ColinMills

pre GPs, we held big big individuals with top riders..olympique, blue riband etc. these kind of fixtures filled out the fixture list..Top riders always seemed to have a real go at these events, you wouldn't see a rider go near these events today

now we getting somewhere!...hence Britain needs the one night a week format. like the play offs (like them or not), ALL meetings need to be meaningful

the 98 craven shield final was a nice turnout I recall

I do think your correct to be fair!

interesting, "hes 25 now"....you may well be right, and he don't kick on, but how old was Jason doyle,when most thought he"d reached a certain limit? cooks age? john Louis started at 28..

Plymouth certainly had an interest in extending their season this year, yes.. I always thought the ko cup was a good competition, until, yet again, the new rules ruined it

sorry for repeating myself here, but if you are a floating fan, not a go at all costs kind of fan. If your team was poole or Edinburgh, between march and September, would you go as much to a match, under the old or new format? I would guess, this type of fan would wait until the play offs?..hence, you get weeks and weeks of floating fans, staying away until the play offs.. Another example is, why would a poole/Edinburgh fan travel away early season? again, unless you are commited, the early results are not that important any longer. These large crowds at the play offs are not all newbies flocking to speedway, these are the 50/50s waiting for a meaningful fixture..

? really?. could I be any clearer? team with most points should be champions. how does that support play offs?...to win the league, in pre play offs, a top side could win the league against the bottom side, yet the turnout would still be higher than normal..how on earth does that back the play offs?

long tail end to the bees, any off night from kk or bomber will be costly. personally, id doubt the starting 7 will be together come next october

just bought a copy, nov 21 issue...not purchased a ss for last 3 years..by that issue, probably be another 3 yrs!

again I agree with TWK. (so not a "worthless" comment)!!.. I have been lucky enough to see 4 championship winning titles (not all the same team) pre play offs. And all of those games had a much larger attendance than normal.. Totally believe top team should be champions, and couldn't care less if im in the minority

or corbyn with the national anthem!

excellent post, and very much spot on

in current elite league line ups, this is up there with anybody. will see a few Coventry games this year, just hope they can pull off a final league success at brandon

100% English..i love Norway, it doesn't make me Norwegian!!

idiot

theres always one!!

be surprised if any negatives turn up here. excellent of chris to put this effort in to the youngsters, if just 1 make the grade, it would be worth it

heard it today, I believe it may be on scunny twitter (that bit I not seen)

scunny looking quite good

heeps joined scunny

heeps joining scunny

what a tw@t......where have I not praised team GB here? where have I knocked ANY English rider here? did I not say the world cup is top class? I actually used the word superb a few messages up! Are you awake or sleep typing????

yes, agree its better, racing is top class, great passion, all good for me. Just feel one team having one match, takes away a bit. it needs to build throughout the week...I didn't notice the finalists last year, as was enthralled by GB..but now we are the finalists, it feels different this way

bold quote. doyle world champ??