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Can't you read the BSPA website, Blobby? Secondly, the application by Edinburgh to use American rider Luke Becker has been rejected. This is based on criteria set down by UKVI and not the British Speedway Promoters’ Association and, as such, the management committee had little choice but to follow the correct procedure. This also applies to Australian Ryan Douglas who is keen to race in the UK and clubs have registered their interest in signing him – but, like Becker, he doesn’t qualify for a visa. These procedures were clarified and implemented forcibly in recent years when British Speedway ran a serious risk of losing the use of all visa riders. I think that's pretty clear. There's a procedure to be followed. Abuse it, and all visa riders could be in trouble.

Does the video of the meeting really matter? What is far more important is the experience of those on the night. And Wembley '81 was a magical meeting. The atmospheric was electric, especially during the Penhall/Olsen and Penhall/Knudsen duels. I would suggest anyone who doesn't like this meeting wasn't actually there!

The serious point is that I've only seen negative feedback to this announcement. An alternating World Cup and World Pairs would have worked. But this bizarre new idea is unlikely to succeed. How many years until normality is restored and dear old Armando (great character, but a little out of depth in his current role) is put out to pasture? All the best Rob

Yeah, ref got it wrong. Made a big difference. Ipswich would have lost by 14 points on aggregate instead of 18 points. All the best Rob

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So they've got rid of the World Cup and it's going to be replaced by a pairs competition, where the pairs are not even from the same country? What a dreadful, awful idea. All the best Rob

Exciting team announcement today at 1pm. All the best Rob

Still 2.00 I think. All the best Rob

It's 7.54 left for two riders. All the best Rob

New signings here: http://scunthorpescorpions.co/?p=8023 All the best Rob

Scunthorpe website will be updated with first two riders at approx. 9pm. UPDATED: Check here: http://scunthorpescorpions.co/?p=8017 All the best Rob

I'm sure they wouldn't mind. All the best Rob

Fair enough. Oddly enough that would have been my second (complete) guess after Arthur Forrest. Given your specialist subject of British Speedway 1945-1965, which team finished sixth in the 1951 National League Division Two? All the best Rob

Well it wasn't Jack Young, Freddie Williams or Bob Oakley. I guess it would be a fairly well-known name, someone like Ronnie Moore (although I think he would have been higher - I know he finished 4th in 1951), Split Waterman or Arthur Forrest, rather than a one-off finalist. I'll guess Arthur Forrest. And two can play it this game Norbold - who finished 10th in 1986? All the best Rob

Very true I'd go for Oxford 1980-2007. Although World Finals 1936-1994 would work as well. All the best Rob

RIP Dave. All the best Rob

I got 15 - not bad for someone born in 1973. I guessed Liverpool for the Fleetwood one, although I suspected it was wrong anyway, because the years didn't seem to fit. I DID get New Cross... I know all the top division league champions off by heart since 1929 All the best Rob

Eh? Where did you get that idea from? All the best Rob

My prediction is: 1. Sheffield 2. Ipswich 3. Edinburgh 4. Glasgow 5. Redcar 6. Peterborough 7. Newcastle 8. Workington 9. Scunthorpe 10. Berwick All the best Rob

You've only got 3 teams in the correct positions. 3 out of 10.... that's a F All the best Rob

Phil, do you know the thinking behind Lebedevs not even being handed one of the reserve places? It seems a bit odd. Holder has been a somewhat lucky boy, after an extremely lacklustre season. I think he needs to make the most of this opportunity. All the best Rob

Gollob (39) Hancock (41) Holder (25) Woffinden (23) Hancock (44) Woffinden (25) Hancock (46) Doyle (32) All best Rob

And what did Bomber say on Friday? It was noticeable that you evaded answering that part of the question. All the best Rob

Due to injuries. it could be claimed that Holder has finished 10th out of 12, rather than 10th out of 15. And a poor tenth as well - nowhere near the eighth-placed rider. It would be very disappointing if Holder was awarded a wildcard ahead of Vaculik. All the best Rob

Nothing will be announced until after the BSPA conference. All the best Rob