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It's not media manipulation, it is just Nigel Pearson. Awful commentator.

You dont care about British Speedway then, just your own club? For the good of British Speedway, within 5 years it should be at least 4 British riders per team.

I do agree with your comments about promoters should not have to respond to every forum user, and fan and they do deserve more credit for using their money to keep the sport alive, but they could at least embrace the forum every now and again. I hope your quoted comments are not indicative of how promoters feel about fans that do not attend meetings. You talk about 'real fans', are you saying those real fans are only the ones that go meetings? I am perhaps one of those people who never go, who you seem to be dismissing if I am reading right and I am not entitled to an opinion on these forums because I don't go? I might not go now, but I did at one time, so does that mean I am no longer a fan? At one time I perhaps went to more speedway meetings than most fans, at one time I followed my team home and away, Glasgow one night, Exeter the next, and so on, I was always there in my crappy little Allegro that I owned back then. I never missed a meeting in years, spent thousands on following my team, put lots of money into promoters pockets around the UK, yet I no longer go because my club was lost to the sport and the passion to support another team is simply not there. But my love for speedway racing as not diminished. And if I am reading you correctly, I am not entitled to an opinion because I don't go to meetings and I choose this forum to express my views?

How nice to have speedway commentated by two guys just letting the racing do most of the talking, and without demented screaming when it did get a bit exciting. Scott did well actually, as did the other guy, especially considering I am assuming they were London based not their live. Loved the little clip of Hans and Tai getting across Moscow, would love to see Sky or Eurosport do more stuff like that as fillers, to see the riders away from the tracks.

You are the one now with the 'I told you so' posts. Well done you were right, 95% of us on here were all wrong. I for one am glad I was wrong, and I hope Tai goes all the way now.

What a ridiculous comment, just because someone did worse things in the past, lets dimiss this latest incident. Seriously, you really suggesting that? My point is, people on here seem to excuse idiotic behaviour, just because the rider is from their favourite team or happens to be a speedway star.

Even more impressive then. I think you are nit picking there.

If they were not speedway riders would you still be wanting to see their good, or would you be calling them morons and other such names? So many people on here defend the indefensible simply because they wear speedway tinted glasses. Perhaps Ward should study Michael Lee and it may scare Ward enough to help him find the right path so his natural talent is not wasted.

Not at all saying that, but we are being asked to feel sorry for two guys stuck in a hot booth watching speedway as some sort of excuse for inane ramblings. Your office work may well be like mine, hard work, and lots of stress, and far more challenging that sat in a hot booth watching speedway.

Oh give me a break Philip. Do you really want us to feel sorry for them because they had to work hard for 3 hours sat watching speedway, talking down a microphone? I respect a soldier walking for 8+ hours or more in the desert, or the nurses running around looking after patients for several hours at a time, or the helpline volunteers who take emotionally draining calls from suicidal people for several hours at a time etc, etc, but I don't feel sorry for a commentator just because he was stuck in a hot booth for a few hours.

True, but look at Pearson's Twitter, at one time, even construtive feedback was met with sarcastic 'thanks for watching' replies.

I think that is even more impressive when we remember he rode through the pain barrier for the best part of a month with that damaged shoulder.

I 100% agree with this, I commented similar about his effort to learn Polish earlier in the season. When interview now, he comes across incredibly professional.

Slightly dissapointed that I will be cycling from Lands End to John o Groats in the last two weeks of August, so I will miss the next two GPs. I hope Tai will flourish in my abscense.

I think that was covered last night, Tai as been working really hard with a fitness trainer, and changing diets etc. Makes the world of difference.

I think if that is it, then it is time to retire for Mr G, which is such a shame. But I hate seeing him like this, I want to remember the man that would blast around the outside for nowhere. I am not sure that Mr G problem is, is he injured? Otherwise, well Kelvin talked about confidence last night, and I hate saying this about any rider, as the show such balls being on track, but the way he shut off a couple of times last night, it is almost like the bottle/confidence as gone. I hate saying that, but he just does not seem to be the same Gollob we have loved for all these years.

Oh FFS, my heart bleeds for them.

I don't mind Kelvin, but Pearson's inane screaming towards the end was embarrassing, almost as embarrassing as he sucked up to Holder watching at home, I thought at one point he was going to say 'I miss you' to Holder. I can't believe that Sky, BSI and Eurosport can not find anyone better to commentate on the speedway, there most be someone lively and knowledgable that can do the job without sucking up or sreaming.

I am by no means 'older generation', but when you have seen first hand the impact weed can have on peoples mental health, then you would not be so flippant. Who says the majority don't want this particular law? I must have missed that piece of evidence.

No idea what happened last night, but the last time I saw two riders have a go at each on track was the last time I ever saw Robert Nagy race. Him and Matousek clashed at Long Eaton on the Wednesday evening, and as the two lined up the following evening, before tapes rose you could sense something was wrong. If you ask me, throwing a few punches in the pits is far better than letter disgruntled riders take it out on track.

Shall we now discuss the consequences of people that overdo the weed? The impact on their mental health? You can debate the right or wrong of the law all you want, but whilst it remains illegal, it remains wrong at this time. A law I hope remains in place for a long time to come.

Go on.... explain that one to me again.

You would think MPs have slightly more important business to be dealing with at Westminster.

Aah... my initial thought is that this impacts on those teams that make it through the race-off. Would that give them time to repair bikes, riders to rest up to come fresh again for the final. Call up a nw rider if one is injured in the race-off. Might be better for the fans, but not sure it works in a practical sense. Maybe race-off Friday, Final Saturday is better and fairer?

Oh don't be so stupid... that is just far too logical and sensible for speedway... I don't know, some people! Tut.