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UK clubs are not the priority for riders nowadays, sad but true remember the passion at the Belle Vue v Leicester meeting at Hyde road when you beat us and heat 13 was abandoned and Lions getting a police escort out of the stadium? That was real rider passion for their respective clubs. Think it was in 1971 not sure.

Some on here dont seem to think Polish bosses pull rank, what Brady is doing here could also apply to Emil.

Have to say well done Ipswich, were the better team anyway and would have knocked us out whatever the track conditions, hopefully the weather plays ball for the next semi final and final.

Unless he has a chipped firestick😉

Probably wont ride for us again depending on the structure next year.

🤣Man Crush

And mate you need to get over your Zmarslik can walk on water obsession

If he was going for his first world title Saturday he wouldnt be risking his neck flying round, actually his Polish bosses wouldnt want him riding on this track in these conditions so would probably stop him anyway.

Lets hope the weather is better for Sheffield v Leicester meetings.

No, is the answer to that, UK tracks not for him.

Very true but nowadays riders dont have that type of loyalty/connection to their clubs here.

Poor conditions but Witches having no problems passing.

I said the deficit would be wiped out in six races, track conditions are tricky but we took the better gates winning the toss, surprised at Dan there these type of conditions dont usually faze him, goodnight Vienna now, Brady would be stupid to risk anything here with Saturday in mind.

I wouldnt worry about that i cant see us getting close going off our away form in general this season. Too many passengers.

I know people who were going to attend then found the price increase and stayed at home to watch on tv, i wonder how many others did? It appears the increase in price actually cost them money.

I agree with that, supporters dont have that bond with their clubs that they used to have. When clubs had riders that were their riders that had an affinity with the club it was different, Belle Vue had Wilkie, PC, and Mort, Ipswich J Louis, Sanders, Davey, Kings Lynn Betts, Lee, Leicester Wilson, Coventry Boocock for example, fans and riders had that loyalty to their particular club. Today the riders are hired hands in comparison, but you could say the same about football too, times change and loyalty today is to Poland and the big money. Cant blame the riders considering the risks in the sport.

Talk of Ipswich roughing up the track, i dont think theres any need for them to do that to pull back six points against us, given our performances at Foxhall this season and our weakness at No2 and 6 and 7.

Good points, but it should be a comfortable win for you.

I can see the lead being overturned within six heats, home 4-2 in heat 1 and a 5-1 in heat two and its going to be a long night for us.

Sir Jim would make a good promoter 😉

Taking their line up this season it wasnt beyond the realms of possibility without the injuries and long layoff for Cook, many were saying pre season they were the dark horses, we still only finished a couple of wins above them, it could have been another Peterborough, i dont think they would have won the play off but when you look how they started to get their form together towards the end of the season especially at home and their performance at our place just losing out in heat 15 it could easily have been a close call. Its hypothetical and just about opinions anyway.

Going off our performances at your place i wouldnt have been confident with a 14-16 point advantage tbh.

Sir Jim reference about saving money and increasing prices at Old Trafford

The Sir Jim Ratcliffe of speedway 😲