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I suspect the "special" part of his/her user name refers to his needs. Another one unable to read

Shared events should go wherever they are likely to generate the biggest crowd. The revenue (after expenses) is shared between the clubs anyway.

"Fines" you don't have a lot of choice, invoices dressed up to look like fines never need paying

Lets see Kelvin and Nige explain away the fact that the next great white hope of British speedway who did so well in the world cup for Team GB is wearing a German race jacket!!!!!

You know the script Bryn. Whatever the weather, whatever the state of the track just keep saying "meeting definitely on"

Lots of riders burst on the scene and look certain world champions and fizzle out but Tommy had been improving year on year and, yes, I felt he was a certainty. Ironically Tommy was so safe on track, always 100% in control. He was 23 when he died so could have been competing for world titles up to the late 80s. Of course for Tommy to have won a title one of the actual winners would not have done so

Pretty good shout there Sid, but at the risk of upsetting Norbold, I find it hard to credit pre war rider as true greats. The sport was so much in it's infancy that no matter what the standard some would have been better than others. The skills required had not really been honed at that point and as such I find it difficult to place, say, Tom Farndon against Tommy Jansson. Of course the war (and a fatal accident in Farndons case) intervened so it is impossible to say if those guys could have remained at the top as standards got higher. That is not to say they wouldn't have done, just too much of an unknown for me

Ah but we don't expect it to apply to speedway riders you know. Any involvement with speedway is an immunity from the law.

To be honest though Sidney the whole episode is pure theatre and can only put bums on seats whenever these two meet. It will likely sway a few of the undecideds to go to Cardiff. A cursory slap on the wrist to appease the baying mob and accept the good publicity that has just landed in the sports lap

It isn't in the least bit strange. Ty Proctor failed to meet work permit criteria and so it was revoked and he was given 72 hours to leave the country.

He was in the country illegally and was removed, no criminal record. Why you compare him with Ward is strange, as far as I am aware he isn't in breach of his visa and is entitled to be here.

Or one could assume he was in breach of his work permit

It would be nice if he could. A nice amount of dirt it was providing some good racing before the prima donnas decided they didn't like green light starts. The twelve heats completed made it a decent GP, I suspect if it had gone the distance it could well have been a classic.

But how is the plywood stored, I hope they use a scientific pyramid shape rather than just dump it in a pile

How do you think Eurosport (or SKY or ITV) get the finance to buy live (or delayed live!!) sport, they dont rely on winning the euro millions weekly. They would have sold ad space during Saturdays original event which was over 3 hours and no doubt will have had to massively reduce the cost to those advertisers and cram some of them into a two hour slot. A normal BSI live broadcast allows for at least 7 ad breaks

Cant agree with that at all, there was some real good racing throughout. It was certainly the best TV meeting this year

No but I think you should post on here at 3pm daily. If you fail to check in we can start looking under patios in Boston. Think it could be concrete boots time for you

You have advocated a return to a system rife with seedings. World finals were known to have nearly one third of seeded riders in them. Wildcards don't have, or need "criteria". The very idea is for the organizers to pick a rider they want in the line up for whatever reason. It doesn't matter a jot who was picked the year before, or why he was picked.

FFS, the Cov v Poole TV match was on 01st June in the most monsoon like conditions

While I agree with your points in the speedway/cricket comparison, this bit is incorrect

I need to reconsider where I come from based on this new criteria. I too refer to home as the area I currently live, I even have friends in this area. Does this mean I am now not from where I thought I was from. It is worse for Bwitcher. He lives in Portugal, probably even has the odd Portugese friend and yet tries to pass himself off as British

Darcy was given the perfect opportunity there to say the right things, Nigel almost fed him the lines yet he said nothing in the way of an apology. Kelvin then went on to put words in Wards mouth making up that he was sorry for his actions.

As is always the case on a Sky night

The BSPA have never owned the rights to the World Championship. If they had been savvy they would have bought them though

The points on the Weslake were inside the little circular cover held in place by 2 allen pins, and they didn't like getting soaked!!!!