Odds On

so the day has arrived, Lions to win by an easy eight or more. So much talk about Klindt having seven rides, no one has mentioned that if he misses the gate in his first two rides he is more than likely to be last, which will put a huge doubt on him having seven rides. The biggest advantage for Lynn may be the weather, if its a damp track it could make it a great leveller.

if Klindt is in heat 15, the tie is already over....ifs, buts and maybe's.

people predicting that some riders will have x amount of rides etc etc....speedway and sport is never ever that predictable, why not just try and enjoy the event as it unfolds!

just to add a little perspective, riders have been known to get guarantees in speedway.

After ten heats, track is dire.

Jan Staechman said during heats 1,2 and 3 going to be some good racing later on when the track settles, heat 7 and he now says there’s just one racing line….Tatum is a different level to Jan.

Big out shout out to the track staff for preparing a track that was raceable, the rain at 4.30 was torrential. Fair play to Tatum, Nicholls and Louis, thought they were very interesting and knowledgeable. Fricke looked good, match winner for me was Howarth. A decent sized crowd in attendance as well. Enjoyed it last night.

really looking forward to this, Sheffield should win in an absolute canter. Track will be interesting.

is everything okay at Sheffield?....seemed like there was something amiss in terms of team spirit etc?

who runs the SRBF nowadays?

as a fan, cannot see this any other way than a complete and utter disregard for British speedway and us the paying fans. You are either fit to ride or you aren't, no matter what Country.

could of put the kettle on fella!

any newbie watching last nights meeting would have bigger questions than Tatums gaff...people on here sitting at home in their y fronts with the Lidl fan on, feet in a bowl of cold water, playing Neil Diamond on repeat on the TDK C90 tape they bought at the car boot sale , with the dog ten stone over weight licking its balls, neighbours next door not answering the door to the old bill, sitting with the laptop on just waiting for a commentators gaff, a riders mistake or a team mangers error.....gotta love us speedway fans haven't with we!!!

really enjoy the Tatum and Nicholls combination, both have personalities and their own traits....would rather listen to ex riders who have some idea what they are talking about.....nobody has that close contact and "in" with the riders like Nicholls has. For those moaning about Tatums gaff about only needing one point to win, if you knew at the time it was wrong what real difference did it make, did it spoil your viewing of heat 15?. Some people on here would moan if you gave them a gold bar, moaning it was too heavy!

speedway is in the entertainment sector, sadly last nights meeting was not entertaining. For the sport to evolve it needs to attract new and young fans to go to meetings and thus be entertained.