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I think most of us are agreed on that . It was a great effort tonight , and we should all be proud of the team .

I completely agree with you . Had the British number 6 been in the pits , would the team-spirit been the same ? I doubt it . Yes Bridger and King found it tough tonight , but what experience they have gained . We will come back better and stronger next year .

You have to wonder if there is more to Scott's absence than meets the eye . But although we just failed , what a difference in the pits compared to Nicholls and Harris stood , arms folded , ignoring each other like last year .

Can you believe it , my SKY has just went down . It's back again , thank god for that

Correct . We all remember the obvious tension between Bomber and Scott last year . Scott might still be our best rider , but there is more chance of getting more out of the team without him . Good luck to the lads tonight .

Where the hell is Aland ? Never heard of it .

Absolutely

You speak for yourself Snyper . Some of us Scots are right behind Team GB and were proud of the young lads last night . The team spirit Rob Lyon has instilled was wonderful . Oh and Ulster is part of the United Kingdom .

Good post . People on here greet and moan that there isn't much in the way of British talent coming through , well now we have a manager brave enough to give it a chance . Who's to say that the likes of Danny King won't grab this chance with both hands and take his career to a new level . The old guard have had their chances , and plenty of them , and come up short . These lads might fail this time , or they might not , but it will be a good grounding for progress to be made in the next couple of years . Critcism of Lyon is as laughable as it is pathetic , mainly coming from EL supporters who can't get their head round that someone other than the top league clique could possibly do the job . Let's face it - the last incumbant of the position had plenty of EL experience and erm ...................

Was talking to one of our older supporters in our group at Cardiff at the weekend , and i was asking him about Eric Liddell . "Three laps Liddell" was his reply ." A decent enough rider ", he said , " but would come off a lot , usually on the last lap " .

Plus they don't wash very often , or clean their teeth . And they eat things that live under stones . But i agree about the birds , though you forgot Vanessa Paradis .

But it's all in the past now , hopefully that won't be repeated next year . Nice to finally meet you by the way .

You hate our head of state , defender of the faith and head bluenose . To the tower with you boy .

I've not got the Scottish chip on my shoulder in any way shape or form , but even i was getting increasingly irritated by the continual " Come on England " . It was , if i'm not mistaken , the British GP ( and i am proud to be British ) . I'm sure the Welsh people in the crowd must have felt the same as me .

Never seen any trouble whatsover all day . Had a cracking couple of hours at the Prince of Wales with loads of wonderful people , followed by an enjoyable GP watched from the back straight . I just love Cardiff .

Absolutely bonkers Anyway back to reality , i've got an 8 hour nightshift to negotiate - then we're off . Don't fancy the forecast for the Pairs though , so fingers crossed Somerset's track misses those thundery showers .

Probably would be . In my time watching speedway i would place him behind Jim McMillan , George Hunter and Bobby Beaton . But i would put him ahead of the Templetons , Brian Collins and James Grieves . So yes i would have him in the top 5 .

Have a safe and enjoyable journey over Dave , and i'll share a beer or twenty with you at Cardiff , Workington and Glasgow .

I'm behaving myself this year , not much bevvy for me .

Leaving Glasgow at 8 am on Friday . Should make the Pairs in time .

I'm too young to have seen Tommy Miller ride for the Tigers , and Ken McKinley was at the end of his illustrious career when i started going to see speedway at Glasgow's White City as a bright-eyed nine year old . But in my 40 years of watching speedway - it's no contest Jim McMillan is the greatest Scotsman to have ridden a speedway bike . And yes you are correct , i think i would be struggling to name 20 likely candidates from the time i have been going .

No , i'm going to behave myself this year mate We are staying in Bristol this year and will be heading down to Cardiff after breakfast on Saturday morning . See you in the pub around noon

Well playmates that's us into the final week Can't wait for the weekend , especially the Pairs at Somerset .

On the pavement outside the Prince of Wales . Hope it doesn't rain .

Meeting everyone in the pubs before the meeting , i love all that .