Daniel Smith

The 1 thing that will make things tough for the Stars that were evident from Thursday night. Gating, our track offered a route to pass, Leicester's is less likely to do so. We are the stronger team by a mile but do let ourselves down with our gating often. 46-44 either way

Round 1 (Vojens, Denmark) Russia (Red) 1 Grigori Laguta 2 Emil Sayfutdinov Poland (Blue) 2 Patryk Dudek 4 Bartosz Zmarzlik Czech Republic (White) 1 Josef Franc 4 Vaclav Milik Denmark (Yellow) 2 Leon Madsen 4 Niels-Kristian Iversen Round 2 (Vastervik, Sweden) Australia (Red) 3 Max Fricke 4 Jason Doyle USA (Blue) 1 Greg Hancock 2 Ryan Fisher Germany (White) 1 Kevin Wolbert 2 Kai Huckenbeck Sweden (Yellow) 1 Antonio Lindback 2 Fredrik Lindgren

And it should have been worse for Leicester. The only shining lights were Wozniak (would love to see him in Stars colours) & Starke. Again thought Rose was brilliant tonight in the main body and it is nice to see Batchelor come to life. When he's up for it he's great to watch Play-Off charge is on

This one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pn_jB4X1Sw

Pretty sure that'll be a Redbull sponsored promo thing as they'd done it before, going up a mountain I think it was

I've been told your team is right. I guess just wait until we rock up and it's announced

Wilkinson will ride under his own team position / average in reserve as he's still a team member. Lewis Rose will move into the main team as his average is higher than Jakobsen's 1. Iversen 2. Rose 3. Schlein 4. Batchelor 5. Lambert 6. Jakobsen 7. Wilkinson

Wilkinson isn't dropped by anyone, he remains a squad member. Lambert's average is higher than Rose's so counts towards the teams total. Because Rose has the lowest of the Tier 2 averages he's the rider effectively replacing Wilkinson Teams can choose either a squad member or guest for a injured EDR's and we've gone with a guest Nothing to see here

Marmande is on the FIM calendar http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/calendar/international-long-grass-track-racing-meetings/

I think Poole have been dealt a harsh blow there. If there's a sick note for tonight, it's irrelevant if he rides tomorrow or not. It's about today

Good point and you are correct

Who??

In your opinion. I repeat, it's not Tai's job or any sports person / celebrity etc to be a role model. They're individual people like everyone else that have worked hard & earned the rights to extra privileges. If any child uses any form of celebrity as role models then the parents have failed. Tai's tattoo's, ears, face, shoes, fingernails, foul language etc have no barring on influencing youngsters. This is Speedway and it's his Speedway that does the talking, I have no doubt he'll be idolised by some but only for his Speedway because he's bloody good at it It's a very sad if he has to be prejudiced against because of his appearance. Those prejudices are no different to jibes given to over / under weight people. In fact, those prejudices are actually more offensive than the "Make some fookin noise" speech he made as he wasn't being derogatory to anyone.

Was there sabotage, I'm not so sure as it just doesn't make sense for it to of happened to Iversen. Also, it wouldn't of been mistaken identity either as all the riders names are plastered around their pit areas so that doesn't add up. But for the purpose that some shenanigans has gone on, one of the questions is when it could of possibly happened. I'd say during the rider introductions with a few of the riders mechanics milling around the pit gate watching.

Sounds like a very proud Brit to me http://monsterenergyswc.com/news/article/5028/swc/woffy-hails-cardiff-crowd

Should be a thrashing, if we score anything less than 55 points it'll be disappointing

The M.E.N. Manchester has the largest permanent seating capacity at around 19,500

It seems Coventry fans missed the point & opportunity of last night. There's no better way of showing support than live on TV. As I's already said, it was a night to put aside how crap the team & management are but to support the stadium use. An opportunity to make a nuisance behind the Sky studio, invade the track to wave banners & flags etc. I'm sure the fans could of found £10 for the night and stuck their fingers up to the management for the rest of the season. The 'Save' campaign may as well just give up, a chance missed imo

Serious head time: On any normal Sky meeting night I can fully understand why people don't go but tonight wasn't a normal night. It was highly promoted and not just by the club, as an ideal time to show support for the the stadium and the Bees to remain in front of live TV. Thoughts about the team, the management etc should have been put aside for 1 night but instead it came across as the Bees fans couldn't give a flying fig about their future. If any of the stadium owners, potential builders, council management etc were watching they'd be like "let's just get those houses built". Feel for the people running the 'Save' campaign tonight, a real kick in the teeth for their efforts. Pathetic

Oh my giddy aunt........ Breaaaaaaaaaaaaath I was expecting to have a right flip out on here but Batchelor saved the day. Cancelled or the home defeat to the Bees so onwards and upwards and hopefully R.Lambert is fit for Thursday as R/R won't work

Absolutely shocking performance to let this meeting slip

I bet there are some but you know what it's like, you don't want to be the only one and feel a wally so they'll keep em' in their jackets

How's the weather holding up? Heavy rain was expected, has it been and gone or still to arrive?

The thing with F1, Tennis, Football, MotoGP, Cricket etc etc, to put a spin on it, all these sports put their members through Media Etiquette training. Speedway just doesn't offer it because the varying different angles riders go off on, they're pretty much alone. Who has the responsibility to cover that cost? Not everybody is natural in front of a camera / crowd. Pretty much all speedway riders when interviewed look awkward because it's not natural. Tai was absolutely buzzing when he was on the podium and with the microphone thrust in his face at his home GP he wanted to hear the crowd noise and the f-word came out. In the grand scheme of things, it's no big deal but if these guys had the same training as all other sports it would help with these situations.