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A very sad aspect of the BSF is the loudmouths who love to insult all and sundry in the sport who are actually trying to make it work, while very conveniently hiding behind stupid false names and claiming 'freedom of speech'. When someone working in the sport and prepared to talk openly under their own name here then tackles them they then hide behind accusations of 'unprofessionalism'. Yes, this is a forum. No it doesn't give you the right to behave like a poisonous anonymous coward and squeal when someone rightly stands up for themselves and bites back. Good luck to Laurence in his new job. I had no idea he had the divine power to shut tracks though ;-)

Sometimes I wonder why I have people on ignore but they always clarify the situation at some point.

I am 100% confident both Poles will do their jobs and more. Woryna challenging for heat leader and Spanner dominant at reserve most of the time.

Fantastic from Barry...Maybe you should have a word in a few other promoters ears. You should also be one of those running the show from what I've read. I shall defo be making the effort to give your track a visit during the season from Essex

Crap Aussie title line up these days FACT

Hey that's me with added intelligence

Shinanigains? Has someone been pulling your leg ruff?

Good turnout for Jimmy with former Tigers riders and Edinburgh promoters attending. Edited to say. Sid Sheldrick ex Paisley also attended.

Yes, I understood it, as anyone who knows me will crucify.

very true, but he did beat B Kurtze, M Fricke and S Masters over 4 rounds. Credit where credits due.

Of course they didn't. Poole only lost because of Jim Lynch.

Tomorrow 9am as far as I know

1 - Poole. Look really solid. If Woryna and Holder improve their averages as expected nobody will stop them. 2 - Leicester. With the signings plus releasing Jim Lynch, they are showing that they mean to be taken seriously. Now the other teams - the ones without riders on dodgy averages. 3 - Belle Vue. Will be pretty strong again, particularly at home with Tungate rampant. What is it with him and that track? 4 - Somerset. The Doyle factor. 5 - Swindon. The lack of Doyle factor 6 - Wolverhampton - The lack of Lindgren factor 7 - Rye House. Disappointing that they never brought in a GP rider. Should have signed Andrew Silver to bring down the average age a bit. 8 - King's Lynn. Obvs.

My stance hasn't changed at all, the Chris Simpson thing should and could have been sorted years ago. People asked time and time again to help generate some atmosphere as the jingles and general presentation Chris did was more of the time than Pete York. ? is Mick doing it for the right reasons or because by doing this it gets maybe a few more through the gate. WIth the news coming out today about Jim Lynch it wouldn't surprise me to see him as co-promotor. The Leicester team looks really good and will effect people going to see Coventry who maybe we're sitting on the fence, it's going to cost my dad a £1 more to see Danny King & co! The amount of statements from and concerning the bees that have come out and I read that the past is in the past is ridiculous. we had it with him falling out with Sandhu, A few weeks ago the save Coventry bees committee and now Chris Simpson? The person who deserves the biggest apology is Colin Pratt and the way he left Coventry via a txt message. Ex employees and sponsors also show its not just people on the outside jumping on the bandwagon and to fall out with so many people and that's just the few we know about ! When does the penny drop? That said I really do hope those who do go have fun and wish the team all the best.

Hi Barry, I will take you up on that. I like your pro-active approach :-) Email to follow.

When Mauger and the Aces came to newly 'promoted' Ipswich in 1972 the traffic queue into the stadium was miles down the road. Likewise when Poole came to the Showground with Holder and Ward the crowd increased and there was a fantastic atmosphere as well. Only great riders can create that type of buzz imo...

Carrying a couple of hundred weight of potatoes on your shoulders there - can make plenty of chips!!!

Not really any riders available or willing to use up the points? Slightly strange choice as I thought if it was a 3 pointer it would be Tedham. That said if any rider deserved a little luck this season it's Sam so I wish him well.

Forgot about his short spell with Poole I worked his average out from last years championship, thanks for that info.

i heard workington are being tipped to win major honours in 2018 . many pundits are putting their houses on it . along with cook to win at least 1 G.P.

What like the team from last season 'blended together'??? I think not! Brady and Kacper know each other very well as do the Aussie boys. The 2 Poles will gee each other up. We know what James is all about so that only leaves Linus to settle in!

Nothing like Football. Football is booming at the highest level, Speedway is struggling at the highest level. If we had an unbalanced league, attendances would drop at the poorest sides & the league would fail, sides dropping out as they could not sustain the losses. We all know that you want Poole to win the league every season & don't care how it's achieved but if that were to happen, even Poole would fail as there would be no Speedway.

The Coventry riders might have had something to do with it (not to mention the Poole ones!).

The two televised league matches didn't do Jim Lynch many favours. I felt sorry for him during the home match v Swindon because he had so much sh*t to deal with, plus constant TV interviews, and a bad reffing decision. But at Somerset he blew it tactically, had a meltdown during a TV interview, and then Mr Tatum kindly stuck the boot in to finish the job off.

