Steve Shovlar

Well if the riders know, then so should we. Come on Rosco lets know the team.

It certainly didn't show on Wednesday. Bates and Barker were drueadful. Bates didn't seem injured just up against better riders. Barker only scored because of KK Continually blocking Ellis's runs around them. Woryna is not the problem. He has big potential ad proved on the continent. Would be happy to see him head south in 2017 if he is dumped by Coventry. Good rider in the making.

So have this squad of ten spent the last two weeks up in Manchester practicing on the NSS track? Thats what the Poles would have done on their own track to make sure they are dialled in. Havent heard any of the Belle Vue fans on here mentioning the roar of bikes on any afternoon. Whats going on here?

Oh I get it. You are a big Emil fan and my comments on him have hurt your feelings, so you diss me by calling me a speedway no nothing. Its now become clear. I hate to tell you this but my knowledge of the sport is quite deep and wide reaching, having followed it since 73. I am no Rob Peasley with different coloured pens filling in my program( sorry Rob!) but my memory is very good for the many hundreds of meetings I have attended. It seems I have hit a nerve with you because I don't think Emil is going to be World Champion. Now I know by saying that the odds are stacked in my favour, but the truth is younger, and perhaps better riders are now coming through. And if Ward was still with us racing Emil would not have got a sniff. Thats just my opinion. I believe the boat has sailed on his chances. He would have to qualify which would not be easy, meaning the earliest he would be in it would be 2018. Don't get me wrong I do think he is an good rider and would finish top 8. But never World Champion.

If you think Bates should be picked over Ellis you have a lack of Speedway knowledge. Harsh but true. Without wearing any Poole blinkers Ellis is a far superior rider who likes big tracks and can pass. Poole have yet to visit Belle Vue due to the BV management scared of re-arranging the A fixture for fear of being turned over, so Ellis has not yet had a chance to ride the track, but you can be sure he will take to the wide open spaces and I am sure he will get the nod over Bates, who has done ok this season and should be allowed in the pits to watch and learn. Ellis at the moment is a much more complete rider. Not that it will matter much anyway, because he won't get a ride bar an injury. I will be there cheering England on (this teamgb thing is so 1990 and theres no scots or welsh in it anyway) but I think the closest we will get to the rostrum is watching the awards from the pits. I hope I am wrong but we stand no chance. The BV riders have been crap around their track bar S Worrall. Harris seems to ride a first bend to get out of the way. Nicholls is too old, Cook is nowhere near good enough and neither is King. Their time has gone. Only Woffinden and young Lambert deserve their places. And I would be brave if I was Rosco as the Danish manager was a few years ago. Use the kids. The old guard are not going to do anything for England, so why not blood youngsters? They could well come in 50 metres behind, but what experience in front of a partisan crowd? And really they couldn't do a lot worse than our so called best of Brits. Woffinden Lambert S Worrall A Ellis Res. Bates Of course Rosco wouldn't be that brave but he has nothing to lose. We are not going to win anyway. Woffinden King Harris Cook. Res. Ellis I would enjoy going with the younger team myself.

I personally think my speedway knowledge is pretty good. I have been going long enough. I watch all leagues in Poland and Sweden as well as domestic and have a very good idea who is coming through in the sport. So if I have a different opinion I lack knowledge? My personal opinion is Sufudinov, after a brilliant start to his career, has levelled off. He is a very good rider but World Champion? Not for me anymore. Better riders out there. He career is passing him by through bereavement, injury and extremely dodgy (ridiculous) career decisions. Of course there will always be people like yourself, with a lack of international speedway knowledge, that think he is better than he really is today. Still, if you don't follow the sport in Poland and Sweden, your limited speedway knowledge will show up on such matters. Harsh but true old bean.

In the program last night he said he had broken no rule and would have taken it further and won, but the team did a job on Lakeside anyway so there was no point.

You really don't read my posts through do you. I picked you up on this last week on another thread. Where on earth have I said Andersen is better? I said Andersen beat him last Saturday after riding totally crap at Brandon. How should that happen if Emil is that good? He should have picked Andersen off for fun. He didn't even make the semis. I know I am in the minority with my opinion of Emil but I just don't rate him that highly. There are better riders out there now, Imo and I don't believe he will mount a serious World title challenge in his career. Dudek is a better rider than Saifudinof imo.

I believe he is over hyped. A very good rider, absolutely. Same as Vaculik is. But his progression was stopped due to injury and then he followed it up by pulling out of the GP series and attempting to win the SEC, a meaningless event in comparison, instead. Even Hans Andersen beat him on Saturday, 24 hours after his abysmal performance at Brandon. I personally don't think he has what it takes to win the WC.

