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Looking forward to trip up to Glasgow on Tuesday. Not an ideal time to travel with the Cop26 climate change conference taking place in the city or the cold weather that November brings but that's the way it is. I have visited the city on several occasion's normally in the summer months and have been to Ashfield many times and enjoyed the racing and chatting with the Glasgow fans. To set the record straight not all Poole fans are arrogant or self righteous as I think some on this forum believe. Steve likes a bit of banter but he isn't vindictive. We both are flying up on Tuesday and would be great to meet up with Glasgow fans before the meeting. See you all on Tuesday Let the battle for the title commence.

The higher number of teams in the Championship enables the promoter to provide greater variety to the fans and frankly there is almost zero difference in the quality of racing. Thus better income at the gate coupled with lower costs makes sense to stay put.

Nothing in life is sure, so will go 99% There has been a lot of work by the management of Eastbourne, the Dugards and the BSPL to make sure we have the best possible chance to get to tapes in 2023.

So SS comes on here and winds up (your words)but when someone retaliates then you all go wishy washy and ar*e lickey and want everyone to feel sorry for you all, if you can’t take it then don’t give it

Think you need your head checking if you wouldn't have Ellis back next season. Was one of the very few good things about last season. I'd hope we'd be looking at bringing back Berge as well. Was a while ago now but I thought he was absolutely class round owlerton when he rode for us and I don't think we'd get much better riders on a 4.14 average.

Not the full package? Only Jack Holder, Dan Bewley and Sam Masters managed the higher average last season. 50% of all his rides for Sheffield were either winning races or paid wins. He is British and qualifies for a reduction on his average. He is on record as wanting to comeback to the club next season He will do for me.

For next years Benfund meeting, possibly a radical change to the previous 16 rider individual format could be introduced or even a one off special event. Several injured riders teams are now defunct, but still have supporters who do attend different tracks to get their fix and roaming supporters visiting tracks infrequently. Potentially a best pairs format with riders representing defunct tracks to attract a few more and a few more marketing avenues to swell the coffers. Teams like: Workington, Coventry, Hull, Exeter, Swindon, Halifax, Cradley, Hackney, Wimbledon to mention a few. With Team, Race Jacket and Manager sponsorship being available, hopefully this would be an attractive proposition not to mention the riders from previous being in attendance.

Good boozer in Glasgow if you’re up on Tuesday called Buffoons you should fit right in.

Mr Singhs is the place to go for a Curry Best by a distance. 149 Elderslie Street Glasgow G3 7JR

For those Poole fans who didn’t make the press conference after the meeting, here it is in all its glory.

Steve, don't walk around that area of Glasgow after the meeting once it's dark. If there isn't a bus, call a taxi.

Whats your point? Both clubs requested special dispensation to extend into November. Permission was granted as any delay was primarily down to other teams fixtures not being completed and was hardly the fault of either team in the final!

That was the original stated intention - but I'm hearing it may be held over til 2023 due to this 'truncated' season.

Is that the lot Kym Marsh was in? Didn't realise their language was that bad.

Thanks. I wear a face mask as a matter of course and courtesy to others. Never would enter a building without one. Only COVIDIOTS wouldn’t wear a mask.

Quite right I'm boycotting the Poole stream on similar grounds... Oh wait... You're promotion have already done that for me And as has been pointed out to you several times now, the person posted that video is a well known wind up merchant who had a beer with said club official after the meeting. Get over it

If the person you tell the joke to doesn't laugh then it isn't funny. You can hide behind supposed humour as an excuse but we all know it isn't that at all. You just take it too far cos SS winds you up. But why are we surprised when a member of your club swears openly at an opposition fan. Glad Glasgow aren't getting one penny off me. I was gonna buy the stream, but absolutely no chance. Twitter updates for me

The best signing Glasgow could make would be a new team manager.

Don't think should be allowed to sign a rider who you know is going to miss home meetings IMO. Makes a mockery of the league. Quick enough to criticise grobauer, absolutely no difference if that's allowed. Should go back to NL guest as only facility in such occasions

Statement from the clubs new management http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.39824

Speedway bikes to become electric then?

He certainly did Steve but what a nice bloke he was along with Holloway two approachable guys.Both not saints but they were both great with the supporters who both knew who paid there wages they never forgot that.

The sooner these 2 splash off meetings are completed the better. We can all settle down again and get ready for Christmas. May one team or the other win. Then they can get on with planning what speedway 2022 will exist.

