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What you have to remember that in the EL two of his rides are against second strings & draft riders only.

Good to see that the Witches are at full strength with Adam riding for us and not the Hammers at Swindon. At least Stefan Nielsen won't be at reserve after his guest appearance for Glasgow a few matches ago which led to them nicking 2 points. Should be a home win but you never know what Rockets team will turn up.

Are the latest green sheet averages correct is Edward Kennett's average really 5.89!!!!

You beat me to it this proves nothing as lots of people take photos of the victory parade. I was on the back straight and I didn't see any red lights so how Mark Lemon did from in the pits I don't know. Again if it did happen why was there no announcement over the pa to warn people not to use them.

Looks like we are going to need a guest for Richie on Thursday at home and Friday at Somerset as been confirmed that he will be with the rest of the World Cup squad in Poland. If USA go out on Thursday will Gino make it back for Friday.

You have just confirmed what I stated earlier in this thread why you are defending his actions.

Star Fever wrote Well like the rest of us maybe he was totally bemused, and honestly thinking the red lights had come on and presumably expecting the other riders to stop also. He probably thought the ref himself had accidentally flashed them - in which case I'd guess he was expecting a rerun. As for walking across the track to pit gate if it was after the riders had passed on the 4th lap, what is the problem? As for the camera incident I thought you were referring to that also, as you weren't specific. Read my original post above, I couldn't be more specific. As for standing by the pit gate what if there was a close finish and riders clashed going over the line and came off (it has happened before) and collected Ward at the same time. I wasn't bemused in heat 18 it looked like his bike was starting to pack up. He could have carried on as he was still in third at the time and probably could've got back past Gino, but as I said it looked like his bike was packing up. How many times have we had riders thinking they have seen a red light and slowed down only to see the other riders carrying on. It's not right by the fans who do this but it happens. If he was that adamant that he had seen a red light why wasn't an announcement made regarding this to the fans. If there was maybe Ricky Wells wouldn't have had the problem in the last race.

If he was soon on the centre and out of the way why was the race stopped! Because he had stopped his bike sideways on the home straight and only moved when the red lights came on. What excuse have you got for him walking across the track to the pit gate when the race was going on earlier then. I'm an Ipswich fan by the way and couldn't give a toss if he is a Poole rider, Ipswich rider or a Brit. He was in the wrong. Where did I bring up about the camera incident, never, it was about his actions on the track.

Does this happen at King's Lynn all the time or was it a one off for this meeting regarding the food and drink? This is the first year at this meeting that they have stopped you taking food and drink in. Last year they stopped you taking in the free Monster Energy drink cans (and they sponsor the meeting!) in but you could take in plastic bottles and food. So no, we didn't know the conditions beforehand, even at Cardiff I have taken drinks in but they remove the plastic lids from the bottles.

Yes they were checking everyones bags just before the ticket barrier and there were signs stating that no personal food or drink to be taken into the stadium where you purchased your tickets. This was the first we knew about this. I took a friend of mine who had had a stroke earlier this year and he is only allowed to eat and drink certain things at the moment, and we had to persuade the people inspecting the bags to allow him past with his food and drink items and they did in the end but were reluctant to at first.

Pretty disgusting that on such a hot day that they stopped people bringing their own food and drink into the stadium. When we got in the stadium they were announcing over the pa system that as it is such a hot day make sure you drink plenty of fluids to keep you hydrated, and if you spot people in distress call the first aid people immediately. They wouldn't have a problem if they let people bring in their own drinks. What if people haven't got the money to buy more drinks, you are putting people in danger. Just another money making scheme which isn't a good one.

Are you defending his actions then as he is an ex King's Lynn rider. He needs to grow up and facing a punishment for his actions might make him.

Ward should be banned for the rest of the world cup with his actions on the night. When he broke down in heat 11 he walked across the track and stood by the pit gate still on the track as the race was still going on. Then in heat 18 parking his bike on the home straight and getting the race stopped because he lost his dummy on bend 4. Two times putting himself and his fellow riders at risk by his actions. He needs to grow up big time and stop being a petulant little brat. Not a good example when he is supposed to be the team captain.

Good all round team performance tonight, lets hope this is the start of the run to the end of season because this is what we know they are capable of but have to show it on a more consistant basis. The Aussie Hunter Anderson looked impressive after the meeting too, looked quick. Maybe should look at him for next year.

Well he wasn't when he rode through Richie Worrall in heat 1 and twice through Gino Manzares in heat 5.

There was contact both times at Ipswich tonight between Wolbert & Manzares so nothing like the pairs decision as there was no contact. How Tony Steele could exclude Manzares when both incidents at Ipswich were the same is beyond me. Wolbert should've been excluded for knocking of Gino.

Greenwood was injured but they didn't bring in a temporary replacement they bought in a permanent one which may be an issue to bring him back in.

Gino didn't crash on purpose either, I think his engine blew going into the turn which caused him to fall. Strange decision to exclude Gino when Wolbert wiped him out for the second time as probably worst contact than when Tony Steele called all four back the first time. Tapes weren't being held especially long just think wind was blowing them slightly causing riders to jump. How many times in a rerun does the result always go the other way, heat 14 for Glasgow, Heat 8 for Ipswich. Hope Christian is okay and is just only a concussion. Congrats to Glasgow on their first away points of the year. Back to the Ipswich team you can see where the meeting was lost. Numbers 6 & 7, Glasgow had two reserves who haven't got a great record at Ipswich, but put in a great performance to totally out perform our two. We are 1.72 below the team limit and if we replaced one of the reserves with up to a 6.2 - 6.5 rider we could get Ritchie back to reserve which would make us stronger. After this month we might have more points to play with.

I think you should show some integrity like your team manager Garry May who said a decision had to be made and unfortunately it didn't go our way and then went on to congratulate Edinburgh. You really are spitting your dummy out and acting like a spoilt child because posters aren't taking your side of the story. I didn't want either of you to win but the correct decision was made by the ref.

There is nothing wrong with the somerset track, but IMO it should be on a neutral track (Elite league venue), to stop any home track advantage. I know that Somerset haven't won it every year but they still get some advantage.

What difference does it matter who the team managers are, it's not as if they have a lot of decisions to make. They haven't got another rider to bring in on a tactical ride, and I'm sure the riders can pick their own gates in semis and final without the help of a team manager.

The ref took plenty of time to make his decision as it wasn't until Nick Morris got back to the pit gate that the decision was made after the ref reviewed the tv replays. If this had happened earlier in the meeting nothing would be said now. All refs are neutral so it doesn't matter where he or she comes from. You are just clutching at straws. Next you will be saying the ref shouldn't be English as he might not like Australians and exclude them. As I said earlier in this thread the pairs should be on a neutral track like Swindon the day after the gp.

The ref got the decision spot on and that is not from uninformed terrace bull as you state but sitting alongside my granddad at meetings who was a ref for many many years. As Morris went down without any contact as the tv replays showed and it wasn't first bend bunching there was only one decision to be made.

Maybe because their away form was crap during the other seasons. They get so used to the flat out OTA that they struggle on the technical tracks.

Try telling that to all the teams you have got 60+ points against.