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Well done Redcar , hope you go on and win it now . As I feared , Greaves at reserve was the key to our downfall , though their three heat leaders looked very quick also . Plus side for us was how competative and determined young Connor Bailey looked last night , he's going to be a good un. We've still plenty to race for yet , this is just a wee setback .

Before thinking about away meetings, winning home matches is an absolute must for every speedway team in this country. 99% of fans don’t travel away to support their team so watching them win at home is all that matters to most. Winning away is an added bonus. For years teams have signed riders who are great at their home track but rubbish at most other tracks for that same reason. Josh Auty is one example of that nowadays. I can think of Simon Walker and Stephan Katt for Somerset in years gone by. Absolute world beaters at the OTA and knew every inch of the track but pretty useless away from home. Didn’t stop them becoming fan favourites though, purely because of their home exploits.

DELIGHTED for Emil ... you couldn't meet a nicer person.

The racing may have done, but Sir Shouty . . . . Is there no one else to do this job for British viewers? Please!

I've said repeatedly that we should have a dozen or so races, and THEN start the meeting! Once a track has settled, it is so different... Steve

Or maybe one where you need a bit more skill.

Ripping a track up mid season , after it has produced some good and entertaining racing this season , makes no sense whatsoever . Track is the same for both teams , but it was still an odd decision and a massive own goal .

Whilst it is good to be gracious in defeat, one should also not gloat (too much) in victory, certainly not to the extent of abuse - to mirror a previous comment it is good to see genuine Bears/Speedway fans enjoy the victory and be grateful!!!

Terry that does the track at Redcar gets the track there the same every week it’s never been that good he knows his stuff wish there were a few more like him around the country

Clubs have no money but you want them to subsidise a coach for the 20 or so away fans that they may be lucky to have follow them who would follow them anyway? How do you police the 'away' fans? Do they have to produce I.D.??? I travel 80 miles each week to my nearest track, am I an ' away ' fan ? Fans don't travel because it's too expensive to attend two meetings a week , with travel, entrance and food, it's only the hardcore that still follow their team. An example was my club last season when they gave an award to ONE fan who had attended every fixture , home and away.....ONE fan! says a lot really.

To say a team has choked is doing the opponent a disservice. The word choke is used by the numerous wum on here to start an argument or gloat.

Now you are being rude to five year olds!

Yes you go underestimating Poole, we all know how that generally works out for everybody

no he just being plain rude

Its called an opinion. If you ever manage to find one of your own you should share it.

Perhaps you should have said “ Technical Tracks”

He's probably read it on a bog wall. Anyway, he's not called Bellend for nothing.

I can assure you SUGARRAY would know if the issue was raised with track staff.... he would be the FIRST to know!

Redcar pushed Glasgow to a last heat decider last night, definitely won’t be a pushover

For the benefit of sensible fans no one is suggesting that over the 2 legs Redcar didn't deserve to win. What most Glasgow fans want to know is what happened to the track and why and why do it prior to a crucial match against a good team. Why not do it before a match with a diddy team like the monarchs. We had enjoyed good racing with the Tigers riders enjoying smooth lines inside and out and then we get ruts, slick, grippy and patchy in just one bend _ riders comments not mine So why o why

Best wishes and a speedy recovery after his op to NBJ

Most speedway promoters are in denial. They all think their product is perfect.

You might get a vote yourself, for your services to the club through the years

It's been not easy at times for the Bears fans since you came back in 2006 , but this season you have a team capable of winning silverware and out of the teams left in the cup , I don't see any of them beating the Bears over two legs

The views of a real sporting speedway fan. As most proper speedway fans are. Two teams ride, not just one. Believe me, following the Bears has seen a lot more lean times than most, but they are my team, through good and bad, it's nice to have a bit of the good times. UTB !!

Congratulations to the Bears , the better team over 2 legs, Nathan Greaves the match winner for you. We missed Rasmus on Tuesday for sure, however it may not have made much difference as we struggled on the track as it was totally different to the previous week, this due to major track work being done during the week to fix the bends, resulting in it breaking up a bit. I hope the Bears go on and win the cup , they deserve some success and they are going to push a few teams this season.

At least if one reads it all and understands it, they will be one step ahead of Nige and Kelv

You should maybe consider changing the ers after Bell in your username and replace it with end. But thanks for your mature reply.

Most congratulated the Bears don't know where you get that from. Money bags comment rears its head again , if being proactive in promoting the sport and doing there best to give the best facilities and team then i dont see what is wrong with that. Do you.

So why don't the home team ride it like they find it? The simple fact is little Redcar put it up money bags Glasgow tonight and a few people can't handle it! Ha ha. UTMFM! The track didn't seem to hamper Craig Cook tonight did it although he dipped out of heat 15 with the result on the night in the balance.

