Bagpuss

People aren't daft, they know why the happenings of winter 2010/11 occurred. Ford was made to look very silly on national TV in the Grand Final and by fair means or foul wasn't going to let it happen again. The guy is like a mafia boss, he runs everything from the shadows.

You wonder if Drodz will reappear, his Polish club can't be happy that he got injured in his second UK meeting.

If he had the chance of one and declined it then yes he should.

Just seen on Facebook Trees that you guys have been to the QE2 hospital with both Lewis' and Kasper giving away Easter eggs in the children's ward, fantastic stuff and well done to all involved.

Team kevlars look good, pleased to see the blue return.

Rory farted and the two kneeling are the first to smell it.....

Exactly, he is part of a squad. He will ride when available. I'm all for giving the club and its riders a kicking if they deserve it on the back of something that's actually happened, but moaning like some have on here today is embarrassing.

Well that's another positive quickly and efficiently turned into a negative. Great work everybody!

Nobody can say that for certain, even the professionals struggle to get it right from day to day let alone week to week. Everything could settle down next week and be dry for a month or we could have to wait until May for some settled weather. It's a complete lottery.

Indeed. Personally I have little interest in foreign leagues but the fact that he will be racing in four countries next year can only be a good thing for him and his development.

Absolutely, couldn't agree more but it was a general point.....don't bring a rule in without trialling it in some form first. As other sports do. It's asking for trouble if not, and risks making the decision makers look silly.

Why don't they trial these things before rushing them through? Glad the rule has gone as it was daft but as Trees says it's embarrassing to have to do a U turn.

It's tripe best ignored.

I think that's a result which fans from both sides will be reasonably happy with.

I'm sure Sundstrom will have been there many times in his PL days with Rye.

I'm sure I read on this thread somewhere that Frederick Jakobsen has become a Poole asset.....not according to the Belle Vue programme last night which says the Aces invited him over to have a look at him.

But if you go to a challenge match or individual meeting in March you have to expect some riders to be easing into their season, it's impossible for man and machine to hit the ground running straight away. You will get some good races like we saw at Belle Vue last night and some not so good.....Jason Doyle admitted he was a bag of nerves before his first race at Belle Vue and felt like he'd forgotten how to ride a motorbike, but visibly improved with every ride. For me it's quite simple, if you don't want to pay full prices to watch riders getting into full swing then don't go and instead wait for the proper stuff to start.

Maybe folk are waiting longer than one challenge match to pass opinion? People would look a bit silly if he bangs in a good score in his next meeting having ripped into him after Friday night

Appreciate that mate but it's a challenge match, surely better for him in the long run to have his fourth ride and get as much experience as possible on the track.

Weeks ago somebody suggested that any rider who misses at least a season over here should be reassessed, their new figure calculated from their averages in other leagues using a pre determined formula. Seems the most sensible and fairest option to me.

Fantastic race suits, the best I've seen so far. Puts Poole's collection of waifs and strays to shame.

None so blind as those who do not wish to see unfortunately. 'Nothing to see here' because eyes are closed and fingers are in ears while singing 'la la la la la'.

Why not give Andersson his fourth ride?

I think the vast majority of us are relieved that we aren't anything like him

Was going to post something similar......very early days of course and little should be read into these two legs but he can feel very satisfied with his week's work.