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The OP tells us a few things. Every single person was of the opinion that the track was rideable and the meeting should/could go ahead. Except ****. From the moment of **** arriving everything changed. He, and he alone, was of the opinion that racing should not take place. After he had spoken to everyone involved, everyone also agreed. Notwithstanding their unanimous contrary opinion just minutes/hours before. It was later found that **** was completely correct and the track was in such bad shape that it needed major construction work over several weeks to rectify. After which it has been brilliant. The lessons to learn. 1) That **** is a very. very persuasive voice. 2) That organisers should have got **** to run the show from the start as he seems to have known more than anyone else involved in the debacle from just a moments first glance. 3) The identity of **** is shrouded in impenetrable mystery.

I had thought that the announcement last week HAD settled the future of speedway at the NSS. The only thing left to do was just give the details of the the new mangement/promotion. Nothing else was supposed to be 'up in the air' or pending legal questions was it?

That was then. Under Richard Clark. It has been all-gums. Not a tooth in sight.

What do you think? Let's give them the benefit of the doubt though. And pretend it did not meet their deadline. I expect to see a double-page spread on it and it's implication next week. Along with full details of the lawyers acting so that their hundreds of readers affected worldwide may be able to join the action and gain recompense.

I had to laugh that Speedway Star even dared to cast aspersions on the poor logos adopted. So they must be really bad. Peter Oakes took the trouble to copy a couple of quotes from Twitter mocking them. This must be evidence of the hard-hitting, fearless journalism we can expect in 2017 from the bitingingly independent minded Star.

Why do I have to 'respect' his decision Whatever that means. I shall 'disrespect' it to my hearts content. Even though I don't know what that means in practice either.

I notice that the original page with the various options and the details of the vote itself has been taken down. The votes clearly favoured the dire option 1. But the newer pages and usage elsewhere shows that the option adopted is none of those offered. It is a bastardised version of option 2. And is dreadful. It's bloody Boatymacboatface all over again.

One would need to be some sort of pathological Roscoe-hater to pass an adverse comment on him enjoying himself at this time of year. Whilst, simultaneously, being arse licker in chief to TW to offer any sort of support to his comments of recent times. Back in the day I remember that the first days of marriage were taken up with far more 'productive' activities than tweeting. The youth of today, eh?

Having read the government consultation document the press release is a complete overreaction. But damn good PR for a rock-hard Brexit. This sort of thing just pushes all the right buttons in the public's anti-Brusssels psyche. I imagine that is the point of it all. Every little helps. .

Absolutely right. The green light starts were what got the (ringleader) riders knickers in a twist above everything else.

As 'brand awareness' goes. You speak of Nike and Speedway in the same breath. Astonishing.

Yes, and all three are complete mingers.

So what?Who cares? Here, on a Speedway forum, we are talking about what has been produced right now for speedway. And they are rubbish. Cheap or expensive. Doesn't matter.

Not good either. And it was recieved with almost universal derision when it was introduced into Football earlier in the year. Producing other poor examples of logos does not change the simple fact. The SGB ones are childish crap.

They all look very ... 1990s. Is it deliberate ?

. There were twelve races at Warsaw and most of them were damn good. Petulant rider-power was the cause of the abandonment; aided and abbeted by lilly-livered officialdom. The comparision you make with the unrideable 3rd and 4th turns at the NSS is totally fallacious.

. Which sounds about right. I wish them every success in getting the people truly to blame to foot the bill.

.You could look at it that way, if you care about the silly boy at all. I prefer to dwell upon the legend that is PK. Genuinely well respected across the whole Speedway world. A real gentleman who represents everything we would want to celebrate; decency and loyalty. And a damn good rider to boot. Let's hope his Testimonial is not affected by the attendance of anyone unworthy of being his boot cleaner. .

That would be a reasonable thng for the journalist writing the news report for BSI to have questioned. Along with much more, before clicking to upload his daft story. But I understand the SpeedwayGP website comes under the stewardship of the same Mr Burbidge who has performed so poorly in the Star. Very little chance of anything more than 'telling his mates side of the story' from this guy.

On many threads I have been accused of being negative regarding decisions made by the BSPA. I now want to shout from the rooftops. WELL DONE BSPA! What a pillock that lad can be.

To get to March finding that Coventry and Belle Vue are open for racing at ALL will be a massive advance on what we feared just a few weeks ago. To get confirmation at they will both be able to present a full programme of Premiership fixtures with viable teams will be a like a dream come true for most fans. For us to already get the news that they will each be putting on an additional six fixtures of National League Speedway is a great bonus. How can anyone moan about this?

My goodness I hope you didn't pay money for him to give such an insightful view. It's surely just stating the bleeding obvious. And is the very reason they were created.

.You really do make it just too easy ... I now find myself being persuaded by the counter claims for Droylsden.

I thought I made it clear I was being childish.

At first glance I agreed with everything SCB put in the original post. And then ... gustix got involved. And unfortunately, it makes me realise that I am a 5 year old, after all. There is only one side of ANY argument for me. It just HAS to be the opposite one to gustix. Every time.