SPEEDY69

They wanted Nicholls in the series the first year but BSPA said they'd ban him if he took part (even without missing UK fixtures), so couldn't. The catalyst for him withdrawing from World Cup.

I remember Reading doing a double header at Wolves back in the early 90s, think it was cup and league. It was a good night of racing and each match was different in terms of the entertainment. I enjoyed it.

Another snorefest from Poland, turning off now.

Think they'd be rivals with Leicester for the spoon.

Disagree, Fricke only scored 5 last time and I expect RR to get more than that, plus the Aces have Bjerre this time. KK is too unpredictable - could be hero or zero. It could be an even bigger BV win

It is, but it doesn't apply to the self-employed. What they have to adhere to is the contract they sign at the start of the season and it will allow for compassionate 'time-off'. I agree, no comparison with Holder and Rathbone has clearly broken the rules by letting him ride in PL rather than at league meetings in the UK.

I've seen loads of Polish meetings - doesn't matter who the riders are they have just as many dull as dishwater meetings as anywhere else. Gdansk on monday was gash. This one finished much earlier than I remember TV meetings before, which used to go on until 9.30. GPs for me are really slow once it gets to the semi-final stages from a TV perspective but if you're there it's fine.

Always gives 100% no matter what the meeting is or who for, so I don't think Rye will have come into it. Lynch's interview at the end was almost incomprehensible - he may be a nice fella but a team manager needs to be astute as that can gain points - don't think Racers & Royals would have left the TR.

Watched this on TV and thought it was a good meeting - all the riders looked to be having a go so no complaints from me. Track looked a joy to ride, very smooth.

Mine: Doncaster Jonsson Andersson Morton Mullett Hunt Schwartz Dream signing: John Cook

We know that anyway.

Nonsense. Have been there umpteen times, even when the whole track was under water. It drains quickly and the track can be re-laid in 2 hours - oh and no more rain is forecast either.

The lynn track drains very quickly and even if they'd laid the shale it only takes 2 hours to redo. Fine and sunny all day today so the postponement is absolutely nothing to do with the weather. See here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2645456 Presumably you mean well organised speedway in the UK where integrity is high and the spectators are put first?

What do you mean gets it wrong? He knows today will be nice and sunny all day. I've been at Lynn after a deluge - with the sun out the track is fine again just a few hours later. Surely everyone can see through this 'postponement'. Look what happened to Belle Vue a few years ago - and they had better reasons to cancel in my view. Can't really see the BSPA taking action against their chairman but Rye can feel rightly aggrieved.

Holder, Doyle, Batchelor, Watt all have/had a reputation for whingeing about tracks, it's nothing new. There's no way Batch was injured enough to not carry on and he's got away with it. I expect Rye House will feel the full force of a motivated team this week - right place, wrong time.

I don't know - why would there be more? Every year people speculate on results/average manipulation during the season and changes are made with promoters doing it before that riders average drops or before another's gets too high. It would stop that surely? Also, if promoters want riders' loyalty then they have to be loyal to them also.

Making them static for the season would be a start, only revising over the winter.

I doubt it, the luck doesn't seem to be with the Rockets, they could've done with those 4 points, similarly with the away points that Swindon got at Belle Vue. I expect the home riders to react with a big performance on Wednesday on what I expect to be a bald track!

I also thought attendances were up (in general) at the start of this season. I do think British Speedway needs to appeal more to those who live within easy reach of their track. A strong part of that for me is the team identity. I no longer follow one team because I was increasingly finding that as soon as I gained some affinity for the riders, some of them would be moved on to another team part way through the season. Chopping and changing within teams is now become ridiculous and I cannot gain that affinity for team, knowing that not only their riders, but also those in the teams they race against are different almost every time they meet, and every time they meet their competitors. Maybe I'm in a minority here but I'd like to see all team changes being kept to an absolute minimum - what we have now are pic 'n' mix groups of riders rather than teams. In this way, youngsters and local people can get to know a team a little better, which I think is important if they are new to the sport. What's the alternative?

Shows how much I know

I thn Wolves will winn this by10 points. Rye House have weak links and Perks should be a trump card for Wolves as well.

Lahti is a top rider overseas at the moment. This makes Poole way stronger in my view, just in time for the business end of the season.

Maybe a deal because Swindon have to be top 4? Bet the teams above them feel aggrieved but that's the way it goes sometimes, speedway is not a science and results can be unpredictable.

The same is true of right leg dangling off mid-way through the bend - just makes it unstable and no faster.