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What's the score with Kemp guesting has he signed for a championship side or is he going to be just guesting for any team that's willing to pay up until his European calendar fills up again ?

Can't fault his loyalty to the sport but your right Simon is five years past his peak, they need to try and pluck a 4-5 point unpolished gem from abroad

Its like that tv series the prisoner once your in here your never leaving.

Do you remember when Rick left it until the last meeting to nudge over a 6 point average to be able to come back the following year from memory he got a 15 point max which I think nudged him up to something like 6.01

What a blast from the past I can remember a last heat decider at Lynn against Cradley and it was Bricey up against peak Eric Gunderson as usual Bricey out-trapped them all but by second bend it was all over as usual. If Speedway world championships were decided over the first three metres he would have had about forty titles I think he was parterned by Roger Horsepool at reserve.

Yes if you could have got Thorssell in on 4.5 that would have been the signing of the season as you would hope in this league he would be north of a 7 point plus average even if he was in the top five of the team.

Maybe the rules can be fiddled like when Josh Bate's was about 42 and somehow qualified as a rising star.

Yep he's probably England's best ever rider but i'm another who wish he would give it up and move onto something new he's no longer the force he was which is to be expected , but these riders have incredible grit as Woffy shows. Chris Holder is another example should have probably had 2-3 world titles but two terrible crashes and what happened to Darcy pulled him back from the absolute top level. and like Tai in the UK he can be 60% of the rider he was at his best and still beat 90% of the opposition in his sleep.

Injuries haven't helped after Poole they have two of best UK youngsters out there.

Jeez when you look at those numbers you have to give them credit for riding here at all for relative buttons in comparison.

Another cruel truth of the risks these guys take for our entertainment Gundo and Per Jonson absolute top drawer riders in their day, Leigh Adams even more cruely as he had left the sport when his accident happened, plus Darcy the one rider who could have maybe stopped Bartoz.

Is Gundo in a wheelchair ? I know he had a horrible crash at Bradford that made walking difficult but last I remember he was mobile on two feet all be it would never be running marathons any more.

And that'd the issue Rob will only offer a packet of fags which is great from a sustainability point of view but equally a shame as if they dropped Ablitt and got in Vuolas they should be pretty much unbeatable at home all season barring injuries (possibly Poole aside).

Yes picking up on the lazy management quote stick with someone who's reliable but won't get any better, or try and make the effort to unearth an unpolished gem you might get 5-6 seasons out of before he leaves for Poland.

Bonkers isn't it but given a squad system will never be entertained I guess that is what we have.

That's the Rob Godfrey business model to a t Mike at least until Harry has got that deal for some Arabs based in Dubai to take over the operating model of the sport.

The thing is all three of those tracks from a fanbase point of view so long as run to a sensible budget were sustainable it was the issue of the tracks being sold for housing that did them in.

Its a shame theres not a ruling where they could just sign riders for 1-5 matches in situations like this appreciate far from ideal but better than guests as an example if the aces got Emil for three matches you can guarantee all three meeting would have crowds above the average.

Fair point but ideally you would also have a time machine to take you back to 1985-1988 when Linda was at her very best.

Maybe they will pull a rabbit out of a hat and get Beau Bailey in at the last third of the season that boy should be good for 8-9 point average in the championship or if they could get that young dane back from last year.

Hopefully the tills will be ringing

How are the crowds holding up ? if they end up averaging 1,200 - 1,500 per match would be huge result they just need to get someone in for Klindt and Batch but as ever who is there out there who's any better and will come and within budget ?

Any news on those seven figure sponsorship deals Harry is lining up or will we have to make do with more of Linda waving a used McDonalds bag around in a travel lodge room ?

Rambo Lambo ?