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Out for the rest of the season with a grazed knee would be my guess.

So he says, but I don't believe him....

Considering the rain, the rebuilt track held up very well tonight.

Great result for the Witches who avoid defeat for the second consecutive Thursday

Blimey,i would be seeing 8 riders in the first race if that was me.

Chris Harris guesting for Kennet tonight

you might not be interested but thankfully many true speedway supporters are

Agree with the cost effective side if you Employ a 3rd party.It was a goodwill gesture from Glasgow to stream during Covid.IMO.

The problem is how do you decide what a good crowd is? many posters within this forum I imagine remember crowds upwards of 10K back in the "Good old day's" but now there is so much to factor in. Fewer top stars in British racing, lower standard racing, Cheaper & more frequent flights, the need to accomodate visiting riders & of course the modern human. I attended a Promotion/Fans get together & someone asked why dont you get a couple of riders with their bikes to attend schools in the area. A good idea in principle & a very good idea in 1975 but as I mentioned above "The modern human" we need to get the youth away from their hand held devices for a 90 minute period. They will come to watch but when a meeting is strung out & 15 races take from 19:30 until 22:00 they get bored & never return but the worst is to come when they put on their social media account how slow & boring speedway was & they will never go again. In short run a slick show start on time pre-meeting presentation 19:15 first race 19:30 at the tapes run to the finish 21:00 (without intervals) victory parade (15 Minutes) second half races until 22:00. If this was sustained maybe we could hold the attention of the youth & the word SPEED in our sport of SPEEDWAY might just mean something again.

Did anyone ever think that would work out ? Probably one of the most bizzare decisions he has ever made...

I had a word with the author of Speedway in London as I know him quite well and he said he thinks Historian is correct and apologises for the error, but, as Historian says, these sort of myths once ingrained keep getting repeated. I think you will also find that Speedway in London says that speedway started in West Maitland in 1923 and, as we all know now, that is a complete myth and completely untrue. He says he was very young and naive when he wrote Speedway in London…….

Agreed, Barker despite having his issues at times off track is pure box office on it and dirty he is not.

Birmingham only just managed 10 heats. It was heavy rain during Heat 10 too. Phil Griffin praised the 2022 track surface, saying that last year, in similar conditions, they would not have got ten heats. Track looked (and rode) very smooth.

Think it’s just a case that restrictions are now easing . It was invaluable during lockdown but it is an unnecessary cost with full capacity allowed..

I'm glad it's not the norm in the other league, as based purely on forecasts both meetings would have been off tonight whereas they both got completed. Forecasts are often wrong in this country. If it was 80%-90% chance of heavy/persistent rain then fair enough. But 50% chance, come on.

Just saying wasn't cost effective, but I'd suggest that's because went with a 3rd party not in house. Delighted the tote board is away though

He’s an idiot amusing but still an idiot.

Yeah. I like my beer I usually have 3 pints watching the riders in the pits between 6.30 to 7.30.Then 5 during the meeting.

£20 entry, £10 for my son to drop me off at 6.30, and pick me up around 9.30. 8 pints at £4.80 each.

Think everyone knows by now that the sunshines out of everyones ass in Poole , hence theres not alot of rain that falls in Dorset ,

I honestly thought that this season was going to be the turning point for Kings Lynn speedway club, but it seems I am wrong. I have seen 2 weather forecasts for kings Lynn tomorrow and neither of them talked of enough rain to worry about.

It's pathetic,Hope it's a scorcher tomorrow.

I doubt if i'll go to both that close together. With getting in, my beer and paying my son to drop me off and p[ick me up costs me 70 quid a meeting.

Please surprise everyone except Oxford

They are obviously petrified of dodgy weather putting people off resulting in a small crowd and consequently losing money, that's all it can be as it's only showers forecast. I won't go nowadays if there is rain about so I can kind of understand but more than 24 hours beforehand seems extremely cautious to me, especially in the school holidays.

According to Sportowefakty today, only Ostrów, Gorzów, Wrocław and Toruń have covers so far. The other clubs ordered theirs from Ukraine, and due to the war, may not have their covers until June.

Be good to get a win against Leicester though for confidence even if it is only 2 points, so they are ready for next home meeting. Who is that against again??

