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Yes it does happen everywhere yet when it happened at Belle Vue last year heavy meeting in middle of meeting, Sheffield fans were going mad even had Woffinden an co taking the piss on social media.

A big Rob Lyon cock up that will cost them dearly

Apparently Doyle was rider from Ipswich team who didn’t want to ride. Ipswich riders were packed up and gone within 10 mins of announcement they knew ages before

Everybody agrees it’s a hard track to race when it’s dry as you have to be so committed so being wet it’s probably a non starter. Should have done a Lynn and called it early, only reason they didn’t is because now they don’t have any time to run it.

I'm not questioning the efforts of the track staff, 100% kudos for their effort. Fans should not be admitted entry to the stadium until the match is declared as going ahead... this kind of thing does the sport no favours at all... just another cut to die by. Called off by the SCB, who have zero financial investment in the sport, just choosing who and when to apply their tin pot rules to.

It could be the difference between winning and loosing for the fans though. Maybe Cook didn't want it, or is feeling the injury, didn't want to on the trot.

Weren't they gonna do that years and years ago to make it the Wembley of the north ??

Apparently neither Holder brother or Doyle were that keen to race

not like the old days bikes are volatile to ride and riders wont take a chance if the track isnt right no doubt the two gp boys werent keen

Every track in the country has been in this position - everything good to go and then the rain hits. The track staff worked their arses off for about 1.5 hours trying to get it raceable. Some riders were happy, some weren’t. It wasn’t a case of getting the people in and then calling it off, you could see that they were genuinely trying to get it on, but if the riders won’t play ball, what can the promotion do about it? its crap, but as said, there isn’t a track in the country where this hasn’t happened, it’s an unfortunate part of our sport.

because its a dead rubber and its better to give luke the experience probably

Why didn't Lyon put Ben cook in heat 12 instead of Harrison lol

Anyone remember 2023 play off final when it was woeful weather and downpour and that meeting was forced through. Sheffield got all those points back and didn’t mind riding that night.

Emil it’s for you, says they are calling from Torun.

Don’t forget the travel expenses !

I'm afraid if you're charging fans £25 to get into the stadium (not to mention £3 parking & £4 for a prog) and there's no further rain there is no excuse for not running the meeting!

Anybody got ideas who said safe and who said unsafe?

Call me a moron all you like but the fact of the matter is this meeting had a 0% chance of going ahead no matter how much track work they done because certain riders were always going to dictate a call off.

Dust is really bad now.

Remember the so called NSS Aces v Sheffield Fiasco Woffinden going on social media complaining !!! well what goes around comes around !!!

absolute disgrace. I’m done with the sport after that. P!ss takers the lot

Moron. If you'd seen the effort of the track staff you'd have seen we wanted that meeting on. And what advantage does Sheffield have from not running it? Because I can tell you now having to hire out owlerton another night isn't cheap. According to picko over intercom the ref listened to both sets of riders, some were good to give it a go and others weren't. Because they couldn't come to an agreement they've called it off.

Sums up nicely want can be achieved with the right attitude. In the UK they are basically clueless in terms of promoting, understanding what the punter wants to see, attracting the right age groups and pandering to every other European league. U K speedway needs to get a grip and recognise it is not on the same level as the likes of Poland and cut its cloth accordingly. A shortage of riders is in part down to the way the sport is run and many a promising prospect has been lost because of the speedway hierarchy and its rules. What will it take for the morons in charge to realise a radical change is needed. If you want just one reason why they have the wrong attitude, read the international thread and the topic on news from Poland where money and clout calls the tune. The current custodians of the sport in this country should be held in contempt for the damage they have done by the crass management. Nothing will change, it will simply disappear into the annals of history. Well done BSPL and co.

This is big Phil’s moment ! Sheffield out and Lynn with a return to the play offs 😂 can’t manage your own fixtures with half the season not riding at home then face the consequences! Didn’t this Shhht happen at Sheffield when other meeting at Lynn was called off the day before and everyone moaned but then people actually got to Sheffield, waiting, and got cancelled!

Tell me you didn't go... 🙄