Paulco

Aye time you came back , bring the wean

Why is it when an individual does a dangerous job and he goes to work for somebody paying more money than somebody else , for doing the same job , he is a mercenary ? Surely it's any remotely intelligent person's duty to get the best deal for their skills as they possibly can ?

People are just worried because , like show jumping , speedway finds itself out in the sporting margins . We all just want the sport to be successful and strong , but it's a long way from being that

So if what you say turns out to be the case , then Ryan McDonald could be the most likely option

Happy new year fellow Tiggers , hope we are all well and now the countdown to the new season begins . Looking forward to the fixtures coming out so I can plan my wee trips down south and cheer my boss up with my holiday requests haha . Festive season over , thoughts now turn to planning for the forthcoming season

Yes he did , both him and James Cockle were graded B reserves . Robert benefitted from the assistance of Shane Parker more than Cockle was able to . Was all downhill for Robert after that season

The BSPA are incapable of taking proper control of anything . In 2006 when we had the A , B and C graded reserves they changed the goalposts halfway through the season when they decided Steve Boxall and Jon Armstrong were scoring too heavily from that position . But you're quite correct , a proper defined pay rate should have been set .

Too much is made of that kind of thing on here . What a club pays a rider or refuses to pay to get a rider should only concern the club and the rider . Three pointers shouldn't come into that category though , ok they should be paid fairly , but they should be biting the hand off promoters to get the chance to ride PL speedway . I find it hard to believe anyone in that position would have the balls to try and hold a club to ransom . Which makes me think whatever red tape needs to be overcome to bring Mitchell Davey into the three pointer equation is currently the reason of the hold up . What I do find strange is that Edinburgh will start with a septet over a point under the points limit .

I can understand the cost aspect of putting young people off , but it doesn't seem to be as big an issue in other sports . When I go to watch ice hockey at Braehead it costs me £18 , if I take a child it costs £14 for the child . So not really much of a diffence in price . The Braehead Clan matches are regularly sold out , with as many kids there as adults . So get the product right ,as they do in ice hockey, and the people will go . If we had tracks prepared fairly and properly , then speedway could still be the most enthralling sporting spectacle out there .

Might not be to everybodies liking , but when promoting a meeting , speedway needs to concentrate on the controversial side . In 2011 I went to a meeting in Poland , Gniezno v Bydgoszcz . The home side had Scott Nicholls in their side and the away team had Emil Sayfutinov in theirs . All over the town of Gneizno on the lead up to the meeting , plastered on every available wall or lamppost , was posters with a picture of their Cardiff difference of opinion the year before . We need to big up any kind of potential controversy

Is the term " shutting the door on " now classed as a dangerous move ?

Would never have classed him as dangerous , but I remember Tom Owen being kicked out of a meeting at Paisley in the mid seventies . Went to a Stoke v Glasgow meeting about 7 or 8 years ago . Claus Vissing's first year in British speedway and he got excluded about three times that night , twice putting David McAllan in the fence . I remember Jesper Olsen's first season as a Glasgow Tiger at Shawfield , he stopped the first aiders getting bored

If it's true about Klindt , then I'm surprised Rye got in touch with Etheridge . Surely the way Victor Palovaara rode at Rye House , when Glasgow won there last July , makes him a better option as a 5 pointer than an untried Etheridge would have been .

There was a football manager in Scotland ( St Mirren's) who claimed he knew better than the club's fans as they didn't have a clue . He was sacked a fortnight after making those comments . We can only hope karma visits Mr Cook at some point .

Exactly , and there's the various average reductions . There's Max's for stepping out of the NL , Sam's for trying to punch the Evil Dane , Kevin's for actually trying last season , Ryan's for being a dick and Erik's for having a speedway rider for a dad

True , there's loads of riders still available

My post never printed , is there sinister forces at work ?

Tyson Fury should have won it for upsetting all the bleeding hearts

Aye you touched a nerve haha

Even though people seem to think Glasgow could afford to go Elite , I cant see it being viable . We have Edinburgh , Berwick , Workington and Newcastle , all within two to three hours drive away and meetings against those clubs always get a decent away following turning up at Ashfield . Belle Vue would be our local derby in the Elite League

On paper maybe , but if the two reserves continue where they left off in their first NL season , then who knows what might happen . Too be honest every side looks much of a muchness so far . If Newcastle sign the right rider to complete their team they could be contenders even if they look weak at reserve . With Kasper Lykke starting at reserve , Rye House look solid as do Workington . Will Simon Stead come back as good as ever from his injury , will Charlie Gjedde ? That will determine where Sheffield and Plymouth finish . Will Jonas Andersen build on his debut season at Redcar ? Will Berwick's team of veterans have one more season in them ? Will Peterboorough pull a number 1 out of the bag from somewhere ? Or will it end up another domestic squabble between Glasgow and Edinburgh again ? Agreed Scunthorpe probably look the weakest septet , but the side I like the look of most is Ipswich , Danny King is a superb number 1 and if James Serjeant continues the progress he showed with us last year , Ipswich will be contenders at last . For what it's worth I think Ipswich Workington Newcastle Glasgow Rye House Edinburgh Redcar Plymouth Somerset Sheffield Peterborough Berwick Scunthorpe

Yes I would be surprised if the Monarchs didn't join Scotland's big club in the play offs

Not any longer , the day of the smug is coming to an end

About what ? Anyway sports fans , I am a wee teensy bit pissed tonight . We've got hunners and hunners of money apparently , sooooooooooooooooooooo why not become a Tiger if yer good enough . Barker might have went to Peterborough , Worrall might have went to geordieland .................but once the Wonga started to fly ....................they are Tiggers and we are going to be awesome next year , so get it round you Edinburgh

At least that is sensible , I've long thought that foreign riders coming in on a 5 point average shouldn't be given an average that dips below that .