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That's fine if all 4 teams can suddenly change their teams to bring in a GP calibre rider. If not and only one team is allowed to do that, I call that cheating the league title.

New rule needs to come in. Riders are not eligible for the play-off's unless they have raced at least three months of the domestic season.

Wow, just seen the news.. but I am not at all surprised Poole managed to bring in someone of Lindback's calibre for the play-off's. It's always Poole. What a farce. I was ridiculed for creating a thread congratulating Belle Vue for winning the league and this exactly why I despise the play off's. The title can be manipulated... cheated!!!!

As the dough is rising all you hear will be Pearson shouting 'It's all very tight' followed by and if it stays like this the Bakewell Tart will be the winner.

Indeed. A fair few of us hold this opinion. Many people on here say they tolerate him, but that's different to liking. Other than a few like Philp Rising who keeps telling us Sky think the shines out his arse, I have not really read of many people admitting they really like his commentary.

Indeed, if Belle Vue are denied now through lady luck and injury it would an injustice.

Ok I am wrong if you say so... but I still believe the tam that finishes top of the table after months of racing should be league champions.

So we have given the credibility of our league title winners for a few quid from Sky? Is that what you're saying? Like I said, we have a GP system where to find the most consistent world champion, should be the same for the league title.

I am sure 99% of you will say that, but doesn't mean I am actually wrong. Leicester finished the Premier League top of the table in football last season, didn't need a gimmick of play off to keep that entertaining.

Philip Rising informed us earlier that speedway gets thousands of casual viewers from Sky, which is great. But how stupid does our sport now seem tonight after we heard about Rider X is guesting for team B tomorrow and then Rider Y guesting for team C Friday. It really does sound stupid that riders involved in the play-off's are allowed to go and guest for other teams.

Call me old school, but for me the team that finishes top of the table at the end of the season are the rightly and worthy League Champions. So congratulations Belle Vue on a fantastic season. The Play-off's are a gimmick for Sky. Clearly every season most of you say that you love the play-off's but to me it means the team that's worked the hardest all season long could lose out because of bad luck in the final matches. Effectively the league title is decided across four matches, how is that championship worthy? Surely the point of a league season is to find the most consistent team? After all, that's why we now have the GP's, to find the best rider over the entire season.

Wow, you're a lovely person.

He will tweak it and be injured again the following day... not that I am cynical about Poole's ability to replace riders for the play offs.

Explain it once in a meeting is fine, not constantly . I wonder if the casual viewer will be enticed to come back for future broadcasts with all the shouting and screaming?

It wasn't really Kelvin, it was Pearson screaming like an idiot, and in the following race.

The guy is an idiot, shouting and screaming at top of his voice for a move that didn't even come off.

And not helped by a certain speedway commentator blaming ref's for riders jumping by constantly banging on about ref's holding tapes. They're not, riders are just jumping too much.

Agreed. A description that could have also been applied to Ward if his off track antics were anything to go by.

If only that was true... on both accounts!

I thought the same all season, in fact since last season and when Hancock made his cowardly assault and petty website tantrum last season. But yeah, the Nicki we have is not the same, and frankly, boring. Much of what Nicki used to be blamed for was just hard riding, it was no more dirty than what other riders get away with.

Agreed. The new breed are coming through, and Dudek in 2017. If we get Emil back too then it will be a fantastic 2017.

Apparently Pearson does, every race, every GP, every season. How many GP's has he ridden in again? Sssh, all criticism of the worlds best commentator is not allowed on this forum.

Interesting that Nicholls calls it a tactical fall... he often seems to think every rider takes tactical falls. I also seem to recall he and his other half had a go at Harris for that at the British final a few years ago.

Was I watching a different race? Pearson didn't think he had even touched him, comments on here he went down far too easy. I watched it in real time thinking Harris had really gone in hard and gave his leg a good whack. Right call to exclude Harris.

You're trying to be a clever dick.. .but just come across a dick.