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@baiden Still, as I mentioned in my post above, I'm still attending the pairs on Friday so that gives a positive message not a negative one. Toot Toot

Hey well, ask Mr Shovlar to produce the evidence as he took photos & then the truth be known! Toot Toot

How can you say my comment is nonsense/ridiculous? Av u been with me to all the meetings that I have attended? No you haven't so that makes ur reply irrelevant.

Been a while since I've been to the pairs as I've always been in Cardiff on the Friday when it was held at Somerset. But not going to Cardiff this year so a visit to Oxford & the pairs

Very good question, of which I await the answer. I need to program my abacus

WINborne Road was rocking to a bigger than average crowd vs Oxford & Lions av had very similar crowds to their Championship meetings. On the whole I believe the Jubilee League as been very well received.

But be very aware................you may have the sun behind you on bends 3 & 4 but the storm billows of dust will be in yer face and everywhere else! I hope Oxford have sorted that out because when I was there with me Pirates (Championship meeting) that was totally unacceptable especially when selling the sport to new people on that evening. I've never been in such awful conditions in 43 years of going to speedway. I referred to the water truck as a dog cocking it's leg to piddle! I'm attending the pairs and as we know the temperature is going to be el scorchio centigrade so they should be prepared to get plenty of water into the track. As they say on Network Rail......See it Say it Sorted!

Also on the BSPA website. Take a few spare pens though coz I can't see that staying as it is as per norm CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS LINE-UPS - Monday, August 8, 2022 (britishspeedway.co.uk)

And I'll be the one with a knotted handkerchief on me head & reclining in a deck chair!

I'd rather the Pirates win it and be known as Mickey Mouse than not compete and be known as a Donald Duck

Dickson confirmed 3 leg Final after they beat Scunny on Saturday. Mind yers, that's wot me 2 Lions mates tell me coz I must've been turning a deff un when Dickson was speaking! Me ears don't understand Lion language!

The Pirates are going to put on a Royal Command Performance

Very well said. I've been to Cardiff about 14 times but the celebration of 20 years should also be it's last year. For me it's time to move on to stadia that will fill such as Bradford, Belle Vue and/or somewhere completely new like the Alexander Stadium or a stadium in London. West Ham still as the shape of the athletic's track around the pitch. Spurs Stadium as also been m I know, it's never as simple as saying there's a stadium, put a track in & off u go. I ain't naive enough to think that. Cardiff as been great but just because it as a roof it doesn't outweigh the cons imo.

Thank you for your response Brian, great to hear from someone who is more knowledgeable on these matters than from those who are so dismissive & yet know little about the facts.

Radio Caroline was a Pirate radio station so no wonder we play Sweet Caroline!

You say no chance but then you say other events apart from athletics? Also the stadia, where temporary tracks are laid for GP's, are owned by other organisations outside of speedway so on the face of it I don't any difference with the Alexander Stadium. So while u may be correct in saying no chance ur points don't appear to back that up I think the British GP would be better attended in a more central location like Birmingham & Bradford than being out in Cardiff. Whilst it's a fantastic stadium with a roof the GP would be better served in a smaller & better located stadium so it fills to capacity. I went to Bradford '85 & that easily beats Cardiff.

Reasonable weather in November last year when we Pirates wrapped up the Championship

I'm watching the Commonwealth Games and doesn't the Alexander Stadium look very impressive especially with it being full approx 30,000. Now am i getting fanciful ideas but to me that stadium would be perfect as an option for a proposed second British Grand Prix and they could hold the SGP2 just round the corner at Birmingham speedway. Even after taking out the temporary stands out on the corners the capacity is stil 18,000 which may be more suitable for a speedway size crowd. Won't hold me breath tho.

As I'm Veg I will ask my partner in business Fruit to see if we can supply some 'Fresh Pears!'

Update, I'm taking 10 pens with to share with the only other person who will be attending.. One Pirate & One Lion

I'm taking 5 pens with me!

Meetings can be rearranged. Maybe the Bates family just thought there was zero chance of them qualifying for anything! Anyways, us Pirates will end the Lions hopes in the KO Cup so don't panic, don't panic!

Ben, Zach & Danny are CooKing on Gas!

But like ur Cheetahs then!