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Wouldn't be speedway if no one found something to moan about . I like beer , gaps in proceedings allows me to get some , thanks Mr tractor driver

Does no one talk to their friends or people standing next to them anymore. OK if it's raining I can understand why people want a quick meeting. But yesterday the weather was fine and there was plenty to talk about. Fans ask for more dirt and don't want dust but then don't want delays when it needs graded or watered.

There was definitely one dodgy call for me, possibly two. The possible one, was the call back when Lynn were on a clear 1-5. I had a seat in the stand so if I’d have stayed there would have had a better idea, but I needed a Jimmy Riddle and walked across to the gents and watched the race from a head on view from the tapes. Did Klindt jump? Difficult to tell from where I was but looked like an even split and if he did jump, the red flags came out very late!! Boos from the Lynn fans and I don’t blame them. Second one was Brennan. Saw that one close up and he definitely spun and went down on his own and should have been excluded. No way was that an all four back.

It was £27 to sit (£25 to stand) at Belle Vue earlier today so tonight is £3 or £5 more to watch 15 more heats if both Sheffield and Belle Vue junior teams, don’t see why Belle Vue fans should be whinging about that

Why? In reality he only needs to get 3-4 points a meeting imo.

Good for you, but that’s just you isn’t it and not everyone thinks the same way obviously. I’m not interested in watching the junior racing either, not in the slightest. No need to get all upperty and look down your nose at those that aren’t interested in it. Judging by the non existent crowds at NDL level I’d say you’re in a tiny minority. saying “do you really follow speedway at all or are even interested in it” just because you’re not interested in watching the junior races is bloody daft.

The meeting ran fine, the delay was due to Dayle Wood needing the paramedics in the pits after his crash

I said on another thread the other day that the daytime meetings often lead to slick tracks and a lack of home advantage at Foxhall and many other teams fans scoffed at the idea kings Lynn would be our closest challenger at home so far this season, took a while but the boys got themselves in front for a comfy win in the end. be interested to know how much extra revenue a bank holiday meeting brings on the gate and whether it’s still of value to run them as we get decent crowds on Thursday nights and the daytime meetings the track is always tough to keep the moisture in the material to provide grip and a dirt line

Daytime meetings in the UK are a waste of space. Never ever remember a good one in a lot of years watching speedway. &nbsp The track “material “ just doesn’t hold the moisture. It’s either a dust bowl or verging on waterlogged ( like Landshut SGP)

I can't believe our luck for the comets to get vinnie.hes gonna be outstanding around northside arena and defo a home fans favourite.just wish the so called experts on here would stop jumping on every racing incident he's involved in and making it out worse than it really is.

Which is fine if you want to watch it, if not you’re getting £30 for one meeting which is absolutely awful value. Especially for those Belle Vue fans who are potentially wanting to get home.

I think Joe or Nathan Ablitt are the best options available but have a feeling that Bomber will convince Kings Lynn to give Ashton more time . i think probably would do Ashton good to ride NDL instead of Premiership to get some confidence back

That sounds worrying. What tone did he make the statement in?

Jesus H any chance of discussing the actual meeting! - Aces clearly need to improve they just squeezed past the Tigers and they looked poor away tonight at Owlerton

No he is a gating tart apart from his home track

simplest way got to international speedway on this forum, on your computer and people put a link up you just click the link and it takes you to the site. https://vk.com/speedwayrussian click on this for instance see what you get. let me know

Crisis, what crisis? My fav Supertramp album.

Quite devastating I know...... The Aces will bring their legend Robert Lambert back to replace Mulford come August... (If Sheffield don't nab him first)...

I've heard it said that a daytime summer meeting, needs water the day before, and starting again at around 4am as needed on race day to keep the moisture in the track. Not an easy task to get in right i'd imagine.

Oxford should have won the first match by more (Cook only given 4 rides) so if they don't get the bonus point TM to blame. I think they should be able to win the second leg too, but that may depend on Schroeck as much as the riders.

No they wont, he only has to be better than Marson which should be easily achievable.

