GeneralMelchett

What a great shame about Emil but he leaves at the very top as a league title winner. I was there the night he broke the track record as well - thanks for some great memories of your fantastic racing!

Havvy was another with a style i really liked - Troy Pratt also reminded me of a lesser Andrew i.e. less of a leg trailer. Leigh Lanham was also a smooth inside line rider with a great style.

absolutely agree he was very distinctly stylish on the bike - leg trailer without equal and looked spectacular in full flow. In terms of foot forward then Leigh Adams was super smooth and also Malcolm Simmonds - he was well into his 40s when he did that half season at Arena in 1989 but the first time i saw him ride i thought wow he is super smooth and stylish.

Quite happy to lose the TNT coverage as I wasn't planning to pay £30.99 pcm to watch the speedway and the saturday lunchtime PL football by half price deal ends on 26th october whereuon I will cancel it. Premier Sport would be an interesting option - i used to subscribe to them a few years back wehn they covered Polish (reruns) and Swedish speedway matches.

Well the premier league have got round it by now allowing all manner of middle eastern super rich rich and effectly state owned entities to control clubs, however the European superleague was all about the next step as they keep reaching for the sky in terms of more money and more more more. What we really need in the PL is for a big team to get relegated and go bust that way the message about sustainability etc might finally get through. As it is if you drop out of the premier league football generally at grassroots is thriving as a lot of fans have given up on the PL and Championship etc - more and more tourists fans fill premier league stadiums. I am also sure i read somewhere that the first league football match to be played outside of the leagues country is happening - it might be a Spannish or Italian league match. My local football team are Hallam FC in the Northern Premier East Division and the other day they had 1004 fans fo a saturday afternoopn game v Emley - they have certainly picked up disillusioned fans from Wednesday!

Both Emil and Jason are to my mind BUT at 40 and late thirties they can’t go on forever!! huge fan of Dans regardless

Maybe start money needs to be reclassified as ‘finish’ money!

Not sure - but you know it was big as they opened the 2nd area of seating on the back straight and that never happens! Too right about Danny chuffed for him, I recall at the beginning of his career his disappointment when Ipswich lost after a run off at Wolves 2005ish? - its taken many years but he has the league winners medal now with Ipswich!! Thats the not won owt since 1998 monkey off their backs - well done - comiserations to Leicester - they could have easily folded after the first leg but this wasn't a formality by any means.

That was a competent ride for sure, he did the same at Sheffield the other season beat Ben Cook I think it was a great ride to hold him off. He is developing well. If itsa. call as to which one to have next season I wouldn't want to make it as I like and rate both of them as decent prospects Despite Rew guesting i which is better than R/R - I feel Witches are weaker without Adam!

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I am always amazed that at a tense part of the meeting Abbi stands there with her mic going shall we try and get a word with x - I think i'd be saying sod off to her!

When it matters, in the play-offs, he has so far been good, 4+2, 5+3 and 6 - clearly outscoring his opponents, I don't disagree in that he has had one or two bad meetings - needs a good 4-6 score tomorrow as well but I feel saying hes been just ok is a little harsh on him!

Agree - its also been nice to see Jordan in the pits talking with Jason / team mates too - both have very similar averages and both are a wee bit better away from home which is a bonus in a way as often R/s are never as good away from home as at home!

Front wheel yes, back wheel not for me!

At Foxhall I would disgaree - Adam is usually pretty good at Foxhall. I like Rew however good decision to get him in

agreed and pleased for the lad!

It’s advantage Witches for sure but the can be no complacency! A 1-5 in heat 1 and will fire op Leicester and make the Witches nervous!

Two or three races involving TomB and Emil were top entertainment!

Huge fans of both of these two, in the BL I considered Shooey the better rider (his league form was certainly more consistent) but Kelly was almost at the end of his carrer in the very late 80's to early 90s! I always felt PK was the better of the Karlssons, but acknowledge both were damn good! Advantage Witches for sure but heat 15 is a reminder how it can go wrong, they should be taking a bigger lead to Foxhall. No room to be complacenet on Thursday. Well done the Witches reserves too - whilst Emil gave a great performance as did TomB - Dan and Jason did a complete job over their rival reserves tonight.

Been badly run for 25+ years - disaster after disaster the only good times they had in that period was under Mandaric whose passing was annouced very recently. However I am convinced it will be sorted. Tom still listed as riding so lets hope he is fit and we really want 14 club riders and no appearance from Mr Harris even tho i love him as a rider! May the best team win over 2 legs! My preference is for the Witches but my 2nd choise was the Lions so if they do prevail well done to them!

Yes i am well aware they won the title a few days earlier

Yeah clues kinda in the name ain’t it! Dreadful meeting really nothing inspiring at all - in front of a half empty stadium - guess the locals didn’t care either!

The previous owner was always very much against top flight racing

Really hope a new promoter is found etc - having looked at the Sheffield accounts they do seem to lose money over time (unless i have misread them) so someone with a few quid is needed.

I'd be wary of this! Utd (Blades) seemed to be the only Saudi prince owned club with no money 😁 The moment they got into the Prem the other season the club was put up for sale