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Or to paraphrase... It is all Mickey Mouse Bollox in the UK, but we still do our very best to pretend it means something... When are they going to at least try to make what they present have some credibility? Before it is too late ..

Big money, desperate riders...

Best wishes to Luke, Thank god that he's got feeling in his legs.

Quite simple. Erik was taking the piss

Totally agree and I just wish that the wider public could see the sport is this light with split second decisions on powerful machines with no brakes. It takes skill and not many sports can match it. Today in Poland you have seen riders crash at high speed and get up and back on the bike in the rerun. Either they are mad or calculated risk takers, whichever, I appreciate the effort and you can ask for no more.

Big fast tracks, rocket ship bikes, one mistake...

Too many serious injuries in Poland

Should be a real test against Kurtz and bewley at BV, nobody rides that place like they do

Zmarzlik’s ability to read situations and react quickly is a cut above anybody else in world speedway

I think you might have your work cut out there! If Becker isn’t fit to take his place tomorrow, it is possible that Danny King could guest for the Lions (think they might go with R/R though). If King did guest, you would have to tell your mates that King and Brennan actually ride for the same team (Ipswich) but neither of them are riding for their own team and will be riding against each other😂. If that doesn’t put them off and they want to attend further meetings, you should become a promoter!

Someone give him a cuddle, his whinging is hurting everyone's ears.

As usual from parr, just waffle that means nothing.

Meeting in Germany starts at 1pm GMT so should be done by 3pm. I'm sure arrangements could be made to get to Leicester by 7.30pm.

Good entertaining meeting, Toruń deserved winners, it’s never a good look moaning about another rider when you have been owned numerous times on your own track

https://vk.com/video-53550004_4562https://vk.com/video-53550004_456242233?t=2h43m36s42233

Think Bartosz played it safe and got off,don’t think he would have complained if he had been excluded. There was some brilliant moves by class riders in that meeting.Bartosz is a class above though.

Very different league that season though, several bigger names ride over here now.

Wishing him all the best. Going to be a hard rider to replace.

Don't think he would want to ride that rough Ipswich track anyway, he prefers the silky smooth Owlerton circuit.

Links for Torun v Lublin : https://vk.com/video-53550004_456242235 https://vk.com/video-220089063_456246671 And the usual link that is posted by R+R is superceded by this one, for both meetings: http://video.ucoz.lv/index/live_stream/0-5

Thanks Normski much appreciated👍

Don't say anything, if they are new to Speedway they'll just assume Brennan is a Sheffield rider.

Don't use the link above, this is the replacement: http://video.ucoz.lv/index/live_stream/0-5 Additionally: Ostrów v Bydgoszcz https://vk.com/video-53550004_456242233 Ostrów v Bydgoszcz: https://vk.com/video-220089063_456246666

Nope. Straight back to the pits too. He didn’t even acknowledge the Poole fans standing beside the pit gate who, fair play to them, were passionate all night.

I think it already is too late.

Lewy has a lot to say about things he doesn't really know about.

Ridiculous that Riss and Mulford are missing this match,to ride in Germany on Monday!!I stopped going to speedway last year after 50 years,came back this year,tried to give it another shot, what’s the point? No meetings for 2/3 weeks, then when there is half the team missing.The sport is a joke.

They need to fill him up with water during the afternoon then.... To be fair, comparing anything UK Speedway presents against what Poland delivers is not a fair comparison... I switched off last night, like I usually do most UK meetings, around heat five or six.. After watching weekends of Polish Speedway and the GP's, and the level of intensity these meetings are raced at, plus the crowd engagement in the events, it is difficult to summon up the same level of enthusiasm when watching on a Monday evening.. Even more so when you see opposition managers and riders stood alongside each other watching the generally poor racing, laughing and joking together in the pits...

If my son was even at 250 level, if he didn't have them, he wouldn't ride.

