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We can only deal with what he actually said, or posted, the quote you posted stated fans were scum for booing him. Only one poster on here has said they actually heard anything specific and they said it was about his dad, if true that is unforgivable but other than that it's just booing and chanting who are ya. Plenty have said how the crowd helped to ramp up the already tense atmosphere, surely that is a positive, booing comes with the territory if you want an atmosphere. I dread to think what would have happened if he'd slid off in his tac ride, Aces fans would be accused of cheering a fallen rider blah blah blah. So, one person has said they heard abuse mentioning Rob and we all latch on to that, fair enough. It was a fantastic final and it's a shame this thread has ended up with backbiting about something someone random happened to hear.

Bang on the money, I can remember being 10y/o and scared when I approached Olsen in the pits for his autograph, I thought he may have known I'd been booing him for all I was worth just minutes earlier. Luckily he didn't recognise me and signed accordingly.

None of my business but would it not be worth asking robert72 if he still has his kevlars and if he's free on the 22nd? He's lined up against World Champions in the past and maybe could still do a job in a patched up side.

Well he was dissing my City..

The airport is 8 miles from the centre of Manchester, it's one road all the way, a dual carriageway that becomes a motorway for the last 3 miles or so. 25 minutes drive in traffic. Driving to it from the south invariably means using the M6/M56 but there are alternatives, A34 for example.

It's just a chant, one that's easy to get going, whoever started it last night should take a bow. Most football chants are inane but when delivered at the right time they can be genius. Learn their place? Their place is supporting the most famous speedway club in the World, bar none. I've always had time for Woffinden and have enjoyed watching him race, he was last night's pantomime villain and he played up to it, the idiots comment was nothing imo, unlike the "scum" comment he apparently made online later, that was going too far.

Great to read about Wilkie, he immediately sprang to mind when it kicked off near the pit gate, the memories of that evening back in 72(?) against Leicester, Alan Cowland upset Wilkie on the track and all hell broke loose after the race, riders, mechanics and hangers on getting stuck in, Alan Morrey had his work cut out to calm it all down. Wilkie was an inspirational captain for the Aces and a real character of the sport, he once climbed the ladder to the refs box at Saddlebow Rd in order to have a quiet word regarding an exclusion. I wish I could have been there last night, the atmosphere in my living room was tense, it must have been electric to have been there, can't remember the last time I heard scores, if not hundreds, chanting like they did at Woffinden, pure drama. As for Craig Cook, he loves Belle Vue Speedway and was so pumped up last night, maybe he did go a bit too far when confronting Lindgren but it made for brilliant viewing and just served to ramp up the tension, more of the same next season please, loved it.. Great advert for the sport, brilliant end to the season and Congratulations to Wolves, especially PK, lovely chap and I doubt anyone begrudges him that finale to his British career. Roll on next season, can't wait.......

Well at least Kelvin was well wrapped up, no gloves either.... proper coat, a coat from the top drawer.

I think you're wrong Lisa, listen again on the youtube link above, he said he "felt like he didn't have any speed" @ 1.05 & 50 seconds. No big deal but I'm sure his mum will be pleased he kept it clean..

For anyone who didn't get to see the meeting, fill your boots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LQCnmTrPRc I could watch race after race on that track, spectacularly fast.

Oh shut up, you've slagged at least half the Belle Vue team tonight, just watch the bloody racing and enjoy it for what it is, a decent meeting on a fair track with no potholes.

Great ride from Howarth and Clegg there, brilliant, congratulations Wolves.

He's been saying it since about 19.55 on Monday, like a stuck record..

I didn't think Worrall swore then when interviewed, what you on about Nige??

You really smoked us there Tai, ave that!!!!

I don't think bad luck came into it on Monday, Wolves wanted it more than some of the Aces riders showed. I like the play-offs but it's nerve wracking when you're team is involved. The good thing about tonight is that it's at the best track in the country and the weather has been more than kind, whatever the result I'm sure we are in for some exciting heats, can't ask for much more to bring the curtain down on the season. Come on Aces, time to step up and do the impossible.

Who cares, they're all cockneys anyway. As for food, depends on time really but, as you say, town is only a short bus hop away and you can get whatever you want once there. The curry mile is only 5 minutes drive if anyone likes a ruby.

East Manchester is famous for fantastic comebacks, who can forget May 5th 2012. If Mark Lemon needs something to inspire the riders he could do worse than show them this.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81bv_gF4j5k I'll be happy for Manchester to be red, black & white for tonight, come on the Aces, give it a go, you never know..

Angina?

Even actually selecting and naming the 2 riders to be injured, pure class indeed.

Well done Craig Cook, he loves riding for Belle Vue and will be hurting tonight.

Well it's certainly looking grim now with ht 15 to come. The glimmer of hope is on the basis that Fricke owes BV big time after tonight and is definitely capable of delivering on Weds, Jacobs will almost certainly bag some points, Zagar and Cook can go unbeaten if they are firing, Nicholls and the Worrall boys can pack the points in too. So it's not too bad after all, roll on Wednesday..

Oh she's there, look out for 2 bears fighting in a sack.

With any luck it will "let the crowd bring him home", at least then we get a couple of seconds break from the shoutiness.

Spot on, certainly the latter half of this season he's relied on making the cutback when missing the gate or else hasn't got involved, last year he seemed to have the speed to just line the opponents up over a couple of laps and pass them at will, it was great to watch as you could almost witness his racing brain working the move. Such a shame we only have one true contender from these shores, oh for the days when we had 4 or 5 World Finalists on a regular basis. Here's hoping Rob Lambert can make some big strides next season and get himself noticed.