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I don't get all this anti-Madsen stuff, he's finished 2nd, 5th, 7th, 2nd, 5th & 9th (with all his "problems" this year) in the world. He's shown far more over the years than any of the other Danes

Thats an awful decision... Both Kvech & Huckenbeck failed to make top 10 with a full season and didn't make top 6 in challenge finishing 9th and 13th... Thats tick boxing putting kvech and huckenbeck in rather than best riders... So now to be in worlds best 15 you just need to pick a country with poorer riders who host a GP to get a call up

I did the texting from the track and nowhere does it say Killeen took him out. Ron’s version is close to my own. Cairns moved out just as Killeen arrived on the outside. It was a racing incident. Cairns was in front so ref excluded Killeen could easily have gone the other way to me but I only saw it once when live.

Here is where some excluded riders rank in the 2024 Ekstraliga averages whilst the woke selectors try and fog us all off with a best 15 riders in the World slogan in regards to the 2025 GP series. 1. Laguta 2. Madsen 5. Kolodziej 6. Sayfutdinov Zmarzlik's victories are now tainted and he's not a legit World Champion until he gets legit competition imo (Those who are just as statistically good as him in the Ekstraliga) It's like winning a Champions League that doesn't feature Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

Sounds to me he is doing too much riding.

Puncture repair kit needed.... He will have let her down in more ways than one...

Can't be your first experience of shovlar painting Poole as rank outsiders and any win would be against all odds surely?

And that's woke is it? I'm not sure i agree with the wildcard choices but describing it as "woke" is ridiculous tbh.

I think the phrase... "FOR F***S SAKE!!!!".. Was actually designed for this level of decision making.... 😁

Happy to see kvech back in, may not have made top 6 but certainly won a few races and wasn’t afraid to mix it but don’t understand how he got a pic over madsen ? I would like to know the actual thought process in deciding picks as they seem to make very little sense, think the pickers should be made to explain why they choose who they do

Foe me keep Tai and Chris Holder and release Jack Holder.

Think she was just deflated 🤔

God if there is a romance, crack on with it.

Wrocław winning tonight would surpass the miracle in Medinah and Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson.

I genuinely don’t think he would be the threat he was a few years back, the year he won he was exceptional but although still a force in Poland I don’t think he would win again but I just wish we could find out

Somebody doesn’t like him that’s for sure. Definitely still a top 10 rider.

Wokeness strikes again. Another tainted victory for Zmarzlik next year.......Seriously Huckenbeck and Kvech lol, What have they done in this years GP series to justify those picks?

Line up has gone down like a cup of cold sick on social media, always good for business.

It could of been Celina, she is German and they are woke enough

Think Howarth is on a false average, he’s regularly had to do 6 rides a meeting to cover for MPT being injured in middle and end of season, it’s always difficult to maintain an average when that’s the case as usually means racing the opposition number 1 or 5 like 4 times a meeting (two regular, ht15 and R/R ride). He could be a steal for someone this season, think he’s based down south so it might be more down to travelling than numbers

Thought Rory was have a decent season till his injury,would have him back.Not sure what he will do though he is getting on a bit and had few hard knocks

Congratulations to Bartosz Zmarzlik on his 6th world title...

That’s not the way it works. If you don’t unilaterally sanction countries then you might as well not bother in the first place. Do I think Laguta and Sayfudinov are worthy of a place? Absolutely. I can equally see why they still shoudn’t be included though.

Just catching up with this, I watched the 2nd leg online whilst on holiday, it flattered to deceive, Leicester never got going as Belle Vue simply were too strong - congratulations to them and comiserations to the Lions. In my view the tie was won or lost (delete as per your team) in heats 13-15 at the NSS in the first leg.

Really disappointed to see they’re just ticking boxes rather than trying to field the best 15. I can’t see the poles being happy that they only have two poles. Huckenbeck and Kvech shouldn’t be anywhere near near the GPs currently.

