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Lordy is this thread still going on... and on... and on. Right, Mr. Nicholls can count himself lucky to be in this year's GP. Yes, he was unlucky to a certain extent in 2006, but to be seeded through three years on the trot does make him a lucky boy. On the other hand, I'm glad he is in there. He is amongst the best 15 riders in the world, and has proved this recently. If Nicholls finishes in top 8 and qualifies for 2008, I'm sure you'll find at that point Subedei will be most gracious. On the other hand, if Nicholls doesn't, then I'm really not sure if he should be seeded in once again. All the best Rob

Thanks Stressed - have now updated details on Oxford website. All the best Rob

Sandie, You've caught most of them yourself, does that also make you a geek? Missing are Chris Morton, Neil Evitts, Joe Screen, Gary Havelock, Dave Jessup, Peter Collins, Eric Boocock, Malcolm Simmons, Ray Wilson, Steve Bastable and Andy Grahame. All the best Rob

Well done Brendan!!... hope the rest of the series goes as well. All the best Rob

Blimey, not ANOTHER Scott Nicholls thread, haven't we been here before?? To settle the argument, both Nicholls and Gollob are rubbishe, and Danny Betson is a better rider than both of them combined All the best Rob

Grachan, No, from that same footage, I judged it was Carter's fault... he kept on going for a gap which was no longer there. Carter hit Penhall at the completion of the lap, Penhall hit Carter halfway around the corner, but there was no contact on the second bend when Carter lost it and fell. Tough, but that's racing. All the best Rob

Tactical Sub, Er... they were 75 passes in that meeting... and that didn't include those on the opening half lap. Leszno is best the best racetrack in the world... even the Extraleague match I saw there two years ago where the home team trashed Zielona Gora was top-notch entertainment. I think I may have to go to the Grand Prix round at Leszno in 2008. All the best Rob

And to think Hans Andersen was criticising British track preparation Actually, he did have a point there. But tonight's track.... was it prepared at all??? Should be the last time Vojens are allowed to hold an international event... the final was also a disgrace for the 2003 final. All the best Rob

Ron, We live in a free country* and therefore if there is a market for a Kenny Carter book, someone wants to write it and people want to read it, then it's going to get published. We should be thankful that the book was written by an author such of Tony MacDonald, who has taken a responsible attitude in writing the book, instead of going for the sensationalist angle. I would recommend this book. It's a rivetting read, even though I still can't understand why Carter did what he did. Penhall was right - he must have had a screw lose somewhere. All the best Rob *well supposedly, in reality even this forum is censored to a degree that is rapidly p*ss*ng me off - I would thoroughly recommend the Weird World Of Subedei to anyone - a much more open and honest forum.

Now finished the book. An excellent read, and don't worry, it doesn't hold back. It is interesting to finally read Bruce Penhall's views on Kenny Carter, even though they're not pretty!! And has it changed my opinion on Kenny Carter - the rider I loved to hate as a child? Not really. The bloke was dealt a very hard difficult of set of cards, but it still doesn't excuse his completely arrogant, unlikeable personality, and certainly doesn't excuse his dreadful final act. All the best Rob

Woo-hoo!!! 11 days till I see Chas & Dave!! Oh... and there's the little matter of a Speedway meeting as well!!! All together now.... "You've got more rabbit than Sainsburys...." All the best Rob

Thought it was worth taking a big risk with Crump at 3pts, but instead I ended up busting - never mind. That's what you get for backing Poole riders, I guess. All the best Rob

Subedei, For ages, we've had to put up with you telling us how wonderful the Polish Speedway is and how good the Polish riders are. And also how there should be around 6 Poles or something daft and no Brits in the GP series. Well tonight, ON THEIR OWN SOIL, not a SINGLE Pole (and there were five of them) qualified for the semi-finals of the European GP. In comparison, out of the two British competitors, Chris Harris finished a fantastic third and looked better than all the Polish boys put together. So are the Poles still wonderful, or maybe just maybe the British riders aren't as bad as you think they are. All the best Rob

Surely this will be IMG/BSI's decision, not Neil Middleditch?? All the best Rob

Manchester Paul, Putting things in bold, red and capitals doesn't make your points any more valid. You're still talking rubbish and the new points scoring system is still a sham - how can the winner of the meeting not end up as the top points scorer. All the best Rob

Steve did you receive my text message, when I changed my bets to 999 on Jagus and 1 on Nicki P All the best Rob

Steve, Are only whole numbers allowed then?... you did ask us to make it more interesting for you, so I was merely obliging Next time, I was going to put 333.3333 recurring on Crumpie All the best Rob

Sub, My argument exactly. It should have just been one extra point for the third-place rider in the semi-final, that would have been fine. All the best Rob

The new points system is b*ll*cks. Why they didn't just give the third-placed man in the semis one extra point, I'll never know. It's just as easy for a rider to walk away with the championship now, as the standings after one round show. Not only that, but consider this scenario. Rider A scores 7 + 2 + 6 = 15 in each GP. Rider B scores 15 + 1 = 16 in each GP. It's possible for a rider to win every GP, but for the World Champion to be a rider who never reached a single final! Utter tripe. Get rid of it now. All the best Rob

Sub, Yes, we all know that and the above record is massively impressive. However, Crump is beatable - for instance, who beat him in 2003? Crumpie is still favourite, but with comments such as "I still believe the title is Crump's, if he wants it", you're way off the mark. Nicki, Hans and Greg will make him work hard for it. All the best Rob All the best Rob

Mr. Snackette, Will "Carlo e Davido" not also be performing: "canzone del sideboard" (Hmmm... can't find a Italian translation for Snooker Loopy... mind you, it didn't stop listing Gertcha!!) All the best Rob

Jaybea, Chas and Dave don't perform the Spurs songs live... it says so if you click the link that was provided on this thread. I presume at some point footie yobs from another club have had a go at them. However, it looks like Snooker Loopy, Rabbit and the Sideboard Song (I don't care, I don't care, I don't care if he lives 'round 'ere) are amongst the songs normally played live. All the best Rob

Well, it's Crump to lose BUT if he does blow it: Only three other riders capable of winning it this year... Nicki P, Hans Andersen and don't rule out Mr. Hancock just yet... All the best Rob

Iris, Nonsense - they'll have everyone dancing down the aisles - beats Tony Hadley or Bonnie Tyler anyday All the best Rob

Good company, good beer (Wetherspoons across the road from the stadium) and great atmosphere - that's why I go Although this year, with the legendary Chas'N'Dave playing, I'll have to change my usual tactic of staying in Wetherspoons until 6.45pm All the best Rob