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If he has evidence of this then he should pass it on to the authorities as it's his life at stake as well as his fellow riders. Making accusations about people is a bit cowardly if you are not prepared to name those you accuse to allow them to answer your accusations. People blather on about keyboard warriors but what is the difference here?

If I was Ward and saw this I would not touch fruit gums again never mind alcohol. He should get a part in the Walking Dead as he has more experience of that then the whole cast put together.

That's easy for you to say Sadly speedway has two big decisions to make with Ward and Dudek. A message must be sent to the rest of the riders and the two riders in question must be made to understand how serious this is. But to ban for a long time 2 of the best prospects we have is a bit like asking a cat to look after your goldfish. Insane. They need to know that they have been punished but I don't envy those who hand out the punishment. Leniency will be foolish but Draconian could be even worse. Also it's time speedway looked at ways of policing this kind of thing that keeps costs down but makes riders aware that they can be tested before during and after meetings. Two black days for speedway

But that is how most of the world views it anyway and I doubt anyone outside of speedway either knows about this or cares

Yes but had he hydrated

Remember our skier who lost his Olympic medal for using a Vick inhaler from America.

So it should have but to compare the piddling drivel Ward had to offer up as an excuse and those lads is so far off topic to be further than Jupiter. Those men drunk or sober were heroes Darcy Ward is an arce. But any way you measure it he was still a better man than Ward will ever be.

And those lads drank a lot and I am sure that more than a few would have failed a breath test to get into their planes. But those lads had both courage and character whilst Darcy is a bell end. My uncle was one of those young lads but did not make it through to celebrate the end of it and even though I never met him he was 1000 times the man Darcy Ward will ever be

But did not Ward say on the TV during the GP that he got some bad news whilst having dinner and had one too many whilst not hydrating? He seems to have lied about his test reading and if this is true seems to have lied about when he got his bad news. The bloke deserves all he gets frankly and any sympathy I had for him is evaporating fast. He seems a pretty pathetic childish figure who needs to seriously grow up as his excuses are nonsense compared to what befell Tai and Emil.

Why do you people keep babbling on about cars. Ward was not driving to work. He was going head to head with three other blokes at speeds in excess of 60mph on a souped up motorbike on a circular track which would involve supreme concentration and gaps between riders sometimes that would make normal people go pale.

And we think Brit speedway is bonkers The PO format is a great but the downside is that it is rushed when rain affects it and rain affects a lot of speedway. I wonder what Vargarna fans think about this especially when they were favourites to go through after last nights results

Not looking good for your lot Alan. They need the whole match to get a decent result. Nothing on the Polish side so looks like we won't find out watching live Fingers crossed for you guys as I wanna see Greg. CU in Denmark

Got to agree with Alan I saw red flags before they got around bend 4. Pawel just asleep at the wheel there.

That's a fair point but he might not as well. If he does get a full ban it's unfair to tonight's opponents is all I was saying. He should have been suspended until the outcome and the outcome should hurry it's arce up as the sport looks even dafter especially when nobody is even talking about it except us I don't think he deserves a full ban just from the GPs this year and make him qualify for 2016 effectively ruling him out of next year.

he did put them on. And the red flags went out Pawel not paying attention . Very lucky both of them. true but Doyle still caused it

Saw Cozy Powell do that 3 times with Rainbow. 1812 is a rather stirring piece whoever is doing it

Decent start for Smederna. Got to keep their foot on the gas though. St Petersburg was unbelievable. Amazing city. Riga old town is a sight to see. Tallin and Copenhagen were great. Also went to Rostock and Klapedia and they were good too. Had a good look around Riga but did not see any posters for GP. Lots of pop stuff and various events happening but no speedway. Doyle was to blame for that. Olly was lucky there.

Just got back from a Baltic Cruise and was in Riga the week before the GP. Went to Tallin, St Petersburg, Lithuania and Denmark. Still feel rough from an overdose of Gin. Hope Greg gets back soon and your lot do the business tonight

Good luck for tonight you two Will Greg be back anytime soon? If you can keep Pawel you will have a good chance. Allowing Ward to ride with a ban hanging over his head makes speedway look daft but then what's new. How long does it take a committee to conclude the bleeding obvious.

Bit silly to allow that as if he gets banned for the rest of the season and is the reason his team wins tonight it's a tad unfair to the opposition. Ban him or let him ride but to have a fudge like this makes speedway look stupid I have to stop saying that Anyway....just sayin' Darcy not live on TV tonight tho.

I have never claimed to be an expert on anything here mate. YOU are the one who babbles on about stuff as if you are the one who invented it. Your 0% point is so pathetic that even a child would feel silly making it. We have trace amounts of lots of things otherwise we would probably die but we generally accept that zero is zero even though we know it isn't really. It's like saying there is nothing in a vacuum when we know there must be but we just have know way of detecting it as yet. Petty and rather stupid but don't let me stop you as I enjoy reading your pompous knowitall post

What Twaddle. It does not matter a damn how far over he was. And he was not driving to work he was due to ride a motorbike very fast with three blokes at his side. And you can prove this I presume or is it just something you read on Wikipedia Nicki P had 0% alcohol in his blood and has a photo to prove it. Is he some unique branch of the species

What you think the matter should just end there? Havvy would probably contest that thought with you. It's not like he accidentally had too much alcohol. He is a grown man who knew he had a major meeting the next day. He made a choice and put his own life and those of his fellow riders at risk. Bad news is something that happens all the time to people. He is not the first in speedway to get it at an inopportune moment. If it was that upsetting he should have approached the organisers and took a day off rather than turning to alcohol. We hear of Nicki, Tai and others as if that's some excuse for Ward. He is the one who failed a booze test! At the very least he should be banned from SGP, never get a pick or wildcard again and made to qualify next season if he wants to be part of the 2016 GP. He should be tested at every major event for the next few years at least. If he wants a world title make him work for it like Woffy did. It would be sad if he got a worldwide ban as he is a talent. I enjoy watching him ride. I don't like him as a person even if I don't know him. The sport has few enough Darcy Ward's. But making excuses for him does not help his cause. He needs to understand that his actions have consequences and grow up. I am no Poole hater but perhaps getting away from the comfort zone he has there might do him a bit of good. I don't want his head on a platter but he has to be taught a very severe lesson for his actions. Hydrating was not his biggest problem on Saturday

What a silly comment. TWK knows his speedway and is entitled to post as often as he likes about the EL as it's part of the sport he loves. What does it matter if he prefers PL racing? His view is as valid as anyone who loves the sport. Disagree with him by all means but he has as much right to post here as you.

You make it sound as if the whistle-blower is to blame. After all Darcy did FAIL the test. So whoever shopped him may have saved the life of someone in the meeting. Darcy is the villain here NOT Nicholls, who was brave enough to say what he thought live on TV as many did not, or the alleged tipster. And it's Darcy who must pay the price.