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I'd rather have a rider show some spirit like that than not give one at all Makes me laugh when fans expect riders just to take it but defend the fans right to give it out I had David Norris throw a W hand signal at me after I suggested he needed stabilisers during the rider intro at Eastbourne (he had fallen 3 times in the previous fixture at Foxhall) Far from being offended I applauded him for it!!

Love it when the riders dish it out,,, should be done at every meeting,,,, trouble is,, too many fairies live among us these days. I remember Bob Dugard trying to get through a fence to tell us what he thought of us at Easty once,, it turned it into a fab night and one that will never be forgotten.

Let's see more of it.God it use to happen all the time back in the day when they were playing to a much bigger audience.Fans use to get so involved then.Problem now is there are to many snowflakes around who get upset/offended far too easily.

LOL good ol Batch upsetting a few again. You love to see it

To be fair if they could smooth bends 3/4 out then I think it would be a decent little track. Good crowd and I've seen a lot worse racing at supposed better tracks than this so far.

Sorry M.D. It's just that I don't like to hear what is bad news for all us hoping our new track succeeds. Speedway is clearly an expensive sport to administer. And somehow that needs to filter down to the riders who, rumour has it said, bleed the promoters almost dry. Common sense needs to prevail for the long term future of what I believe is a fantastic sport.

Fair play to Batch .. see this is what in missing in the sport these days the villian type rider ... Speedway is far to friendly these days . Riders in each team shaking hands and hanging around with each other in the pits etc . The sport needs the nicki pedersens of this world more than ever

First off I’d like to think I’m honest Poole totally outclassed us tonight no complaints from me although I thought king should off gone in heat 3 but in the grand scheme of things it matters not a jot the track was an absolute disgrace on bends 3 and 4 and how no one got hurt is a testament to the skill of the riders McGurk is out of his depth and if I was a guest rider I would question giving it my all on that track in the end of the day there helping us there not our riders so I thank them for helping us out well done to Poole again thoroughly deserved and if anyone Plymouth fan comes on here and says any different they need to take a good long look at themselves I hope we meet again in the playoffs as I think this meeting was hopefully a one off and we can do battle over 2 legs in September.

Enjoying the camera work on the stream. Shame about all the re-runs and a big shame about the commentary, especially Danny someone (I think) who clearly suffers from biased verbal diarrhoea. Sometimes less is more!! COYP.

Batch also beat Fricke 3 times on Thursday

I think his intentions have always come from a good place but actions are either cringeworthy comedic or just plain belligerent and stubborn.....think Laurence Rogers x 2.

Kent are operating the same model at Iwade and appears to be working, early start, early out (or stay and watch any additional second half racing). No need for floodlights, home at a decent hour for a decent dinner on a Sunday and its a more family friendly timescale.

Out of 14 riders, 4 are guests and one is called Reidar Replacement, or something. Reidar Replacement and all 4 guests outscored the top-scoring Brummies contracted rider. And I'll qualify that by saying that it took Sedgmen 5 rides to get his 4+1 as opposed to Castagna who achieved it in 4 rides. That, folks, is a major reason why the Brummies are struggling to draw in the fans, I'd say. Who are the fans supposed to "latch onto" and support? Their "own" rider who struggles to pick up points or someone else's riders who are coming to the team's rescue? Not a good situation to be in. Not that you can do much about the guest for Shanes, but the "Sign Vissing and get a guest for the season" situation is one of the team managers own creation. And very lamentable it is too. Try explaining that one to a newcomer to the sport. And as for the guest for Auty, I can only guess that the guest rider is the easy option compared to signing a new rider and re-declaring the team. How long has it been now? It's almost like the Brummies are too comfortable fielding guest riders that they become an integral part of team planning. Well, I'm sorry, but I don't think that's what the fans want.

Well you say only champ no1 a pro, but take jason Edwards for example nl no 1, cl reserve prem no7 and Poland u24 rides most nights imo I'd say he's a professional speedway rider

This is now a joke. Ref excluded Morley to hurry this along....

Agreed Worrall a bit harsh in heat 1, Kerr exclusion a clear mistake. That would have been a big 5 1 over Danny.

David Norris wasn't averse to throwing the odd gesture to us when he won a heat at Monmore (though he always seemed to do it out of the view of the referee!)

Think you’ll find everyone finished above Leicester in 1976! Boy were we poor that year. In one meeting I recall the ambulance coming out onto the track before the start of a race! I think it was one of our newly acquired reserves (Bogh or Szczepanik, excuse the spelling) practicing a start and fell off. You couldn’t make it up. Summed up the Lions 1976 campaign, but at least it was a good summer!

spit spot thats all

Perfect words singy13 and I'm right behind you with your thoughts as I'm sure speedway fans in general will be. We need to build the sport if it's going to continue in this country but I fear a major step backwards will need to happen before any building blocks can be put in place for its future.

I think everyone knows you thought Hawkins cocked up pre meeting by choosing Batch over King.

Get a new laptop

As for Batch... Give me 7 characters in one team rather than 7 robots anyday.

We all gave old Bob a hard time, I'm sure he loved it, he had Eastbourne coursing through his blood!

