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I would wear the chocolate hat!

Unlucky Aces, started decent and thought we were in for a long night but we turned it round after heat 8 and kept the foot down to get the job done. Tough conditions for both riders early on and not as big crowd as I expect but weather might had played a part. I want to mention this though… my Polish mother in law came over and she has a close friend who was diagnosed with cancer recently, and she has an operation next month. Her favourite rider is Bewley so today after the meeting we waitied to see if he would give us a minute of his time. He was very polite and listened to the story of her friend, he put his bags down and wrote a message out directed to her, wishing her all the best and signing it. For me, it’s something he didn’t have to do especially after that meeting and not the best performance but he was still willing to be a kind human to help another out and make her day. I wished him all the best for the weekend and off he went, sometimes you can get caught up in the racing but these guys are just humans like us and whether Ipswich won or lost tonight I would remember that gesture of kindness over speedway. Good luck Saturday Dan B.

No he won't. He's nowhere near as good as either of those two riders. The whole speedway world should unite behind Zmarzlik on Saturday to stop this clown from trashing the honour of being world champion.

Tartan rug and flask of cocoa required

https://glasgowtigers.co.uk/brown-shocked-at-poole-response/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAMvj65leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtMVxWkkA3s4DTs_kxf4MAQlCI2WicF2p290RSVRH3NLZYLrlOPNawo8qbM__aem_9tKMRxF--hQ8DMG403TYxg Getting a bit silly now, Cami and Lanning need to give it a rest and move on. Asking for trouble in the return leg by keep banging the drum.

If the sport here was run in a professional manner & the supporters had that bond with the team as their riders that could happen here. We are now in a position where riders over here in the main are just hired hands who ride for your club one night & someone else the next in in the uk.

Have to say well done Ipswich, were the better team anyway and would have knocked us out whatever the track conditions, hopefully the weather plays ball for the next semi final and final.

You haven't rode in the top flight since, so hardly surprising 🤣

And mate you need to get over your Zmarslik can walk on water obsession

Mark Lemon is very biased towards Zischke. Mulford should be the one getting extra rides.

And right there is why I will always want zmarzlik over Kurtz to be world champion, zmarzlik would never of put a ride in like that, he would of busted a gut even for a single point, Kurtz didnt try

Thunderstorms and heavy rain forecast for the Middlesbrough area on Sunday. Redcar should make the sensible decision and call it off now.

Middleditch should have been apologetic about the minority of fans from Poole instead he tried to wave it away as banter , not acceptable.

Its a weird old world isn't it? Ipswich fans are more pissed off with Brady's performance than the Aces fans .. Surely the fact that your opponents best rider was crap should be a good thing as it meant a very easy victory in a semi final of the sports premier domestic competition.... I hope Haaland plays absolutely crap on Sunday and United therefore win... If he does play crap, I definitely won't be moaning about his performance on any of the forums afterwards...

Both will have brought lots of entertainment this season.. At a level few others could match... A bad night can happen to anyone and given the huge financial penalties in Poland for getting injured elsewhere, and the huge publicity and financial rewards in winning their top league, I can understand why Emil did what he needed to do taking zero risks.. As for Brady? This could be a once in a lifetime opportunity, and, with all the best will in the world, another UK title isn't going to define his career one iota is it? But a World Championship will cement his legacy in the sport...

I do blame them though, riders with this attitude need to be drummed out of our leagues, they're short changing the few remaining fans that do attend and attract no new fans to our sport

Behave yourself, what's the problem, did he nick your bird or something?

UK clubs are not the priority for riders nowadays, sad but true remember the passion at the Belle Vue v Leicester meeting at Hyde road when you beat us and heat 13 was abandoned and Lions getting a police escort out of the stadium? That was real rider passion for their respective clubs. Think it was in 1971 not sure.

What is Mike lemons thinking with the reserves, mullford gets taken out of his second ride leaving big gap between rides, he then gets a decent 2nd and gets took out his last ride for zischkie who hasn’t beat an opponent

I followed the meeting on the updates so could not comment on the racing or the track conditions but whole heartedly agree, Brady and Dan have to look at the bigger picture and possibly the pinnacle of each one’s career and anyone in their position would chase the dream. Good luck to both this weekend and let’s hope both have a successful evening.