Definitely hope Bristol can run from Swindon this season and create more opportunities for developing riders plus add a little value for money (in some peoples eyes). I don't think Somerset are as keen on running development league sides as they once were and have seen the Exeter SDL side relocate to Plymouth for the 2018 season.

Thats brills... please let me know when you do as it will be great to meet you and have a chat all the best

Need names just to check this out just for research and to see if you are lying.

Both have improved massively since those days, Woryna will be at least a 7 by the end of the season in my opinion.

Just a slightly different topic.. Is Jan Graversen likely to be snapped up elsewhere? Not seen much floating around regarding other teams line ups with him in... Would be gutted for the man who was superb for us last season, and slightly gutted to not see him return at Sheffield.

Well said Rob McCaffery. Too few people on this forum actually seem to appreciate the work that is done to present the sport by a few dedicated individuals, some of whom invest thousands of pounds in pursuit of success as well as contributing countless hours of work. Having known one or two promoters at a personal level way back in the past, I have a totally different viewpoint.

1. Leicester 2.Poole 3.Belle Vue 4.Somerset 5.Swindon 6.Rye House 7.Kings Lynn 8.Wolverhampton Can See everything changing again a month into the season with multiple changes

As an outside observer, it seems to me that ALL Coventry fans MUST get behind this enterprise. IF they do not, then any incentive to resurrect the club within the Coventry precincts must diminish...the reverse is obviously true. I have read many criticisms of Mick Horton which strike me as being broadly unfair and untrue. In any case, is it not a fact that any club is bigger and more important than any promoter who happens to be in charge during any period of its history ?

Fords being a nob

Let's hope the Poles like a motocross track as a home circuit.

So

Time now for Shanes to ask for £1,000 a point or get off to Belle Vue.

dont agree with you on this one real fans go to watch entertaining speedway and stand by riders during ups and downs people who stand by the promotion regardless of any mistakes they make or decisions are not real fans there just puppets

No! Part of the attraction of the CL is the arrival of young Aussies with potential to progress to greater things. Would the likes of Doyle, Fricke, Tungate, Masters, etc. have ever graced the CL if there was such a restriction in place when they arrived as promising raw youngsters? As usual with some "Brits First" posters on here, they claim that our Antipodean friends are taking the bread out of the mouths of mediocre locals. Fact is that in 2017 this "deluge" of young Aussie invaders totaled one, yes one!, namely Josh Pickering whose performances home & away were appreciated by Monarchs fans. As the visa entrance criteria has already been reduced from top 4 to 3 in State Titles, which as things stand , will prevent new Oz U-21 Champ, Jaimon Lidsey from appearing here in 2018, I would prefer that the previous quota was reinstated, which I believe, would allow Lidsey to be considered.

I read it different as poorly punctuated. Read it that they have seen Bewley and then what the scores were. If you follow the reply back.

Funny reading what Poole forumites think about the greats. Its like sitting in on the winos at the bus station talk about the best grape. Bless.

Its an impossible argument. One did it, the other might have. Its not like comparing two 7 times world champs in a sport from different eras, which is hard enough. Worth watching the documentary on youtube about Mauger.

Just one meeting? Have you forgotten qualifying rounds plus those what you call ‘just one meeting’ we’re like pressure cookers...go give your head a wobble

Cracking team imo. Could possibly win everywhere apart from Wolves and a shame they won't be coming to the Showground, looks box office .....

Good job it was one off World Finals Ivan won, Shudder to think how many he would have won in a GP format!!

ha ha not to miss out on your staged crash

Write to me at Speedwayontheisland@yahoo.co.uk and I will be delighted to send you and yours a family ticket to experience the Warrior Way with us in 2018. If at the end of it you dont like it, or feel we can improve it (this is always possible) then tell me, but if you and yours like it, shake my hand to visit your local track or us again. All the best Barry (Co-promoter IOW)

Many a time I have paid £32 on the gate at a BSB event and have never felt that I have not had value for money. It is an excellent day out for the cash and I cannot always say that about speedway. Next week I am going to the Arenacross which again is fantastic value at £36. In our group we are taking a mum and her 11 year old who has never been to a motorcycle event. She wanted to show him motorbikes in the action as he quite enjoys the moto gp on tv. I know that taking him there he will have a great night as it is non stop entertainment for 3 hours. As living near Reading the closest track to me is Swindon and I know if we took them there the chance of her wanting to return is low due to the facilities at the stadium and the journey being a pain. The only speedway that I would take them to is Cardiff.

You don't pay a pound a minute do you .Most meetings are around two hours. Unless using your stupid theory you would only see around 6 minutes horse racing in 3 hours around 14 minutes in 3 hours at greyhound racing. Then about 4 minutes action in around 4 hours around 18 holes of golf There is only about 12 minutes played in one hour of tennis. Even football in around 62 minutes per match.Even in darts only about a fifth of the match are darts being thrown. Nobody makes comparisms about time in other sports so why do some speedway pundits keep doing so

Most British riders can’t compete with foreigners in terms of equipment as sponsorship seems so hard to come by in the UK. Until a foreign rider turns up that that is and then his bike will be covered in British sponsors. Sigh