No tac subs allowed in heat 8. It seems Musielak keeps getting used for tac subs even when he's not the best rider in the match.

Is he better or worse than Artem Laguta?

I must say, first time I’ve logged into BV TV as a witches fan, this is a highly impressive set with even the laps and time intervals. This is the best I’ve come across and even better than BSN. Kudos to the BV team who set this up!

There will be an awful lot who’ll leave straight after the meeting, despite having “paid” to watch the junior racing. Still think/hope enough stay behind for the youngsters sake though so they get to race in front of a larger crowd than they are used to. Can’t blame anyone for leaving after the main meeting though. Couple of hours is more than enough for most.

yes it’s very good quality, they have a studio with presenter, 2 people on commentary 4 cameras on the track and 3 cameras in pits

In theory Hagon should be far too strong for the NL/NT. He had a 10+ NL average last year & the league has weakened considerably. With a 4+ Champ average, I commend him for leaving the development leagues behind. His slow start to the season would not normally be a massive concern while he was at reserve, it would be fair to believe he'll come good, but riding at number 3 is a big ask.

There is also the point that people are being forced to pay £30 even if they want to leave after heat 15 of the main meeting.

Dayles medical attention was largely covered by taking the interval much earlier so it was only a minor contributor to the longer time taken to run the meeting. It probably didn't seem so long for you as you had so many cakes etc to eat!

It reminds of what Dimitri Berge was like when he came back from the injury he suffered (can't remember what it was) when he was with us. So maybe......it could be coached out of him, but from what i've seen so far, and also going back to watch him riding for Oxford on YT everything everyone is saying is on the mark, gates and flies off into the distance, or misses it and then just can't/won't/or unable to mix it when the chance arises

The Tigers have won three from three away from home so far this season.

I can see boughen quitting speedway for a while,he needs time out and a reboot imo.

That is a total insult. A lot of the riders, learn the Plymouth track. It's a technical track,it's a track of skill !! Most tracks these days are gate,open up and go. That's not racing. Plymouth is an old fashioned style riders track. If a lot of riders can't learn the art of proper speedway riding,we'll,that's their problem not Plymouths !!

Why not? According to you pre-season you were confident you had the best team so no need to change anybody. Right?

Proper straw grasping that is. Bottom line is you ain’t winning jack over two legs against either Ipswich or Sheffield. You need changes if you’re going to challenge, there’s no two ways about it.

Things must be pretty desperate when you organise a coach for away supporters!!

I see it as the opposite actually I think 30 quid for 2 meetings is good value for fans. The NDL riders are raw but will provide some entertainment

It’s a joke if you ask me, if was a belle vue fan I would not be impressed at all. There’s a reason the sport in this country is in the state it’s in and it’s because they take the piss out of the fans, that’s all they’re doing here

Snap, I'm working (gardener) and couldn't have put it better myself.

Sweating my @rse off sitting in stand when Sun pops out but when it disappears behind clouds it’s cold 😂

I am sure there are many years where you stuck with your team and it cost you, Poole never did that and normally it was to our benefit.

Do you know who Michael Jepsen Jensen is?

you are getting a extra meeting for a fiver. 🤣 people still moaning.

Others might disagree but personally I want every team I support to go into every fixture believing they can win, however unlikely. I think if you stray away from that foundation it's a slippery slope.

I can tell you categorically that this idea will not be happening 😂

Just caught up with it. Awful GP, lacking any excitement. Zmarzlik untroubled. Totally boring and ended up watching on fast forward. Oh for the days when there were at least ten riders putting up a real fight. Too many no discrips in it today making up the numbers. Few personalities and characters to root for. Perhaps I have fallen out of love with the GPs when I loved to travel Europe watching them.

Good point. As is often the case, this news has dribbled out in a column in the Star. Fair play to Dick for his scoop. Thanks for uncovering this secret. However, surely such a huge change was worthy of a BSPL statement.

She's 13-14👍

Nice one Dan Thompson, having a brilliant season so far