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Because Discovery's TV guide is useless, I've sent them numerous complaints but they still can't get it right. As an example 2nd September Sheffield are at home to Ipswich in the 1st leg of KO cup, this is listed on BSPA, Sheffield and Ipswich fixture lists but Discovery are showing it on their guide as being broadcast from Ipswich wonder where the outside broadcast team will end up?

Shame someone didn't tell the people who update the Discovery TV guide then, they are useless

And 2nd September, Sheffield, Ipswich and BSPA websites all saying Sheffield v Ipswich in 1st leg of KO cup, Discovery saying Ipswich v Sheffield being shown, that had better not get changed as I've already made my arrangements to be at Ipswich for the 2nd leg on the 5th

And this has pi££ed me off, we considered going to Perry Barr but had a busy weekend so decided to watch on TV instead, if we'd know about the change earlier we'd have gone to PB, Discovery are doing speedway no favours Phil Morris needs to try having a word with them.

As for Discovery, totally useless I had an online chat with them on Sunday and again Monday telling them they were advertising the wrong meeting and today I thought I'd look at the highlights, what highlights you ask, anyway I wanted to listen to the interview with JD and guess what it was still advertised as Leicester v Oxford if Phil Morris is trying his best to promote the sport he needs to have an urgent meeting with Discovery and sort them out first.

I've just had an online chat with them, they haven't a clue, after explaining their website is incorrect they apologised and sent me 2 links to tomorrow's meeting, both showing Leicester, ha ha, chat ended with me saying I hope their outside broadcast team know where to go. Then I get a satisfaction survey - they got one star for everything.

So does anyone know what is being shown? Leicester website says its not from there, Discovery+ says it is, omg lets hope someone tells the camera crew where to go - what a shambles

Well said, totally agree with all your comments.

Discovery+ made such a big thing to start with re Speedway but as you say it's not on their Guide which is ridiculous you have yo know about Speedway then go to "All Sports" then scroll down to "Speedway" to find it. Surely the way to bring in new viewers to Speedway is for the guide to list it then people might think "I've not heard of that I'll have a look when it's live"

He can test out after any meeting like Danny King did before he decided he was fit to ride in a full meeting. If Kurtz "tests out" at a Polish meeting then decides he's not fit to ride in the UK he should be banned but we all know whose pulling his strings and paying him the most don't we, the Country that's taking the micky out of UK speedway.

It also looked to me like the bottom tape had come undone and I think they were attracting the track staff to do something about it before the riders came round after the first lap. The camera clearly showed a member of the track staff holding up the end of the tape for the rest of the race, I wonder how he reached it without going onto the track, perhaps he has long arms.

Discovery coverage is awful BSN wins hands down for coverage, content etc

To throw another cat in ...... maybe it was the Airlines fault in not making sure they always have a spare plane available to cover unexpected technical faults!! (ha ha)

Exactly, he could hardly get his toolbox out and help them fix the planes mechanical fault. Commonsense prevailed.

He did not miss his flight.

I do wish people would word things correctly, Doyle did not miss his flight, he was sitting on the plane waiting for it to take off when all the passengers had to disembark due to a technical fault.

Love BSN streaming its better coverage than Eurosport do and with good commentary. I couldn't pay for the season pass so I just buy a one match pass for the meetings I want, especially Ipswich away meetings that i can't travel to, and with 2 of us in the household it's definitely good value. I didn't realise they had been doing a monthly pass or I might have considered that for some months.

Hope so !!

Please tell me he's only watching tonight and not riding as things can't get much worse for Ippo tonight surely

I might not go on Thursday just incase they are asking for volunteer riders at the gate (joke before anyone thinks I'm being serious). I suppose all Chris and Ritchie can do now is grin and bear it. By the way are all the flights from Poland on time today?

I think I have a better solution - Chris and Ritchie can get their kevlars on after all they are with the team at all the meetings

OMG get well soon Dan, we're now 4 down with 3 to go, this is getting ridiculous Chris and Ritchie will need some massive headache pills before the end of the week. What's the isolation rules, just hope the rest of the team aren't affected.

All this Rising Star stuff is very confusing

On the BSPA website Jason Edwards is listed as a 2024 Rising Star

Dan is out, now we have Jason Edwards, this meeting really shouldn't go ahead the only Ipswich team members now riding are Emil, Kenyan and Jordan. Presumably this might mean Dan will be out on Thursday as well, can things get any worse?