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The rainwater that runs off the track is being collected in an underground storage tank and that is going to be used for watering, im sure that's what was explained at the open day,

A state of the art drainage system and track covers are going to be used in the new stadium.

No suprise Boxhall is unprofessional and unreliable, it was a bit of a suprise we went for him after our last experiance of him, welcome JJ hope he does well even though this change does weaken us.

The SWC final was a victim of the timeline that Swindon are now encountering, but that dosent mean you doubters were right at all, come march next year all you doom mongers come along and see the venue you all said would never materialize. No doubt all the saddos that take exception to any hint of good news happening in the sport will find something else to moan about, wether it be the track, the pies, the coffee not hot enough etc, there seems to be more anti speedway people on here nowadays putting down the sport, sitting behind their keyboards throwing out insults, no wonder so many decent posters have abandoned this site, im glead to say i will now be joining them. One other thing those that were deriding BV would have been better off worrying about their own club wouldnt they? It makes me laugh when those who said the national stadium wouldnt be built are so deluded they still think they were right.

Belle Vue got all sorts of negativity thrown at them with how long it took to get all the authorization through people are now realising how difficult planning regulations can be, Cradley have been looking for years, Swindon are encountering red tape and Coventry will no doubt go through the same frustrations. Ive no doubt both Swindon and Coventry will get new stadiums its just the timeline that is going to be difficult. I hope both clubs dont get the harbringers of doom that seemed to take great delight in predicting we would fail.

Congratulations to Poole on retaining their title and a massive well done to the Aces for getting so close. To lose out by just two points is really gutting especially when you look at the points we threw away in the first leg with falls exclusions etc, but hey thats all part and parcel of professional sport, swings and roundabouts. As for the goggle discussion i have to admit it makes it a tad harder to take but to say poole cheated is silly, if anything it was the oifficial at fault. When man utd lost out in the champions league to an offside Porto goal they didnt cheat the ref made a mistake it happens in all sport. More telling was the number of points our reserves were outscored by, i just think the occasion got to stefan and steve but the experiance will make them stronger. I just hope that this is a stepping stone for us to re-establish our club to what it used to be, weve just had a successful season, we have a new stadium, the best manager weve had in many a year so lets take the positives, wish Poole all the best and go again next year and aim for one place higher. Pity i couldnt get down tonight as im going away but overall a great final rode in the right manner with some superb racing, rather than see us as losers i look at speedway being the winner, on nights like monday and tonight its by far the best sport out there and needs to be promoted as such. Roll on March

Bet you Poole fans couldnt believe you were in Manchester on a nice warm sunny day who is going to believe that when you get home

First of all a massive well done to Matej, i was worried how he would be with his fitness but as well as Bomber and AJ did for us they wouldnt have got near that performance, i dont think there can be any questioning his committment to the club now, he didnt score the points when riding for himself in the world championship but put on the Ace Of Clubs and we got a world class performance. Cookie too was magnificent, it was a great comeback but sadly too little too late, theres no way you can have your reserves outscored by such a margin and win any speedway meeting let alone a grand final so to secure a draw was in the end a good result from 13 points down. The reserves were totally dire and lets be honest have cost us big time here. We resembled Swindon early doors with throwing points away through falls, and exclusions, im just glad that with such a big crowd in we were served up some terriffic races. And as for the track walk what a joke! Cancelled on health and safety grounds, yeah right, i had more chance tripping on the fourth bend navigating the steps in total darkness, having survived that i could have been knocked down in the car park or crossing the road, a well lit track seemed the safest option to me. Disappointing, having survived years of dog excrement i would have taken my chances on the track. Rather than a H&S issue was it the stadium management just being peevish as they have now lost the speedway business? Anyway Weds now appears a pointless exercise, but many years ago so was a certain trip down to Wolverhampton, could there be one last sting in the tail to this season? Having said all that im firmly in the camp that believes the team finishing top of the regular season league table should be declared champions and im not changing my tune just because my side made the final, yes its a disappointment but knowing we actually finished fourth its much easier to accept, fair play to Poole they came and did a job on a track they are not keen on, hope we can be at least entertaining for the fans down there on weds. I hope this is the first step for the Aces to return to better days.

Hmm Cook has not really stepped up in these meetings that really matter, i too fear he could be a weak link, we got away with it at Wolves we wont at Swindon.

