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Remind me again please why you two can't take this to pm. Honestly you should be embarrassed by what you're posting, would you really carry on like this if you had to actually face those of us who are forced to put up with thread after thread being ruined by your childish spats, somehow I think not. There really is no excuse for clogging up threads, the pm facility exists just for this purpose, nobody else is the slightest bit interested in who said what about who. Don't advise me to block your posts, if this were the real world it would be you pair who were kicked out of the room to continue your petty squabbling in private, so why not eh.... You know it makes sense.

I'd say she's well ahead of Sam with English, she's lovely, really nice manner of interviewing riders. As for ht 5, didn't realise we'd missed it as I wasn't concentrating too hard but did wonder when the mention of previous exclusions/red light was made. Shame for Kai, rode really well and kept the locals interested. Decent meeting.

Evening Dave, hoping for a good one tonight, we've had wall to wall speedway for a week as you'll know, the bar is set fairly high but there's plenty of classy riders on show tonight, bring it on..

Not really no, why not just ease off on the fishing, it's ok for a while but you rinse every drop out of it. This meeting has been a better one than the crap that was served up at Wimbourne Rd on tv the other week, you know that, we all know that.

Well he was still lay on the track and your first words were to slag the track again, my first thoughts were for the rider.

That's scraping the barrell there, the lad is still lay on the track and you're points scoring.

I know there's plenty of banter going on but this is just an average meeting so far, pretty much what I've come to expect on most domestic tracks, Saddlebow last week and Poole the other week, we're lucky to get more than a handful of decent races most weeks.

That was just Ben being Ben there, leg back throttle wide open and come what may.

Hey don't get too full of yourself, it ain't that good, just not as bad as the poole pikey is suggesting.

God there's another awful race in ht6, I'm seriously thinking of turning it off.

You're right, that heat 5 was awful.

I think Poole's track requires a little more than attention, major surgery would be more appropriate based on the tv meeting the other week. I agree this one tonight isn't looking too clever so far but it generally ends up producing decent racing, here's hoping.

Ok, I'm a lover not a fighter.

Shut up you tart

Oh my mistake, I thought the bit where you said, "let's hope bt pull the plug on speedway" meant that you hoped bt would pull the plug on speedway.

Can't argue with that but I do think we should cut Cook a bit of slack, at least until Cardiff where he will have an opportunity to show that last night was the exception rather than the rule. I know we can't afford for anyone, least of all our captain, to have an off night on such an occasion but realistically, as you say, we still achieved what anyone could have expected. I think he'll do ok at Cardiff, the track will suit him far better and that will help his confidence, wouldn't be surprised if he makes the semis. We all know it's a confidence sport and last night must have shattered his, now he needs a good couple of weeks to rebuild, I've still got high hopes for him.

Think you'll find the vast majority of comments here regarding the coverage are constructive rather than 'bad mouthing', we're all grateful that BT took it on but there's no harm in commenting on how they may improve it. So I reckon you're the only one here who hopes they pull the plug.

It's not meetings he's lined up, he's just managed to blag some cut price saver tickets for the water slide.

Good points, especially regarding a third studio guest, a bit like when sky used to have say Loram & Havelock, (no I'm not advocating Havelock), their conversation would naturally generate debate, it needs to be someone who won't pull any punches. Any ideas? I can't think of anyone off the top of my head.

That last heat showed how Lambert can ride once the pressure's off, these lads must have been blown away by this crowd. Well done Poland, easily the best team in the world. Special mention for Lindback, been inspired tonight.

Agreed, here's hoping they smash it back at them by grabbing 3rd place.

Ok, you crack on with that theory Walter, we both know you're wide of the mark.

Ah well, my mistake, you do seem bitter, as R&R says as if the Poles would be so stupid. They are just better than us on their own tracks, also pretty good on ours when it's NSS.

I don't think it's bitterness, just abject disappointment that we're so far off the pace. Men v boys as far as we're concerned.

Well they were seeded last year, if that's what you're referring to. I agree though, he's done a decent job, much prefer him to muddlo.