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Some great racing last night. Phenomenal to be back and see people and live racing again. Credit to all that put on the show. Just need the government to see sense and relinquish their unnecessary control over people.

FFS Berwick, three race wins from the main body. Eastbourne in disguise. Someone needs to have a word, Flint & Bickley cant be expected to carry the team every week but if they could all ride the same in a fortnights time that would be great.

Jordan has great potential. One season as a 15 year old where he averaged just ove 9. Good racer. He will need time to progress in this division.Perseverance is the key here

Oh no, GAH and Kier Starmer Fan on the same thread, should be fun

Just as well the tartan tyrant decided against invading or your day would have been ruined.

I want to sit and watch it on TV, and as I already have Eurosport available to me through that, I they now saying you've got pay yet more money to watch it through a different sourse, if so, they can stick it. We didn't have this problem with BT Sport.

Flint guesting at 'Boro monday so they're sniffing up the right lampost.

The rising star system is pointless if you aren’t going to protect their position in the team and look to replace them if not going so well or a better option comes along. It’s supposed to be a long term view to produce good riders to represent GB so ditching one after a few meetings because it may improve your play off chances is daft.

Was his late call off really taken that badly? In some way I can understand his reluctance to commit to travelling when things were as they were. Bringing him back into the team would be harsh on Jack, but sometimes these moves have to be made to ensure success.

Indeed " If only eh? " Quite refreshing watching a good, close, well contested meeting where every point seems important. I'm glad the majority of the Polish meertings seem to have that same ethos. 15 heats of entertaining racing finished in 1 hour 50 minutes, followed by the whole team thanking/enacting with the supporters. Watching tonight, really brings home how poor the speedway spectacle in this country has sunk to. Still we can look forward to Peterborough on Monday evning!!

Couldn’t agree more with your last sentence I like many other’s had to make do with the stream and whilst it is appreciated it is a distant second to being there in the flesh. Unfortunately Herr Furher will continue with her policy of crippling the economy and deprive the majority of enjoying themselves it’s what she enjoys, telling people what they are not allowed to do.

Just to bring a few positives to the forum, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the meeting (apart from all the restrictions). When I looked at our team I thought maybe Ben Cook could be the weak link, just shows what I know! Danyon Hume looked a lot better than his zero score would suggest and I was impressed that Zane Keleher took the opportunity to practice after the meeting. Everybody I think will improve as they get used to the track. And how good did the track look? I haven't seen it as smooth as that for a while! Also, even though I am an old 'un, It was great to hear some music that wasn't from 50 years ago!

Daugavpils qualifier should be live here at 1pm UK time https://sportacentrs.com/sportacentrs_tv/live/10062021-b_ec_kvalifikacija_spidveja_junioriem_b?fbclid=IwAR3leULQOQis4HbtKg0PKLdqjr14aUfTB11Q6azG_Yb7gnjAIsUQ7axFpVE

Why everyone needs to unite and stick two fingers up to BoJo and the other clowns that run this country. Restrictions won't be lifted until 2024. 4 week delay will then become another 4 followed by a full lockdown over the winter.

1 Polish link for their coverage of Saturday`s meeting live http://www.drhtv.com.pl/drhtv-2.html

... And others

That’ll dae!

Ditto every club in the league when the government lie about a need to extend restrictions.

For me that’s irrelevant. Every track has a minimum limit they can go to. It’s clear the lowest limit for Wolves is extremely higher than the 750 that’s been quoted as a maximum so it’s no wonder the word ‘extreme’ has been mentioned. Wolves are one of those tracks that you never get threats of closure or need to increase attendances with threats of closure so the facts it’s been mentioned is extremely worrying. Hats off to those promoters who were prepared to risk losing money until things opened up again which would have been just over a month. The ludicrous extra sanctions put on clubs like Wolves (and Birmingham) have made it almost impossible to continue much after the 21st. It’s the local councils that are forcing these closures which is beyond barking mad. I can see the UK leagues going on hold again until this nonsense of restrictions is fully lifted. Some clubs may never recover and this a direct result of their councils and the bs advise of experts advising the government. There is no credible science to NOT lift all restrictions on the 21st, and sports/leisure/entertainment/food and drink industries should know that it’s fine to carry on and NOT have to wait till the 14th for news. It’s beyond scandalous.

...and Wimbledon on the Thursday!

Or RR, which would be the likely replacement in the majority of cases.

It was mentioned earlier that Alfie Bowtell guests instead of Drew - Expecting a really good show from Richard Lawson and just hope Eddie is in his grass track form - Got to be really positive from Heat one -

6 qualify from each semi- 3 FIM WC in the finals Daugavpils result 1 Lampart 2 karion 3 Gusts 4 kolodinski 5 Lewiszyn 6 Matjuszonok

It`s later on start time 5pm UK time

We don't get it here in Germany, too. Some time ago the OneSport Speedway Events (SEC and the OneSport Best Pairs) were shown on Eurosport 1 TV in Germany for about a year or two, but then it was shifted to the EUROSPORT Player, and this is were speedway remains. They will rather show some Snooker (even usually always with no German involvement) or replays of Tennis or Cycling, rather than live Speedway. That's nothing new to us. Eurosport (Germany) has not helped Speedway much in recent years. The sport is only ever available to watch at extra cost on the EUROSPORT Player. You will soon realize how good you had it in the past with regular Speedway on Sky and BT Sports.

Its worse than that ,it could be Dany Gappmier.

Yes, and the referee was listed as "Forename Surname"!!

Having the benefit of Drew Kemp at the bottom of their team gives a huge advantage to Plymouth. Danny King for Jason Crump....not much in it I guess. Steve Worrall should compensate for no Cameron but still a tough match for the Kings IMO.

