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And why would it be on TV? SKY probably spat the dummy the day after last years' event saying that unless the home team (or whatever team contains boy wonder Morris) win, irrespective whether the ref follows the rules or not, we're not going to show it!!!!!!!!!! lol

How many more Janowski / Hansen incidents do we need to actually do something about this? He pulled out of his 5th/6th ride as he couldn't continue yet had still scored heavily in the meeting? I mean, really? This isn't just impacting on Workington (who I feel sorry for) but also Edinburgh who are losing the gate with no Workington supporter's coach travelling north for this meeting... The Comets always used to bring a healthy following North with them but it's dwindled in the past couple of seasons and now has disappeared apart from those hardy soles who will drive up themselves this evening...

So you're saying that supporters would far more want to sit and watch a live speedway match on TV of other teams in their division rather than go and watch their own team live at the stadium??? Surely this is shows the sorry state of what the EL has become in this modern era of our great sport... If this is what the EL has come to, then you might as well give me that hammer, and I'll put that final nail in... Seems all the common sense comes from the PL!!! It's not too much for riders to race GP on a Saturday, Poland Sunday, Sometimes UK Monday, Sweden Tuesday, Sometimes Denmark Wednesday et al... Hell, they'd have Friday and for most, Saturday off so I don't see the issue. The stability it would create in the UK EL must be something that needs looked at...

And here we go with the EL snobbery yet again... Get yer head's out of your own backsides and accept the fact that Cook is an Edinburgh asset just as Grajczonek is a Somerset asset... Cookie is contracted firstly to Edinburgh. Edinburgh race on Friday nights, always have done. Why not move the Lakeside fixture with Belle Vue to their alternative race night? Why should a PL team play second best to the far from Elite League? Are Cook and Grajczonek going to improve substantially by racing in the EL where there is one rider per team that is above PL quality? No... There are far more underlying issues with the EL than just riders missing meetings due to honouring the teams they are assets of... The problem is that there is no consistency in the EL anymore. The top leagues in other countries ride on the same day. If the EL is to survive, they have to do the same - they have to ride on Monday's. Simple. Don't go blaming PL teams and riders for the shambolic setup of the EL.

So that'd be only the 3 guests in this one then...???!!!!!!

Yeah, because it takes as much skill to go quickly down a straight road as it does to complete 4 laps of a shale track on a bike that's wanting to pull your arms off - oh and lets throw another 3 guys on there at the same time to make it interesting...

Should have his speedway licence revoked and not be allowed to race.

Why when you've got a perfectly good product at Premier League level, would it need to be sacrificed to cover the ridiculous failings of the not-so-Elite league?

Ah, fair play, never knew that. Thanks for reply...

I don't get why Kildemand isn't riding? It says he missed the Leicester match through injury and would also be missing for the Coventry match tonight... However, he rode yesterday in Abensberg so why would he be missing tonight If he's still under his contract for the club??? Isn't this the same as the Janowski farce of last week when he pulled out of the Belle Vue meeting or am I missing something??

Think Davies at reserve will ensure that the Scorps keep it reasonable though I don't see them taking a point from this meeting... Certainly don't see us hitting 60+... Was wondering which way the Edinburgh management would go, and thought straight away that a guest for Erik and R/R for Justin would've been stronger as everyone bar Sam could've taken an R/R. However, Doolan is a cracking guest and with KW able to take an R/R, I'm more than happy with that setup!!! Monday's return could be a whole different ball game however...

Considering Coventry are a Friday night track too, it'd be a bit difficult to avoid a fixture clash to be honest!!!

Yawn, here we go again. Agreed, it's not completely accurate but it's the only form of timing we have in this country. It still acts as a fairly good indicator as to the speed of riders. Hell, we can't even get a 2min countdown timer on the centre green so we're never going to get the necessary equipment fitted to the bikes and tracks to be 100% accurate. As for there being NL track records? It's not an indicator of the track, more the calibre of riders in the different leagues. ** Thanks for the updates guys... I'll get them added along with a couple of the EL (notably Leicester) ones as soon as I get 5mins!!!

Seems there's a bridge missing a Troll...

The Maestro in the 1994 KO Cup Final at Edinburgh passing Nagy and Powell on the last bend of heat 1 round the outside... I've seen thousands of Edinburgh races alone and nothing (incl. last years League Final Ht15) can eclipse this...

Indeed... We're posting a promotional video on all the Edinburgh outlets... And now with a new story on the Edinburgh website, the promo video is off the main page so not viewable unless you know where to look. It's like SKY, promoting the British GP at Cardiff ONLY during the adverts of live speedway matches!!!! Everyone who knows speedway, knows when the Cardiff GP is and what it's all about... We're the triple champions for Godssake... Why are we confining it to the supporters who actually know we're the triple champions????? Huge opportunity missed with what has been an extremely good promo video put together...

A decent bit of promotion, definitely. However, what's the point of it just being on the Edinburgh website? It certainly whet's the appetite of the Edinburgh faithful but we should be pushing this well outside of the normal circle of supporters... If it was just for the Edinburgh website, then I feel it's a waste of both a good opportunity and very good piece of promotion...

Why? A rider should be prioritised for the club he is owned by, irrespective of league. End of.

Surely Swiderski is a Pole so he won't be competing against him for a team place... Ramsus Jensen??? If it were in the UK, it'd be a no-brainer for Cookie to get at the very least, the third foreigner in the team... However, in Poland, Sundstrom has more experience... Great opportunity for Cook though who can only learn from here on and with a Belle Vue team mate in the pits with him, I'm sure he'll get support in Gorzow. There's the chance you've been waiting for CC... It won't be easy but now's the time to take it...

"Quickish"? There a few unsteady tables in Glasgow then??

Didn't realise he was in line to join Edinburgh last season?!

Urgent Appeal... Somewhere, there's a bridge near you, missing a troll!

Aw come on... Stop Foaling around!

Think it's best to write beside Holder's average "To be confirmed"!!!

After the way he was treated the last time he was a Rebel??? Really?