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Giving the idiots who organized this ridiculous format an uppercut would be more appropriate. With half the competitors 2 or 3 levels below the top riders why would you expect a crowd. One of the world's best stadiums/venues and nobody in it. Put the lesser teams in a B competition and have them ride at venues where national pride ensures home crowd involvement.

Rogers in charge, this was speedways chance to see the back of the likes of him. How many of his clan of American young boys will he try to involve? Speedway is in an absolute mess in this country.

Friday’s SON 2 is live on TNT Sports 3 at 5.45pm- 1st race 6pm 28 straight heats - no last chance, no final. Should please everyone, even though result might be known with 2 races to go !! Saturday’s SON final is live on TNT Sports 3 at 5.30pm - 1st race 6pm

Another valid point Bob when I used to go mid 80's to early 90's Sky was just starting out, multiplex cinema's , shopping malls were all in their infancy, you then got the internet , Amazon and things like Youtube competing for dollar that's why I think having a once home and away top league would help make Speedway more of a novelty rather than seeing same teams 2-4 times at home each season. Better supported top tier teams could also run a b team in the second division also if they wished.

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The "British Lions" had loads of non British players. And English Cricket? Literally dozens of West Indian and South African born players who qualified through residency... And the likes of Andy Caddick and Ben Stokes being from New Zealand.

I make you right Bob

A bit like that overnight sensation Brady Kurtz? Stumbled on a special engine? Or maybe you have him down as a genuine generational talent? (For the record, Brady’s also using an AshTek engine. Or maybe it’s several?)

Another fantasy

You complained when an Australian rode for New Zealand against Australia (Ronnie Moore)? You complained when an Englishman rode for New Zealand against England (Bob Andrews, Dave Gifford etc)? Happens all the time, in all sports. I'm English, but represent USA in international darts events - against England...

Yeah, that's why nobody is interested in football these days. An eighth place team being promoted above a third place team. ONLY in speedway...

Is Bewley inflatable? A blow up Bewley

... until his Ashtek GM goes pop 💥 We've all seen riders through the years who have stumbled on that special engine and they look a million dollars until it goes bang and then they never quite look the same again afterwards. Whether he's one of those or a genuine generational talent time will tell.

And the winner is Cooper Rushen🏆

Battle between the Poles and Aussies for the trophy. Lambert will let Bewley down.

The Buxton Bosoms

Come on you Lions🏆

Happens in football with play-offs. Probably many other sports too. I don't agree with it, but it's not a Speedway only rule.

It’s an ashtek GM

So Cooper Rushen it is then

Yeah, didn't understand that decision by the ref.

I think it's a stupid rule, but no difference than a 4th place team winning the Premiership, 6th place team winning the Polish Extraliga or the 10th placed rider winning a GP! Nowadays an "exciting" ending is more important than a deserving winner / qualifier (sadly)!

Well SoN semi finals are over , first time I have watched live speedway on TV this season. What a load of dross. Seen better entertainment at Hackney on a Saturday afternoon trainin session watching juniors practice. Possibly 2 races in the 42 heats of speedway. FTG rubbish on a very slick track, specially prepared by Morris. Unless the lad Morris gets some shale down on the track by Saturday looks like being a borefest with everyone riding 1 metre from the fence following each other around once they have got past bend 2 on the first lap. We havent seen the gating of the Poles , but on the performances so far , Kurtzty looks quickest from the starts so dont see anyone beating him on that track. All the others are pretty inconsistent gaters ... Maybe they will get a biger crowd for the "final" - at £90 a pop for the best seats the racing will need to be good or there will be a riot.

And the vaguely successful late 80's early 90's Rep. of Ireland football team were mostly English.

All Blacks hoover up the best of the south sea island talent (Fiji, Samoa, Tonga) for themselves... Find someone looking Japanese in the Bold Blossoms! Italy Rugby team are mostly players not quite good enough for NZ or Argentina. There is a chap born in Sandwell playing for West Brom in the Hungarian national team.