NickRushbrook

Leigh Adams' red Owen Bros number were a real favourite of mine since 1993....oh and anything with a crossed hammers!

I'm not prepared to say goodbye to my team just yet....even if that means groundhopping while every avenue is explored with regards to a new stadium. It's not fair to judge the move to Rye House based on the past few weeks. Cold weather, rain-offs and electrical faults left a sour taste but I'd like to see a season with full preparation and then make up my mind. No, it's not Arena Essex and never will be but it's still OUR TEAM. Couple of positives is the pub next door and i can still have my pre match 5 guys via Harlow!

The rain killed the momentum for Lakeside. All ifs and buts. At least we saw some racing and the Workington fans didn't have a wasted trip. A showpiece event it was not but the threat of rain and the cold unfortunately had it's day and nobody can be blamed for that. Lakeside have had a torrid season off the track but on it, they have been magnificent. Is 10 points enough? Anything can happen in a final and i expect the boys to raise it. Good luck all round.

Looking forward to this! Fair play to the supporters coming so far. Hopefully be a great occasion and a win for the Hammers.

It's hard to gauge too much from the past few weeks with regard to crowd size. It's all been a bit of a rush with massive fixture congestion and little variety in opponents. The stadium is a dump at the moment but I think it is certainly worth a season with the 'reset' button having been pushed. I think it can work in the short term. Anyhow, that's a concern for another day. Just want to enjoy my team in a play-off final and hopefully even a championship win.

So it WAS the Panthers and not the SCB who 'made us' re-run the 2nd leg? Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for congratulations and I sincerely hope this rivalry can be renewed next season.

Oh perleeze... I think we earned our place winning 3 out of 3 legs. Nothing against the Panthers fans or the team. In fact, the Showground happens to be my favourite venue. But that promoter of yours was trying his luck and thankfully it didn't come to fruition.

Good job boys! Unlucky Mr Rathbone.

You're being pedantic. Since when have rules, morals and fairness ever gone hand in hand in this 'sport'?

I would hope that Peterborough do the 'honourable thing' and name the same team as Sunday. Anything else would be unfair surely. 20 points down on the night and get another crack at 0-0. Total joke. Surely if Peterborough pull this off, nobody in their right mind can say it's fair.

Still think it's unfair tbh. Just race the remaining heats with the scores as they were. Perhaps not the rules but a darn sight fairer than this.

Restaging this Wednesday.

Technicalities may well rule the day here but if anyone thinks that Peterborough deserve to profit from all of this by way of advancement to the final, then there really isn't too much more to say i guess.

Yes, shame on Lakeside for trying to hold their home matches.....at erm...home... wait..what..?

Can you imagine going to the cinema, the projector breaks down and have you waiting for 2 hours before declaring that it can't be fixed? No need for a refund or re-entry....you did at least see half the film and it's ok, we'll tell you how it ends....

Completely agree Chris. Someone needs to take responsibility for last night. Simply saying 'these things happen' doesn't cut it.

Yes, take the moral high ground of it helps you sleep at night. I'm conveying how I feel about the matter without resorting to abuse and foul language on a public forum. I'm pretty sure that's fair.

It's not about trying to be a tough man. It's embarrassing and immature that you guys are wetting yourselves with excitement at the prospect of being gifted a place in the final. I can understand that you have an issue with certain riders/promoters from Lakeside so go and aim it at them. I can even understand that privately, there will be some satisfaction there but don't come on here crowing about it and rubbing it in the supporters faces. Regarding Rathbone, his comments in the press release were smarmy and classless. He needs to understand that it will upset people and they will react. Just don't blame them when they do.

Erm, not necessarily. Just that I'm happy to say the same things in person as opposed to just an anonymous internet forum. Are you?

Don't care how you dress it up. That Rathbone fella is an odious little man. Yes, he's entitled blah blah. Opportunistic at best. I could say a lot worse that would likely get me a knock on the door from the police. Alas, anything I say on this forum, I'm more than happy to repeat to anyone's face.

Honourable thing? Give me some of the crack your smoking please!

Only way would be to have a double header next week! Workington would have to park up at a service station and await the result before resuming their journey!

Should Lakeside be thrown out, I'd be on the phone to the lawyers. This simply should not be allowed to happen.

League position has no relevance once the play offs begin although I understand the frustration of finishing top and then succumbing to misfortune at the vital moment. Simply awarding it on that basis would be bending the rules to suit as well would it not? Like I said, there's no fair way out of this. To many of the wrong people get punished in situations like this.

Not at all. Just trying to simplify the matter. Something alien to Speedway do I don't hold out much hope. Let's face it, there's no fair way to resolve this now and whatever transpires next week will be a farce.