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First of all. Must say that’s the best racing I’ve seen at lynn in a long time, track was perfect. secondly, laguta is just class, and soon will be scoring maximum after maximum there so if you can sort your engine room out then you won’t loose many. thirdly, I know lynn are struggling but that’s a great result for us without Kurtz, every single rider did the job they are paid to do. A very professional performance.

Not turning up for an FIM meeting is a 28 day ban.

I am eagerly awaiting Blobbys post on his take on tonight’s pumping. I have had to put the popcorn on hold and cover it with cling film.

The negative comments mainly come from Sportowefakty, as it was their reporter that he commented about . To balance things out, it's also true to say he's had massive support for his words on FB fan sites. Many riders (and fans) are fed up of reporters simply writing nonsense just to get clicks. Gleb seems to have been the first to actually say it out loud. Well done him in my opinion.

Despite their recent home struggles , and having a patched septet tonight , you just know the Monarchs are going to be up for this tonight more than any other league match . So we'll have to get the best out of our 7 , no silly exclusions , if we are to prevail . We should have an excellent chance of winning, but I've been to Armadale too many times thinking that , only to be disappointed . Should be a cracker though

I'm tempted to feel sorry then I remember how little of that there was when we were getting humped off them every year. And the less said about 2014 the better. Get it up ye

If i was to say we have had the best season entertainment wise so far do you really reckon people will take a financial risk as you put it to come to the next one.Personally i don't. If speedway is worth a financial risk if you think the racing will be good then Belle Vue would be packed every week.

Too true, try to fix one error & end up causing another!

Once you make a signing like morley , a trapper who is dreadful away from home as a strengthening move it just shows what a bad job youve made of team building in the first place . I like garry may as hes a straight talker essentially but they cocked it right up. The one person last yr who improved a bundle esp at plymouth was bowtell, way better than morley and n2 all last yr , who could get a few away, they let him go too incorporate a rider, starke who looked completely shot . Everybody hates poole but they get it right 9 yrs out of 10 team building.

Why do people continually come on here and ask 'was the crowd good?' or 'what was the racing like?' If everyone did that and not bother getting out and supporting clubs there would be no speedway. That was easily the best meeting racing wise in quite a while. After Klindts first race win and leading his second until Freddie had engine problems causing Dan to fall he looked like he might have a decent night - and that probably made the difference in then end. Freddie wasn't too far away from the points either and seems to be moving in the right direction, albeit slowly. Tofty looked back to his best...and that man Laguta - wow - gonna enjoy watching him all season long!! Jason Edwards showed improvement with a decent bit of fight. Having said all that, had Kurtz been there last night BV would definitely have had a bigger win All moving in the right direction - wonder what the change is that Alex has up his sleeve?

I'd certainly echo what Crescent Girl has said. In all my years watching speedway, I have never known anyone more passionate about the sport than Laurence Rogers. That doesn't necessarily make him a good team manager, but I can remember a few years ago Wolverhampton fans turning their ire on Peter Adams after a string of rubbish performances and a poor final league position. Adams was - and remains - the most successful in top flight speedway's history. I don't think that this is a matter of spite, but it is a matter of looking for someone to blame for Birmingham's disastrous on track performances over the last couple of seasons - in other words, a scapegoat. What you seem to believe is that if he left and the 'inept buffoon' was replaced by someone apparently more competent on track performances would dramatically improve. Looking through the 2023 predictions thread, most have Birmingham bottom and none have them in a play off spot. That means the team is poor - which it clearly is - and therefore whoever comes in is extremely unlikely to turn things around without significant changes. Booting Rogers out, then, will almost certainly make very little difference. I am not aware how much say Laurence Rogers had in building the team, but given a reported £250k loss last year even if he was wholly responsible it is more than likely that his hands - not unreasonably - were significantly tied in terms of the budget for the team. Blaming him - and only him - for Birmingham's present form seems to me, then, to be totally unsupported by the actual circumstances in existence.

Craig should really man up....

Did you fall.

Yes, I can see the Edinburgh pits from all the way down here!

