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Whilst the crowds no doubt increase for the play offs they go the opposite way for the majority of the season as people know the regular league really is now nothing more than a qualifying process so why bother lets just turn out for the semis and final if we qualify. The crowds need to increase throughout the whole season for clubs to be solvent, not just four creaming it at the end of the season.

One minute people are saying speedway needs investment next minute when that investment is forthcoming as it is with the Faccenas at Glasgow they are trying to buy the title. Unlike football you cant buy the title as no matter how much money you have you still have to build to the same team average as everyone else, not exactly like Man utd fielding Ronaldo, Messi, Aguero, Suarez etc is it? More clubs need promoters like Glasgow that put in investment, upgrade aging stadiums and actually get out and promote putting the club and the sport firmly in the public eye, i say well done to them.

Thats a great result for Sheffield, theres no way i thought 8 points would be enough, full credit to them. With Stead, Garrity, and Berge they really would take some stopping.

Sat in car park just stopped raining at the moment hopefully it will now stay clear

Rain started

How about all the old dears on the old world of sport wrestling who rushed to the ringside to give the likes of Mick McManus or Giant Haystacks a good handbagging

Just a mention for Peter Karlsson he was instrumental in winning this title for the Wolves. Hes been a great professional and a tremendous rider throughout his career, totally loyal and someone certain other riders could well learn a lot from, total respect to the bloke.

Totally gutted but 18 points was too much the damage was done at Monmore. Congratulations to Wolves on the aggregate win, I was speaking with a group of Wolves fans throughout the meeting a great bunch. What a race between Zagar/Cook and Lindgren, total commitment hard but fair imo the handbags afterwards added to the atmosphere as speedway used to be years ago its called passion. As for the stick Woofinden got come on it was pantomime booing, it was common place throughout the seventies when this type of crowd was commonplace and we had atmosphere in stadiums, obviously it got to Tai hence his response, he shouldn't have let the fans know they had got to him, premier league footballers take far more vitriolic abuse but rise above it. Talking of Tai did he give his medal away? The WTC silver he said was worthless so this one must be more so considering his bit part contribution to the cause. So Wolves take revenge for 1993 fair play to them. But its hard to feel a loser when we have this track/facility. Lets hope the whole sport can now kick on and every club can look forward to much better times ahead.

All tracks need big crowds through the regular season

We are going to have to have all seven right at the top of their game tomorrow with wolves carrying a few riders to even have a sniff, cant see it happening to be honest, in fact I think wolves could even have a chance of a double as its possible we could be that fired up we actually over ride. Appears cookie is the only one to be able to handle the pressures of these play off finals.

Why would anyone ask for refunds? You support a team win or lose, plus the racing on the wide open spaces should be superb.

And there i think you have nailed the real problem

Its not as if Woofinden banged in 13 or 14 either was it? The NSS will certainly suit him much better, we need to be 110% up for it weds, have the speed and the determination. Fricke and Jacobs will certainly score far more at home, Zagar we can all but hope. Even though i think we,re doomed Captain Mannering if they can put 54 past us down there why cant we do likewise up here?

Whats the betting Zagar has a soggy bottom

Ive said for a while that when it comes down to it you wont win the big meetings with a misfiring number 1 Zagar is just not reliable, Fricke should have come into this meeting with his confidence way up after saturday and no excuse that he cant ride small tracks after Edinburgh and Kirky Lane, Jacobs has been superb at home but apart from swindon has been as poor away from home. I remember pullin back 22 points at Hyde road against Exeter one season cant see that happening on weds tbh. The bottom line is like last season the pressure appears to have got to them, they have been brilliant all season but come the big meetings and i fear that winning mentality isnt there, they dont appear to handle the pressure. So a packed NSS and sadly its looking like an anti climax, its disappointing to top the table and then to put in a showing like tonight. All you can do Is congratulate Wolves and hope theres some terriffic racing for the tv viewers on weds night. One other thing when Tai gave his WTC medal away he said it meant nothing to him which at the time i thought demeaned it for the other lads, so surely a title winning medal cant mean much to him after giving the whole season a miss just to come in on the back of the other Wolves lads success? Just a thought.

We need to keep it close tonight as I think pulling back any deficit at the NSS will be a harder task than at the dog track. I think weve looked a more solid unit away from home. We have had to dig deep in many home meetings as the opposition just love the place. It could come down to which reserves perform the best on their own track.

The score belies the racing, Lakeside gave it a go and contributed to some good action, Bridger,s win after a great four lap battle with the Worralls being the pick of the bunch. Rob Branford was on the pace and deserved his race win. The Aces all came to the party and the determination was 100%, we need them to all replicate this over the two legs in the final, that wont be easy against a formidable Wolves side. Both teams ride each others track well so not much advantage there, really hope we can finish the season off now, the final is too close to call.

Win or lose the final if we get there im glad we kept with our original 1-7 throughout the season, no ringers, no dodgy average lowering for injured riders no strange disappearing reserves, just good old fashioned principal and integrity. Up The Aces

If the Hammers are on it it could be a tricky first leg for the Aces a potential banana skin and as we have seen any team can come to the NSS and do well. I certainly wont be counting my chickens. Also like to say i always enjoy my visits to Lakeside, ive seen some cracking racing our last meeting there being a prime case, also like the people there a friendly bunch.

I know injuries loss of form play a part but im happy Belle Vue are finishing the season with the same seven riders they started with, it would have been easy to replace Joe early doors for example but we stuck with him and he turned it round. It might cost us in the play off but im glad we stuck to our principles rather than bring in a ringer for the business end of the season.

I get that but if theres no cancellation announcement i would presume the meeting to be on.

I don't think any track give weather updates when its been hot, dry, and sunny, everywhere was bone dry when I got up at 5am after the storm.

I think Belle Vue will go all out to deny Swindon a point Wednesday preferring to pick Lakeside in a semi final. Swindon would be dangerous over two legs and we performed quite well on our last visit to purfleet, add to that the Hammers are the one team not to really push us at home and that choice would make sense. As we normally ride Wolves pretty well we would probably have a better chance keeping the score close there and giving ourselves a better chance over two legs rather than Poole where generally we don't perform as well. Either way if Zagar dosent start riding as a true No1 it wont much matter who we race, you wont win the title with a misfiring top man.

Just hope its a great meeting for the people watching on TV. Strange one that Lisa, every time I come down to Dorset the people I have met have been a friendly bunch.