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Slick? :O Many riders needed to go to the toilet before the meeting started because they were sh***ing themselves! That track was incredibly grippy, hence the reason why a number of the Glasgow riders keep shooting past the bends. Most riders were having to go 2-3 teeth higher than they normally would have. Sam Jensen looks to be a great capture, he'll be knocking up big points very, very soon I have no doubt.

The likelihood he would score no points??

Will check but last I heard was £1,375 - which is a superb effort by those on the terraces - and in the posh seats too of course (and on the grass banking!!)

I will reverse the roles and give the 'Poole version' had Harris been a Pirate against 2 Witches...... Bomber found tremendous grip and speed to expertly cut through the Witches pair to lead as all 3 approached turn 3 only for Kurtz to delay his turned forcing him wider whilst THJ despite being behind tried to drop it on him. Something had to give an THJ went down with the Witch being rightly excluded

That's what we all wanted to see

This might be all wrong. It's an age thing...... Wasn't it Rick Miller that was the only rider to finish a race at Brandon only to find he'd been excluded for not trying. He spent most of the race performing wheelies for the crowd. That was a 0-0.

Touch of the Big Time Charlies about us last night . While we moaned and whinged about the track , the Scunny riders got on with it. attacked the track with a purpose and were well worthy of the win . 53-37 didn't flatter them at all . We're coming to the time of year when tracks ate going to be difficult and weather affected , and if we show the attitude we showed last night we'll be winning nothing

A confident win.... no Bandit crocked this week (best wishes to Matty W though on recovering from what was a nasty spill) and my hubby wins the 1st prize on the 5-1 draw on our anniversary weekend... oh, and our next away opponents lose heavily at home That wasn’t too bad a night I tell ya

My NHS career puts me in good stead to do it but no, it’s an absolute pleasure to help out my club anyway I can... that and my £10 standing order every month is just a small token of what I wish I could do!

Perhaps you need to take your rose tinted glasses off.... If the positions were reversed and an Ipswich rider had got up and let the race continue there would have been uproar. It's only seen as cheating when the other side does it. Long standing fans still laugh about the time when Kevin Jolly done exactly the same thing at King's Lynn back in the 70's, when the league was actually a meaningful competition. That did win us the match back then. What Kurtz did made no difference to the result, we gated on a 5-1 in the re-run but Holder easily got by King in the only genuine pass of the match. What was more depressing was that a good crowd had turned up, positive new signings in the Witches camp and a genuine must win scenario only to find that yet again they were given a total pile of crap to race on. Dust after 4 heats, no extra water put down, nothing round the outside, just the usual gate and go you get at Ipswich these days. The close scoreline made for a good atmosphere but how much better it would have been if there was some decent racing to go with it. At the end of the day the better side won.

Thanks Steve. The rule was quoted at the time and yes, by-the-book, the ref was correct. But it's odd isn't it? Watching one rider, riding for a 3-0 is not very entertaining is it? But seeing the same rider doing one handed wheelies and waving to the crowd makes everyone smile. Ho hum.

Must be those uncomfortable chairs in the BT Studios

If you didn't see it, then that's perfect, your view on the situation should be correct and un biased. Your view would be even better if you had heard someone talking about it whilst out doing some shopping. Maybe you got it first hand from a riders friends girlfriends dog walker.

I think it might have been (not sure) Magnus Zetterström who said something like, when asked about retirement, that if you start thinking about retiring then you have already retired mentally, that one starts loosing/shifting focus to the retirement.

I guess that if Ippo had managed to sneak a home win, the fair-minded fans would have booed Bomber?!

Can we ride Ipswich every week?

Heard Cookies guesting for us in the 1st one and Masters in the 2nd one https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OGC.862aaefd3695f154f697edba373ff3f6&pid=Api&rurl=https%3a%2f%2fmedia.giphy.com%2fmedia%2fNe7aenG4oM1Py%2fgiphy.gif&ehk=rvJnEv6MGaJ%2fs3eX5BxWoQ

WOULDN'T argue with that ... maybe throw in Cardiff as well.

Yes Sarj wasn't convincing there , but whoever thought Mikkel B Andersen was an improvement needs their head examined

Yes there is , but I like to go to the Black and Gold after the speedway and stop in Berwick overnight

It wouldn't be if we had kept NBJ but hes injured now so would have needed replacing anyway but maybe if we had left it we could have got a better option. It was still a bad decision in my view. Wells didn't get sacked by Belle Vue because he was going well.

LOOKING more and more like two wild cards will go to Doyle and Woffinden with Hancock a possible third.

