jim3751

It's a team that works together and nearly won it. Whether it's a matey selection or not they all get on well and that counts for a lot. Are there better riders? Sullivan's name was mentioned but if he doesn't get on with the others what's to be gained? Who needs animosity in such a small squad? Just think Ballotelli at Man City and Italy.

Good entertainment but this joker manipulation should be stopped by the one who can stop it. The ref. I know a long retired ref who was a right b*****d and proud of it and can't imagine he would have ducked calling it as it should be. Make them call it just as snooker refs have to call deliberate misses and football / ice hockey refs have to call diving. Some seasons back this occured in the EL but wasn't on TV. Here we saw it in all it's glory. Otherwise the best team won and the entertainment was tops. Well done the Danes. Superb team.

SHHHHHHH. you know how touchy that Scottish guy is

I'm still waiting for the promised replacement for Richmond ice rink. As for snyper. Appropriate name- same old predjudice. We didn't call it England the Aussies did Just say something that conradicts the stereotype. Well done Team GB. It was superb speedway that would have converted the casual viewer. I can't see us doing it again on Thursday but as long as they give it their best shot like they did last night what more can we ask?

Was Rosco in Harris' camp? Eddie Bull engines? What happened to the the Peter Johns engines? As for Vaculik and Zmarzlik. Fantastic. But let's see how they go from now on. One swallow doesn't make a summer as we saw with Chris. I'm now hoping for good results from Chris but not holding my breath. Maybe the WTC and the Elite is the only series that will get him going. Significantly they have team managers

I'm very sorry to say that having followed Chris's career since his Trelawney days I've grown tired of the cheery optimism. Poor gating and passing on the outside won't work against the world's top riders. If Rosco can't sort it this term I think it's time to forget the fact that there's no one else to represent the Brits. I would rather see someone like Darcy Ward put the cat amongst the pigeons than see Chris struggle again.

Did Keith Heuwen say something about viewers being able to watch the speedway free tonight? So was that a taster for the Freeview people?

It was so apparent in his last race that he just wanted to keep out of the way. Harris is the eternal optimist so what's happened? He changed his team so has he realised it was the wrong move? With the right equipment he's competitive. He might not always win but last night he was completely out of it and not typical of the guy we know. Harris never makes excuses. Maybe he should start now instead of talking like Mr Bland with a smiley face.

Quite right. He has no known previous so how can EK be charged with anything other than the Lakeside offense? Does that mean that a looter found guilty of nicking a TV should have all the family possessions taken away because they MIGHT have been stolen as well?

And it could be damage limitation saying let's drop it and move on. Coventry have had their share of controversy over the Winter. If repairs are permitted I can remember an old trick on rally cars. You couldn't strengthen the door pillars but you could weld it up if it broke. So what do you do when your weak pillar is in two pieces? It's not all bad news. He has made the middle of the results page of the Daily Mail so any publicity is better than none IMVVHO The first time since Bomber winning the 2007 British GP.

The original statement says that 3 Coventry silencers were to be protested- Why? What made Lakeside suspicious or was it just a fishing excercise knowing it goes on? The other 2 were legal.

Quite right . So it's Harris or no one. There's no point in suggesting the also rans just to bring in a Brit because they're more unlikely to make the grade. Harris is almost there so stick with him.

It can only be Harris because he's the best we have at the minute but let's face the facts. He can't gate consistantly. If he could he would be seen in a better light rather than the guy who just loves the outside line. That was the difference towards the end of last season. When Greg wins the W/C as I hope he does Chris should take him on as a coach to show him how it's done.

Spot on. Is all this knocking supposed to motivate the team? Seems funny that Middlo's management skills have been brought into question by some who don't appear to have any at all

Many congrats to Scott. He was left by the guy who jumped the start then unfairly clattered him so it was evens there. As for Tai- of course he might have won on that form but that's the rub of the green. Scott got what he really wanted and he did it in a way that was good to see IMHO - aggression. Now he has to find a fast bike. How about borrowing Tai's