The White Knight

Thank you The Abbott for your kind reply. :)

It wasn't Archie Andrews was it?

The Abbott - do YOU know the Riding Order please? This is driving me up the wall. Ooops!!! Perhaps nobody knows the Riding Order.

I know - I only raised it on this Thread because MattK asked me how another body above the BSPA could help. I thought this was a good example (off the top of my head) - perhaps I was wrong. Perhaps I should have mention the Coventry/Peterborough situation of a few years ago - that would have been another one that an Independent body could have sorted out. I just take exception to being called names when I have already made myself clear regarding Rules. The suggestion that I am a hypocrite because I mention Lambert was, to my mind, out of line.

Please read my latest Post on the Newcastle v. Peterborough Thread Matt and DON'T be so judgmental. :mad:

HEY!!! We DON'T want him here. :shock: :shock: Can anyone please give me the correct Riding Order for Newcastle tomorrow. At the moment I am very confused.

No, I can't - my problem is not with Lambert or with my Team. My problem is that had Newcastle been Poole (as you said) he would have been riding at Newcastle on Sunday. It was you who made me think about that. THAT is what is wrong in Speedway - there is one Law for some and one Law for others - that is not RIGHT. For what it's worth, if Lambert riding for us means bending or breaking the Rules - I don't want him. So I hope that clears that up.

The Lambert situation.

Only because they are NOT CONSISTENT in their decisions.

What I don't understand is your defense of your indefensible position on this. It doesn't matter a damn how many appeals there are. If you judge that they are worthy of your support donate, if you decide they aren't worth supporting - then ignore the Collection. It really is as simple as that.

Let him be Gazc - it's better for the rest of us if he goes to Durham.

They have - but I refuse to be reconstructed. Sorry.

They could sort out warring Promoters for a start. They could stop some of the 'fiddling' that goes on. They could make sure that the Sport is run in an open and honest manner. They might even be able to prevent SKY from changing the Rules ie. Double Points, Playoffs etc. People seem keen to shoot down this idea of an independent body - but - nobody seems able to come up with suggestions that might help Speedway. I believe a truly INDEPENDENT body could help.

If Newcastle was Poole - he would be riding for us on Sunday. The Rules would have been got round somehow. :mad:

He may well be right - I acknowledge that. Still being pedantic though. However historically, in Speedway, we have always been Great Britain. Of course I should realise - HISTORY and TRADITION mean absolutely NOTHING in our Sport. :sad: They even attempted to change Excluded to Disqualified for heavens sake - what the hell is the point of that? (Just an aside) They just change things for the sake of change - not for the good of the Sport and this attitude contributes to why people are walking away from Speedway. The 'Powers that be' though can't or won't see that. I am not saying that this is the main reason for Crowds dropping - but - it is certainly a contributory factor along with silly Regulations etc..

Now I am confused. Then what IS the Riding Order then? Surely not Robson at 2.

You are right, of course you are. And British Speedway will continue it's downward spiral. :sad: Sad but inevitable. What is needed is cooperation and a will to work together. What we seem to have is Self Interest and discord. An Independent Group overseeing Speedway would, to my mind, be the only way to go. Short sighted Promoters cannot seem to see that this could increase the Sport's popularity as everything would be seen to be fair and above board. As you say though Vince - it will never happen. Presently the Speedway Regulations seem to be made up on the back of a fag packet to the advantage of whatever Promoter feels that they need changing at the time to the benefit of his Club.

Thank you DIAMONDS - I appreciate that. It is as I thought - but - I needed some confirmation. Cheers Ian

VERY pedantic...................... Give over smod. Great Britain and the Union Flag Race Jacket was good enough for British Speedway for years. We should return to that. A lot of the problems of our Sport is that we have chucked out our Traditions. THAT doesn't seem to have done us much good - has it? Crowds are still disappearing - aren't they? TeamUK is even worse than TeamGB.

The gamble is that they number of people coming along will make up for the reduction and more. It will hopefully open up Plymouth Speedway to a new audience. I sincerely hope the Promotion are successful with this. Newcastle have done it a couple of times - I am not privy to how successful it was - but - there did seem to be a more folk there than usual. I think that certain Promoters can only be praised for exploring any and every new avenue to increase their revenue streams. It is the sort of forward thinking that Speedway needs.

You are 100% correct. Sadly it will never happen. :sad:

My Cheque will be in the Post tomorrow.

Where do I send it?

I understand - I shouldn't have asked. Sorry. I agree with the second highlighted bit - how about something stirring like 'Land of Hope and Glory' or 'Rule Britannia' - preferably the second one for me.

I thought I read that he was returning to Australia.