Bagpuss

VERY wet in Norfolk today, forecast got worse over night and due to rain til lunch, and then what looks like a sunny dry day tomorrow. Happy to post weather updates in case any of you lot are planning to take on the journey

Because the whole reason we are trying to get the biggest meetings of the season ridden in October and November is the shambolic summer fixture list that he oversaw. Might pop along to this if the weather is ok and I can be bothered, for one last speedway fix. At least all fourteen riders should be there!

Klindt CBA?

If you were a sponsor or whatever you are at my club I would take a very dim view of the stuff you come out with on here.

It should be simple but the people who run British speedway make it seem incredibly complicated. I think they have proved beyond doubt that they are not fit for purpose, unless of course their purpose is to run our sport into the ground as far as they can.

They are like bumholes after all.

Looking back at the results on and around Bank Holiday weekend there were hardly any championship fixtures anyway, you guys ran the CLRC (was that the original date?) and there were couple of other matches and that was it. So no big crowds anyway. I'd have thought it would be sensible to avoid all this embarrassment for the sport by getting the league decided early when the weather is better and kids are off school etc then leave the last couple of months for cups, trophies and other stuff. We can't have this situation again next year. As well as trying to squeeze the most important meetings of the year into the last few wet days of October we had some sides twiddling their thumbs for over a month waiting for the Play Offs to even happen. Its amateurish and shambolic.

Fair enough, but race the cup and trophy in months six and seven.

Luck or planning?

Yep, and pretty sure he criticised that one too. More so if anything.

If three clubs can get theirs done by the first week of August there is no reason why the Pkay Offs can't be completed by the end of the summer holidays. Run the cups and whatever else after that. Could be the same as the cartel ouch goes on about.

Lambert and Bewley could have ridden in the UK instead of for Smederna if they'd wished to.

At least they had one......

Hopefully something good will come out of this whole debacle and Play Off meeting will be arranged far, far earlier next season.

There is an expert on preparing clay based tracks around 70 miles away.....get him over to sort it out.

Six falls in the first four heats.....

You fear those last three heats could cost Leicester. A lot depends on the state of the track Saturday, if its a wet mess all home advantage will be lost. As for Howarth, if he is getting married then absolutely a guest should be allowed, this final should have been ridden weeks ago.

If folk were offered better VFM I'm sure they would. Let's see what they come up with for 2023.

It really wasn't.

It's called the silly season, it happens every year.

Woooooosssshhhhhhhh

I can see Pickering, Jorgensen ad possibly Klindt returning. Feel for Lawson, would have him back on a seven but he's not good value on his final figure especially if a few bigger names return to the league for 2023. Can see Worrall at Leicester and if FTR's are retained we're in good shape with Thomas and Edwards. Would have Iversen back if he wants to race here and we be daft not to consider Riss. All depends on the numbers though.

Fair play To be fair it could have been pit bikes, dancing, loading the van, a virus, missed flight, van broke down etc etc......I dont think he was ever coming.

Ah so pit bikes not dancing

The issue is that the meeting was advertised with Lambert included when it was known long before tapes up that he wasn't coming, absolutely Lynn at fault. The problem is speedway fans are too nice to kick up a fuss, they are taken for granted because they allow themselves to be. As Haza says it'll all be forgotten by next March. Nothing will change until British Speedway is run by a no nonsense character who won't allow clubs and riders to take the pee, like the Polish authorities who rule with an iron fist. We shouldn't even be riding in October, the league meetings and Play Offs should be done by the end of August with September for cups and individuals. The whole thing is an utter shambles, people are expected to turn up and pay £20 with no effort, transparency or customer care from those running it. Sort it out for 2023 FFS.