Starts back in the day were a joke…it did add to the tension watching riders rolling back and forwards trying to get a flyer…but when you look back on it now it was ridiculous really and starts were completely unfair..watching the old videos now only emphasises that.. i remember the new starting laws coming in around 1984 or so and it took a lot of getting used to and a fair few exclusions but riders adapted and no doubt starts became fairer.. starts are pretty fair now as long as some start marshals ensure all riders are at the tapes and not half a mile away like the Peterborough start marshal in the final so I think it’s fine…..I still don’t mind the gardening before a race though, it all adds to the tension.

Ian Thomas was good at his job. I remember all the riders shaking hands with "Del Boy" on the opening meeting in 99. He looked up at Leggy Powell and said "Cor Blimey! What you doing here Rodney?". Classic.

Probably not 5 degrees sounds baltic.

Agree, we have to look forward now

Perhaps all these post on the future of Eastbourne speedway should go on the Eastbourne speedway section opened by MD, this ones for the past really.

I did a few real ale bars in Glasgow and I would recommend the State Bar as for a curry I never had one.

Got It

Told me exactly the same. He's proven to be a very good rider and a smashing person but last year never really worked for him. Shame because he's a lot better than we saw and he was as frustrated as anyone.

I assumed it was originally Dan AND Fricke and then people saying no Dan. So was assuming it was Max and someone else with high average!

It's Fricke.

Johannes Stark stays at Smederna

At least Trevor Geer has been with the club in one form or another for so long so knows the former ethos along with the Dugards. Just hope the year out doesn't loose a lot of the current fan base, I think unlikely and hopefully will fire everyone up again. Also gives a bit of extra time to see which way the leagues go again,( good NL again etc)one would think though with Trevor at the helm they will be trying for at least championship level again.

Can’t see what this “truncated season” has to do with it.As good an excuse as any I suppose.

Well one out of two ain't bad!!

Monarchs for one

Track preparation seems to be our biggest downfall at home. Too easy for away riders. No inside line anymore. Slick with a slight dirt line on the outside. Bring back the days where it was grippy and away riders used to sh#t themselves. Along with the inside line.

I am really surprised Poole are not streaming the home leg they would make a fortune the amount of Glasgow fans who want to see this meeting but cannot travel

Michael Max for me. What that man doesn't know about speedway isn't worth knowing

I used to race sidecars in Europe under the same sponsorship umbrella as Dinitri’s father Phillipe. Dimi and Adam were born in the same hospital a few months apart and have been friends most of their lives. They, along with David Bellego have all known each other a long time and hang out and train together in the closed season. This part of France has been the hotbed of French grass track for over 70 years, there is a fledgling speedway league which has now been running for a few years and is going from strength to strength.

All the more reason why a decision could have been taken, and some would say should have been taken, to amend the play-offs to 4 teams. IMO

I attended some meetings this season- but what’s that got to do with anything I really don’t - the question you miss over and over again is why I don’t attend each meeting and many more people that have stopped attending that doesn’t see to interest the promotion in the slightest- I have opinions on a lot of things in life doesn’t mean I support theses things one way or the other - Kings Lynn speedway is no different you seem to think if I’m not there every meeting I’m not entitled to an opinion. I think the amount of time and hard earn cash I’ve spent at Kings Lynn speedway over the last 45 years I’m entitled to an opinion.

Whose team exactly do you think Terry-Daley, Sealey and Muff are in? I definitely saw both teams only using unattached riders. Perhaps you need to go back and read my previous email properly, where I commented on how good it has been this year in the NL, with teams covering gaps with unattached riders instead of resorting to guests.

Asked the question last night and got a no chance reply. See if it pans out that way.

Like Cook then?

I'd take the Panthers top 2 of Andersen and Harris over Bewley and Fricke. You can't buy experience.

Good crowd. Don't know if any of you are rugby fans, my cousin's son-in-law Scotty played for Worky, think he moved to Leeds? My rellies live in Prospect near Aspatria. One played union for GB students, one cousin coaches Wigton juniors RL. Remember when I lived there briefly that Cumbria was a League hotbed, apart from Carlisle which was football. One relative remembers going to the first speedway meeting at DP, 1970, hundreds got in for free across a pipe over the river. Next meeting it was greased so peeps fell in.

Of the three incidents, the only one I would have excluded him for was Ht18. In Ht4, Kildemand used the old dying swan act. Known for it. Ht20, Birkmose showed his lack of experience going into a turn. He left a gap which Nicki exploited. I dont blame him for wanting an explanation from the referee. Maybe he went over the top, I dont know, I wasnt there. Just my opinion, of course.