MattB

He was right though. Take those two races Penhall won on the line out, and there was very little else in the way of racing

Ivan Mauger once said the 81 final was overhyped because it was the last Wembley final. There have been several very good races in this meeting

Fair. Wouldnt have backed on Nicholls winding the clock back to 2001 either

Belle Vue's reserves have really let them down tonight. Brilliant effort form Peterborough

Ryan Douglas is the only Wolf to come out of this disastrous performance with any credit

Been men against boys really.

All over now. We've capitulated like a pack of cards again

Or even a five minute plan

Oh you can be sure if there's a way to screw up, then the BSPL will leave no stone unturned to find it

Shush. You'll spoil the surprise...

When they persist in having all the major finals in October, they really do get what they deserve

Well done Peterborough. Place in the final is theirs to lose. To many of our riders simply did not turn up

Totally agree. If I was Rob Grant or any other promoter, I'd want written assurance from the BSPL that they will look to make changes this winter with view to making the sport more affordable to run and to make it fairer to allow everyone a good chance to compete. If I didn't get that, I'd walk away so as not to waste anyone's time. That said, as an "honoury Geordie" through family ties, I'd delighted that Newcastle will run again in 2022. I wish them all the best

Clowns to the left of me. Jokers to the right.......

Not a great crowd again here tonight

True. Peterborough moving Harris to number 2 was a key factor tonight. Lyon outwitted Adams from start to finish

Absolutely no complaints tonight. Peterborough did a job on us and deserved the won. Not helped by Peter Adams daft use of the rider replacements leaving us with Leon Flint having to go in heat 13. We'll have to ride miles better than that in the playoffs

On good race between Kemp and Flint aside, it's very strung out so far

Frightening thing is that this is exactly the sort of statement that the BSPL would likely put out...

Dull so far

If anything the tracks even worse now. Clouds of dust everywhere. Will this sport stop at nothing to kill itself?!

I'm here and it looks ok to me, although I'm not out there riding

Two of the fastest times of the season in the first 4 heats.

How I wish the current generation of commentators (in all sports) could learn three things from the late great Richie Benaud: (1) commentary is not a forum for personal opinion; (2) hyperbole is a poor substitute for an articulate and accurate description of the actual events unfolding in front of you; and (3) neutrality is everything.

In fairness he's hardly going to say "the tracks diabolical" over the tannoy..... Good win for Birmingham even allowing for Poole losing Nielsen, but it's a long time since I've seen so much processional racing in a meeting