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  1. RUSSIA'S Artem Laguta returns to Grand Prix action in Malilla next week having presumably acquired a visa and recovered from his recent hand injury.
  2. EMIL has been in the UK all week - no meetings abroad - and taking in the sights including London for the first time.
  3. WHY? The sister is older than either Grigory or Artum and Tarasenko is only 17 (birthday in May) ...
  4. I CAN only reiterate what I said earlier ... fans in the UK get much more in a state about the joker than elsewhere and nobody in Gorzow thought they were at a circus. We need to accept and understand that the view of British fans is often very diverse from those abroad and our voice is very much diminished these days. In fact, we are pretty much ignored for all sorts of reasons.
  5. SORRY but I think you are making a mountain out of a mole hill... there was a breakdown in communication which was not fault of Sky, Pearson or Tatum and there were many (including the Race Director) who thought they had the right decision. I cannot remember it happening before and hopefully it won't again.
  6. THIS has always been a bone of contention but it is Great Britain and not England, Scotland, Wales or indeed Northern Ireland that is affiliated to the FIM.
  7. I WOULDN'T say I like it but I understand why it is there. I think us Brits get more worked up about it partly because our interpretation of "joker" is different from that of fans abroad who, from the evidence of my own eyes, have no problem with it. And, like it or not, we live in a commercial world and the TV channels love it especially when, as on Saturday, it helps create a close finish. That will not please the purists in the UK but we are now such a small player in world speedway that our opinions and views carry rapidly decreasing weight. Lots of sports, notably cricket, create rules designed to improve the TV spectacle as well as for those watching live. I very much doubt whether many of the 15,000 fans in Gorzow on Saturday have a problem with the joker.
  8. BUT they weren't wrong ... the information they had (as did we in the pits, which is why Crump was lined-up ready to come out as the joker, was that Ward had finished last. It was only when the referee was informed that Australia were playing their joker that it came to light that the wrong information had been relayed to the TV truck, from where the graphics are operated, and indeed to the Race Director. Cannot blame Sky, who were just one of many taking their info from the host broadcasters, or indeed either Nigel or Kelvin who were simply acting on the info coming through their headsets and the pictures from the pits that had Crump on the grid.
  9. DON'T expect anything until after the 2011 SGP season has been completed and the enforced move for Cardiff will certainly result in a shuffling of the pack
  10. They cannot have June next year but will almost certainly revert for the remainder of the five year contract...
  11. WE can argue all night about the degree of greatness that Gollob deserves but has there ever been a more entertaining rider? His performance last night was breathtaking and truly inspirational for his team-mates whose heads were drooping after a poor start.
  12. IF it ain't broke - and on the evidence of last night it isn't - why change it? Fantastic event, especially for those of us lucky enough to be there. Cannot argue that the final needs to be moved around more (Sweden in 2012, most likely Malilla, too many internal politics at Eskilstuna) but frankly how can any where compare with Polish events these days? The Edward Jancarz stadium in Gorzow compares with Torun and it is not just on the track that sadly the UK is now amongst the poor relations of world speedway.
  13. DON'T get too smug ... if you recall I was simply relaying what the FIM were saying. But, hey, for all I know you might be the President of the FIM! Nothing surprises me anymore...
  14. RED faces at the FIM ... it would seem that the sport's governing body are powerless to prevent Emil Sayfutdinov riding for Russia in the SWC race-off at Gorzow tomorrow despite their protestations to the contrary. Apparently there is no actual evidence that Sayfutdinov declined to ride at King's Lynn on Monday and that his complaints about payments, etc, etc do not constitute a formal refusal to participate especially as the Russian federation say ultimately they simply did not pick him! Without any paper trail supporting the FIM's case and the Russian federation's position it would appear to leave the way clear for Emil to return. As a fan and a spectator, that's great news and will greatly add to the competitiveness of the race-off, especially with Grigory Laguta riding as well. But as for the authority of the FIM? Well, that's another matter.
  15. HARRIS is only 28... and I would bet we haven't seen anywhere near the best of him yet. His hunting down and passing of Gollob at KL last night was evidence of what he can do with the right set-up and equipment. Long may it continue.
  16. HOPEFULLY a date and venue for the 2012 British Grand Prix will be announced on Sky on Saturday during the SWC Final
  17. A Speedway World Cup yes but not a British GP. It will not have any near the facilities now required for speedway's showpiece event. Hopefully one of its prime values as a "national stadium" will be the facilities it will potentially offer to junior riders and the opportunity for British speedway to have a much needed academy that can be used day in and day out.
  18. NO one stuck their nose in, the track was all Buster's work and he was delighted with it.
  19. ALL I can tell you is that a senior member of the CCP at the FIM reaffirmed today that Sayfutdinov is suspended from the remainder of the 2011 SWC tournament...
  20. AND still more tosh ... just who are these ponces as you call them?
  21. THE new Belle Vue stadium will be no where near the size and standard required for the British GP ... UTTER tosh... MORE tosh...
  22. PROBABLY because they didn't fancy being involved in any number of crashes with the Dryml brothers in Gorzow. Quote of the night from Ales: "If they gave points for crashes we (he and brother Lukas) would be World Champions!"
  23. SCOTT has personal reasons for not travelling to Poland this week and I am sure anyone in his situation would have done the same. Those criticising him at a difficult time should bite their tongues. The FIM word at KL last night was that the Laguta brothers are free to return to the Russian side on Thursday if selected. Their non-appearance at KL was down to visa problems, not helped apparently by very unhelpful UK officials in Moscow, and at no stage did they decline to ride. Emil Sayfutdinov did refuse to ride (in the eyes of many for understandable reasons) but he is effectively suspended for the remainder of the tournament.
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