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Get Burnicle back on with his overt sexism and leering at the young ladies on view, he's comedy gold. I think he's a "hard charger" of a different variety.......

The RLWC had fanzone on the streets too, do you think they had to pay the council for it ?

That is shocking really and shows how speedway undersells itself and how it is regarded by others. As an example, the Rugby League World Cup have just recently published the accounts for the tournament and it reveals that to hold the opening double-header at Cardiff they were paid a sum of more than £1m by the Welsh Assembly, Cardiff Council and Visit Wales collectively. Other sports get paid to hold events there, speedway has to pay to have them !

Were either Emil or Jarek born in the UK to British parents then ?

Why would I feel the need to comment on that ? He rides under the British flag, and for Team GB, what more do you want ? Where you live isn't who you are.

To quote the tattoo Tai has across his upper torso - "Pain is just weakness leaving your body" He seems to have the attitude to life that it is better to take risks and try to achieve something than to play safe and die wondering, and good on him for that.

Kasprzak £75 LESS Batchelor £75 MORE

Sheffield Eagles RL team are rumoured to be moving in at Owlerton following the demise of DVS and the university withdrawing from a deal to let them play at their facilities.

Bike looks good with the No. 1 livery on it !

Its proper name is Red Bull Diagnostics & Training Centre and it is based in Thalgau, Austria.

Well there's a company called Go-Speed Ltd that's in liquidation, company directors are named as Mr Terence Russell and Mrs Yvonne Russell.

Go Speed are in liquidation according to Companies House.

Prudential Borrowing refers to the Prudential Code which all local authorities must by law adhere to for capital projects. Its all very complicated but basically it means that councils need to fund projects the cheapest way possible, and where possible the project should be self-funding over a period of time - i.e. the initial capital is repaid via revenues from the project.

Cowardly refereeing, absolute farce.

Barker just never looks comfortable on the bike, he rides like he's got a wasp down his leathers.

Jeez, I knew you were a stalker but I didn't think you'd gone that far...........

No I think you're right, we have a good chance if our riders perform. Tai & Ward should almost cancel each other out, with a point either way when they meet, and then who comes off best against Hancock. B&B are at least the equal of Doyle and North, overall I'd expect them to slightly better. The key to the meeting will be Harris v Batchelor - both capable of beating anybody but also capable of being beaten by anybody.

In his first season as GB manager he picked a very young 5 man team for the SWC - Harris was the oldest rider at 26, followed by King & Kennett (both 22), Bridger (19) and Woffinden (18).

It doesn't matter whether its a £10, £20 or £50 sport, what really matters is whether people perceive it as being value for money. If people think they are getting good value for the admission fee then they will come again, and that's true of any form of entertainment. Promoters often seem to miss the fundamental point that yes its a sport but ultimately they are in the entertainment industry and as such need to entertain people. Unless you're an absolute speedway-obsessed anorak of the Sid & Doris Bonkers variety then watching 15 processional heats is just not entertaining, and that is what is being served up quite frequently at many tracks. You don't have to look any further than the Cardiff GP to see that VFM is the key - people will happily pay much more for a ticket for what is, after all, just another speedway meeting, because they believe that overall they are getting good value for their money and being entertained.

British Eurosport's Twitter now says "the speedway feed is currently unavailable to us, we will join as soon as we are able to"

Track is like sand according to Holder.

If you use code "NUTS6" you can get 6 months subscription for £30 (well, it worked last week anyway).

I've had a few bob on Tai out scoring Zorro by more than 4 pts at 5/4

Questions 2 & 3 are the real cause for concern. An ageing customer base and relatively few newcomers. That's a worrying trend for any business, never mind speedway.

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