freddyfivetoes

Poles seem to think they run World Speedway -- remember their failed stance against the silencers? "Too far from Warsaw, who do the FIM think they are, trying to make speedway global?" Of course there's nothing wrong with them. Fully agree that we want to see a Dane on the top step at the end of it all, and the lads who did make the t5rip have a wonderful experience, as well as two fine meetings.

Word in Denmark has Morten Risager going to Perth and will be doing this meeting

Of course they are.

Junior leagues are always worthwhile. Northern one was done and dusted a while back, Edinburgh won it. Seems there was some disgruntlement at BSPA moving in and changing the rules this year. Hope it isn't going to become more "professional" and take away our second-half fun and games.

I hope the "missing in action" Poles are at the very least excluded from entering this event again. Probably too much to hope for an actual ban or fine -- because they're Polish. A rider from one of the minor speedway nations would have suffered a heavier penalty, you might think.

From here I see this as an exceptional circumstance. On TV, etc, we are told this has been the wettest year since 1830. That's 182 years! How can we complain if what was a sensible, logical way to culminate a season has been washed away by rain the like of which me shouldn't expect to see in such quantity again until 2194? Give credit to BSPA, etc, for moving things along. If we have the same league system and multiple play-offs next year (and I hope we do) it'll be home and hosed in September.

This wonderful collection is open to the public again (last time in 2012, I think) on Sunday 28th October. 10pm until 2pm. Postcode EH20 9TB This from Berwick programme.