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This is a hard one but in my era I would have to say Mauger for his professionalism and made it look oh so easy and could ride any type of track. But my favorite I would have to say was Olsen from the early seventies he was breath taking at times and for such a tall guy he was so stylist.

I personally miss Sid I think he is very knowledgeable and passionate about his speedway You quote gustix more than welcome on here!!! Gustix I would argueably say is one of the most knowledgeable posters on this forum

Gustix is far from a clown!

Yews I totally agree with your comments, it seems speedway is still very un-professional compared to other motor sports all but a few.

Regarding riders drinking after and before meetings, all I can say is in 2013 I was staying at the same hotel as Somerset riders, Workington, Newcastle meetings. I can tell you know from the horses mouth that there was a number of the Somerset riders partying until the early hours of the morning. I love a drink, its my job as you can probably guess by my user name! But could I keep up with these guys, not a chance!

Totally agree with you

Another spot on post

I think you are spot on there

I think Neil M is a very BIG problem!

I am not a Poole fan so I am not being bias neither am I defending Ward. But I do wonder if he is easily influenced as there are a lot of hanger oners in speedway, and just maybe he has not got the right people around him. I do not think Matt Ford is the problem after all he is a business man and who has turned Poole speedway around to a very sucessful team and no-one can take that away from him. If only Ward was back at Kings Lynn under Lyon and Chapman maybe things would have been differnt. In my opinion in an ideal world if he was at Wolverhampton under Peter Adams and CVS would be amazing. If I was Ward I would be head hunting Pete Adams to come on board in Wards camp, I think he would be the answer to all Wards problems. If only!!

Right or wrong, thats what lawyers are paid to do!

Well said

Well i hope we all get to see him next year & im not a Poole fan!

I believe it would do him good to get away from Poole and Middleditch.

I honestly believe the some point in Wards career he will ride for Swindon. Are there any others on here of the same opinion.

I know this is a Ward thread but all these swipes about Middleditch some what surprises me, after all his track record at Poole is pretty impressive!

Roll on next Thursday and we will all know the outcome of Wards case. I personally hope he is back in the league come March as when I go through the turnstiles I want to see entertaining riders like Ward, we have already lost Tai and Bridger two extremely exciting riders from the league already.

Well said Sidney

Poole v Lakeside 14/05/14 He was flying that night, if Ward was out injured, but would have been hard pushed with Bridger that night! & im a big Ward fan.

Very good post

Best gater Mauger Racer Gollob

Sherru, no, like my name says, just the wine!!!

Yes on his day IMO can look world class, was at Poole early on this year, was looking forward to watch Bech. Having watched a lot of big names over the years at Poole, never ever have i seen a rider ride such as Bridger did in his rides, he was just in a class of his own.

Very good post Your post disgust me, I take it you are foreign, he has done every thing he can to promote speedway and youcome out with a comment like that - SHAME ON YOU!!

Yes and here I go for the final time: I will give you the benefit of the doubt - just in case you have half a brain of intelligence to grasp the piont I am trying to make. Yes I know on Tai's high standards he had a below par season for Wolves, I take it as you are a Wolves supportor that you were at the Cleveland Arms and eviening with Tai, he was the first to admit he let Wolves down, but it wasn't for the want of trying, he tried so many different engines to get a set up for Wolverhampton. Yes he had a good year in Sweden and Poland, yes he is Bristish Champ and a excellent year in the gp's. The piont that you can not grasp which I am making, do you understand just how much time and effort the he took on to promote speedway, now you name me any other world champion that has done more for the sport that Tai has done.