I have looked at what the riders have achievied this season Morris 10.00, Douglas 9.25, Howarth 8.25, Proctor 3.50, Joe 3.50, Dan 3.25, Bates 2.75. Five of the team have increased their averages and two riders have dropped almost seven points between them. So what should "the special one" do next....

Don’t put anything past Garry May. He’ll have the best (Mark’s) money can buy on show.

What is the purpose of the no three league idea and why can’t it be scrapped? Surely young riders racing as much as they can van only be a good thing and fixture clashes could be worked round.

When he was at sheffield his main problem was staying on the bike but he's a 100% trier and I think if you persevere with him he will be a good asset for you.steve Johnston was exactly the same when he first rode for us,very raw and couldn't stay on the bike but look what happened with him.you have to be patient.

I have always been an advocate of a more flexible speedway season. I have stated for over a decade here that it should be possible for tracks to run outside, but alongside a league system. Some in power are totally against that

Fingers crossed that it’s not too bad and he’s back on a bike soon. One of speedways nice guys.

Even Simon Lambert banged in 13 points tonight. Isn't he our "permanent" reserve!

Another awful score from Proctor tonight riding for Leicester only beating one rider.2pts from 4 rides 1 against Lawlor Edinburgh reserve and once getting a point when only 3 riders in the race.When will the management wake up and smell the coffee,if almost all the fans can see he's not suited to the job why can't they

Pity they seem to keep using one of Baldrick's cunning plans...

Agreed. Always seems to be the bike or the track or someone else’s fault these days. Shame we dont see the CH of years gone by who just went out raced his bike and his ability shone through. In my opinion never 100% been the same rider since Darcy’s injury and his own at Coventry.

It's a shame Woffinden doesn't offer to ride for Wolves. Would be a huge boost to the club and help draw fans in. Too many riders forget their roots when Polish money starts talking.

I would suggest the "no refund" policy is definitely one that is hurting some tracks... Some I notice are doing full refunds so maybe all should just come out and say that full refunds will be given if the match doesnt take place, rather than "use your ticket for another match"... Away fans in particular may not be able to get to a restaging and it seems daft (and no doubt worrying), to have tickets available when capacity is so reduced and not do everything you can to get whatever the maximum is, into the stadium.. Any barriers to getting customers to give you their money are never a good thing..

Any information on why phones couldn't have been used to book tickets? Or were they? Surely people are able to ring up, use their card to buy, and either have them sent to their home, or the barcode sent to their phone? Or even pick them up on the night..? There is a though a myth that 50 somethings dont use computers. Most of us are extremely computer and internet savvy.. Especially when the wife suddenly walks in to the room..

How can there be a huge crowd at the cricket in Birmingham, but not allowed at speedway just up the road?

I spelt it as it is spelt on the Website. Read the whole post.

No sympathy I am afraid - it was a daft idea to launch the season without being able to have maximum capacity and they wont be the first to stop. Its an absolute farce. Should of forgot about 2021 and planned ahead for 2022 - looks like Somerset made the right call.

We move on to round 3 next week- Tuesday`s TV match TBA Tuesday 15th June Vastervik v Masarna Smederna v Rospiggarna Indianerna v Piraterna Thursday 17th June Lejonen v Dackarna- TV match

the bug (covid) will return big style and fans/supporters will get cheesed off . normal rallying has all but finished . only big events run. mx are finding it hard to find land for tracks . road rallying is finished . speedway is pricing itself out of joe bloggs pocket . there will not be young uns to carry on the support for most forms of sport . councils grabbing council tax . when you have paid your mortgage , you will still another one to donate money to like it or not . so we all ask for extra money at our place of work cos we are find it hard to live and that puts the price of their product up . big circle ! lots of workers are in working poverty . there is no way out . yep , speedway is all but gone . look @ the premier teams line ups and compare them to the championship line ups . almost the same .but life goes on , sort of . just my way of looking at things . right or left !

Probably that green goo that I used to use on my road bike to prevent punctures when I used tubed tyres. Lovely stuff jsut keep it of your hands. As suggested on here, I am all in favout of pit stops, fuel top ups, chain adjustments, tyre changes after 2 laps..... riders should be made to push start their own bikes after a pit stop to add to the excitement.

For Christ's sake. Stop the arguing about the minutae, that's exactly what the authorities want. You were warned what was coming last year. Until you tell them where to stick their face nappies and injected poison Wolves speedway won't be the last victim. Wake up!!

Believe me, they are very busy trying to swat it away and hide it under the carpet. Rumour has it there's now a special Anlas Lubricant that must be used on the inside of the tyre when fitting to make all the problems go away. You couldn't make this stuff up if you tried. If this lot had another brain cell they'd be a plant.

What people have to think is Plymouth were late getting accepted into the league when most riders had all been picked up. They were thinking for the future and establish themselves in this league and get the interest of the general public. Remember they are now the only team in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. They therefore took the bold step of bringing in top heavy Jason ad Bjarne. This would leave them with few points to play with but what UK riders would be available. They would have to look for riders never before tried in this country but had some experience abroad. They are all young and could make it in the future. Everyone knew they would take time to settle. They also had bad luck with injuries to both Jason and Henry before a home meeting was even held. From what I have read the first match was a COVID sell out with a number of new fans who came out of interest and can’t wait to come back and the crowds will increase as COVID restrictions ease. The long term is the important thing not play off places this year. The improvements to the stadium and track are beyond belief. I have been many times over the years but only seen it from the road when coming home to Dorset . Well done all and the future I trust will be rosy. Well done to the promotion they deserve to succeed