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Stop bleating on about it. You lost. How about you accept you were beaten by the better team, take it like a man and move on? The rule book didn't 'gift' Glasgow the title, they still had to go out on the track and win it....and that's exactly what they did. The title was won thanks to an excellent signing and some excellent riding.

If the Poole track was outside my back window I'd shut the curtains!

The Bailey situation is stupid, forcing a club to use guests when they want to replace a (temporarily) retired rider is ludicrous. This all comes about when they change rules say due to the Robert Lambert play-off issues, but don't consider the ramifications. Trying to fix one problem often causes another.

You have changed my mind the wife can cut the grass.

That would have been a worse change than all of Oxford's combined!

Don't forget most riders had been signed up before Worky were confirmed in the Championship. I think Celina was worth a punt and she is undoubtedly quick when in front. It was her poor gating, bravery in first corners and perceived inability to improve her race position when behind that were evident. If she can improve these there is no doubting her bike skills . Like you say Celina not really scoring points will probably have increased the pressure on Sam.

Bit ironic really. Very childish comment there Taps.

What a sad little comment. If the Premiership can’t fill 6 spots then there is no Premiership. No guarantee Birmingham will still be around in ‘25. So if anything you wishing the demise of Lynn would in turn probably lead to the demise of whatever hole of a team you support

And one thing you can say about most Poole fans is that they are honest and truthful.

Very much doubt it was done during the meeting. More than likely before Fridays meeting I would imagine.

If Musielak was fit he could ride for King's Lynn, but he announced he wasn't fit enough to race in GB. Why would he want to sign for another club if he's not fit enough to ride over here? Unless of course he wasn't truthful when he left Lynn, then that's his own fault.

Think we can just sneak B Cook in by 0.1… Will be interesting to see if any new riders are announced on Friday following this meeting knowing that Ipswich and Sheffield will definitely have both completed 75% of fixtures and ensuring that neither can sign Musielak

Each to their own. The Prem meetings I have seen on tv or stream haven't produced any more exciting racing than those in Championship - in some cases a heck of a lot worse! Still as many processional races because there aren't so called 'top' riders in every race. But as I've said each to their own.

As you regularly demonstrate!! Anyway with all this talk about Poole going back up, why did Glasgow not go up after winning the league last year and with their 'super facilities' and 'super racing'? Was it because they didn't want to run Mons/Thurs? Just like Poole then?!

Brum CAN continue (as announced last night) and Poole won't be going back up.

I’m going too hazard a guess here It will be overwatered with more bumps than a 3 year olds head playing on a climbing frame.

You really are an antagonistic bell end.

There's a saying up here about one of the big clubs, "always cheated never defeated since 1888". I won't say which one but it seems to apply to some Poole fans!

Lewis Kerr,oh dear here we go again.Same old.

So, yet another nail in the coffin for my dwindling enthusiasm for this joke sport.Workington have raced 15 of their original scheduled 20 matches or 75%?yet are allowed to make a team change.Yet when Redcar lost a rider(Bailey)due to withdrawal we aren’t allowed to sign anyone even though at the time we had raced the same amount.Now if Workington’s qualifying for the semi of BSN counts in their allowance,that’s a hidden bonus for them?even though those matches should have taken place ages ago.Also this 75% rule might shed some light on why some teams are holding back fixtures to give themselves more time to make possible rider changes.This is not a dig at Workington,just me being disgruntled with the sport after 52 years

It's a development league... Not many outside of the followers of the sport will be able to name 3 speedway teams of any level, let alone who the "Champions" are.. The majority of NDL lads will never make a living out of the sport so either ride as a "hobby" or ride in the hope that maybe one day they will get to pro level... If they are not there, then there isn't any racing to watch...

Isn’t Simon suffering from shingles ? Riders like Simon are the engine rooms of teams If he scores 2 or 12 you know he has given his all.

I think you’re just used to an inferior product at Poole. There’s a big difference between the quality of opposition racing against the Cheetahs and the Spires at Oxford. You’re never going to get the wow factor of watching Richard Lawson compared to Emil Sayfutdinov.

4 seasons as rising star and unable to get out of reserve berth suggests he not really shown any significant improvement.Still young but journeyman rider making a living out of the sport looks best bet at this time. Brennan is moving in the right direction compared with Leon.

Lindgren has been a complete and utter disaster. Birmingham should have paid Artem Laguta the money. Artem is a World Champion. Freddie is a Bridesmaid. @stevebrum - Why is Freddie so poor?

YouTube is free. I remember Poole producing some good Speedway years back serious question what has happened to the track as it’s not a patch on what it was.

That was your first mistake!

Think you'll find that's more to the south east.

I'll sponsor your membership

Of course you're allowed to talk, I simply asked you why you brought up the Tarasenko issue (and claiming Glasgow were gifted the title) if it's water under the bridge? Try answering the question this time!

It was a 5 point average! Stupid rule, but opposition clubs should have pointed out the flaws pre-season, so can't complain after Glasgow won.