Another guaranteed title for Zmarzlik then, especially with them not choosing to pick a rider that had finished twice to him in 2019 & 2022... stick that in your Henhouse! 🐔

I would have back Danyon,Drew and Bastian,Rory if he's up for another season

One of the comments at the bottom of that story is hilarious. The Poles really think they own the sport don't they? "It's spitting in our face once again. We should give up organizing tournaments and let them ride on some henhouses and not our stadiums"

I would go that Route... Jack is an individual in a team sport doesnt team ride and doesnt appear to be involved with others in the pits

Of course Fricke should be back, despite my doubt elsewhere on this forum, I'm still pretty angry that he completely went missing during both legs of the final and I don't suppose he's too happy about it either, hopefully he'll learn from it and come back a better rider. He did after all contribute a hell of a lot in getting us to the final. Douglas, meh, does a solid enough job, can't see him making a breakthrough, seems to have reached his level. Hagon, not a chance, he's completely out of his depth in the PL.

Not Madsen I spoke to him last night and he is out.

With B'ham most likely to close, the best thing that Leicester can do now, is get the track sorted for competitive racing and there's a very good chance that attendances will increase.... The viewing at Leicester is far superior to PB(Perry Barr), but the racing is just as drab....Unless they sign 'Bewley' ! 😃

disagree he has underperformed this year he would start on just under seven after the brit reduction and would stick at least a point on that with poole as a home track imo

Fricke is a GP star !!

Achieved an average of 9.21 inc bonus in eleven meetings this season. Definitely past his sell by date...😂

On its day, the track is one of the best racing tracks in the country.

Always a subjective discussion, but... He did nail six world titles in the "golden era" when competition was truly at its fiercest... Fundin, Briggs, Moore, Collins, Olsen, Michanek, Jessup, Simmons, Louis, Crump, Jancarz, Plech, and so many many more truly World Class riders, raced at the top level against him... To win it six times in that era was trruly staggering...

Born in the right Country can be the only reason.Disgraceful.IMO

Simply flipped it!!

If he replaces Vinnie Foord, then Poole will save a small fortune in air fences. Good business. Although the be fair, Foord did look significantly quicker than Cairns yesterday. No doubt Cairns has potential, but Foord's going to score more points (if he stays on his bike).

Kvech finished 35 points behind Madsen! And even 5 points behind Magic!

If Oxford keep Boughen in for Wednesday then I think Poole will win this overall.

You would not be getting this much stick if he wasnt an Oxford rider.

Doyle & Michelsen as they were in the top 6 before injury. Laguta & Sayfutdinov, because they were in the top 6 before being banned. Then Madsen with Janowski or Thorsell. Madsen wasn't far behind top 6, Janowski would have been closer had he completed in more rounds & Thorsell almost qualified from the GP Challenge. I don't think age or nationality should come into it.

Max is a more than capable number 1. But as the lineup’s of the other three teams in this years top four proved, a strong 1&5 line up in heats 13 & 15 prove decisive. So rather than looking for a new number 1, a rider Close to Max should be on the Christmas list & a rethink on the balance of the main body of the team and choice of the initial reserve berths.

I've just been on the phone to an official source from the FIM and they say if you close down your forum account in protest then they may consider putting Laguta back in.

Ron's words: "with the drizzle possibly getting worse and making track conditions tricky Will Cairns & Luke Killeen were level round the first bend but Will got slightly ahead of Luke and then out of nowhere Jody Scott went steaming past both of them on the back straight and led into the old pits bend Will looked to move over to the dirt line just as Luke decided to do the same and unfortunately clipped Will’s back wheel and young Will crashed heavily into the fence whilst Luke seemed to be hanging off the back of his machine almost like a rag doll before hitting the air fence whilst his machine kept going for another 20-30 yards into the 3rd turn and demolishing several air panels, it looked horrendous and you could hear the shrieks and screams of the fans not believing what they had witnessed. Will Cairns was down on the track for a long time and then the ambulance appeared and eventually he was carried on a stretcher and placed into the back of the ambulance to then head off to the JR Hospital. The fence was repaired and Jody did win the the rerun in a time of 71 seconds, a good 10 seconds slower than the average so something had to be sorted with the worsening conditions." I think that's a fair description.

Good interview with Antti Voulas in this weeks speedway star, said he enjoyed 1st season in the uk, learning the tracks in both leagues, and wants to return to the UK next season, and with the comets as well . Hope it happens UTC

Keep Rew whatever off load King

Agree, when you see so many other jobs that are far more dangerous than speedway it does make you laugh when you read the old "they risk their lives for our entertainment " being churned out.