Another trophy down.

Taken it well I see. I’d respectfully suggest your point about the Bears moving to put the rider next to them off is wrong and the sour taste in your mouth is actually sour grapes. Nothing at all under hand about Andersen not riding tonight (he had a decent meeting in Denmark tonight though if you are interested)

Five man teams, (you only need two riders each per race).. Salary capped to £5k a match, regardless of number of rides, £1500 to No1 down to £500 for No5 at intervals of £250 a position... Meaning No3 (Mr Average) gets a grand a night.. Total cost for both home and away matches is £10k.. Try a 12 team league first up (expand as and when more riders are available), meaning 60 riders needed which would then also mean a good few 'subs on the bench' for replacements.. (No guests!) Home and away twice each team means 44 league matches, 22 home and 22 away,.. Charge £15 per adult, kids free (U18) and 1000 punters would give you £15k pay the £12k needed for riders for both meetings, and VAT, and leave £3k over towards your home meeting costs... Maybe run a 'pay to ride' second half to help offset some of these meeting costs and give budding riders track time, (plenty of motorsports do "pay to compete" days).. Team strength would need to be Championship No1/Premiership Second or Third Heat Leader level, down to NL No1/Championship reserve I would suggest.. 44 matches (ex play offs) equals £66k for No1 down to £22k for No5... Not a fortune but as a job for just six months of the year not too bad, and nothing stops you getting a job during the winter..

The classic design from 1937 to 1973 was simple and striking. Most of what came after was ill-advised and needlessly fussy. Are Wimbledon the only team whose colours were a foreign flag? (Vietnam). Was Ho Chi Minh a closet Dons fan? Is there a Ronnie Moore Boulevard or a Mark 'Buzz' Burrows street in Hanoi? I think we should be told.

Traditional race sheet Swedish 2019 GP:- https://www.keepandshare.com/doc16/23455/gp-2019-4a-pdf-844k?da=y

True but there was too much dross early on to make it anything but a poor evenings viewing..

Because there is a way to go in the season and all 3 of wolves kl and peterboro are garbage. If dan and steve pick up we will be make it easy but that is a big if

You choked last season, dont remember us ever choking.

They won't because the money clubs will pay top money for the best riders. Always have done always will do. Then the middle order become more in demand and they want a better rate , and so it goes on. Last season a top 4 National League club paid their no.7 ( new superstar in the making) more a point than my local championship side were paying their no.2! Poole and Glasgow , for example, will pay their no.1 mega bucks to get the best rider. Then their number 2 sees what the number 1 is getting and asks for slightly less and gets it because he's the best number 2 around, and so it goes on and on but with the poorer clubs left to try and pick up the last ones available. Modern riders expect to be fully professional and get paid accordingly. Unfortunately speedway in this country is a semi professional sport at best and can't afford this situation much longer. Everyone needs to get real or the sport implodes.

Etheridge baffles me at times ,good score at BV on Monday, Yet 0 at Scunny which is a track I would have though would suit him.Average watching maybe

Gaz, don't react to him, he is not called bell end for nothing. Most of the Glasgow fans have been very gracious and he is just a wind up merchant.

Steve. It is actually 07/07/19.

It's not the name that shows him / her up, it's the mindset. Never varies.

The only thing we smile at is the fact that you think we cant see through your many user names.

Wound up not at all , pot calling the kettle black somebody like you calling anybody on here knobend.

A good viewing, enjoyed it, have to say the "classic" jacket was miles better than some of the over fussy jackets from late 70s onwards.

Gutted. Remedial track work was required and whilst frustrating it had to be done. The promotion have done a terrific job getting the track to this point and I believe this was just a mishap that won’t be repeated. Disappointed not to go through and have a sour taste at the way in which Redcar went about things with r/r for Bacon when Anderson should’ve been riding. I also could be wrong but reckon they were deliberately moving at the tapes to put off the rider on the outside of them - 4 times it happened. Unfortunately Kyle had a rare off night and losing Jensen for the first leg has cost us. A couple of positives - Conor looks like he’s improving every lap and the bend 3 bump seems to have been sorted! Back to the league next week with a guest required for Kyle!

There is no way 18 clubs will come to the tapes in one league next season. Some clubs in the championship are hanging on by their finger tips. Those clubs are more likely to fold than take on any increased costs to keep up with the likes of Poole. Even a reduction in team strengths will not be enough to save some teams. Survival of the fittest will be the way forward.

It is funny how a rider gets dumped and all of a sudden he's a superguest!

Always bigger viewing figures when Poole are on TV. BT would show us every week if they could.