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Angry doesn’t describe how I’m feeling right now so I’ll be careful what I say but people behind me in the queue who were on holiday could not get there money back just a stamped ticket what good is that to them they asked the ladies in the booth to can they speak to the promoter they were told to go and find him.someone else asked for there money back was told the same or to email Plymouth gladiators when they asked for the email address the ladies didn’t no it absolutely heartbreaking to see the club I support becoming a laughing stock I don’t no nothing about track prep but I no we haven’t had rain since 11 this morning and that was drizzle not everyone can afford to just have a ticket stamped some people it comes out of there family budget and if they could have had there money back maybe they could do something else with there kids this week.

Get sone sawdust down... Put sone red boiler suits on.... Remove goggles by end of lap two each race.. And. Look sideways, not forwards, as you ride the bike.... Wipe face clean when you get back to the pits... A big mug of hot steaming tea, three sugars, in between races. Proper Speedway...

I'm loathe to criticise any promotion as know there's so much time effort and money goes in to running a speedway club. But that's 2 entirely avoidable instances in a under a week that just bring embarrassment to the sport and turn off what few fans we have left.

Couple of seconds after the green light goes on

Greg Blair hitting nail on head with a hammer

... and it's turned into a Poole thread

That’s a few older riders putting pressure on the younger ones. BSN not pulling punches. Not enough work done on the track earlier enough and it’s a half arsed effort from the Plymouth promotion. Be lucky to see most of them back next time. Bad bad Bad.

And Lewy quick to have a go at Oxford for it!

Well said Greg

How much money has been wasted, ambulance hire, BSN turning up and setting up, saw a few bandit fans so travel costs etc. How many of those that showed up and paid money will be back next Tuesday for Redcar? I have never ridden a bike or graded a track in my life, but In my present profession and past employment I have alway adopted the 6 P's, Prior Preparation Prevents Pi$$ Poor Performance. If as Greg has stated, that they had been there since midday and nothing was done until one hour before tapes up was schedule, have the Plymouth track team put in sufficient "preparation"?

Greg Blair spot on about that lack of track prep and the Plymouth promotions half arsed effort!

i have no problem with the meeting being called off but the way this has developed makes plymouth look very amateurish. if they know the sandy base doesn’t hold up to a lot of rain then surely this should have been called off earlier today

I live in a neighbourhood where i need to check it constantly

I agree with all above, but just to add that It baffles me that some need passing for it to be a good race, the heat 5 of Dan v Tai was a great race with no passing. Going back to your post the atmosphere is what gets fans coming back, tonight was sensational, and the aggregate bonus point kept it going all the way.

Any update on when this final is happening

Nothing to do with high tides? Everything to do with no track prep til 6pm, according to BSN who were there from 12 noon ish! Anyway moving on. BSN viewers will enjoy a top notch meeting tomorrow. A spit more of rain due overnight but the track will be fine for Pirates v Cheetahs! Might even get a Super heat?!

More than Rory clearly! Why was Ritchie Worrall shaking his head after his laps??? Leon certainly wasn't happy! It's clear Jye wasn't either!! If that track wasn't safe to ride then why should they go out! People pay their money to see riders going full throttle for 15 heats.. that wasn't going to be the case if it had went ahead!! Like Greg said, just a half arsed effort from the Plymouth promotion... Why were they not there from midday doing everything they could?

Sorry Plymouth Speedway, but that`s just not good enough, and no amount of apologies will disguise this shambles.

What a shambles no wonder speedway on its arse

And set fire to it

Lots of negative looking riders. Someone needs to get a grip and tell them to get out there.

get on with it , dont let the snowflake's dictate what happens.

Mildenhall barely works for Mildenhall so it would be an incredibly long shot.

I do hope this doesn't mean no Greg Blair for a while, I find him very funny and I think he managed the filler on Friday very well.

You can't blame the clubs. They want to win and will do what it takes to achieve that, otherwise they might as well just give up now. It may not sit right with some people (me included, to be fair), but the ones to blame are those running the sport and allowing it to happen.

Let's be honest here..someone who states on a press release "I swear on my grandchildrens life" either has something to hide or hasn't got a lot about them as a person..His press releases are knee jerk to when he gets stick on here and downright woeful. Everything he does is just so unprofessional so I know which story I believe more.

Unless I missed it I didn't see a post for it. With 6 league matches left and only 2 points short of a playoff spot for Berwick it's all to play for. For Plymouth it's been well over a month, probably closer to 2 since they've turned a bike and with 9 meetings left and 4 points to make up on Edinburgh it's far from over. Live stream on BSN tonight.

