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I know they qualified on merit but to see Tungate and Nilsson in the GP at the expense of Doyle and Fricke is just so poor

I listened to the SGP interview with Richard Coleman in which he discusses similar and it did change my perspective a bit. We definitely can change the race nights to Monday - Thursday without trouble which would be ideal for Poole. However, if Glasgow want to keep Fridays it could present a problem. Every team that goes away to Glasgow will not be able to field a full team if one (or more) of their riders is in the Polish Ekstraliga meaning Glasgow are at an advantage. His comments about doubling up being a problem are good to hear as I think it undermines the integrity of the Premiership. I think it might take the death of the national league and the lowering of the age limit in the Championship to do it but I like the idea. Maybe to set the ball rolling new rules can be put in place to slowly see the change over multiple seasons (max 2 premiership riders in a champ team?).

You could say the same about Lindgren, Lambert (and MJJ IIRC). They (especially Lindgren) got chances to prove themselves but did not take it. However they improved and here we are with all three being really good in SGP.

Tungate will be properly out of it in the GP’s bigtime

Spot on

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Kvech is better than the majority of the riders in that GP Challenge tonight.IMO

I should add that Kemp, IMHO, seems to be settling to the circuit and rode a couple of very shrewd races, adjusting to where the chasing rider wanted to be.

Well mentioned

Yes, good point. Ht 15 especially you could see him riding wide to allow Kemp free rein on the inside line, checking his position repeatedly. Nic's always been about speed and flow in his racing. The track could have been built for him!

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Spot on, observing the Dugard's is like watching a series of Dallas.

The grahn pass was the hardest for him. The rest of the races he was just trying to slow down the riders to help the other rider pass. He was interviewed afterwards and his mechanic said he'd counted how many times he looked over his shoulder in one of the heats. On one lap alone, he looked over 5 times. Good team rider to have and you dont see that often

It was, if my info is correct.

Kvech replaces Bewley

Agreed didn't get your message

Very reactionary from you on the back of a few bad results. I, personally, wouldn't have changed much in comets team. Cook was the biggest gamble going and it failed. NHJ is struggling in his first season but id have him back next year on his current average. Batch has been our best rider of the last few season, started this season really well, and has been poor for past few. On his average last season, less than 7, I'd have kept him. Especially as a third heat leader. You just seem to be judging everything on hindsight, and that isnt realistic

The last few words of this post is the most relevant. Yes another good speedway meeting to watch, comets imo lucky to get a draw, but take away the 60/70 travelling monarchs and the crowd was very poor, no where near break even figures. More supporters need to attend on a regular bases, I know several old supporters lurk on this forum, so come down and support the comets, before it's too late. As for a potential team change, if you have no money you can't do much.

He's had a chance as a full-time GP rider though.

They're all stuffed then if the SEC winner isn't a rider qualified for the GP's. Bewley, Holder and Lindgren pick themselves as long as Freddie wants in.

I think, even if an offer was on the table to buy the stadium it will still be no

Poland v Australia is THE International Match of the Year - as it is the only one official speedway test match in 2026 worldwide! I am looking forward to it. A match with two full teams going head-to-head I like more than the upcoming 4-team SWC final in Warsaw. Wouldn't it be a good idea to revamp the World Cup with the top four teams contesting two semi-finals on the first day, followed by two finals (for bronze and gold) on the second day. Two days of racing, four 15-heat matches with full teams. I'd like to see that. This should be held in a three-year rotation. First year the SoN (pairs) with as many nations as possible, second year the 4-team World Cup (with ten nations, two semis of four tams each, plus the top two seeded to the final, as we have it this year), and in the third year an International "Test" team championship with only the top four nations battling it out in two semi-final matches and two finals (see above) on two consecutive days (Friday/Saturday) at one location. A bit like what they have in Cricket with the T20 World Cup open for all nations, then the ODI World Cup for only the better ones, and the Test Championship for the true elite. I'd love to see such in Speedway.

Another champ team enquired but again no.

Couldn’t agree more. He definitely sees an opportunity to strengthen the Premiership with both personnel,(quality riders), and number of clubs with the Poland plus 1 rule which will in turn enhance the chances of a new TV deal which he sees as vital to the future planning. Poole’s biggest issue was apparently Wednesday race nights but there’s no obvious reason they now couldn’t move back up and ride Wednesdays in the Premiership. Just fill your teams with riders who do Poland and UK and not those who do Sweden and Denmark. The only thing that seems unclear to me and a bit contradictory, is he says he’s concerned about the whole Speedway pyramid below Poland and Speedway as a whole, needs the rest of Europe thriving too. If any rider worth his salt chooses Poland and what he and us want, UK, then what does that do for Sweden and Denmark?