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To be fair Rob Grant said there would be changes for the Leicester match & he isn’t lying . The change is Kyle Howarth is not guesting at no 1 he is going to ride against Newcastle instead

I have some sympathy for your point of view. However, as with many aspects of modern life, for me, it comes down to my own sense of responsibility. If I take my grandson to a restaurant, I make sure he behaves appropriately. He doesn't run riot or badly affect other diners. Likewise, if Lenny comes to the speedway with me, I expect him to behave appropriately. I go where I know there's space for him to settle and he doesn't cause disruption to other fans. In fact, generally speaking, it's others that insist on "bothering him" by stroking him and asking about his history etc. Not that he doesn't like the fuss, he loves it. But it's horses for courses and it is always my responsibility to make sure our visits are trouble free. I don't take Lenny because I think it's my right to do so, I take him because I don't like leaving him at home for many hours alone. I think that's a responsible attitude also. So it's give and take. No one has a right to behave badly or to take a dog into an environment just because it's allowed and then cause a problem. You do see signs saying that well behaved dogs are welcome. Perhaps the signs should say, well behaved dogs and well behaved dog owners are welcome!

Did you watch the same meeting as the rest of us? some decent racing most of the races had something happening.Zagar superb Kurtz decent and King showing improved form Doyle on it also thought Hume rode very well for a measly 2 point return.

I can see the headline in the chronicle now ( that’s if they still print about speedway) Diamonds sign son of 3 x British Champion

There were not many ways that Newcastle could make a poor team change, but what do you know they've actually managed it.

Jack Smith replace George Congreve

Sorry but I do.

feel sorry for Poole tonight and their fans , they wont know how to take a defeat ..

I can understand that, it would be annoying. Well behaved Dogs only imo, which rules out my 2 Labs when food is about...

SUPERHEAT!!! Pretty please?

Two hammerings coming the scorpions way this week then.

That match is a 3 pm start,probably so as Bomber doesn’t miss a match!!!! tight schedule though.

No need for Greyhound racing to have spectators, they make there money from streaming to the shops and online, so no need for a nice plush stand and staff on minimum wages selling expensive warm beer and over priced fast food.

It never ceases to amaze me that people still respond to the idiot, but as you say he baited his hook and got a few bites, interestingly not from regular Panther fans, who rightly just ignore the idiot.

Some good words from Steve Lawson, "give the riders a decent track to race on and they will entertain, whether they are world champions or juniors." Also" ideally not round a football or rugby pitch and no stock cars"

Well that's down to the waiter, not the dog. There is more chance of catching something from the humans at the next table, than from a dog. If we knew what went on behind some kitchen doors, i suspect many of us would never eat out again...

He's caught one

He's on the wind up and has caught a few sharks it seems

I for one can’t - i must fill a programme out and then within a few minutes of heat 20 finishing i have to work out GP points for the bottom 8 riders and also Semi final line- ups in draw order. I freeze The live coverage and always beat the semi draw. I then do the top 8 points as soon as the final is over - all this with paper, pen and brain !!!! I then normally post how wrong the TV captions are !!!!

What if the dog isn't at all bothered by the 'noisy environment'? I always took a dog with me when going alone to Oxford, Wolverhampton, Peterborough, Coventry or Leicester. None of them have ever shown the slightest concern about noisy motorbikes, in fact quite the opposite as they just went to sleep on a blanket while the match was on. Border Collies too that are supposed to be lively.