Give them a ring. These car park tickets will be snapped up pretty quick because no one likes park and ride. Once open on Friday people could be in for the two days. Might have a Saturday afternoon barbeque in there before the meeting!

Harsh and slightly unfair comments on Woryna. He was trying hard in every heat he was in. Far worse riders in the Coventry team like Roynon, Barker and Bates. If these three put in half the effort of Woryna the score would have been closer. Whoever the 4 are, they will finish adrift at the bottom in the final. And to think there's no room for riders like KK, Pepe and others in the Polish team! However, we go have some youngsters who in years to come can make TeamGB look a lot better. The way Ellis beat Harris and King last night showed real grit and determination

So the foul mouthed troll returns after a deserved ban and seems ready to face further time out already by attacking the poster again. This guy will never learn. Its been really quite pleasant on here without your abusive trolling posts but it seems you want to carry on where you left off. You are a troll who doesn't understand that other people have different opinions to yourself. A troll of the worst kind. At 26 he should be in the pinnacle of his career but he is nowhere now. A good rider for his Polish club but as a challenger for the World title, the boat has set sail without him IMO. He has to qualify which won't be easy, so if he succeeded at the first attempt he wouldn't be back until 2018. With so many good young riders now coming through I don't think he can fulfil his early potential.

Just phoned belle vue and booked my car park tickets at the school opposite. For a tenner I would prefer to park by the stadium than Etihad park and ride. Asked if many tickets are left and told there are now premium grandstand seats just been released and available. Seems strange to only now release them.

After what we saw at Poole last night, bring your white flag with you for the final. God help us with King and Harris. Never going to get near third place. One thing is clear is Ellis must be nailed on for reserve, not that it will make any difference.

This is not the first time this has happened at Kings Lynn. Poole were there several years ago when havvy was riding for us. There was a rain shower at 5 pm in Lynn. Nothing too bad. Got to the stadium and then watched Buster in his tractor for 2 hours making clumps of dirt the size of footballs before it was called off.

Yes track far far better than last week. No billowing dust, track was perfect. Just goes to show you put in thebtime and effort you get the rewards. Well done to the track staff to produce an excellent race strip in such trying conditions.

Poole were just so much better than Coventry, KK accepted. He was a single man on a mission and rode brilliantly. Heat one Holder had him but he dropped back to defend and team ride with Barker who would have most certainly have been picked off by Ellis but for some blocking by KK. Good crowd, decent meeting considering the gulf in quality between the two sides. Some cracking races. Hans and Harris battling, until Harris knocked Hans off, and the race of the night with Ellis seeing off Harris and King. For Poole. Holder showing good form. He should have had KK in heat 13 but went too wide off bend two allowing KK through. In heat 15bhe did exactly the same thing again! Ellis was excellent. Missed the start in heat one but was unstoppable after that beating Harris and King on the way. Team GB top 4? Buck was steady. Waived KK through in one ride. Kurtz was solid. Hans an improvement on Friday. Bjarne was excellent. Newman battled after a few weeks off. For Coventry. KK showing he is one of the best riders in the EL. Barker gated in front if Ellis in heat one and had KK to thank for his only points of the night. King did poorly. TeamGB? God help us. Bates was out of his depth. Harris got two wins but Ellis had him. TeamGB? God help us. Roynon managed two pints when Newman missed the gate and took three laps to pass Woryna giving him the chance to just hold on. Woryna was fast but just couldn't suss the right lines, getting picked off left right and centre. Looking at King and Harris tonight, the only use they will be at Belle Vue next Saturday is selling burgers. Three points and now into another two week break before Leicester come to town.

Well they have just met and Bates dropped it on bend three when under pressure from Adam. Bates ex.

Are you here Coombdog?

No dust after heat 4.

Just spoke to Woryna and he said he wanted to score the same as last night. Track is flooded at the mo. Bowser going around snd around. Drenched.

Won't be 58-32. Much closer.

Well just got back to Poole and its unbearably HOT. I have been to Chippenham anf From today but heading back south it got hotter by the mile. Must be high 20s here and clear. Bring one of those paper smog masks!

Always laugh when I read people say Poole get big crowds because there's nothing to do down here. Its a tourist resort. People come on holiday here because there is so much to do. Never heard of people saying they are off on holiday to Coventry or Ipswich. We are blessed with 7 miles of gorgeous beaches which will be heaving with hot bikini clad tottie this Arfto. And I sm stuck in Frome😔

Not sure why peole are trying to score some type of point about me leaving the stadium. I was with Rob (shakeshifter) and we decided after two laps of heat 15 it was a lost cause so made a run for it to get out of the car park quickly. We had been told there was only one gate open and didnt want to sit in a queue for 30 mins with a 3 hour journey in front of us. Its called common sense.