Bagpuss

I will once you've explained your coaching remark. Just interested to know by who and in what way.

Please expand. I think Brennan can count himself unfortunate to be in the hardest qualifier as he'd have breezed through the others. He looks the real deal but unfortunately Kemp, Rowe, Palin, Bickley and Flint don't appear to be fully realising their potential like many before them. It's a familiar tale.

Farcical if so.

There has to be a deadline for their guest facilities surely?

A dominant inside line is no good for decent racing, Lynn in the past and Wolves proves that along with the EoES. Riders need options.

Belle Vue looked very good to be fair, they will take some beating over two legs.

I just think P'boro are suffering from one or two riders having not really got going this year yet, Palin and Nicholls in particular. Their success last year was based on everyone contributing, at the end of the day it's about peaking in Sept/Oct so I wouldn't be panicking yet......that said a change or two when permitted may kick start the season.

Shouldn't be rocket science. Assuming it the same stockcar-friendly, high clay stuff that's used at Lynn (it looks it) then you don't need much of it and certainly don't want lots round the kerb. The Lynn track has been slick this year and the racing has been much better for it. Same for the Play Off final 2nd leg at P'boro last season. Don't understand Busters obsession with grip, Peterborough has so many lines when it's prepared right.

The reply to it made me laugh!

We are all grateful to texters (I've done it many times, it's not easy) but you can't have people making stuff up or texting what they think happened without being certain. If what was said about Cook was untrue I can't blame him for being annoyed.

Brennan reserve? Can't ever see Kemp being any good unfortunately. A real pity considering how good he was at 15 and 16.

Glasgow look vulnerable tonight to me. Could be very close.

I think the whole point is they don't have a choice when the engineers come A d the irony of Suffolkers talking about extra fingers and webbed feet

Still being a Silly Billy I see. If you'd read the thread properly you would know that this was scheduled to be done months ago. If it's a stitch up to cover for injured/ill riders then it was done with a crystal ball seeing as the floodlight issue was raised a fortnight ago.

You really are still quite bitter about last years Play Off Final aren't you

For whatever reason he's a completely different rider in the Champs compared to the Prem nowadays.

I think the best solution is for me to get down there and have a look for myself.

It's clear to see that Plymouth is a much better race track than some would have you believe.

I think they went out of favour when Jonathan left

I was only half listening last Tuesday week but I'm sure he said they should have been installed already and they were waiting for the engineers, and that it could be 'any day now'.

In fairness to Buster he more or less warned this might happen during the P'boro fixture so I'd be surprised if there is anything untoward on this occasion. It's a pity though as it looks like being a nice day and we were all planning to come as a family. UK Martin will be along in a minute

I think people tend jump on riders' age when they have a poor meeting without considering other factors, whether it be Hans as you've said, Nicholls blowing two engines or Puk struggling to breathe last night. They are only human after all.

Excuses? 'Ill'? Don't be a Silly Billy. We were struggling for various reasons, it happens. You won, no complaints. Not going to go to town on the track as it doesn't look good when your team has been beaten but suffice to say its been a long time since I've seen a good meeting from Monmore on telly for whatever reason, probably the last British final whenever that was.

HE WAS ILL

If all three are absent or even just two of them it could get messy.