Midland Red

So, which is the "top" car park gate?

Get rid of live televised league matches - get people out of their armchairs/pubs/wherever and back through the turnstiles Make it cost effective - for promoters, riders, spectators, and get back to regular race nights How long since Bees last rode on their (now) normal Friday night Used to be the case (apart from first Saturday of the month) that Saturday night was speedway night at Rugby Road and nothing else, and we went every week, regardless of league position or the opposition - we went to see "our" riders week in, week out, not a group of journeymen here today, gone tomorrow

What has Plymouth, Devon, to do with Chris Harris from Cornwall??? He wouldn't mention it - he's not the type

He's a disgrace He thought about what he was going to say - obviously thought it would be clever No accident

Woffinden's a disgrace He clearly thought about what he was going to say It wasn't an accident Well done, Danny King - SWC place nailed on Sad to see Bomber so out of it - if he can't gate with the others and doesn't have the massive speed some have, then he has no chance He's a good rider, a top rider, but never has anything like a decent set up to get him off the start or to give him top speed A word too for start marshal, Gary Snooks, so pleased for him on his appointment for tonight after all him recent health issues

Oh Philippe - don't you mean "IF" rather than "If" Or have you given up pretending to be a journalist!

Well done, Bomber!

Spot on! That's the only way forward - by going back to this Plus, 13 heats and a second half Riders socialising with fans in bar afterwards

Does anyone other than Hancock have punctures?

What was the gist of his comments, please?

Nicholls shouldn't be considered For years he refused to ride, when GB had to qualify As soon as GB get a staging country pass through to the final, suddenly he's happy to make himself available Shouldn't even be under consideration

Did Peter Adams really just say "You've got to go outside or inside"? So, that's the way the top team managers think!!!!

Monday night showed what a farce the Heat 15 tapes offence regulation is - there is little or no penalty to a team whose rider infringes at the start, in fact there's an inherent encouragement to try and get a flyer, knowing that, if the tapes are touched or broken, a replacement rider can come in for the restart. 15m handicap, reserve replacement or just plain exclusion - one of these should be the outcome NKI looked slightly embarrassed trying to claim Sam Masters jumped the start, when he was shown the to replay TB was embarrassing with his apparent attitude when his bike failed, although credit to him if he's attempting to ride through the pain barrier still Kyle Howarth looked ill at ease, seems to have gone backwards somewhat from some of his early potential, perhaps still learning how best to ride Monmore

If it's your nearest live speedway, what's the problem - do you want to watch our wonderful sport or not? Free buspass put into action!

Who said I supported the Bees? I was a regular at Brandon, yes, also Perry Barr and Blackbird Road Yes it was difficult to watch Bees with him in the side, being hailed as hero, replacing a man who'd earned such adulation over many years That I think was probably the crux of the matter - I couldn't accept him walking in and taking over Nigel's mantle And I'd hardly call him a "character" as another poster has

By 'hated' I mean I disliked him intensely - the same way I feel about Duncan Ferguson, Alex Ferguson, Marouane Fellaini and Kevin Pietersen I cheered his loss of three points at Ullevi, only when it was clear he was uninjured We each have our own likes and dislikes, and Olsen tops my speedway list - which is not a very long one In 52+ years following this great sport, to me, no one comes near him as a dislike

Hated him then, still do - sorry, just a personal opinion - good rider, undoubtedly The only time I've cheered a rider falling (not out loud, though) was when he fell in the 1977 final in Gothenburg His circus has ruined British speedway and I will not forgive him for that

I offer up: John Jackson Andrzej Huszcza Andy Hackett

How dare you even consider Olsen as Mr Coventry Speedway? Or mention him in the same breath/sentence as Nigel Boocock There's only been two Mr Coventry Speedways - Nigel and Mr Ochiltree Tommy Knudsen might have achieved that title had he ridden for longer Chris Harris gets closer than most

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14508220.Compulsory_purchase_of_Oxford_Stadium___39_could_take_two_years__39_/?ref=mr&lp=17 Compulsory purchase of Oxford Stadium 'could take two years' FRUSTRATION is growing among campaigners hoping to save Oxford Stadium as it was revealed seizing back the site could take at least two years. Since January, lawyers at Oxford City Council have been exploring the possibility of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) to haul back ownership of the site in Blackbird Leys. But leader Bob Price said yesterday a number of legal and financial issues still stood in the way, including the need to compensate current owners GRA Acquisition. He said: "We sought the opinion of a QC, who has given us a clear legal opinion as our lawyers aren't experts in this particular area. "No-one can tell how long it will take because the preconditions are quite taxing. "It involves both funding an operator for the future leisure facility, to sign a contract to say that they can do it, and thinking about the compensation for the current owner. We have no idea how much it will cost." The former greyhound and Speedway racetrack was closed in 2012 after owners argued it was no longer "viable", despite making a gross profit of £2.5m that year. In 2014, an application by GRA Acquisition's co-parent company Galliard Homes to build 220 homes on the land was turned down. It was later listed as a conservation area but has fallen into a dilapidated state. No fresh plans for the site have come from the owners and Oxfordshire residents' attempts to buy the land have so far not responded yielded a response. Steventon farmer Bob Tyrrell, who entered three separate bids for the site, said he was happy to enter into a contract with the council for the CPO but not if it took forever. He said: "I was at a big meeting with Bob Price and some others last week and people are hopeful, but they said it could take another two years. "There's a load of conditions that have to be met beforehand, then it's got to go to the Secretary of State, and if they say no we've done all this work for nothing. "Everybody is trying but it's just not going anywhere. I would still be on board but it depends on the price, and not if it's going to take another two years." Ian Sawyer, chairman of the Save Our Stadium campaign, insisted there was still movement but said nerves were beginning to fray. He said: "There is a lot of frustration, but when you're involving lawyers and solicitors it's a long-winded process. Things are progressing but not as quickly as we would like. "We have agreed to plan what we need to do now to drive things forward. We will be making sure the maintenance plan is in place, and keeping the group going."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-36334882 A "number of hurdles" lie in the way of a city authority using a compulsory purchase order (CPO) to buy a greyhound stadium, its leader has said. Oxford Stadium in Blackbird Leys has not been used for greyhound racing since it was closed in 2012. Bob Price, Oxford City Council leader, called the hurdles "legal and financial and I think those are not trivial". The authority wants speedway and greyhound racing to return to the stadium. A CPO allows public bodies who need land or property to buy it without the owner's consent. Mr Price said: "We have to have a contract with somebody who's willing to run the stadium on a business basis, so we have to find that person or persons and establish a contract with them before we can proceed. "That's something that we are now in the course of doing and we'll take that forward over the next weeks and months." However, he said he "would be daft to be optimistic about it, but we have a way forward". Last year a High Court judge approved the council's move to list the stadium as a conservation area. Owners the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) were refused permission to build 220 homes on the land in 2014.

Jim and Rob Lightfoot Jiri and Jiri Stancl Harry and Steve Bastable Kevin and Richie Hawkins Antonin and Antonin Kasper Chris and Adam Roynon

Sadly, it IS true - as I am guilty of it myself - I have missed several televised meetings over the years that I would have attended had they not been shown live on Sky Remember the "good old days" when the only way of watching speedway was at a track?

If it weren't for Sky more fans would attend meetings at their track rather than from their armchair or pub

So what does "You right" mean???