Maybe that is right but the GPs do not have the best riders in the world competing, they have a random selection of a nations best riders brought together under the banner of a world title competition. It possibly needs to go back to a qualifying system with the top points scorers from the qualifiers meeting in a semi final and then a final. That way you could have as many nations as you like taking part but the cream of the best riders would appear on the top stage. I am sure many on here and those in charge could come up with a formula and bring some life back into what should be a prestigious finale and spread the meetings across Europe and beyond. It just takes a little imagination.

Just had a look. I didn't know. Best wishes to Luke Becker.

Polish commentators saying he laid the bike down on purpose so bad decision by ref.

i'd agree with that. Before the season started, i though we might get 4th. It will probably be 5th now. If we can up our game in the 2nd half of the season, and Leicester wobble, you never know.

You say that... But you moan because Kerr is not riding to his average, but your other top 5 are all averaging higher than they started so far, when i last looked. Good job your not at Lynn fan at the moment Their starting average, and where they are after the first 8 meetings. Added Cook, but he ain't had a fair crack yet. We've been unlucky with Ben. Starting ave. Cook 6.99. - 2.54 (Averaged 3.20 from 4 meetings, RR or guest 5.70 from the other 4.) Lawson 6.91. - 0.59 Klindt 6.58. - 0.24 (Stint at reserve) NKI 6.83. - 0.89 Harris 6.06. + 0.09 (Stint at reserve) Kvech 6.58. - 0.68 Not saying get rid, but they need to up it a bit.

Riders who win races and just go back to the pits really annoys me too, It is this aloofness towards fans that pay their wages that gets my gander up . Like you say where is the passion and appreciation of the fanbase. A lot have multiple clubs and are just interested in making as much money as they can while they can, least that's how it comes across. Not many give much back, wish they were all like Bomber .

Agree re lack of interaction by any race winners, not just the Pirates on Friday. Rick Astley's first hit wasn't until 1987 but the point is still valid. It was an 80s playlist after 6pm but at least there was no Bert Kampfaert, Dean Martin or the dire 'We're the Glasgow Tigers'...

How unfair, the guy does his best with the cards he is dealt, he was merely the bringer of bad news on this occasion. How about you give up all of your spare time to see if you can do a better job and see if you can handle the unwarranted criticism

So far our crowd levels have been much improved on last season,hopefully this continues but as you well know speedway fans are a very fickle bunch.

They have to be encouraged to do a lap of honour at Poole even though they have been asked to by the promotion

Erik Piss?

Thomsen did though.

Yes I feel for the fans it's not nice but unfortunately does happen as the Plymouth fans found out last year when they travelled to Redcar only for it to be called off just before start time.

Heavy shower at 6.15 was enough to make the track very wet,I think it would have gone ahead otherwise. If you come to Plymouth please let me know would like to meet you,also who do you support because If i come to your track I will make myself known to you. 🤡

Michael Jepsen Jensen is in the Adelsberg qualifier and MJJ has been really hot, both last season and so far this season. He's currently second in the Polish average list, only 0.2 behind Bartoz.

3 riders in run-off 1, winner to run-off 4. 2 riders in run-off 2, winner to run-off 4. Run-off 3 is those who didn't win 1 or 2. And run-off 4 (winner of 1, winner of 2 and top two from 3) decides who goes through. First 3 are all to eliminate just 1 rider. The 4th one is key!

I saw him regularly, riding as a reliable second string for the 1963 New Cross Provincial League team. I loved his armchair style.

I can't think of much, if anything, that has improved since WBD took over. 'Made for TV' sums it up well.

Well done Brummies thought it was a decent meeting. I thought Zagar was excellent and Jason Edwards carrying his Redcar form on too. Not sure where the blame falls between the rider/club both Belle Vue and Brady Kurtz market themselves as professional and last night they both went down in my estimation. Maybe I should taper my expectations but telling supporters an hour before really isn't good enough.

To be fair I enjoyed it on Tv also - sadly it did look sparsely attended. There was some passing and the scoreline was always close so it kept the interest going.

In your opinion as a keyboard warrior! I was there and I enjoyed watching the live meeting.