Dodger Blue

For some reason I missed this !!! Must be age!! Anyone know if a copy is available anywhere, it appears no re print is on the cards??

Doesn't matter now what the weather does for the next 3 days, the track will not dry enough. It will be cold and cloudy. The only thing that could of saved the meeting was 3 or 4 days of sunshine/wind and a temperature about 25 to 30 degrees higher than its going to be!!

Not sure Matt has picked the best foreign import this time

They didnt!!!! Unless someone has jumped a week

Apart from that .... complete success!!

Think it may have needed a bit more that giving the leagues a different name!!!

Speedway should have used TV coverage to promote itself ... that word is the ultimate problem!! It didnt. The opportunity was there for those in charge at the time to give it a re imaging, it should have taken a hard look at sports such as darts and especially Rugby League who just about gave a rebirth to their sports image. Unfortunately Speedway plodded along with the old, tired meeting format from a wandering amble of centre green staff to the tune of Fanfare for the Common Man or similar soundtrack to endless gaps in racing for numerous reasons. The chance for reviving the sport has now, unfortunately, IMO, gone.

That may account for why the rule was brought in!!!!!

That seems more likely!!

It's a simple fact of sport, it doesn't matter what day of the week it is, or what sport it is, if the team is getting beaten regularly ... the crowds will drop!! Doesn't take a genius to see that!!

And so ends that .......

Knowing the riders in a team would help fans decide if a season ticket was worth while.

I dont suppose we would be aware if it had !!

Oh yes it is!! ... I love panto season!!

So the best week of speedway in the calender is to be replaced with a format nobody likes because it costs too much to stage!!! Have I got that right?

Personally I always attended the world cup meetings when held in this country... A pairs event doesn't get my attention at all. I think you will still end up with the usual countries at the top in the usual order!!

Having followed Panthers for over 40 years I can tell you that winning 2 trophies in a year was a bl%*\y good year!! There are not many DVD's in my collection of Panther's winning things but I will enjoy watching the latest 2 over the winter!! Obviously the KO cup was fortunate to say the least but a fantastic effort to get to the final. The 4's was stunning after the breaking of Holdergate. In the last few years the biggest battle for us is to ensure that we come to tapes come March! It appears that battle has been won for another year, for that I am extremely grateful to Ged. We need to move on from Holder and support the riders who come to tapes next year. Uli is Uli, I have never been a big fan of Lambert but the way he rode at the end of last season was unbelievable! If they are in the 7 next year then that's fine as I will still be able to watch and hope to at some point adding to my DVD's which is what following any team is all about!!

Might as well let Jason Crump have a go ... I think he would be more competitive anyway!!

He has been known to injure himself loading his bikes into his van previously .... maybe something similar???

Whoever is right or wrong, whatever the final outcome is, the one thing almost certainly guaranteed is: another group of speedway followers will be lost to the sport!!

As quoted from Ged the day before the 4's: "I fully understand that some of our supporters may be disappointed that we are without Jack tomorrow in the Fours, but I ask them all to understand that the deal we've done is beneficial to all parties. "I'm not going to expand on that, but I urge them to trust my judgement as they've always done since I stepped in to keep speedway going in Peterborough in late 2014." And how does that work ?????

I think you will find there was a similar problem last year almost to the point of riders refusing to ride. If the BSPA do not treat the event as a flagship event how can they expect anyone else to?. There will continue to be more and more non appearances due to 'injuries' etc until the whole event is crippled. The Jack Holder farce was completely out of order as far as I am concerned but for the BSPA to shout that the 4's is a major event when they obviously dont treat the riders as if its a major event will only lead to more problems in the future. We pay our money expecting the best entertainment, the BSPA have a responsability to provide the best entertainment and that must surely mean taking steps to ensure that the best riders are riding. Obviously the bullying tactics trying to force riders to ride isnt working so a rethink is needed.

Completely agree!!!!!