Bagpuss

Presumably somebody (Buster? ) has the money to make it happen.

Fair enough if that’s the case, can only remember the number eight situation. No idea.

Sheffield and Kent mentioned elsewhere meaning eight teams. Bob’s your Uncle.

Absolutely, and how about making the last round of meetings on the Bank Holiday Monday at the end of August? Then we can get in with the Play Offs in early September.

Aaron Summers. Back then everyone had an official number eight they could use as and when they chose.

It’s pretty clear that folk who haven’t been to the Foxhole before just don’t appreciate how big a bowl it is.

Pretty dangerous bluff to ignore the wishes of three quarters of your fan base.

What good is Wednesday nights with so many Danish riders employed in the Premiership? Get the product right and the race night won’t be such an issue.

But how does that mean he wasn’t ‘up for it’? To me that phrase means he was not motivated and didn’t put the effort or commitment into his riding and I just don’t think that is the case at all. As I’ve said on another thread there isn’t necessarily a direct link between effort and points, especially on a track where if you miss the gate you are more often than not screwed.

Perhaps it’s just me but a rider can ‘give their all’ and be ‘up for it’ but fail to score many points because they’ve been beaten by better riders on the night, or had an off night where they struggle to gate and find it hard to pass despite riding their socks off. There isn’t always a direct correlation between effort, attitude & commitment and points. Puk is a case in point, but for re runs he would have only dropped a point in heat 15. That’s speedway.

In what way did he not seem ‘up for it’? As has been said on another night with more luck he could have had a hatful.

Lambert Riss Pickering

That was uncharacteristically positive of you.

Interesting first leg if not enthralling but plenty of incidents to chew over. Swindon’s top five could even cope with a poor night for Batchelor and still win comfortably, they have looked like the best team for a few months now. Fair play to them. Ipswich should be proud of their efforts this season, nobody gave them a prayer of anything other than 7th.

Stock not stick

Yep, my reply was to tellboy really in relation to Riss. Wasn’t referring to Proctor but I think we did well to get a decent season out of him last year, he was pretty awful this season and his stick has fallen in both leagues unfortunately for him. Certainly wouldn’t want him near the team for 2020 despite his average.

Sounds like that’s the plan going forward.

I think most riders need to gate at Lynn to be in the points nowadays unfortunately. Even Robert struggled to pass this year. I feel there is more to come from Erik and want that to be at Lynn.

Bonus meeting at Lynn next week, GB v Denmark http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/_mobile/news.php?extend.37610

I think Riss and MPT have to be retained, were two bright spots in a pretty awful season. The team you have suggested has plenty of experience but has too many riders past their best and whose careers are only going one way.....Proctor, Nicholls and Harris certainly are and I’d suggest Puk won’t ever be the rider he once was for Lynn. I’d personally prefer to see some new younger blood.

I’m sure top riders returning would bring more folk through the door but the sport had been run so badly over the last ten years or so that I fear we are beyond the point of no return now unfortunately. It all needs a major overhaul and to be pointed in a completely different direction before we can think about getting the big boys over here. Poland paying the kind of money they do might rule it out anyway.

I have to say having read quite a few of your posts this season through following Redcar on here with their Lynn connections you are one of the most articulate, fair minded, unbiased and balanced posters on the forum. This post sums it up well.

For such an accomplished and now fairly experienced rider who averages seven and a half in the Championship it was odd how few points Lewis scores for Lynn on the road this year, he should have been our trump card once he dropped to reserve. Just didn’t happen for him unfortunately.

I don’t, it’s boring, tiresome and wrecks the thread.

If Poole ever dropped down they’d be the biggest fish in that pond and would have no trouble attracting whatever riders they wanted and would start the season as one of the favourites I’m sure.