You are underestimating Cami. Or maybe not now that I have thought about it for 10 seconds.

Whilst the Berwick fans will point to a poor performance from their side, it was an equally good performance from the Bears. Didnt really look a weak link tonight - having Riss back a lift for the whole side. Good to see King back on form, and both Hume and Bailey rode hard for not as many points as they may have deserved. But hats off to Mulford tonight, best home performance by a mile and rode really well. Shows what at least getting to the first bend in the mix can do, but made some great passes and will surely take a whole load of confidence from tonight. Knudsen had a strange night, looked excellent in his first two and then nowhere. Hook did his job but otherwise a poor performance. A big well done to Rory Schlein however - my nephews always stand and wave at the away riders vans as they leave. They often get a wave back, but Rory stopped his van and gave them a cap which they were absolutely over the moon with. A simple but effective way to get two new fans.

Racing was as good as seen for a while. Heat 1 was very good, feel of Marcin held it tight would've held on. But another fine performance from the guy can only ride one track. Swap of Ben and Tom worked well for Tom, but you'd imagine would've got 20 between the 2 whatever way round put them.

You forgot to put right before up & ye. It appears all is not well at the West Lothian also rans. Luvvly.

Have to feel sorry for Edinburgh missing their top two. But we won’t, disappointed only to get 51,. Worrall apart they were how shall I put this. Sh*te.

Can’t see Tungate at Lynn as he’s absolutely woeful at the AFA. That said, he’d fit right in with the current middle order

Bit like independence day lol

Luke came through five rides with no adverse effects last week. He was a little tender on the Monday but has been good all week after so let's what see what tomorrow brings sincerely hoping the seven isn't on the cards .

Tony Burchill

Wouldn't quibble with your Leicester analysis, but would suggest that you may be a good bit out as far as the "massively stronger" home team is concerned. Harry McGurk, for whatever reason, is currently nowhere near his known form. By my reckoning he's had four league meetings, three of them at home, and scored six plus four from 15 rides. Kelly was going well and while I take the point made elsewhere that riding in the top five is harder, results breed confidence and I think he will make the transition successfully. An extra ride for Pijper is potentially good news, certainly. I'd blink a bit at seven rides for Harrison, only lately back from serious injury. Without R/R he could, potentially, have had his four rides, one of McGurk's and perhaps another if anyone is struggling, reserve replacement for tapes/time exclusion and so forth. With R/R, he may need to take three of those rides, McGurk (and I do hope he fixes whatever is not working and returns to his customary standard) his full four. Injury and/or loss of form elsewhere would then be a big, big problem. But it's all opinion, which is why we all love to come on here and chuck in our two-penn'orth!!

Niels Kristian Iversen is now number one.

Its just dawned on me that most these riders don't give a crap about who they ride for and only who bids the most for them..so that's Tungate off to Lynn then....

But Leicester agreed the date at short notice knowing full well Bomber was riding in Germany. Perhaps he reiterated what an honour it is in light if comments like yours? You are like a dog with a bone when something gets up your nose!

Most of our team needs moving on if possible.. Shocking..

The problem for me is the People running the sport are in denial and seem to the sport is in good health.The sport needs a major revamp IMO.

I think the point is Leicester weren't due at Peterborough on that date, the club switched with Sheffield

Erm it’s last year. Sorry

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harder rides against Birmingham? Is there such a thing?

Birmingham scoring 40 points would be a shock, but that's possible

Godfrey will be praying for his Bank Balance again tonight.

It will be closer than last week I think as I’m sure points scored tonight don’t count on the averages ??! can anyone confirm that ??

He has just come back from injury. He is allowed a bad night. He is a few months behind everyone in match fitness.

Oh yeah, forgot about that! No wonder Mike wants the team changed and Lewy has given up on posting! That is because Poole have a team for whatever limit whether it is 36, 42 or 45. So if other clubs think that by having a lower limit it will hurt Poole, it won't. There is always a plan!

