TheWellBehavedWorrall

Don’t buy this whatsoever and I’m a Glasgow fan; arguably the biggest victim of the play-offs. Finishing top of the league demonstrates consistency; winning the play-offs demonstrates you can perform when everything is on the line. Additionally, if there were no play-offs, the league as a competition faces the risk of being concluded with weeks remaining. The league table tells you who has been good. The play-offs tell you who has the bottle, composure, mentality, character, etc. I thought heat fifteen last night one of the best pieces of speedway strategies I’ve ever seen (Harris unusually off one with Flint off three, subsequently blocking the Pirates with a switch off the second bend for a 5-1), but if that’s late September/early October and there’s a trophy sat in the middle of the centre green, are Lawson and Cook going down without a fight? I don’t think so. I’m not suggesting they didn’t give it a go last night, but top riders thrive under play-off conditions and we, as the fans, are rewarded with a spectacle. The 2025 final which Poole won at Ashfield was one of the greatest speedway meetings I’ve ever witnessed.

Painful to see sides ravaged by injuries and absences, especially at this end of the season. Jason Edwards isn’t a number one and Dayle Wood isn’t a number four; he’s a reserve. If Morris is out too, then it’s verging on ‘what’s the point’ territory. I’ve no idea what the solution is. We have a key fixture against Poole tonight and we’ve got Anders Rowe who is highly probable to give us a Drew Kemp level of guest performance. Meanwhile, Poole are missing Rushen and no-one seems to know why. The losers are the fans and when that keeps happening, the sport is edges closer to somewhere we don’t want it to be.

Looking forward to this, but gutted Rushen won’t be riding. Can’t see past a Pirates win. They’re so strong from top to bottom and even without Rushen, don’t have any weak spots. I think our best hope is that Lightcap and Newman struggle. Don’t rate Rowe who is a serious downgrade on Howarth IMO, but I hope I’m wrong and that he can carries his British final form into tonight. We need a massive improvement from Hagon and Hodder if we’re to take anything from the meeting.

Hate that this is in regard to easily one of the most exciting young riders in the world, but all noise aside, this is the risk Cooper Rushen faces; he may hurt someone very badly one day. I absolutely love watching him. He has breathed life into British speedway this season, but far too often, he’s a health and safety hazard. I’ve only saw the crash; I haven’t saw Poole/Berwick fans’ comments in here or online, so I hope Havelock, Forde and/or Middleditch are defending him in public, but advising him behind the scenes because nobody wants to see riders hurt. He’s such a bubbly character too. Ironic that this pleasant boy is putting people in the dirt.

That might be the best and funniest thing I’ve ever saw in a speedway meeting.

@JanAndersen @Mr Blobby 😂😂😂

What an ars*hole response.😂 He asked if the meeting had been called off; he didn’t sh*t in your kettle and punch your mother. It will never cease to amaze me how argumentative people are on here.😂

Well, this has been a pleasant exchange. Kids, don’t engage with imbeciles.

What a bizarrely argumentative post.😂

Wimborne Road used to be one of the best tracks in the country, if not the best. The 2004 World Cup - hosted by Poole - produced some of the best speedway I can recall. Domestic meetings were pure entertainment too. I’m not sure what’s happened, but I didn’t even tune in last night, despite paying for a BSN season pass. Wimborne Road has somehow become the speedway equivalent to a sleeping tablet.

I was speaking to a club representative at the derby meeting a couple of weeks ago and the person indirectly referenced Howarth’s imminent “break” and Nagel’s return. Whether or not there’s any truth in that, I can’t be certain.

I can’t help but feel you regularly quote me to criticise or complain which is ironic. Which part of my post do you interpret as whinging? Absolutely. In my experience across 30+ years, 99% of speedway fans are pleasant.

“You can’t hold a candle to this classy Dane” in reference to Brian Andersen.

