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The UK hasn't even entered a team for the Under-21 SWC. so the Americans did better than the Brits at that. As I mentioned in a previous post, there'll be no New Zealander in Chervonograd. The place initially allocated to New Zealand has been passed to Poland and Piotr Pawlicki.

The on-going situation with the new stand in Zielona Gora continues, with Falubaz president suggesting a change of hosts for the next round of Ekstraliga meetings, so that Falubaz would visit Leszno rather than the other way round. However, Leszno appear to have rebuffed this suggestion, so Falubaz have petitioned the Ekstraliga authorities for a postponement of the fixture until some time in June. A decision is expected either later today or tomorrow: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsportowefakty%2Bzuzel%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1TSEA_ENUK335%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=pl&u=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2011/05/11/stelmet-falubaz-chce-zmienic-termin-meczu-z-unia-leszno/&usg=ALkJrhgNYgfoRaPRmAhK9MmJRziH8hsgwA I guess if the authorities turn down the request, the fixture will be staged without spectators in the new stand. I can't see Falubaz stomaching a walkover, which would be the likely alternative. Meanwhile, the eagle-eyed among you will have noticed a delay in the running of Ht 15 during the big derby meeting between Gorzow and Falubaz at the weekend. This was caused by the flares lit among the visiting supporters. Plod is now after the culprits, while the Ekstraliga authorities are also involved and punishments could be handed down to both clubs: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsportowefakty%2Bzuzel%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1TSEA_ENUK335%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=pl&u=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2011/05/11/osoby-ktore-odpalily-race-w-derbach-ziemi-lubuskiej-beda-sci/&usg=ALkJrhgyv2b8C_WyZSDc-nU3pBshctJo2g Closing the Falubaz stadium for one meeting would appear to be a solution to the first point raised in this thread. By the way, everyone invited to attend an experiment in Zielona Gora this Saturday: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dfalubaz%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26rlz%3D1G1TSEA_ENUK335%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=pl&u=http://www.zuzel.zgora.pl/kibic-zielonogorski-krolik-dowiadczalny,d3640.html&usg=ALkJrhj7bb-Le198JNS-41rEUMFYp1MSGw Labado to your heart's content, under the watchful eye of experts.

Miedzinski won the Krsko round with Protasiewicz fourth. No other nation can nominate such a strong cadre.

Piotr Pawlicki, apparently: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsportowefakty%2Bzuzel%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1TSEA_ENUK335%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=pl&u=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2011/05/11/dodatkowe-miejsce-dla-pzm-pawlicki-pojedzie-w-czerwonogradzi/&usg=ALkJrhiRGcZuimTwQO66g2G40krM-1n_qQ

I don't think it's been announced yet. I'd just e-mail Tarnow direct and ask politely: redakcja@unia.tarnow.pl Graham Drury might be able to give you a direct contact.

Impressed with his Miedzinski and Mroczka, although I think the strong Irish accent might be helping him with those two.

Yes, the Thirty Years' War was started by the protestant Czechs throwing a couple of catholics out of one of Prague Castle's windows in the so-called "Second Defenestration of Prague". The Czech's elected their "winter king" but were defeated at the Battle of the White Mountain. Wallenstein was born protestant, but changed to catholic in order to marry a wealthy widow. Like you said, he grew too big for his boots and was murdered on the orders of the Habsburg emperor whom he nominally served. The British embassy in Prague was, apparently, part of the booty paid to one of his assassins. Edit: By the way, in case anyone is wondering, the victims of the defenestraion survived. It was put down to devine intervention. God had placed the dung heap they landed in there.

Still Gdansk versus Poznan rumbles on, with still more footage emerging. This time it is showing some of the alleged "protests" of the Poznan team, including tape breaking and Norbert Kosciuch's mysterious "retirement": http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=pl&u=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2011/05/10/tasma-fajfera-upadek-szewczykowskiego-defekt-kosciucha-wideo/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsportowefakty%2Bzuzel%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1TSEA_ENUK335%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&usg=ALkJrhjhGP4FQnc7SzfQ1Inj6vx0PHwk_A

Grigory Laguta the star, again. What an outstanding start to the season the Snr has enjoyed.

