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I`m not sure the Polish bubble will burst anytime soon. The new TV contract with all 4 matches per round shown live is worth mega bucks to the teams and the crowds attending just get more and more. This whole Friday night racing is actually 100% down to the new TV contract with Eleven Sport joining N Sport in showing- They couldn`t obviously show all the matches live on the Sunday, so Friday was the day they chose.I think the FIM were hoping that the GP riders as a collective body would have stood together and said to the clubs- "we do not want to miss GP practice "!! however money talks and it didn`t happen.

Togliatti v Balakovo Wednesday May 15th

Esbjerg v Region Varde Wednesday May 15th

With the spread stretcher you are on MORE at 7 - 9

With the spread stretcher you are on MORE at 7 - 9

Janowski has pulled out- any bets on him will be voided- unless the bet is edited(Fricke cannot be bet on !!!!)

We know Glasgow Cook and Lambert Zarnovica Bewley Lamothe-Landerron Harris Abensberg Wright

My view has always been consistent with yours,however as Armando Castagna said when interviewed the FIM didn`t want to wage war with the Extraleague. Reading between the lines i think they feared a wholesale withdrawal of riders from the GP. As i have stated previously the Extraleague even fell out with the Polish federation(PZM) over fixture scheduling !!!

More Nice Polska league TV matches announced today- UK times Sunday June 9th Gdansk v Rybnik Polsat sport 1.45pm Saturday 15th June Ostrow v Gdansk Eleven Sport start time 3.15pm Sunday 16th June Rybnik v Daugavpils Polsat Sport 1.45pm Saturday June 29th Gniezno v Tarnow Eleven Sport 4.15pm Sunday June 30th Gdansk v Daugavpils Eleven 1.30pm

Late match addition to Sunday`s programme Bydgoszcz v Pila start time 5pm local

We move on to week 3 Tuesday May 21st Masarna v Dackarna Tuesday May 21st Lejonen v Eskiltuna(Smederna) Tuesday May 21st Vastervik v Kumla(Indianerna) Tuesday May 21st Vetlanda v Rospiggarna Thursday May 23rd Piraterna v Rospiggarna Tuesday`s teams i will post on Sunday. Thursday`s will be known Tuesday-i`m on holiday in Scotland so might not get a chance to post Thursday`s match is live on Premier 1 at 6.10pm and on Freesports at 10pm .

Am i allowed to mention the attendance of 1488 Dave ?

When have i mentioned rear wheel spoilers From your commentary position did you see the chap carrying the hot dogs

Bit of a rut causing problems on bend 1

Might have to change my mind about Vetlanda- really decent racing so far.

Unless you mean he is doing practice tomorrow- he is not riding elsewhere tomorrow

You are correct 1 Wozniak 2 Kubera 3 Kurtz 4 Batchelor 5 Zmarzlik 6 Hjelmland 7 Palovaara the change for the visitors is 6 THJ 7 Tornblom

I wouldn`t think he will miss any more meetings for Birmingham - he was probably committed to this fixture in Denmark whereas future priority is for Birmingham. They wouldn`t have signed him if he couldn`t do the fixtures.

Lovely day in Vetlanda- i will be watching live on ESS- not expecting too much as it is at Vetlanda which has always been a" gate and go " track and very difficult to pass on

Extraleague round 7 fixtures announced today- all uk times Friday May 31st Wroclaw v lublin start time 5pm Eleven Sport 1 Friday May 31st Torun v Gorzow start time 7.30pm Eleven Sport 1 Sunday June 2nd Grudziadz v Leszno start time 3.30pm N Sport Sunday June 2nd Zielona Gora v Czestochowa start time 6pm N Sport

Tomorrow`s teams https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/relacja/94495/trulywork-stal-gorzow-betard-sparta-wroclaw Sunday`s Czestochowa v leszno https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/relacja/94498/forbet-wlokniarz-czestochowa-fogo-unia-leszno Wroclaw v Torun https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/relacja/94486/betard-sparta-wroclaw-get-well-torun

That’s a good idea- my question would be do Gorzow and Zielona Gora like each other. Do Torun and Grudziadz like each other lol

Because back in the day world final start numbers were pre allocated for the semi final stage ie continental final, inter CF so that riders knew for instance that the Icf winner would ride at 6 runner-up 12 (made up to illistrate the point)

The team manager i’m sure does as well- and he probably has more responsibility than most of the TM’s over here, as he probably picks and negotiates the riders deals. I’m sure the clubs hava a committee each person with a designated task.

"Surely they must have to pass a BSPA fit and proper person assessment before being involved in speedway or am I being a little naive?" Extremely naive i think- if the potential promoter comes up with the dosh they are in the club !! Terry Lindon being a prime example