons that run speedway in this country banned Cook once and for all. Such an incredible chip on his shoulder for a rider with such minimal talent. Utter clown.
  5. 3 points
    It's probably because King's Lynn isn't spelt p-o-o-l-e
  6. 2 points
    Thought you would be glad not having to watch 'drivel'.
  7. 2 points
    It's another nail in the speedway coffin .Its the same every week and just winds people up.Apparently yesterday's hold ups where down to mr Cook who allegedly went round the other riders trying to get the meeting stopped because of track conditions.The same mr Cook who had a bad day with his machinery and hardly ever breaks down in other meetings.Very odd.I feel sorry for all the Glasgow fans who turned up to support him and paid to watch him.
  8. 2 points
    One of the riders said that the payment for yesterday was a flat £250 per rider who did not make the top 6. No travel money. Rich Lawson got 9 points, so less than £30 a point. Scott Nichols opted to pull out and in the interests of the sport and his personal health, should now be given 28 days off ( ban) to recover from his back injury. Promotors, there were many, stood laughing and joking around the pit fence for most of the meeting should take responsibility for their riders and should not be allowed a facility for riders who crap on the paying public. Lots of riders did not want to ride, were told they must do three races or come to the tapes 3 times in Craig’s masterclass of mischief and p ss taking. At least after the 3rd one he did not pretend to have a bike issue. Sheffield is a pale shadow of its former standing in the sport, Tatum said in programme he thinks Sheffield should be in top league, Bates said its one of if not THE best venue in Britain and all year ( maybe longer ) fans have been saying the one thing you really need is a decent racetrack. The stadium improvements around the first bend are not the speedway people’s doing, but the race track is. Noticed it said in programme track curator is Stewart Dickson. Where was he ? agree with others I will not go again if it is at Sheffield.
  9. 2 points
    If it wasn't for their coverage of the GP's. I would ditch BT Sport, their League coverage has been very poor, and now they change this meeting for rudy German Football.
  10. 2 points
    It’s his usual line, completely incapable of having a proper discussion unfortunately. Best ignored.
  11. 2 points
    Erik was a deserved winner. The meeting was too long and drawn out and the fans were let down by some of the riders but comment has to be made about the track. I've been about five times this season and every time the racing has been rubbish and on three of the occasions there has been rumblings in the pits about the state of the track. Now, I'm no expert, but there hasn't been a meeting at Sheffield for a week and the weather has been ok, so why a good racing track can't be prepared for a meeting of that magnitude, I have no idea. Speedway is on its backside at the moment in this country but riders who can't be bothered and poor track preparation are issues that need to be addressed.
  12. 2 points
    So that's Charlie & Erik both individual champions.. can Redcar now win the league which would be a great season as long as the diamonds win the cup,,
  13. 2 points
    Get your head out his backside he’s acted unprofessional again today.
  14. 2 points
    Massive congratulations to Erik Riss - what a season this has turned out to be!
  15. 2 points
    Craig Cook sticking two fingers upto the hierarchy and fans ,with his appeal on going his turned up not really put an ounce of effort in ,just so he doesn't get fined . As a speedway fan really hope it goes ** up at Glasgow in the end of season play offs due to there arrogance
  16. 2 points
  17. 2 points
    I'd just like to point out that the folks who were annoyed at zagar and iversen for qualifying for next year should get their coats
  18. 1 point
    Cannot really understand why this meeting is being held at a stadium with no seating, poor peripheral lighting at the back end of September, just because the GP is the day after should not preclude this meeting being taken somewhere else on a different date.
  19. 1 point
    Try living in Edinbro........
  20. 1 point
    The trouble is Cook is doing nothing to improve relations with fans....3 "e/f" (??) & wander off is unlikely to win friends
  21. 1 point
    Good decision. I'm watching ZG v Wroclaw on my phone to remind myself that speedway doesn't have to be as crap as it is in the UK.
  22. 1 point
    Yes Ben did a great captains job leading from the front, and it was nice to hear absolutely no complaints about the track. A bit slick but very smooth.
  23. 1 point
    The plaudits of the previous posters say it all. Not many riders go through a whole career with barely a bad word said about them but everyone liked AJ. AJ - A massive talent, and thoroughly nice bloke. Leigh Lanham said his favourite times in the sport were riding No 2 at Lakeside with AJ at No1. Fantastic team rider . It was always amusing to see AJ coming off bend 2 and pointing to where he wanted Leigh to go, left or right, Leigh would go there and AJ would bring him home. One thing many people didn’t see was that he was meticulously organised and always treated his mechanics extremely well. All good things come to an end. Sorry to see AJ go but as has been said, he has taken a lot of knocks and I am glad to see him leave in one piece, and while he is still relatively near the top. He still rides at No1 in my dream team though.
  24. 1 point
    Some posts on here really haven't aged very well at all have they, bemoaning the 'no hope' Zagar and Iversen for qualifying for next year. Who are those two in tonights final again?
  25. 1 point
    And now David Wallinger (remember him? The rider who wanted to leave Plymouth and sign for Redcar, but was stopped from doing so by the authorities?) has been dropped by Plymouth!
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