Now Piraterna are collapsing at home to Lejonen. Is it the absence of Rafal Dobrucki and Przemyslaw Pawlicki, or is St Gregory the Grin just taking it easy before the Gothenburg GP?

Looks like he wasn't able to take part in the re-run, according to sportowefakty.pl. Maybe didn't have time to get ready, or was feeling a bit rough after the crash that resulted in Kolodziej's exclusion. But that's only speculation on my part.

Hampel dreadful tonight, so far.

I'm not. I'm just keeping an eye on the sportowefakty.pl updates and wondering how the Irish fellow will mangle Mroczka.

There's one at ten, apparently. The streamer must be taking it from the UK coverage, which means your Irish friend.

Richardson in fairly dreadful form just about everywhere at the minute. Any idea why Nicholls missed his first ride? June01 will want to know later on, I'm sure.

Grigory Laguta shows the Crumpmeister the way home again. All the scores very close in Sweden tonight, except in Malilla. And that was close the last time I looked, but isn't so close anymore.

Poor starts to their respective meetings for Janusz Kolodziej and Darcy Ward. And Hampel.

Must be lifting it from Premium TV. That's when they are showing it.

How old is Jade Mudgway at Berwick? Edit: Okay, I checked, he's twenty-one in June and not only in Berwick, but everywhere. Does that meet the criteria? I'm not entirely sure of the exact age requirements.

And, sure enough, we hadn't heard the last of the debacle in Gdansk, as the visitors Poznan have petitioned the GKSZ for the result to be amended to a walkover in their favour. If they get no joy from the GKSZ, then they'll take their case to the PZM: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=pl&u=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2011/05/10/lechma-poznan-wnioskuje-o-walkower/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsportowefakty%2Bzuzel%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1TSEA_ENUK335%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&usg=ALkJrhjX5Fb-dfKDw9ErSh0uF53h4c3twA

With Rafal Dobrucki's season - and possibly his career - being over and Grzegorz Zengota still being some way off full fitness, Falubaz are looking at the options for bringing in a rider on loan. The names thought to be in the frame include Adam Skornicki (Leszno) and Tai Woffinden (Czestochowa): http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=pl&u=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2011/05/10/stelmet-falubaz-poszuka-wzmocnien/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsportowefakty%2Bzuzel%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1TSEA_ENUK335%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&usg=ALkJrhgjI9TbyfMNEqOrW1dh7EKz4CTVVA

Peterborough's Krzysztof Buczkowski has been nominated by the PZM as replacement for the unfortunate Rafal Dobrucki at Esbjerg: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=pl&u=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2011/05/10/buczkowski-w-miejsce-dobruckiego/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsportowefakty%2Bzuzel%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1TSEA_ENUK335%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&usg=ALkJrhj5lIoss1uYxXoL7O0ZSzQiSHKWZA

The city authorities in Torun are looking for a title sponsor of the new, much-admired, stadium: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=pl&u=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2011/05/09/motoarena-na-sprzedaz/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsportowefakty%2Bzuzel%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1TSEA_ENUK335%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&usg=ALkJrhjld7cHsR_pnuuVWIdVLlLP-Dckvg Currently, the stadium, like Unibax Torun's previous home, is named for Marion Rose. Rose is one of the great figures in Polish speedway and arguably the finest rider to come from Torun. He died tragically following an on-track crash during a meeting in Rzeszow in 1970. Around 60,000 people lined the streets of Torun for his funeral. Knowing how sentimental the Poles can be, I imagine any move to change the name will not be popular. In other Torun news, it seems the PC brigade are after the club for discrimination: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=pl&u=http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2011/05/09/unibax-dyskryminuje-kobiety/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsportowefakty%2Bzuzel%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1TSEA_ENUK335%26prmd%3Divns&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&usg=ALkJrhiI9fQWvj_SvydqXjIKOCCww2rp3g

And here is the post-race crash that has ruled Przemyslaw Pawlicki out for a week or so: http://www.sportowefakty.pl/zuzel/2011/05/09/zobacz-grozny-upadek-martina-malka-i-przemyslawa-pawlickiego/ A great little race. Shame about the end. Looks like Pawlicki slows and the guy behind doesn't.

Still, here's the best example of construction gone wrong: