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Doubt it - certainly not got any better since I retired from attending meetings 3 years ago. Hottest and driest summer since 1066 and still the same old problem trying to run meetings in early winter on c****y wet tracks in c**p weather for the spectators. Never any urgency to complete the fixtures in summer - every club trots out lame excuses. No one is interested in solving the problem as the mushrooms* that are speedway supporters will turn up regardless to fill the piggy bank of the “promoters” * fed on s**t and kept in the dark.

Somebody stop him, does he not know it's off tonight!

A bit ironic isn't it? A Speedway event without many guests......

Take it you will not be going to next seasons Farewell Meeting.

Stop talking sense it will upset ppl lol

Shovel face has too be the most obnoxious self opinionated twit I’ve ever had the misfortune to read comments from he’s also the reason many fans hate Poole speedway

Old Bob speaking 100% truth here. I've been saying for years that they should rattle through the league, and hold the play off finals on the August Bank Holiday. Can move into September as a last resort. But no. Every year we fannny about in the cold and wet when nobody is interested and the racing is a lottery because riders are rusty and conditions are poor. Sadly it will never change.

Better off ignoring him. He must have repetitive strain syndrome with the same unsubstantiated guff he writes on here. If we come to tapes in 2023, that’s all that matters.

Lambert and Bewley could have ridden in the UK instead of for Smederna if they'd wished to.

Hopefully something good will come out of this whole debacle and Play Off meeting will be arranged far, far earlier next season.

Howarth was having his stag do!!

Absolutely at every step the scs team have eviscerated the arguments of Brandon estates and shown rugby bc to be biased .

Yet he was the first to come on here with news of the postponement!!

Thanks Mike for making me laugh out loud this morning :-)

I think it goes to golden heats if it's a draw after the 30 heats.

Replay? Are you kidding? My diary has been in tatters for weeks.

Let's hope this goes ahead tomorrow and may the best team win.

Perhaps here are too many competitions placing pressure on the more successful clubs. Those who make the play-offs will invariably reach the latter stages of other competitions as well hence the situation we are in now. By contrast, those who didn't find their seasons effectively over by the end of August in some cases just padding it out by running open meetings or, those who run NDL teams, able to use some of the remaining dates. Some years ago an attempt was made to address this situation. The top six teams went into the play-offs as now and the remaining clubs entered a second competition. Perhaps this instead of a Jubilee league ( this year) or what similar event we've had in the past or in the future might be a solution.

I think some promoters do see the flaws,but they know they can use those flaws to their advantage at certain points in the season.So they choose to turn a blind eye to it and hope others don't object to it.Then if more promoters want the flawed rule than not it will be voted in anyway.This is why we need an independent body set up.

Very good. But I've heard they are going to call it "Au Revoir to Armadale" just to cover all the bases.

They'd have said he was guesting for Wolverhampton.

P*ss up and brewery spring to mind.

Unfortunately though, brown envelopes can be very persuasive

Cue Hannibal Lecter jokes.

Yeah so much more important it needs to go to a Championship track with no issues! Err oh hang on.........

I think the word you're looking for is "complacency"

Think you will find this well, attended function went down very well with those that were there, I believe the supporters club raised a fair amount of money to help the club

I share your hope, can't see anything changing though unfortunately

It is so ironic that the main stated business of the Bates's company, PBHS (or similar initials), is water collection and treatment.

Whoever made these arrangements, and I don't care if it was Poole or Leicester, really should be asking themselves why the pay off finals were not held sooner. I was shocked when I saw that Poole were riding in the KO Cup on Wednesday the 12th and the Cubs were riding at BP on Saturday the 15th... Why?!?

Don’t forget the clocks go back tonight. Some might turn up an hour late.

Sh#t stirring would be my guess.!!!

Poor that.

4 years ago tonight the mighty comets made H18TORY by winning the league UTC

So it seems the Premiership Junior League has been forgotten about. The Southern section only completed 2 out of the scheduled 6 matches & no final has been raced. It's a pretty poor effort when you consider clubs only had to host TWO six heat junior matches this season but half the teams couldn't even do that!

Just to get the file open , I will wait until limit is applied, It needs to come down , 38 I think . 2 other items to be addressed, doubling up/ down & Guests , ban them , injuries have to be taken . All teams to have a no 8 to use

Forecast has changed to light showers now, maybe by tomorrow it will be glorious sunshine!

You can't have a superheat in the Champ? Thought that was just for Prem?

Especially as it was originally called the Summer Trophy was it not?

League cut off was early September that is now 7 weeks ago and still waiting for a completion. Think bspa and promotions need to do a lot of head banging so it does not happen again, but this was said in 2018 when comets won the treble in the last week of the season with the last league match iced off !!

Good job i take brain cell with a pinch of salt then

It will probably be the Coronation Trophy next season.

I knew you wouldn’t be going. More excuses than Boris.

Read what the BSPL statement says. The SCB would like to apologise to the Wolverhampton Team at the Premiership Pairs Round 5 at Belle Vue on Thursday 27th October where an error was made in the calcification of the results for the semi finals, where on the countback system Wolverhampton should have qualified for the race off. Three teams tied on 20 points however the SCB Regulations quite clearly states as per SCB Regulation 016.1.3 - "If more than a two way tie the team with the highest scoring heat results will qualify" Under this regulation between the three tied teams Wolverhampton, Peterborough and Sheffield, this meant Sheffield finshed in 5th position having not scored any 6 - 3 results in their favour, where as both Wolverhampton and Peterborough had one race each with a 6-3 advantage. Wolverhampton and Peterborough also had one race each of a 5-4 advantage. Thereafter Wolverhampton had one race with a score of 4-5 where as Peterborough other three races were all scores of 3-6, meaning that Wolverhampton should have qualified with a higher scoring heat results. So the 5th round positions will be adjusted to the following - 1st Belle Vue 2nd Ipswich 3rd Wolverhampton 4th Peterborough 5th Sheffield They say the rules were not followed and from my reading of the rules, I have to agree with the BSPL on this occasion.

The downside of being successful

All they needed was a programme, the rules were printed in there weren't they? People were quoting them on here.

Did the referee not have a copy of the rule book or did the referee fail to read the rule book? The team managers also appear not to know the rule book as well as they should and even if you can't remember all the rules knowing where things are in the rule book and having the ability to actually read the relevant sections should be a minimum qualification for the job. Heads should roll or at the very least some urgent re-training is required.

Great point. They should abandon plans for next season for this very reason. So many mugs in speedway it’s unreal.

Feel genuinely sad and sorry for the Promotion here. They have battled on against all the odds really to stay running as standalone NDL as they simply can't afford anything else but can make NDL work. They have to deal with Stocks wrecking the track on most Saturday nights giving them minimal time to prepare and take all the flak that generates from some keyboard warriors who haven't a clue about the work involved and the work they put in. They continue to develop talent and should be roundly applauded and supported for that. Not their fault that sometimes other clubs can't do Sundays; and they have no doubt been forced by circumstances mostly outside of their control to run what should be "seasons biggest matches" in October when it's convenient for Clubs who are running 2 teams. Lets hope they can continue and can thrive and not be another lost NDL Club like Stoke and Buxton. Iwade have shown the way and another that deserve massive credit, hopefully Workington will provide new and fresh impetus for this vital tier.

But i do..... that's a thumb - you're a pr1ck