I'm sorry but I just get this rider over club mentality from some fans. I pay my money to watch my club in the British Speedway league, although it's nice to watch the SGP series and a rider from your club do well, I couldn't really give a toss what they did elsewhere tbh.

GP riders not trying there hardest in British speedway is one of the many reasons why I'm not fussed about them potentially not riding here anymore..

The King 🤴 haters are rather quiet tonight 🤔

BZ on a track like this in a team meeting would be riding very much with self preservation in mind, just like Brady... On a track like this in a GP then BZ would be full on... Just like Kurtz would be... The difference being of course, in Poland, BZ wouldn't have a track like this to race on... Emil is another example of someone with much bigger fish to fry given he must not get injured and possibly miss the Polish play offs, hence he will be just pleased to complete his four rides..

The money isn’t for him, pay him enough he be here and you would get 100%

This is actually decent racing for Ipswich

Once again a spectacle track covers would have saved.

I feel there is another agenda here to keep repeating it over and again in the press. Maybe trying to put off riders who are angling of a move to Poole over Glasgow?! Just a thought. Muddy the water?

Agreed on the fans wearing the gear, I was stood in the first bit of the stand off the 2nd bend, just behind the half dozen Ipswich fans who had made the trip, (kudos to them), there were plenty around me wearing the club stuff, including a couple of the Witches fans. I wouldn't wear it at my age, 65, but would've loved some of the gear available now in my younger days. Back then the only choices were a black, white and red anorak, or a red, white and black anorak, oh and a bobble hat, now there are hoodies, t-shirts, bandanas, all kinds of hats etc. As someone pointed out, seeing the Poles twirling there scarves following a race victory is great to watch, it's just a whole different sport over there isn't it, something we can only dream of now. I can remember the sights and sounds of the BLRC at Hyde Rd, for me it's the only thing that comes close to what we see in Poland.

An issue like this can be kept in house between the BSPA/SCB and both clubs and dealt with properly. Yet Lanning and Brown continue to keep adding fuel to the fire asking for trouble in the return leg with these constant press releases.

But the league positions were decided by teams using guests too? I'm not a fan of play-offs, but that's nothing to do with the guest situation.

you are probably right but to be fair hes not wrong any club worth their salt would be finding these people and barring them hopefully its fired their riders up and they give poole a good hiding

and as if by magic one of the people who is a massive part of the problem (head in sand) comes along with a laughing reaction those who run sponsor and are involved just cant see the damage thats being done to still be running semi finals of all three competitions in mid september is gross negligence

I'd disagree with that actually, last time I was up there, in the south stand, I actually did notice how many team shirts were being worn by the fans... maybe it's different in the posh seats in the main stand

Yes PC did that but it wasn't a club meeting, I'm fairly sure he missed an Aces meeting in the week prior and rightly so, he was on a quest for individual glory.

I don’t see how any Belle Vue fan can back what Kurtz did tonight ….. that’s not what a captain should be

He will ruin the heritage of the world championship if he gets his hands on the trophy on Saturday. I hate him

Best bit of the meeting. Jason Doyle not taking it easy, looks to be enjoying this.

Emils polish team are in the final in Poland and given his huge crash last season he has clearly been warned not to take risks in our tin pot league.

Nothing to do with you dropping to the Championship then?

He should be issuing an apology to the fans!

Mate if you don’t know what you’re talking about then it’s best not to say anything

Dreadful spectacle unfortunately, I’ve got it on mute which has improved things slightly.

Kurtz as stood up many times for the Aces in the last 5 years. Its obvious his mind is going to be on Saturday. Watch back his rides at Sheffield in 2022 when he won us the league.

I know people who were going to attend then found the price increase and stayed at home to watch on tv, i wonder how many others did? It appears the increase in price actually cost them money.

Now the suns out that chocolate hat is liable to melt.

I would also say (and I have said this in print) that Belle Vue has the best track shop in Britiah speedway (Glasgow are the only other serious contender)

without pointing fingers or blaming anyone jn particular british speedway as a whole should hang their heads in shame that this fixture should be going ahead with two riders elsewhere an absolute joke, guests are a cancer of our sport if this is the best they can do then decide the title by league position

Pity you hadn't bothered to check Lambert's performance at the Dale a month ago (14 + 1 from 6) before making your facile comment.

Using dynamic pricing it woukd go down - so don't expect British Speedway to use that.