Wow! Snowflakes alert...poor souls had there feelings hurt by hand guestures....f***em!

I am afraid you have broken a cardinal rule of the forum there is never, ever any good racing at Monmore. Do 100 lines and go to bed without any supper.

In my youth I enjoyed turning up early at the tracks, watching the riders arrive, gathering autographs and generally soaking up the atmosphere. Now in old age I am quite happy to arrive much closer to start time, although taking care to ensure safe parking will be available within reasonable distance. The earliest I have arrived was 2 and a quarter hours before start time at Blackbird Road, Leicester and 2 hours before the start of the 1967 Internationale at Wimbledon. A friend persuaded me that it would be a good idea to travel by train to the Leicester match, which was the re-opening fixture against King's Lynn on 9th April 1968. In order to get there in time for the meeting an early start was required, as we had to change trains twice. We were very early arrivals, even though walking slowly from London Road station to the track. We were first through the turnstiles and within 20 minutes we had been offered three regular jobs each. As we wouldn't be attending regularly we had to decline. It was a very good match, with a large crowd and wonderful atmosphere. The downside was that we didn't get back home until 8.00 a.m.

Because they have a team to support that is theirs and they can identify with it. We have 'licorice allsort' teams of double uppers, guests, rider reps etc that have NO team identity whatsoever. Sad times.

Now regretting purchasing this..... stoppages galore.

Richie Worrall spotted the Lions sticker on my car and we had a nice little chat in the traffic queue coming off the A38 roundabout.

Hi guys, we have tonight's stream going out live at approx. 6:45pm from : https://www.gladiatorslive.com The stream costs £11.99, hope some of you join us for a great night of racing if you can't make it to the stadium. Enjoy!!!

Is it not the Summer Cup or Jubilee Trophy depending what you want to call it.There again I might be calling the Championship the League, only in Speedway!,,

Now at Plymouth ‘Colusseum’ . Impressed with the huge amphitheatre and 20 feet tall solid marble statues of Alfie Bowtell, Palm-Toft, Ben Morley and Gary May dominating each bend. The lions are hungry ready to eat any Christians but Hans ‘Christian’ Andersen is not available. Weather is warm 24C, light overcast conditions. More pleasant when I left Poole at 2pm in 38C. Hopefully a good meeting with passing after the second bend.

Not Witches fans though on current showings. Batch did very well against Belle Vue last week, and has a better record in Ht15's than King.

Rospiggarna -18…. No Tungate now for Masarna with Hellstrom Bangs promoted to no.4 Should be easily covered!

My current decision is not whether its 6:30 , 7 or 7:30 but if at all Latest choice is whether to arrive in August....

It is a fairly new tv and it is a Samsung but not smart.

Perhaps not riders who ride quite like him but certainly riders who divide opinion and people like to boo. Ryan Fisher esque.

That was Morris's poor riding rather than any Batch brilliance, if he had not been looking for his partner he wouldn't have run in to Doyle.

Hope they go Super Elite with the new breakaway polish league in uk.Worth travelling over to Marra land and even a season ticket will be bought here.

Oxford a bit different to Worky as well, Oxford catchment area within 50 miles is millions, includes half of London area, Reading, Swindon, Milton Keynes, Cumbria mainly rural, sheep, lakes, border collies, and thousands of marrasOnly city within 40 miles is Carlisle, half the size of Oxford.

Riders can make it and they appreciate the early finish... the early start is to get the fans in before the other available sports on offer kick off... we get at their cash first not second... plus 5 pm start without floodlights might be pushing it in March April and early May then again from September into October... small power isn't a problem it's the somewhere near 50KW of power for the floodlighting which is an issue... not so much the running cost which will be somewhere between 10 to 15 quid an hour to run but to install a compliant system isn't cheap... In at 12 out by 2 and you will still have your whole day ahead of you to do what you want... football rugby or if I'm allowed to swear Shopping!!! Then home in time to watch the GP on the telly... when it's dark and cold outside... Regards THJ

Buxtons major problem (apart from Pipe) was that it refused to accept it was any different to other clubs and refused to approach things in a different way. If they had been forever open that the track isnt the greatest, we don't pay much but we are loyal to our riders it would have gone a huge way. Instead they were generally belligerent and chopped riders in and out the sides constantly. A weekend track with training and second half options could have churned out riders year after year but instead "we know best" closed a venue that was potentially ahead of its time.

Jack Holder

I do apologise, I didn't wish to come over as being superior to anybody. I wish the best of luck to Workington and any new club trying to get the sport back.on track

Shame it isnt on a Friday or Saturday night.. 3000 crowd I would think guaranteed on either of those nights, regardless of live TV... Must be a Friday when all the Polish lads are available, one where Dan rides on the Sunday?

There was that plus guests, rider replacement, double rider replacement, rider replacement for Bob Valentine who was still riding, oh yes and more guests.

Genuine question... What was stunning about it?

A lot of ifs but everyone on this forum who was attending meetings in 1965 knows Nobody was going to catch the Hammers once they went on their winning run.

Saw on Twitter that the Brummies announced he is out for the season. So for remainder of '22 Birmingham will have more guests than a Premier Inn.