Well said. Oxford were also beaten by Tarasenko and Glasgow over two legs, which meant they didn't make the playoff final. In fact, the aggregate score was closer than the final against Poole. However, I didn't see one Oxford fan complaining like some Poole fans - they simply congratulated the Tigers and moved on. It seems some (not all, to be fair) Poole fans love to gloat when they win, but simply can't take it when the lose.

Ben Cook, and Blodorn are probably the best pair, if willing. 55-35 ish. The sooner we replace Toby, if possible the better..

From memory there is a 72 hr wait for team declarations, so if Workington made the change on Friday, it would be valid from Monday. This ties in with the "we had to make a change by Monday" comments from Workington

With all due respect this forum is not the place for relying on official sources Infact I would suggest that the biggest positive of this platform is the very fact that there are a good number of well informed unofficial sources allowing you (if you are prepared to be open to it) be much more aware of what is actually going on Not everything will be 100% accurate and if you insist on proof and sources you won't get them You will also find that there is significant restainst shown in many cases with much being watered down or not even posted - your toes would curl at some situations that will never see the light of day on here.......

If Glasgow get 30, I will be surprised, we are woeful, would have been better before the changes, losing Stevie has been a massive disadvantage, Ivacic is not even fit for reserve spot and Leon is very inconsistent, thank goodness for Harris and to some extent Pearson, Jack Smith has also given us entertainment at home, not so much away. When I saw the initial team, I thought it was poor, can't believe we have actually made it worse, roll on 2025, hopefully with an improvement. Our biggest loss was not having Basso, he was formidable at Ashfield alongside Bomber. At least we still have him to watch going round the boards so to speak.

Piraterna RR for Krakowiak- Magic and Piotr Pawlicki cannot take a ride.

I don’t support Kings Lynn. It’s an opinion. The guests were good, but I’d also expect Basso and Musielak (or a.n other of his standard) to score 19 between them at home. Leicester have picked up the last few meeting and are now showing a bit of form, but they’ve been pretty poor most of the season. Lynn have a decent looking side when everyone is fit. Injuries and the problem with Musielak at 1 has killed them.

Lambert wouldn't be allowed would he,surely he has to sign before Sheffield complete 75% of their matches.They only have 1 more match to do for their 75%.They wouldn't let Lambert guest unless he was in another teams 1-7 and that team finishes outside of the play off places.

The rules say BSN series, it doesn't say BSN series group stages, so maybe they do count the Semis & finals of that competition? I think Celina won the last heat because she made the gate, she probably would have won a race in every match of she could make the gate consistently,.

Birmingham are bottom, what did people expect against a decent Belle Vue team. Brummies have good riders but clearly aren’t on it this year. 44-46 isn’t a score to be embarrassed about. They got beat by the better team on the night. Kurtz was on one, sometimes just have to take your hat off to the other team. I’m glad that Birmingham could return next year. More teams staying in speedway is better for the sport.

not a track expert by any means, but looks as though they dumped a load of water on the surface which seemed to spoil the first 4 heats. shouldn’t they try to get the moisture into the track rather than leave it on the surface? once a rider was behind they just seemed to get filled in which has meant some poor racing so far.

Because you need to engage your brain cell before typing perhaps ? The sport has always had its ‘ back up ‘ riders who were never going to be world beaters but are the backbone of the sport and are essential back up to the ‘ stars ‘. Halder has scored in every meeting and is as solid a second string as you will find in the NDL.

At least you'll be able to see for yourself!!

Ive never been convinced that Ace is championship standard, has has just been made to look like he is due to the watering down. There are other riders coming through but definitely not enough to go round. Even the last batch has seen riders struggle to adapt to CL life like Hodder and James and they featured in a tougher NL than the next crop will

Think they know what they are doing staying Championship ,decent crowds not paying silly money to “ big names” just topping up their wages.Well run Club.

I think it's all about the riders "mentality". Aussies are over ten thosand miles from "home" so by their very nature are "transient" - happy to have bases in UK / Poland. In some cases in Sweden as it allows easy access to UK and Poland (and most of Northern / Eastern Europe too) The British riders (aside from the top 3 GP and Bomber) are more insular, more grounded in the UK and think a trip from South to North is a long way. The old adage "where there's a will, there's a way" seems to fit best. Credit to Ben and those who make it work and want to make it work, and may be a few others should have the same mindset. To tie in with another thread, may be that Brennan identified that a midweek CL track after all allowed him to ride Poland / Sweden and 2 Leagues in UK whereas commiting to Glasgow every weekend did not work as well, especially as the Poles do like (where possible) their League participants to be tucked up in a Polish bed on a Saturday night.

He's an Aussie, fully committed to British speedway . Poole Wednesday, Leicester Thursday, Glasgow Friday, Workington Saturday, Poland Sunday, Birmingham Monday

OMG ... everyone knows its Eastbourne Eagles

Thanks for your reply Mick. My first thought when the government announced their plans was how would it affect the showground. Hopefully common sense will prevail, and speedway is running in Peterborough soon