Big Al

Morris and Lasse are probably the best options

As Groucho Marx once said : "Those are my principles and if you don't like them, well, I have others."

Shocking. Absolutely disgraceful

Not Shanes first visit. Saw him some years ago in an MDL match. Was impressed by the way he sussed out the track. No wobbles and a nice style.

Mary Berry rumoured to be lined up as replacement for Nige. She makes better cakes. I'm sure Kel will like them a lot.

Bladderash! Moving a match by a day or two is fine, happens a lot in many sports (and yes, as a Leicester Tigers season ticket holder it's unfortunately become part and parcel); rain-offs are "force majeure" and so no compo there for season ticket holders - unless it's never re-staged of course!;but moving a match by a whole week or two, or three, I think that is a very different matter.

Season ticket holders should be given a pro-rata refund for any fixture change, shouldn't be any quibbles about it. Basic customer relations stuff.

King in ht 15 looks the bigger howler on the face of it. Presuming both Riss and Gomolski were available, they'd both shown themselves capable of winning races, that would have given Wolves more uncertainty. Riss possibly had a rear tyre still in very good condition, and had good motivation to make good for his previous misdemeanors. Never been impressed by Lynch. Seems one of those people who uses 50 words when just a few will do fine. Team looking good, though.

Bates was probably knackered

It seemed a bit odd to me that after Glyn had been re-hired, the Track Curator position on the website list of club officials kept showing TBC whilst all of the others had names added, as and when appointments were made. His name never appeared.

Weather forecast for Satday looking very iffy. If (very big IF) theres no clash with anything in Poland or anywhere else, may be worth delaying it till Sunday, much better forecast.

Yes, that would be ok. Or a jetpack

So that handle bit looks like the new track shape

Any chance of some ariel pictures?

As Neil Machin is now back as co-promoter, joining Dave Darcy, it's now clear the BSPA didn't revoke or suspend either of their licenses and so the full responsibility for what happened has been clearly attributed to David Hemsley, regardless of his attempt to sidestep it. Not that it really matters, but can it be presumed that his promoters license has been revoked rather than just suspended?

Family feud

Yes indeed. Like him or loathe him, David Hemsley did stick his neck out at times, and the SCB chopped off his head when he gave them the chance.

I think Mr Darcy probably deserves a good mention too, it can't have been easy being co-promoter alongside the tinpot dictator and his wife (who I suspect was back seat driver) and having to try and keep things going when it all started to fall apart, including the various exits which happened. Wouldn't surprise me if he was the main persuader last year when changes were made and also this year's.Sorry to hear it's not looking rosy at Blunsdon, hope things get going in the right way

You'd have let him out??

Think its unlikely they will include a foreign double-upper, but you never know I suppose until they actually name the team? I've not spotted Fricke in a Div2 team so far.

If it's difficult to move them, can't the temp stands be replaced by smaller but possibly wider versions that begin a few feet further back?

Do our resident expert weather forecasters have any predictions for next Monday and the two weeks following? Will it be like the Somme again, or dry as a bone?

Maybe need to wait and see who Belle Vue name until Lawson's situation can be properly known. Same with Steffan Neilsen although it's unlikely to happen. The Neilsen situation is a right shocker, didn't realise he's completely without a team place.

Similar feel to the Martin Rogers rescue act. Bates is obviously listening to Darcy, who is probably enjoying his responsibility and freedom from the tinpot dictator ( blimey,almost forgot his name for a second)

I saw a game yesterday from rugby premiership Bath v Northampton. No current international players from the 6 nations involved. Cracking game start to finish, last- second winner. Hopefully will see something similar at WelfordRd later today but not counting any chickens. My rare visits to BP since they went "Elite" have included being "treated" to the sight of Zagar poncing around like a prima donna. What we are well rid of, is so called superstars like him who only bother when it suits them to, sucking money like some vampire. Hopefully Bates has put together a team of genuine tiers, and no past their sellby date time wasters, either. The only concern I have is about the track. I know it's probably a work-in-progres, but there's a risk that, as in the past, less experienced riders become disheartened. Some output from the owners/management about plans for the track would be much welcomed.