Hadn’t yet returned to speedway in 2019, so missed this, but that’s ridiculous. Good to hear the person was banned. I don’t care if it’s a glass pint, a plastic tumbler or a toothpick; anti-social behaviour needs a hard line. The law of averages dictates a few idiots are inevitable amongst a crowd of thousands. During a meeting last season, I saw a grown man steal from the snack bar on the back straight at Ashfield. Ordered, took his food & drinks and walked straight out. The young boy behind the till was in shock, but what can you do? It’s also worth noting Ashfield is in one of the country’s most deprived areas, so again, the odd Neanderthal is almost unavoidable.

Delighted to hear KJP is as well as can be, given what happened. Ecstatic. The speed and the angle at which he hit that fence, then the way he lay, had me feeling a way I’d never felt. RE Cluff apologising. Good boy. Matter closed, but thousands were still witness to his act of self-serving narcissism at the expense of another riders’ safety and prevention of his medical treatment. That can’t be erased.

No deflecting; I’ve twice said Edinburgh were deserved winners. I’m in the minority in that I hope the Monarchs do well. I enjoy a trip to Armadale, even when Glasgow aren’t involved and in my younger years, would regularly do Armadale on a Friday and Ashfield on a Sunday. I said I thought you were title challengers last season and said the same this season. I wasn’t confident going into last night; I think you’ve built a very strong side. However what I won’t tolerate is indecency and an extreme lack of respect. Celebrating while another rider (who you’ve now passed twice) lies motionless on the track and subsequently preventing paramedics from reaching him sooner… in a race where you came third, only because of said incident because you were dead last before it… is God awful behaviour.

I’m a big advocate for individualism, but Kemp turning up dressed like a Spice Girls back-up dancer, then putting in a performance like that is wild. For those who missed it, the Glasgow team’s track walk consisted of six guys wearing club merchandise and tracksuits, then one wearing an oversized cream tracksuit and Bono-like blue tinted sunglasses.😂 Had it not been for Hausl’s crash and retirement, our stand-in number one would have scored zero. Mental. Hopefully Cluff’s van breaks down on the way home. Horrible little dwarf.

Pedersen clipped Hagon’s rear wheel and went head first into the fence coming out the second bend in an almost identical incident to the one that ended Darcy Ward’s career. I honestly thought “he’s done”. The way he hit that fence and the pace, the way he lay motionless, it looked horrific. An older lady next to us was a bit upset. Cluff was last, so this happened right in front of him and if he didn’t see it then, he certainly did when - for some bizarre reason - he did a lap of honour and passed Pedersen as he lay motionless on the ground. He then stopped his bike on the fourth bend and proceeded to gesture towards the Monarchs fans while the rest of the stadium remained silence. The place erupted in boos. A morally corrupt short, buck-toothed imbecile without an ounce of decency. Well deserved win for the Monarchs. Thompson and Thomson were incredible, but that left a horrible feeling I’ve never associated with speedway. Incredible to see Pedersen up.

Without a doubt the scummiest thing I’ve ever witnessed in 30+ years of watching speedway from Mitchell Cluff. Beyond inappropriate, entirely tone deaf and outright nasty to a remarkable degree. Sick to my stomach watching that crash. Seeing Pedersen sit up is bigger than any win.

Just saw the incident on BSN’s social media and it’s one of those that could be debated forever. I think it’s a bit reckless from Rushen. I can see why the referee made the decision, but I can also see Poole fans’ point of view. Not on board with Etheridge mimicking “come here” with his finger to Rushen, then clipping him on the way past. Would he have done that if it was Kerr or Lambert? Absolutely not. Well done Berwick though. A great club with good people, a fascinating track I love and a lovely part of the country. Buzzing to see the Bandits in a final.

Absolute disgrace from Rushen. Not watching the meeting, so haven’t got a clue what happened, but won’t let that get in the way of a good opportunity. Ban him from the meeting!

Harris has chucked it. No idea what’s going on, but it’s unacceptable. What shouldn’t go unnoticed is how horrific Sam Hagon’s track geography is. I don’t think he knows how to block an opponent. He’s so poor.

What are the rules around what Masters done? BSN just said Cami questioned the referee. The start marshall had dropped his arms.

Another really good race. All square with some great racing.

Watching on BSN, so can’t see the main stand, but elsewhere looks sparse. Unsurprising given the England game is on.