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I said earlier on in the thread that Nicholls probably wouldn’t score a point and was called out for being negative. But I’m afraid it was pretty obvious. It will be a similar scenario at Sheffield unfortunately.

Thanks for the reply. Hopefully a good meeting tomorrow

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Nicholls? The guy's a legend and it was so sad to see him a mile off the pace at the back, don't know if he's still feeling the effects of his shoulder (?) injury the season before last? But I personally I don't think turning up with the mindset of "I'm crap round here" helps. He's always excelled on the smaller tracks due to his technical ability never so much on the larger "throttle jockey" tracks, maybe why he never really made it in Poland or the GP series.

JJ is primed and ready to go, can’t imagine it’ll be long before he gets a Premiership spot. Would be the best reserve in the league if he were to replace Hellstrom-Bangs. A good hard rider who won’t shy away from a first bend tussle.

Agree, I said pre-meeting that Hurry made a massive error in pairing Lawson and Nicholls. Nicholls should be @ No.2 every week imo.

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The extra money is possible needed with the very noticeable lack of personal sponsorship on both sets of his Kevlars.

The extra money is possible needed with the very noticeable lack of personal sponsorship on both sets of his Kevlars.

The extra money is possible needed with the very noticeable lack of personal sponsorship on both sets of his Kevlars.

Spot on for me given the state of things if your never going to make it to the top table in the sport Lawson is an example of someone who has played the game like a finely tuned fiddle (this isn't a dig at him) he's got his own business which means he can fit work around matches, he can control the amount of non speedway work over spring/summer and turn it up over the winter months. He signs for two of the best teams in both leagues and probably makes I'm totally guessing here 80-150k per annum from riding before expenses. The only thing he needs to be careful with is avoiding bad injury so it doesn't impact on his self employed plastering income hence another reason he's probably not bothered about the british final from a risk/reward point of view. Be interested to hear from any ex riders on the estimate of his earnings if i'm miles off or not if anything my gut says i'm probably under estimating his earnings as would imagine the Ford's sort him out some decent sponsorship at Poole. As I say no dig at Richard but it just shows how a rider not in the top 25 globally who sticks mainly to the UK can probably make a very good living if they have their head screwed on.

Lawson did score 6... but 4 of those points came from beating his team-mate. (Nicholls 3 times, Edwards once). In reality he scored 2 points. One from one of his 2 meetings with Kildemand, and one from beating the 16-year-old RS. Surely having Brennan and King paired together was a waste of the two best riders, when they both could have been winning races separately.

It clearly needs radical change Phil... And has done for around two decades when the GP's and Poland started to impact it... A contrived, Mickey Mouse operating model simply doesn't cut it in a 24/7 digital media age... Winning either league carries almost zero prestige, publicity, or rewards... With the Play Offs usually sorted by the end of May meaning dead rubber after dead rubber to September... The inescapable fact is that the UK version of the sport can be perceived as no more than a hobby for many promoters and a money making exercise for the riders... Hence doubling up is rife so costs can be shared and riders get what they want from two teams, and both those teams can then afford them... And guesting is rife because (as one ex rider once told me), "It's the cherry on top of the icing on the cake. Kerching!".... Covid should have seen root and branch change, yet they decided to carry on doing the same old nonsense that still exists today... They need to sort it, and quick...

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According to the Unofficial Fans Facebook page, the lowest seen at the NSS.... No idea when pre sales are so low why hundreds of tickets are not given free to local kids' sports clubs and schools, or even local businesses... It is always clear by Monday morning how sales are tracking so nothing to lose... And the 300 or so seats behind the start line up to bend four, rarely get used to any degree every meeting... Personally, I would close the South Stand and put everyone into the Grandstand to at least generate some atmosphere, charging the standing price of £25... Fill the South Stand with huge sponsors banners, and maybe leave one section for those adamant they want to stand...

After seeing the form of riders, I'm almost on the same page as you. Minor alterations from my pre-season rankings. 1. Wroclaw 2. Lublin 3. Torun (Dudek reverting back to his old self see's Torun dip from 1st to 3rd with Wroclaw and Lublin moving up 1 Place) 4. Zielona Gora 5. Leszno 6. Grudziadz (Drabik same situation as Dudek see's Grudziadz drop from 5th to 6th with Leszno moving up 1 Place) 7. Gorzow 8. Czestochowa

Some people do depending on their trade of work lol. If Lawson was turning up with lawnmowers and ended up going R, 1, 0, R then I could understand the backlash, But he's scored the amount of points that was predicted for him and the dirty bikes didn't have any impact on the result. Lawson's dirty bikes aren't anything to worry about from a fan perspective but Hellstrom-Bangs form is, The Club can't afford to carry him when age has caught up with Scotty to a point where he's going to struggle to score anything around tracks that he'll have to ride at the business end of the season if Ipswich make the Top 4.....(Scotty's still a legend though)

Nick’s becoming the new Chris Harris with this guesting lark.🤔

Play-Down thing has gone way OTT in order to produce more meetings so they can make more Zloty's out of Canal. I'll never buy into a 5th Placed Ekstraliga Team being a serious relegation candidate as they'll need to lose 2 x Two-Legged Ties on the spin vs. Teams that finished below them in the table as well as another Two Legged Tie against a Team that wasn't even good enough to win the Ekstraliga 2. League.

Haven't got time to read through all the threads today so apologies if you have already answered this Mike but what was the crowd like in the end as remember you saying yesterday advance ticket sales weren't looking great ? If it was a dire crowd can't see it being good news for the sport generally when you consider best track in the country headed by two of the globes most exciting riders and still punters not turning up. I think this winters problems have unfortunately put a few more nails in the speedway box top sadly.

Fair point. I’m actually a Bradford fan from the early 70s onwards. And Odsal was definitely a good track. The Shay , Halifax was decent, especially when king Kenny was flying round it. I do go to Belle Vue occasionally though, mainly because I couldn’t stomach watching Jack Holder at Sheffield 😁

Plymouth are going to be doing a behind the scenes documentary that on the face of the preview looks really good and likely to give a real good insight to speedway both with Plymouth and the wider British speedway. could be a game changer for the sport if used and marketed correctly from people other than just Plymouth.

I don't think he turns up beaten before he starts - 30 wins out of 130ish rides there, suggests he was down on what he should get. However he's never as good on a slick track and did have poor gate positions in his first two and then up against K&B in his third. This is what makes a good team, covering for those having an off night.

Ipswich will be. They need to beat Northampton home OR away to be in the cup final.

@stewmac This rule is the reason I stated Leszno as relegation candidates and I stand by that. All teams with a full squad IMO would be: Play offs: Wroclaw Torun Lublin Falubaz Play down: Leszno Grudzaindz Stal Czestochowa That is also the league order I would guess. Especially now Anders will be out almost all of the season.