The only reason this change would make sense is swapping a 4.00 rider for a 2.00 rider to give us more points to play with at the top end... But if that change isn't made within the next week or so then what the hell was the point in that... Jack's no better than George... 1 2 Matthew Wethers 5.52 3 4 Max Clegg 5.39 5 Paul Starke 6.27 6 James Wright 5.06 7 Jack Smith 2.00 Total: 24.24 Left: 17.76 Unless Granty and the promotion can pull a couple of 8 pointers out of thin air or a 10 pointer (A Bjerre type) and a 7 pointer (Ludde or something) then the change was a waste of time... Plus Matty is now out injured long term isn't he? So even if we did bring in some riders, we've only got a 6 man team still... I genuinely have never been this uninterested in speedway in the 20 or so years I've been watching it... This club is dead

Would hope so as no playoffs

Brummies are being killed at reserve, I know the kid pearson is only 16 but looks out of his depth and lacking in confidence, ultimately his lack of points is costing the Brummies, glad Stefan Nielsen is finding his form, team changes must happen if we are to avoid the wooden spoon, i know people will say im being harsh on the young lad pearson, but its a results business, back in 2010 we had Jake Anderson who was hardly scoring a point but the other 6 lads were scoring for fun to cover it, this brummies team dont have Jason Lyons, Sweetman and Johnno and Aaron Summers to score at least 40 points per meeting between them to help the poor kid out

The track is much better since Buster took a bit of the grip away. You don't know what ya missing

People hate successful teams in all sports, people hated man utd for years, now it's hatred for Man C and Liverpool in football, in speedway its Poole because of the continued success over the last few years, funny old lot us Brits, we always love a loser

should have plenty of time to sort things out as the meeting will be held on the 12th of June 2023

good to hear m8

Edinburgh match was Saturday this week's home match is Sunday so it's all legal. Like said on other thread whether the rule should be consecutive matched at a specific track and not just the 8 days is open for discussion

You (and others) might be interested to see some pics I got from Slaski at the weekend. It's obviously a very different modern stadium to the one that hosted many World Finals. But it still teems with history....the cable cars running by the stadium were something that rung a bell with me. There are also several homages to speedway's history in the stadium, though interestingly, very little about PC's, Ivan Mauger's or Hans Nielsen's wins...most of it was around Jerzy Szczakiel's win.

Oh ok. You want a pint on that. If Ippo win i get you a pint next time your here. If the Super Stars win, the pints on you?

Starke got paid 16 here last year so obviously likes the place so shame he’s missing. R/R looks ok for covering him though so let’s see what his R/R rides accumulate. Another point will do here.

I agree, we don't know what goes on in kitchens and suspect we would be horrified if we knew. However, for me personally, I would prefer to avoid a restaurant that allows dogs. A restaurant is for the social experience not just to eat food. I did go to a restaurant recently with some people and I was being treated. One of the party brought their dog along, which I wasn't expecting. The dog didn't settle and was a pain in the proverbial!

We're going to smash the oinks!!

Hope Inspector Morse investigated?

A 1930s World Final Programme from Wembley recently sold on eBay for over £300. Also, someone recently bought a late 1920s Middlesbrough programme for over £400.

I was going to reply to this news but waited for confirmation which is now out on the Scorpion website. Alcock had been mentioned earlier before the KO meeting but it was a mis-communication error & was a guest only.

Splashing out on the marvellous Kandysoft software spreadsheet( as endorsed by Sam Ermolenko !!) would solve all their problems in one Enter the result of the race and hey presto everything is done for them.

So Glasgow are basically Man City then, apart from the winning trophies part!

Totally agree on Cradley, Newport, Somerton Pk., was a close second and the new track third.

If only more people could do that...

Have you ever made a comment on this forum that’s not ridiculous…..

Is Paco a modern day Daz Sumner. At his prime was a sublime white liner.

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Ye silly sausage ye

Atleast,,, they can make 15 by coming third in every race,,, are you expecting lots of non finishers

Witches to pick up at least 3 points.....

Danyon Hume has deserved more tonight...

Do people hate Glasgow? I dislike them from a rivalry perspective which I think is to be expected. I’d support Glasgow over Poole any day of the week though.

Agreed! I’ve had a couple of poor ones at Amrans! Went to the Magna last week for my sisters birthday and the food was perfection… Oli even threw in a free chocolate cake for all of us

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