One thing you can say about Alex, is that he gets things done

Is anyone else getting really pissed off with no official announcement? Why release a news piece to the Telegraph and BSN if you aren't going to make the changes imminently?

From the Edinburgh Monarchs website.... TELLAR MONARCHS: Richie Worrall (guest), Paco Castagna, Bastian Borke, Kye Thomson (captain), Lewis Kerr (guest), Dayle Wood, Lasse Fredriksen. ALLIED VEHICLES TIGERS: Chris Harris, Marcin Nowak, Tom Brennan (captain), Claus Vissing, Benjamin Basso, Ace Pijper, Lee Complin.

From Berwick's Facebook page: ITS TIME! After an unbelievable amount of hard work and unforeseen hurdles, the training academy team can now confirm the opening date of the Grant Henderson Tankers Speedway Training Academy @ Duns MX! This Sunday the 22nd of October at 11am we will launch the first official session at the brand new facility. To book in please call 07730691897. Plans are in place to run every Sunday (weather permitting) from 11am to 3pm. Prices are as follows, 250cc and 500cc Riders £40 per session, 125cc and under 250cc Riders £35 per session, Under 125cc Juniors £30. Day License’s are also available by request. Membership information will follow in the coming weeks. A Live Facebook information feed from the Berwick Speedway Training Academy Page can be found @ www.berwickbandits.co with all the information you need to book in and be part of something special! All levels are welcomed and guidance and tuition will be on hand at every session and provided by one of our experienced team consisting of Kevin Doolan, Aaron Summers, Scott Courtney, Tamas Sike and Gary Flint. Special guest instructors will make regular appearances at the venue and we will keep you right up to date with that! Training bikes will be available for hire in the very near future but at present we will only be catering for riders with their own equipment. Let’s go Riding! Feel free to check out the Berwick Speedway Training Academy Page for all of the most up to date information.

It's amazing how things look once you know the facts! Now I am in possession of those facts I can totally see how Chris was caught between a rock and a hard place and of course it was a no brainer that he had to miss the Peterborough fixture. It's a pity that the full facts weren't laid out by the club, they just left him to hang out and dry. The only information released by the club was "current Lions skipper Chris Harris misses the meeting as he is racing in a Grand Prix qualifier in Germany"

As much as I like Josh and think he's a terrific rider, he was thrown in the deep end massively last year think he rode at every HL position. He definitely was never going to be No.1, potentially a No.5, but even then I think that was asking a lot. His best position would be in the engine room, but unfortunately, circumstances prevented that from happening so it's no surprise his average dropped. I would welcome him back with open arms, but he certainly needs to put some meetings in with Edinburgh and in Poland first to get back to full fitness.

That would be a good move.

As Kelly is a second string, r/r may be the only option available to them. Pijper gets one ride & 3 for Harrison is good cover. Does mean Harry McGurk needs to take 4 rides though (unless they use a number 8) which I never thought would be a negative before this season!

I have to agree with all of that, as R/R for Kurtz only reaped 6-points. Toft certainly was competitive last night, and we need that to continue. Laguta is off this planet, and by far the best rider in the Premiership, what a joy to watch. It's time now that both him and Sayfutdinov were given wild cards in next season GP Series. I certainly wouldn't off load Edwards, as like Jenkins at Peterborough, he's showing so much promise. I like and feel sorry for Jorgensen, because he is a very good rider, but I think he's now found himself in the same position that Kerr and Riss were in, he needs a change of scenery to revitalise himself. Klindt is close to a carbon copy of Kasprazak, sometimes he will, sometimes he won't. Unlike most people, I've never been sure about Pickering. But as the saying goes these days, "It Is What It Is", and where really are the answers. Ipswich and Peterborough are both voicing complaints, and we can't all get the answers we want. I feel sorry for Alex, he's putting his heart, soul and money into this club, and deserves to succeed.

Pretty sure an FIM qualifier takes precedent over a Premier League fixture in any event, but this was a late re arranged match so Harris is hardly at fault for this one

Didn't know that was a rule tbf

TJ and the middle order have been shocking. Not more please..