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disagree. Riders need to learn to ride conditions that aren't perfect. The more experienced riders are having no problems, the kids on their rocket ships are getting out of control. Or should we just wrap them in cotton wool? half the problem now is the tracks they learn on are too slick and predicable they never learn how to deal with anything that isn't perfect

I have to agree with a previous poster Poole are a juggernaut at the moment nigh on unstoppable love them or loath them you have to admire them and I wish my team could be a successful as them well done Poole fair play to you.

Stupid comment,he’s just been banged on the head with a bike.Get a grip.

Well, that's the first season of the "new era" under Discovery Sports Events... and I'm far from impressed. They seem to have taken the sport back about 20 years! They've lost most of their major sponsors, crowds appear to be amongst the lowest we've ever seen for a GP series, some badly prepared tracks, they've almost killed Cardiff, the racing has generally been, I'll be polite, forgettable, series wrapped up before the final GP, incomprehensible scoring system, no Aussie GP and Russian GP (understandable), neither were replaced in the calendar. Terrible TV coverage often missing the racing when there was some, inaccurate and random captions, horrible noise over EVERY replay. Still the pits look nice and some people have said they've enjoyed the post meeting fireworks!

Bit shaky camerawork, but the ten minutes of this 8mm silent home movie of a USA v WORLD Speedway test match in 1974 at Costa Mesa, California, is nevertheless worth watching.

The scheduling was a nonsense and has to be addressed (you'd think...).

Congratulations to Poole much too good for us tonight and last Wednesday. Another season and sadly it departed with a feeble whimper tonight , sadly when it came to the business end we were simply not good enough.

So Cami declared Starke to BSN but another rider to the ref?

Whether he wants to or not Tom Brennan should not be allowed back out. I'm thirty feet away and he can't walk a straight line.

Good start to night for the ref with a shocking call. Should’ve been both them excluded basso fell on his own.

Personally I don't see a problem with signing Lambert at number 1,,,but not sure Simon is up to it.

And the long term injury line is in the same section as the window and only applies within the window......(rightly or wrongly that's how it is) Belle Vue fans are making themselves look totally foolish making such a meal out of this

Maybe Sam Ermolenko could do the working out of the permutations for them.. ...?

Not a good couple of weeks for Speedway in Scotland.

You make it sound close.

Promoters and riders appear to be the biggest problem, it should be the BSPL telling clubs when fixtures have to be run by to stop this nonsense. God forbid there should be an outbreak of common sense.

Just shows he doesn't know what he's doing

I hope so. We all want to see two full sides, injury free and in the groove on two good tracks for the final with the best team winning.

Poole are a juggernaut at present, unstoppable and all fit and well. I do think they've scheduled the fixtures well too, always on the go and never any huge gaps in the fixtures for them, unlike a lot of the opposition, glasgows lack of meetings has been ridiculous

The only thing I can think of is that Starke didn’t qualify under the heat 15 rules and that was the only way to get him in the heat? Because you can put a reserve in heat 15 if the originally nominated rider is excluded I think - I’m sure that happened once last year?

Fair play to Poole. Much the better team over the two legs. Hope they win the final. The match itself was a bit rubbish. Not a lot of racing - probably more in heat 15 than the rest of the meeting. Personally, I think it’s just too late in the year and getting too cold. I live in hope things will be settled earlier next season.

Good ride from Kemp. Hopefully gjve him some confidence.

Nicol was the obvious error, and Cooks stock has dropped. But the big blows were the losses of Ostergaard and Hume. Not saying that they'd have beaten Poole with those two fit but they'd have stood a much better chance. Luck with injuries and momentum are massive going into Play Offs, Poole have both and Glasgow neither.

Presentations mid meeting. Place is a joke at running meetings efficiently, get on with it.

Did I just see Havvy smoking in front of a no smoking sign!!

The refused has kindly asked me to send his winnings to the bend fund( not £9500 ) which i`m more than happy to do.

We certainly like an exclusion even with a 10 point deficit this team would be incapable of overturning that never mind 30 points. Major rethink on how we build our team for next season.

Let's not forget though, as we've been told all week since Wednesday, this is a track that 'always provides great racing'!! Hope all riders are OK.

Just when the refereeing is under scrutiny we get a clueless decision. How can they come up with these decisions

Cook exc fine not under power. Basso fell on his own and is allowed in? Shocking call!

Doesn't Woffy slurp the 'right' drink when being interviewed to ensure a wild card?

They could do with showing a 'virtual leader' board at any time during racing, like they do in other sports such as MotoGP, then you would have a better idea of the standings at any time, and a rider would know what they have to do in order to challenge for a better place in the standings

From the outside looking in its leadership that appears to be missing in the team. Cook abdicated the captaincy, Ulle took it on then got injured, Brennan was next in line but he's not experienced enough and not the personality for that type of role IMO. Danyon alluded to it at Poole that no one was talking to each other to make changes and get things going. Contrast that with the Poole pits where Lawson and King were trying to start Z Cooks bike for ht1. Im not sure the riders are as well paid as you believe but agree they appear to be a collection of individuals this year. Broc seems to have been in a world of his own, just jogging along at his own pace regardless of the opposition or event.

Poorest racing Ihave seen this year at Ashfield .

Well impressed with Justin Sedgmen on BSN tonight

He pays thousands a year to play team manager he’s not going to do anything.

Basso been out of control all night.

Poole peaking at the right time, Glasgow absolutely gutless. Time for change in 2023.

Are we actually running a meeting here?

He’s British born, family took him over to Aussie but have now come back.

Crap. Nasty crash.

I like the combo of Chris Louis and Kelvin. On another note, I really dislike it when riders purposely stay on the track when they crash and could clear. I know they all do it, but it’s bad sportsmanship.

Far better coms than Eurosport, with the exception of Tatum.

Someone asked for a weather update. I gave it.

I think he is still one of the top 15 riders in the world!! Currently Britains number 3 without to much doubt though

Well someone needs to bloody do it. As mentioned, David Rowe did it perfectly in the closing stages of the Euros last year whilst also commentating on the races. There is a lot of talk time between races on this Eurosport coverage. Plenty of time to go through that sort of thing.

Outstandingly ballsy move from MM going round Freddie there!!

You should work for the BBC with that s-h-i-t stirring narrative.

He didn't produce the goods when the heat was on though......

To be honest i’m not sure Brennan will beat any of the Polish team- my view is how many points will Poland drop ?