Bagpuss

You are right, but assuming Poole deal with Ipswich they certainly wouldn’t be massive underdogs.

Spot on semmers, couldn’t agree more. Lambert, Riss, MPT, Nicol and Pickering then see what’s left. Hopefully enough for a third heat leader who will score away points and a decent second string. Jorgensen, Lambert S, Andersen, Kerr, Proctor and Porsing have all given Lynn plenty of effort over the years but it’s time to have a clear out and move on, get some fresh faces in and be competitive on the road. Undecided about Cook, we would be too top heavy with he and Robert but would have him back if the circumstances were right.

I didn’t say anything about finishing top, just that big changes weren’t needed after those seasons. We were obviously in the second division 2003-10.

I don’t think you’ve thought that post through. Either that or you didn’t go in the years 2000, 05, 06, 08, 09, 11, 14 or 18.

Congratulations to Poole on finishing top. I certainly think it carries some prestige even though it doesn’t decide the title. A real pity our season has finished with such a whimper but covering the two Danes has proved impossible, six points from their rides tonight when they would probably score somewhere between treble and quadruple that between them. Big changes needed for next season.

I think you have to consider who is in the pits in a rider by rider basis. Robert might well feel that his partner is an important part of his team ie keeping him focussed, helping him to stay calm, motivating him etc. It’s not for us to say who should or shouldn’t be with them during racing.

It was but crowds for even the bog standard car meetings far exceed what we get for speedway.

I don’t think you have the best track in the country but certainly the second best. The World Cup meeting in 2009 was superb, would be good to see an U21 final round or a SEC meeting at the EoES in the near future.

Plus the name calling is immature and rather irritating.

8 day rule.

Already committed to watching the Europa League I reckon.

Seems odd that he has packed it in with one meeting left but by bringing in a guest who has never ridden the track and is unlikely to trouble the scorers I can’t see that Lynn are trying to gain an advantage. Why not Lambert or Ostergaard orsomebody who could beat the Poole reserves if it was planned?

What rules?

If you mean 2017 he was much better than he has been in his short stint this season. Coming in at reserve he should have been an upgrade on Andersen and Lambert but unfortunately he has been dreadful.

I’ve never got the appeal of oval car racing personally but you can see from the number of spectators in that video exactly why speedway has to play second fiddle to the stocks and bangers.

Some classic Shovlar on this thread and still people bite all these years later. Poole have a great chance of winning tomorrow and a more than fighting chance of winning the title. Everything else is arse covering and bait casting.

It’s unlikely to be a good meeting because the shale is crap for speedway, nothing to do with doctoring the track. It will however almost certainly be smooth without lumps, bumps and holes.

They’re not the same thing though.....one is carelessness, the other.....well I guess that could be carelessness too As a relatively new Father good luck to Sam and his other half.

Ipswich had nothing to lose or gain so they were always going to go ‘through the motions’ on a track which had a few lumps and bumps. They may even have experimented with set ups etc. Can’t imagine any of the 28 riders not giving 100% come the Play Offs.

Ipswich’s shape is a hell of a lot better than it used to be.

To be fair to her she said yesterday that neither Boris or Steptoe are capable of running the country.

Not enough variety. Poland and Sweden don’t ride everyone twice home and away.

Eight teams still not enough really. Hopefully Eurosport will insist on team kevlars and bike covers across the board.

I presume you are referring to Duckworth Lewis Stern? If so it’s got absolutely nothing to do with test matches.

Proper sport.