Gavan

Kings Lynn had Loram, Lee, Crump, Pedersen, Rickardsson

Dont agree with this but all entitled to an opinion. I think if a rider finishes 9th or 10th and dont get a wildcard why shouldnt they have the opportunity to try and qualify? Don think those who finish 9th-15th should automatically be excluded from trying to qualify. Personally i wou;d almost go the other way and say people on the cusp like a Lindgren or a Jonsson should do the qualifiers even Tai at the start of the season. As much as i despise KK's blatant disregard for British Speedway and the fans he had 2 new engines for last night and his full Polish pit crew so fair play to him and Iversen in doing the qualifiers making certain of a place. More fool someone like Lindgren whose place could be in jeopardy

If you had asked before the meeting who the best 3 riders in the line up where most would said NKI KK and Bjerre and so it proved. Bjerre deserves his place end of discussion. Why wont Smolinski do anything? I thought the same about Tai and look what he has done. Sour grapes from a Poole fan about Smolinski qualifying when Janowski and Jonasson proved they not good enough ans basically Smolinski is better than both. Janowski may 1 day make it but to much of a gating tart at the moment. Jonasson is a second string at best in a sub standard Elite League and should be nowhere near a GP line up. Poole track shouldnt hold these events its not up to standard.

Well 2 members of my family went to this meeting and have never been so disappointed. I have to work on Saturdays so no chance of me going. How do Poole get such a big meeting the track is bordering on farcical. It was apparantly a dustbowl and if in Gate 4 no chance. lets have a meeting like this on tracks in the u.k that are fit to stage it Peterborough or Kings Lynn. Janowski rode theres a shock!! Disgusting that he pulls out on friday and lets his club down but happens all the time now with Poles (Skornicki the exception) Kasprzak and Bjerre showing that yet again they are the best of the rest and hopefully puts an end to the argument that the like of Jepsen Jensen or Dudek should get in. Jonasson on his home track was disappointing and proved that as an elite league reserve/second string that it would be a huge error to put him in ahead of the likes of Lindgren or Jonsson. Janowski went missing in a big meeting and if he was in the gp's he would get outclassed pure and simple perhaps needa nother year to show he could be consistent. 2 Poles maybe 3 with Gollob means that there wont be anymore. 3 Danes also means no more Holder Gollob Lindgren and Laguta for me

Matej Zagar should be in the top 8. If he falls out i guess he has done enough this season to warrant a wild card next year. Good decision from him just left it late. So what if Harris is in does it really matter!

i know what you are saying but surely just because we dont like particular things about someone doesnt mean we want them to not be here anymore! Tony Millard wasnt everyones cup of tea and made mistkes but wouldnt wish him to not be around! Lee Richardson wasnt particularly my favourite rider either especially after he fenced Mark Loram at the British Final but my god i didnt want the tragedy that happened to him you would need to be a bit sick in the head to want that. R.I.P Tony - you wasnt my favourite commentator and yes i mocked the mistakes but death goes beyond that and condolences to all who knew him.

Im guessing Janowski may not ride as his knee is so badly damaged that Poole knew on Monday to book Skornicki for the Lakeside match. What i want to see is janowski get a 15 point max in the challenge and then see what the blue tints say

quite correct Knudsen just seemed to lack that final killer instinct possibly a bit like Leigh Adams. Ermolenko was lucky in Pocking re the engine failure, the Nielsen incident was 50/50. True Sam was a guy people wanted to see win a world crown, but in his last ride i believe he ran a last just cruising round at the back as the title was won already? If thats the case hate to see that as wasnt fair on all the other guys who at that point though it was the last one off final and could have affected gp places

do you actually know anything! if you think it is physically more demanding to open the throttle and point the bike (Peterborough) then to be turning the bike on a sixpence on a tight track then buddy you need to do some research! Ask the riders which drains them more!! Mark Loram will tell you!

Gosh there is some guff written about tracks. Truly top class riders can ride anywhere - fact. they might not like it but they ride it. There are tracks that have more home track advantage as they are not totally conventional. However i firmly believe it is down to the class of rider that makes the home track adavantage seem much more at some places. Tai Woffinden although brilliant round Wolves would after a few meetings be brilliant around any home track Someone like Buckzowski wouldnt ever be as good at Lakeside or Eastbourne as he is at Peterborough Mark Loram - someone you would class as a flat out true racer hated the Peterborough track but loved Eastbourne and Lakeside because they posed a greater challenge for him. We are obsessed in this country with speed = good racing. It doesnt. 2 evenly matched teams on a track with dirt on provides great racing. Peterborough is the best race track in the country without question but the meeting on sky against Lakeside was boring as it was so one sided. Put Peterborough v Swindon on it would probably be a cracker. Ive also seen some great meetings at Lakeside Lakeside Eastbourne and Peterborough are tracks notorious for having 'track specialists'

i stand corrected. but he retired from gp racing that year. im sure he would have had a wildcard if he was to have continued

there is a race on you tube somewhere of Jan o passing 7 riders in vojens gold bar meeting is something to behold and they were world class riders to

i understand your views but Leigh Adams never finished outside the top 8 from 1999 to 2008 when he retired from gp racing altogether after finishing 6th i believe in 2008

very very talented i agree but..... Michael Lee Mark Loram Jan O Pedersen Tony Rickardsson are 4 i would say were more natural or on a par with Ward. Can Darcy emulate those 4 and be a world champion? Or is he destined to be like a Kelly Moran? All the natural ability in the world 4th on his debut world final but due partly to his poor attitude never achieved what he should have.

For those to say Ward cant win the world title unless he gates well look at Mark Loram. Problem with Ward will be the same its his attitude and the fact that he looks like he is always due to crash - a fact that stopped him from possibly being on the rostrum this year

Nope Bjerre and Hougaard maybe even North should be in instead of Holder and Ward!

is this the same Lindgren that has been in the top of the elite league averages for a number of years? A gp regular for years and a gp winner? Jonasson is an elite league second string just come from reserve

Lindgren will probably get a pick as he will maybe be 9th/10th and hasnt really been 100% fit at certain times. Jonasson isnt a gp rider at all. Janowski is a possible. MJJ doesnt deserve a gp slot. A lot will depend on the challenge but Holder will obviously get 1. Can see the other 3 being Lindgren, Laguta, Janowski/Dudek depending on the challenge result. There isnt a Brit who deserves a full time wildcard. If Ward stays on his bike he will make top 8 if not then he obviously will need a wildcard. Gollobs heart isnt in it thats obvious and i would like to see this legend retire gracefully rather then not give a stuff

Somebody maybe Holder needs to get hold of Ward and make him realise what he could throw away. Arrogant that he didn't need to do what Tai is doing. Take a good look Darcy because you may never reach his level on the world championship if you think all you need to do is turn up and ride

Ward Pedersen Zagar Gollob

hope he does well for you i like Glasgow just cant stand North. didnt say slagging off Arlington is wrong just think its a blinkered view thats all.

what does it matter how he rides the track totally irrelevent

the bloke is a jumped up aussie who thinks he is better the is bit like Batchelor but at least Troy has a touch of class

WARD ZAGAR MADSEN PEDERSEN

Good luck Glasgow having this ego riding for you! Nothing against Glasgow like the club and fans but you will soon see what you have signed. A gating tart who thinks he is better than he really is and can't pass a premier league 3 pointer. As I say hope he does well for you guys you deserve success but read his twitter as well the guy is a plank. Didn't want to ride premier league thought he was to good and now can't even get out of the reserve spot in the elites bottom club.