Steve Shovlar

No they don’t as I said earlier. For some unfathomable reason they are there at 18.2.4 but there’s an element of confusion. A decent promotion wouldn’t have caused this sorry mess. Be honest. Kings Lynn promotion have caused this. I understand you want to defend your promotion but this is undefendable to be honest.

The rules should say no. If a rider is booked to take place in the final, that ride should automatically be unavailable to the other team. Simple as that. If the injuries had been reversed, and we had lost a rider today, I would think it abhorent to use a rider who is riding for the opposition in the other leg. I am most certainly not the only one who thinks this. Facebook and twitter is also in meltdown in the speedway world.

Doesn’t add any fire at all. Its like a bucket of water has been thrown over it.

Too high.

If Iversen is out I would put money on Morris riding for Lynn. Chapman has wrecked the first leg he may as well make it a pair.

Matt Ford is unable to appeal this is not covered in the rulebook. So basically the final has officially become a complete and utter farce.

They can be used as they are no longer in the playoffs. The rule was for teams who are actively in the playoffs. So riders from BV and Somerset should now be available.

So you think its ok? You are on your own in this one.

Why not?

For the good of the sport. R/R for both teams. Please.

I knew early last week. All announcements are news worthy and released accordingly for maximum exposure.

Rubbish. Kings Lynn need to look elsewhere for the good of the sport. They were too late. Unfortunate but r/r or Bellego/Thorsell, Tungate/S Worrall the choice is out there.

Poole booked Ellis and Morris last Tuesday.

If bother are in place for Poole, Chapman should look elsewhere. For the good of the sport.

Who caused this scenario? Buster Chapman. He knew Ellis was riding for Poole in the second leg.

No he wouldn’t. He would never pull such a stunt and would have chosen someone else or gone with r/r. Matt is peed with the sport because of the way it has been run. This, tonight, has proven why he is peed.

Probably the wording.

Middlo is fuming and rightly so.

The thing is, it was the BSPA Chairman, Buster Chapman, who has asked Adam Ellis to ride at Poole, complete in the knowledge that he is turning out for Poole just 48 hours later, live on tv in from]nt of tens of thousands at home on tv he knew this. But clearly he just doesn’t care. No thought for the credibility of the sport. No thought to what the casual fan would think. No thought for his own fans or the fans of the other team in the final, who see this showcase event now as a complete shambles. Buster Chapman had other options. He could even had gone with r/r. It would have shown integrity. I am not saying this to try and get an advantage over our rivals, but for the good of a sport we all love and enjoy. Win or lose, the integrity of the sport is far more important than winning or losing the final. I would much rather lose in a great battle which came across fair and square with everyone talking about it for the right reasons, then watch this sorry mess unfold right before our eyes. Something needs to be seriously done here. For the good of the sport. Immediately.

He will probably be turning out for Lynn. Complete farce! Lynn management knew Ellis was riding for Poole, had other options, but chose to wreck the showcase event. Disgraceful!

I was feeling the old squeaky bum time this evening. Its gone. The final is dead in the water. Effin joke after a whole season. What a complete farce.

And the other way around Wednesday. Joke!

Middlo far from happy with this situation. Says it makes the sport an effin joke. No rule in place to stop it happening. Said a lot more not for this forum!

The rider should have said I am already booked, sorry. I know riders like bookings but on the occassion, for the good of the sport, he should tell Lynn they are too late.

Can you point to the rule?