He's a multi alias fruitcake. Who knows who is he but he certainly wasn't there.

I really don’t think Lambert is ready for a full season of GPS, perhaps another 2 years off. It’s been a good experience this year being series reserve, has given him more gps then probably thought, what with Greg not taking his place unfortunately. Kolodeiz, apart from a GP win, which was really good, he hasn’t done much. He must have something going for him to win a gp, and I accept you can’t win gp every meeting, but some sort of consistency would be nice. He seems to be another Lindback, so frustrating cause you know what he can do but just doesn’t manage it for whatever reason.

reading the press releases from eastbourne the authorities should be more ashamed they have refused Eagles permission to use a bloody good reserve in Danyon Hume who wants to ride for them. No doubt if he was some johnny foreigner no one had heard of he'd be fine. more ashamed should be Georgie Wood who gets himself another ban for being totally unprofessional for the IOW and letting them and Eastbourne down.

Some posts on here really haven't aged very well at all have they, bemoaning the 'no hope' Zagar and Iversen for qualifying for next year. Who are those two in tonights final again?

But surely Plymouth can't go on without Wallinger? They will have to close the club down.

Funny, isn't it? Doesn't matter what name they used 'Boro (which is a strangely incorrect abbreviation) or Teesside, people had trouble with the spelling. That's why it's much easier these days with Reddcar...

Well Done to Kaiser Erik, great performance. But lets also celebrate Tom Woolley, he matched GB & Glasgow (and defending champion) star Craig Cook's score - and from one less ride

Take a look at Daniel Greens Facebook account you'll get an idea instantly what a loop he is

I never saw Clive ride but I was lucky enough to interview him for the Owlerton Legends book a few years ago. I wrote to Clive and he invited me to spend the day with him - he was living in a luxury caravan at the time on a farm near Norwich. I was a bit nervous as I had only heard stories about what a hard rider he was but I need not have worried. Clive was one of the nicest men you could wish to meet and could not have been more helpful. It was a fantastic day and we kept in touch for a while afterwards, including him finding me at Owlerton one Thursday night when he was visiting. R.I.P. Clive, a true Owlerton Legend and a gentleman.

Thanks for that confirmation. I'm only usually wrong when I think I was wrong. Seriously, I started to convince myself that it was that other American Billy Janniro. And I agree with you. How can a ref exclude a rider for not racing when he's the only competitor left in the race?

From my vantage point, sadly I didn't see it, but I can safely say my ears are still ringing after having to listen to muddlos conversation with the the ref

I was at that point standing near where the disabled viewing is....thought he came in fast and ever so slightly nudged THJ...........i wouldnt have been surprised at all had Harris been excluded Such a cheat that Chris Harris lol

Maybe that is your forte then John. Commenting on other peoples threads,you always seem to come over as a bit of a whacko, quite probably unintentionally. This thread is a prime example

It looks like certain Glasgow riders think to much about track prep before meetings these days, everything has to suit them. Negative mindset does not help in speedway.

Exactly, no idea why it's been dropped when it's such a key meeting

Wolves to lose. Looks like “the stars” all aligned for them in this one.

Oh yeah I see what everyone means now...

The punishment doesnt fit the crime, jenkins made a snap decision to take a break, george woods got some issues at moment, both 28 days, cook as yet has done far far worse and not served one days ban, its cobblers

Routine home win, 53-37 ish.

We got beat.

Remember him and Jimmy Cox having a”set too” at Old Meadowbank in the sixties when he rode for Sheffield a real hard rider who took no prisoners.R.i.P.

The result or the racing?? The glasgow boys didnt attack the track like scunny did same track for both teams! Thanks to gazc for the ride back to station hope to get back up again this season.

I've never tried anal sex either but I still know it would make my eyes water

I'd just like to remind you all that Zagar and Iversen add absolutely nothing to the GP's, and it is a complete travesty that they have qualified for next year...

I'd just like to point out that the folks who were annoyed at zagar and iversen for qualifying for next year should get their coats

I can fully endorse that. Brilliant to watch the youngsters develop and some fantastic racing. Excellent value and affordable at £10 with under 18's free.

Jeremy Luckhurst was wearing a monkey mask as late as 1987

I can't see Swindon throwing it , they will want to finish top so get the choice of who they face in the playoffs. don't see it will make much difference on the averages , if they were worried about averages they wouldn't have thrashes Ipswich and Peterborough by such a big score. I think Wolves will qualify and I hope Poole finish top so we get the choice and force Swindon to meet Wolves, the only imponderable is will the last spot go to Belle Vue or Ipswich.