Didn’t Richard ride in Cookie’s testimonial?

From what Greg is saying they didn’t pack the track till later in the day, so it’s not really had time to set. This should’ve be done way earlier in the day. The ref also needs to be stronger in that situation and get a hold of the situation.

This looks so bad for speedway, no wonder fans dont turn up.

Apparently Devon had more than double average July rainfall in July and lots since. Your worst nightmare to see Schlein turn up. He's happy to ride and win a British Final so wet you could aquaplane but regularly throws his dummy out in Leagues. Ban him for 4 weeks if he refuses to ride. Parasite

The Schlein-factor coming into play again?

What’s really annoying is when it happened last year I honestly thought they would close the loophole so it couldn’t be done again. However what they’ve actually done is make it possible to change your team virtually at the end of the season, and not just for injuries but anyone, such as Lawson, who has earnt his team a spot in the playoffs.

Among the items coming up at a Graham Budd timed auction on August 27 (lot 2278) is a un-redeemed (!) Grand Stand ticket for the World Final which was to be held on Thursday September 7th 1939 which of course never took place because of WW2. I wonder if they got their money back? The printed price was 2/6 but overstamped at 2 shillings for some reason.. One assumes the programme for the meeting was trashed unless someone knows otherwise.

Peterborough at King's Lynn or Leicester would be shut down mid season. The losses would be astronomical. To do that, Peterborough would have to be at NDL level. A completely delusional idea

I agree, but BV are still dining out on last year's win.

Rew continues to disappoint by the way. Can’t use the excuse of not seeing the track this time either. We should be seeing much much more from him at this stage of the season but there’s no getting away from the fact he’s been a massive disappointment.

Always helps being on his own bikes too, Artem's bikes obviously didn't suit him!

He's dropped one point away from home in a match which you only won by four points.....I think he deserves a lot of credit.

Line-up for CLRC 1. Rory Schlein (Berwick) 2. Justin Sedgmen (Birmingham) 3. Troy Batchelor (Birmingham) 4. Scott Nicholls (Oxford) 5. Richard Lawson (Poole) 6. Ben Barker (Plymouth) 7. Kyle Howarth (Plymouth) 8. Sam Masters (Oxford) 9. Charles Wright (Redcar) 10. Ryan Douglas (Scunthorpe) 11. Craig Cook (Edinburgh) 12. Benjamin Basso (Glasgow) 13. Chris Harris (Glasgow) 14. Josh Pickering (Edinburgh) 15. Danny King (Redcar) 16. Steve Worrall (Poole)

Grandstand holds 1800 and there was 500 tickets left so 1300 in there. probably 600+ in south. So I say about 2k there. Maybe slightly over which is good for a TV meeting. atmosphere was like a final and Sheffield fans played there part. was an ok meeting till the last few races. I went home happy and feel like I got value for money and I’d think every fan did to

Already? Are they feeling alright!

What are Bluey and Marshall like on a bike?

Just watched it thoroughly enjoyed it, also atmosphere at Monmore was really good tonight and Peterborough highlights looked good

The racing for the NSS was only "OK" in all honesty, cracking last few races apart.. It was the noise generated by a decent crowd and having some away fans there that made the real difference tonight, for me.. "Local Derbies", in particular should maybe have both teams discounting away fans' ticket prices..? There were around 20 Sheffield fans there tonight on the back straight, and they made some noise.. But a couole of hundred would have added even more. Maybe knocking 200 tickets out at a tenner each for away fans each meeting, not just derbies, would help add that much needed atmosphere, so desperately missing most weeks, at most tracks.. Hardly any travel now away, so not much to lose, if anything.. Quite easy to "police" too, to ensure only away fans get them.. Spent 48 quid for me and my lad tonight, and came away very pleased with the value for money that got delivered...

just got back i got my moneys worth, enjoyed it even the so called boring races, not as boring when you are there. also felt a bit of a atmosphere . Conner baily rode very well. and Ellis and Kerr had their moments, the top lads go without saying.

Leicester would have won comfortably with Bomber and Batchelor, Cook was as expected.

My God TV meeting threads are full of moaning and groaning. Certainly nowhere near the best NSS meeting you've seen due to the grippiness/recent rain but those last few heats were excellent. Still comfortably the best track in the UK if not the world.

When you arrive at the stadium and the first thing you see is the 2 captains and CotC on turn 3 with the blade going round and Rory Schlein is riding... your heart just sinks

The FIM are saying that Saturday’s GP is sold out- i didn’t expect that !!