I dont think this is over by any means, Belle Vue need to make sure they keep the last places to a minimum but if the Robins come out of the blocks all guns blazing a few early heat wins can build up momentum and put the Aces on the backfoot. We need to ensure we keep up our record of scoring 40 points away from home, Swindons heat leaders will no way be as bad as they were at KL and are a different proposition on their own track. I remember the Aces some years back pulling back a 22 point deficit against Exeter in the KO cup, fair enough it was some years ago but they did it within 13 heats and with no T/R rule in place. I hope we can progress but would never count my chickens, hope its a good meeting, if Swindon pull it back they deserve to go through, if we cant defend a 14 point lead we dont simple as that really.

Course i went i was talking about the quality of the racing some on here have mentioned, yes the result was superb, and the atmosphere was good, i was replying as to the actual racing product comment. Personally the quality didnt bother me tonight but for the neutral watching on TV it was gate and go.

Not a great meeting at all but the result gives us a good chance, pity we were denied heat 15 as i think we could have increased that lead. Theres no doubt Swindon will be far better next week and could turn this around, Belle Vue are going to have to be solid all the way through the order next week as no doubt the Robins are going to come flying out of the blocks right from the off and 14 points can quickly be whittled away. If we cant defend a 14 point lead we dont deserve to progress.

The bikes have got more and more powerful but the tracks are exactly the same sizes as they were 50+ years ago so even with air fences there are going to be more crashes, do we really need so much speed that the bikes of today produce to enjoy exciting speedway? I dont think so, maybe less speed and more old fashioned track craft would see less serious injuries and the air fences would perhaps be more effective?

No doubt the professional offendees who go out of their way to be offended on everyones behalf will soon jump onto some other ludicrous target, weve had ba ba blacksheep etc, these left wing morons will find offence with anything and everything. A friend of mine who actually is black himself stated these people who get offended on his behalf are actually more offensive than the thing they are complaining about. He sees nothing wrong with the Rebels body colour and heres one for the offendees, he had never even likened it to slavery, racism, or any other lefty ist or ism. Political correctness should be consigned to the bin where it belongs, funny how things that could be offensive to the majority are always overlooked.

I think Mark Lemon can take some credit for instilling that bit of fight that has been missing over recent seasons, i think he will shape up into a good manager.

So why open the turnstiles?

Stopped raining but grey and overcast, someone at the track has texted meeting on that's as much that I know at the moment.

Defo the correct decision.

Thought Belle Vue were riding? Too many matches nowadays with teams full of guests, a complete joke, at least its saved my petrol money and other expenses, I certainly wont be making the effort to support less than half a team.

If Cardiff was 40,000 then I am mistaken but that is still half the stadium empty, I always thought the attendance was around the 33,000 mark. Given that in the seventies we had crowds of 90,000 to 1000,000 (Wembley, Katowice) etc and that without all the BSI/Sky promotional propaganda it shows how the popularity of the sport has fallen along with the product itself. Even with the GP circus going into major cities and arenas those figures will not even begin to be challenged again, but the fare served up is also nothing like what it needs to be to fill up the stadia, that we have 5,900 in Finland is a joke for a world championship event.

And to think matt ford was saying winning the league this season would be a bigger achievement than Belle Vue winning the treble in the early seventies. Firstly in those days there was 18 home and away league matches against similar strength sides all with three real heat leaders in the world class bracket, every match counted, any bad start and you were history, there was no manipulation of the rules, I remember going to Swindon around 1970 and Soren Sjosten was riding in a world championship event in Poland so the aces brought in some young kid called Peter Collins as replacement, no underhand dodgy dealings to strengthen the side horses for courses fashion, PC always hated Somerton Park and in 1977 admitted to giving the meeting a miss, we rode a rider short, no option to bring in a rider who went better round Newport. Today teams can manipulate their line ups to suit come the end of season play offs when the team finishing 4th can actually become league champions, no second chances in those days. Given all the manipulations of the rules and the regular season being just a qualifying round in effect it is easier to win the league in modern times and all the ducking and diving just makes it more manageable.

Cardiff has never got near 45,000 at best probably 12,000 under that figure, most GP,s excluding the opening farce tend to have crowds that would fit into existing stadia, Finland didn't even manage 6.000 and as for Warsaw cant see the figure for the opener this season being replicated, its ok going into great stadia like Cardiff but when they are half empty it dosent add to the experience. How ironic that PC won his world title in front of 100,000 nearly 40 years ago.

No wonder even the hardcore fans are now starting to vote with their feet, the sport really is a joke at EL level.