Hasn’t always been the case, but in recent seasons we can’t use lack of resources for failing either. We’re backed well by Guy Nicholls, we apparently paid a kings ransom to Crump, have stumped up the cash for Doyle this year and by all accounts blew Belle Vue out of the water to pinch Batch at the 11th hour. Not sure there’s a better backed club in the top flight at the moment. If we continue the trophy drought, then Louis has to take the blame because he’s the one who builds the teams it’s as simple as that really. Haven’t landed a major trophy on his watch to date in either league, poor record.

The idea was that many of the riders had ridden for, or had a connection, with Stoke, as a memory to Dave Tattum. The side had riders who are pretty useful around Brough, so the averages are pretty obsolete, IMO.

Harris for Kennett makes the meeting a better event. Best wishes to Eddie Kennett. Sounds nasty after a fairly innocuous slide off.

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You have just proved that averages don’t tell the whole story of team strength. It was a strong Stoke team at Brough Park. It had 2 former Newcastle #1’s and another rider who usually rides Brough very well. On paper, they should have won but as we all know, speedway isn’t run on paper.

I went to the Ben Fund meeting and thought it was a decent crowd, not that I'm anywhere near a regular at Peterborough. Certainly took plenty of time getting out of the car park!

When I was thinking of the Plymouth v Poole match, I realised I had already predicted Ple somehow!

Yep A Premiership Transfer Window opens after 25% of the League fixtures are complete and closes when 75% of League fixtures are complete. This permits changes to the team on 2 occasions, except for proven long term injury.

Not sure why I keep reading about Newcastle facing a "strong" Stoke side? Steve Worrall (9.05) James Sarjeant (4.08) Ricky Wells (6.59) Leon Flint (5.89) Ben Barker (6.87) Connor Coles (2.00) Joe Alcock (2.00) Total: 36.48 That team average is well below the Championship 42.00 limit. Does makes sense for Newcastle to start off against a "weak" side to gain confidence ahead of official matches, but they'll certainly find it tougher from now on!

Do you think the Plymouth fans were happier to see Andersen team riding Atkins home in ht4 and keeping King behind ,than clear off into the distance and King pick the youngster off . Good performance from the Peterborough number 8 Dan Gilkes doesn't look like he will let the Panthers down if he gets his chance .

Now carries to much baggage imo

I was encouraged by Sunday. To beat a pretty strong Stoke select containing a couple of Brough specialists with a non contributing #1 and a brand new #7 made me hope for a decent set of home results as even if BWD and Congreve don’t meet their averages but do improve, then I think the rest of the team will carry us over the line more often than not. I expect a few hammerings away but that doesn’t tend to affect the crowds at home which is the main thing for now.

He is box office,and his off track antics have blighted his career.He is a wasted talent and could have been a big earner in the sport and went a lot further.IMO.

And to think Lewy mocked scunny and Plymouth get smashed at home

In the recent bcp Issues and Options consultation process to formulate a new Local Plan for 2024, the stadium site was part of the whole town centre map area that had been identified for 'potential housing development'. Everyone was given the opportunity to lodge their objections or comments on any aspect of the document - especially as the stadium wasn't actually mentioned by name. I understand several fans voiced their objections and a couple including me actually asked for clarification by the Council Leader in 2 of his live Q&A sessions, to which he was non-committal despite acknowledging the value in leisure and sporting terms and positive publicity that Speedway brings to the town. There is also the side complication of POOLE TOWN FC publicly wanting a new stadium which they say has Council support ( although I don't think the council would support the FC with only 400 or so attendance every fortnight in a very low league compared to the Pirates with 2000+ every week)! The next phase will be the publication of this revised Draft Local Plan which will be up for debate later this year prior to being adopted sometime in 2023.

Gonna be close I think, will be there if the weather behaves but a few showers forecast at the moment. Worrall certainly the key man.

Suppose the only bad luck in 2000 was to come up against the best team Eastbourne had ever produced at any time in their history and just edged it, but it was close and both were way ahead of anyone else that season. Although KL had Crump and Adams topping the averages, Eastbourne had 5 riders average between 7 and 9.6, and all British in a proper Elite league.....

Exactly- i am yet to be convinced that all will be live on Eurosport 2.

Just put a sauna in your living room Steve.

I raise you Justin Elkins.

I think any team with Jason Doyle in will always be nearer the play offs than the bottom... However, just realised that in this league being fifth gets you equidistant from both... So maybe not a great rule of thumb....

never seen a problem with nigel and kelvin always enjoy there banter and long may it continue.