Steve Shovlar

NP didn't help his cause at all by waving and smirking to the crowd. It incensed them. If had had any sense at the time he woould have kept his head low but baited them by waving after getting through to the final, fully in the knowledge it was strirring them up. The ref made the bad calls, not NP, buut the crowd see NP as the villian as he was the one to gain from the bad calls.

After a nights sleep time to take stock with a clear head. THE REF WAS A COMPLETE TOSSER. He ruined what is the showpiece Speedway GP. When Adams got excluded I was gobsmaked. I couldn't believe the ref could make such a terrible decision, especialy as he had the added bonus of TV angles. It was a clear case of all 4 back. I felt sorry for Adams who had I thought been very hard done by. the fact that it cost him a place in the semis doubly made it a bad call. Yet worse was to come. In the first semi, Bjarne, who had shown at last what he was capable of on the world stage, blasted again from the tape to lead going into the first bend. NP tried to come across, didn't make it and bailed out. Bye bye Nicki. But no. The thoughts of the terrible Adams decision came back to my mind. Surely the ref wouldn't make the same mistake again, would he? He surely didn't beieve that two wrongs don't make a right, does he? Yes he does. Because he excluded Bjarne when he did absolutely nothing wrong. Bjarne was devistated. He was in the form to win the GP, is desperate for points, and this dickhead referee robbed him of his chance of glory. Everyone in the stadium called it. All 4 back, or NP out as the cause of the stoppage. Except the ref. I really hope the referee is removed from the GP roster so he can never ruin what is the jewel in the GP crown.

The crowdf last year was easily the biggest ever seen at cardiff for the GP. They were quoting 40,000 + ;ast year, and this time around are saying 45,000 +. If the prediction they are making becomes reality, it will be the biggest crowd. We'll see soon enough.

Over 45,000 is the estimate of tomorrows crowd in Cardiff. Lets hope it is as every year the crowd seems to have increased. See you all there!

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OK now I understand. Sorry Shazzy I get loads of these Facebook things every day and don't have a clue what they are. I just press a button! Must have pressed no instead of yes.

Of course I will be there. Never missed one yet and don't aim to. Turned down a £1400 booking to attend on Saturday.

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Daily Express http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/49713/Need-for-speed Wales http://www.newswales.co.uk/?section=Sport&...=1&id=14471 Cornishman. http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/sport/Bomb...il/article.html If anyone has more to add to the list stick 'em up!

Surely they have insurance?

Ferjan is a far more popular rider at Poole than Sullivan ever was. In 2005 he was terrible. I remember being at Monmore one night and their reserves had him for breakfast.

I think you have got me mixed up with someone else. I have never, ever been a fan of Sullivan and was relieved when he did his disappearing act. He was terrible for Poole. A gating tart who showed no passing ability at all when he rode for us.

I was unduely harsh on KK, but his GP form has been diabolical so far this year. The reason Harris and Nicholls don't bother with the qualifiers is because there are no other Brits threatening their places. It would serve Harris and Nicholls right if the GP organisers went for Kennett and AN Other in 2009. We do need qualifiers because a closed shop is unfair. But it brings with it the dregs of Ferjan, Sullivan, Pepe etc, which is not good. Perhaps they should be banned from qualifying rounds? If a rider has been in the series and got booted off, perhaps they can't re-enter?

The GP organisers don't want to see the likes of Sullivan, Monberg, Ferjan, etc under any circumstances. They bring nothing to the GP series at all. In fact they make it dull. The GP series need fresh blood in it and the likes of Holder and Saifudinov and even Kennett must be allowed in to give it a go. If a rider fails to make the top 10, they should automatically miss out on the following year unless they have been unfortunately injured. Riders like Bjarne, Dryml, KK, etc should be forced to give way if they can't cut it. Sure there's always winners and losers like any league table, but riders shouldn't just be give a GP slot after 2/3/4 years of not progressing.

Thanks for the report Flagrag. looking at that field it would not have suprised me if Holder had won that meeting. To say he is not ready is frankly rubbish. He is doing well in all leagues and in Poland he is scoring very big. The only thing he lacks is the backing and having enough quality equipment for GPs. Racing and skill wise he is already good enough to challnge. I also don't believe that he would be overlooked for a lesser rider because he is an Aussie. The GP series need the very best riders in it, and to pass over Holder to put in another Pole/Swede/Croatian etc would be foolhardy by the powers that be. It would have been clearly noticed what happened to Holder last night and I am quietly confident he will get a permanent wildcard. And Anders, yes I know Emil Saifudinov is a great talent. Been watching his meeting at Bydgoszsz this year, but I feel Holder has a little bit more. Both of course will be a the top of the sport in years to come, alongside Batchelor, Woffinden, Languta, and Bridger (I hope being a Brit, and putting club loyalties aside)

Terrible night for Chris Holder with two EF's and an exclusion. Looks like it all went wrong in the space of 5 rides. The two he finshed gathered 5 points so when the bike worked he was fine. Pretty sure the powers that be will offer him a permanent wild card anyway. No one else out there with the ability and skill to compete with the top boys and they would give a place to Noddy every time over has beens Ferjan, Lung and Sullivan. Interestingly he did say in yesterdays paper he didn't have the backing to compete at GP level and needed much more sponsorship to get what was needed in place.

Hopefully GB's team will be Nicholls, Harris, Kennett, Richardson and Woffinden. I would not entertain Allen and Stead under any circumstances.

Lets be honest here. Sad to say but both Harris and NIcholls are out of their depth at GP level. Harris especially so. Other than the one off last year at Cardiff what has he done? IMO he should miss out next year. You can't give the best riders 20 metres head start out of the gate and expect to win. A good racer in the EL but that's really it. Ncholls is better and more pro but still lacks what is needed. I think he should be in the series next year, as GB need two riders in the series. Who would the second slot go to? God knows! That's how far GB have slipped on the world stage! Let's hope Woffinden is nurtured along and can enter the series in a couple of seasons. In the meantime we are completely in the speedway wilderness.

He could hire a cheap car for £30.

The Dryml V Lindgren incident was a tough one. Dryml did nothing wrong, and didn't even see Lindgren. The reason I belive that Lindgren got excluded was because he used his elbw as he came through and the ref saw that. Thought Gollob deserved his win. Rode well all night. Correct 4 in the final. Also glad to see a full house. Much bigger crowd there tonight than there was 5 years ago when I was there.

I don't think Gollob altered his line at all. This is where he would have gone on the track regardless of whether Jonsson was there or not. Jonsson ried to go to the outside but clipped Gollobs wheel. Simple as that. Racing incident with no one to blame.

I can't get 1k down from either torrent. Frustrating but never mind. Been using bit toorent less and less recently as it's getting on a bit now and many have switched to Rapidshare where stuff comes down in double quick time.

Think you will find Gollob was gesticulating to the ref not about the race being stopped, but because another rider had fallen because of the bad shape the track was in and he wanted a major grade. The commentators read his anger incorrectly.

The winner is surely Holta, as he won the final. He might not have scored as many points ( which add up for the title at the end of all rounds) as Lindgren but he won the meeting.

Bridgers second season. How many has King had in the EL? I am not Bridgers biggest fan but he has far more talent, and once nurtured correctly could go a long way. King I am afraid won't get much further.