Steve Shovlar

Ljung hit the lamp post. Very bad one. Hope he is ok.

Pawlicki was rested for a meeting just before the playoffs by Rossiter so it made sure he was at reserve for the playoffs and retained his average. Clear and deliberate manipulation which was Stated to be “in the rules’ but stank the sport out. As many promotions were voicing anger at the manipulation at the time, this loophole was always going to be closed.

But he will never climb the same heights.

Could be a close one. Think the away team have A good chance.

Interestingly Matt hardly ever went to the agm. Normally someone there on his behalf.

Really? You are proving my point from my last post.

If you think Lambert is a boring rider You are either on a windup, or totally clueless. I take the latter.

Victor? Perhaps. Lol

Very pleased they fought back. Riders like Lindsey and Slauderbach scoring too many easy points early on.

As dull as Hampel.

Kolodziej proves beyond all doubt he is a boring gating tart.

Great last couple of heats. Suprised Leszno blew it.

Lindsey I don’t believe is much special. Fast out front, clueless behind. Magics bike smoking on last lap.  Thrilling last heat decider.

You telling me normal business is not full of spivs and wideboys? I have been in business for 40 years and that’s what most business is made up of! Speedway is no different from the real world.

Ref is barmy. Slauderbatch moved, barely, but Magic was stationary and if anything, slow!

White flag time.

Why is LisKa out? SureLy Glug?

Game over now. Will pull away. Leszno remind me of past Poole teams. Strong and don’t know when they are beaten.

Leszno will win this.

Gating tart And super boring rider Kolodziej is on form. Holder had the opportunity to move out and try and block him but stuck inside. The speed is out wide.

The winter of discontent was not caused by Coventry winning in 2010. It was caused by a couple of clubs jumping the gun with team building before the AGM. Some clubs in the top flight were struggling financially and didn’t want a higher points limit at the time. Matt Ford, devil incarnate for some and a promoter who could afford to put together a team in the higher points bracket, realised it would turn the EL into a have a have not League, which was basically half the haves and half the have nots. Whilst it is not good to pander to the lowest denominator, it is no good having a league of 4 clubs, with a further 4 or 5 making up the numbers. The idea of a points limit is so that clubs can all start on a fairly level playing field to give the sport some credibility. Matt Ford backed this idea. I am sure if Eastbourne and another club had been able to afford a higher points limit he would have gone along with that as well. Alan Trump stormed out of the AGM, and was naively followed at the time by Rick Frost, who regretted it later. Trump, a property millionaire, backed by Sandhu, could afford the best. So a high points limit was no issue. Same goes for Rick Frost. Take that against Eastbourne for example should couldn’t and wouldn’t afford the top stars. What’s the point of whipping boys? We see this current season what that’s like in the Polish leagues. Matt Ford said at the time that he was very disappointed in the outcome of the 2010 playoff finals. The bending of the rules by Coventry left a foul taste in the mouth but that had nothing to do with what happened that winter. It was all to do with keeping the EL to the maximum amount of teams and to keep it competitive for Sky. Matt Ford can be an easy target but if the sport had other promoters with the same brains and drive then it would be in a much better place than it currently finds itself. My opinion and many of course will disagree.

Hampel is a second division rider these days. Always a gater, this form of “racing” has started to desert him more often than not. Fast out front but almost clueless these days when behind.

Riders too worried about dropping a point, and think of themselves. A point could be a grand or more. Why risk your earnings?

Great race! Commentator having a melt down!

Holder lifted a second earlier giving Laguna the opportunity. If he hadn’t lifted he would probably have got through.