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The first couple of practice qualifiers had a certain novelty value ... But that was it. Boring as hell otherwise. A terrible waste of a prime time Friday evening that would be much better used for Polish matches. and on top of everything the TV programme production was pretty dreadful.

FACEBOOK ALERT ! .... He's escaped again.

Oliver Dowden saying in the Commons today that he really 'hopes' that stadiums will be at full capacity come October next year when the Rugby League World Cup is to be held in England, but contingencies will need to be in place in the event of that not being possible At face value that seems positive ... Just not sure if it really is for 30-40k at Cardiff in July.

Well we know all that, we were here watching it unfold .... But bloody stupid to choose to put themselves in the same position with the best part of 12 months notice. Seems strange for this to be the way BSI want to bow out ... With a potential Lublin repeat. PS ... was at nearly every one of the BLRCs from early 70s to the closure of Hyde Road ...often spent the day watching the weather fearing a rain off and travelled in trepidation, frozen stiff on the night but with rose tinted specs it all seems marvellous ... Reality can be cruel.

Holding it in Poland in October turned out so well ...

David Norris that is just a name from the distant past ... An irrelevance today despite his comedic value 15 years ago. And Keith Huewen ... I just despair ...

I don't think anyone here has ever mentioned keeping Sam in the job. I just made it plain that Dave Rowe had done a great job this season and for the last few years on Eurosport. Personally my choice of 'second chair' would be Chris Louis.

If you are looking to dispel the cliche of a moaning Aussie ... Never interview a Holder.

Because David Rowe has done a damn good job for Eurosport for the last few years and doesn't deserve to be dumped just because the 'usual suspects' are at a loose end.

Yes. https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2020/06/22/sky-and-discovery-announce-carriage-deal/

What amounts to a wishlist of dates/venues is in the original post ... Anything that comes officially from BSI anytime soon will still need to be taken with a huge pinch of salt until much later the way things are going.

Ominous signs with Warsaw National Stadium now being turned into a Polish Nightingale Hospital ... Shades of Cardiff ?

Manchester next October ... So fingers crossed.

I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about. Thankfully.

I wish I was not a speedway supporter sometimes. Tonight was one of those those times. Nothing about this weekend or the SON will ever redeem things.

Whoosh

What a monstrous trophy they are using ...hideous

No. Thats just daft.

At least they have had the foresight to pencil next year's event in for a better time of the year ...

No need to reinvent the wheel. Just return to the (immediate) pre 2020 method. Perfect.

Oh FFS

Oh yes ... No one could moan and groan pre meeting as much about a wet track as him ... A right sour faced malcontent he could be ... So it was always satisfyingly amusing to see him have to cope for all those years having to run meetings in the p!ssing rain at Vojens.

Today, of course, riders provide their own helmet colours and can have them bespoke fitted to their helmet and securely fastened. In the GPs most have 4 helmets in the appropriate colour. But back in the seventies the helmet covers are provided by the track ... Many were in a very poor state of repair, tattered and loose fitting with knicker-elastic that would do Nora Batty proud. That why Olsen felt he had a right to moan about 'his' not being fit for purpose.

Yes and all with 3-2-1-0 scoring ... The absolute bedrock of proper speedway.

Yes. The app worked fine on my iPad from the start. But has always played up very badly on my Kindle Fire and never resolved. But avoiding the app and using the exact editions website and it all works fine.