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Met Office saying 70/80% chance of heavy rain from 10-12 then 50% chance of light rain from 1 to 10pm (this is for Harlow)

Met office is currently suggesting sunshine and light showers late morning then light rain from 3pm but its been changing over the last few days.

I wasn't aware of that situation, no wonder the poor chap has been struggling for form this season, I saw similar with Adam Shields, he wasn't the same rider after some women got her claws out.

Also, I recall saying many years ago, that there is nothing to stop a group of fans clubbing together and buying their team an unofficial trophy which could be presented to them as a form of acknowledging the hard work they put in for finishing top of the table, its no different to a individual or group sponsoring an individual meeting and awarding trophies to the top three riders. Thus far to my knowledge, not one set of fans from any club has actually done this when they have had a team finish top but not be champions, maybe Kings Lynn would like to be the first?

I think there is, the table itself will always record the order of the clubs by points scored, then underscored with details of who won the play offs and were crowned league champions. If you wikipedia the 2010 season it will forever show that Poole finished top of the table, then Wolves, then Panthers then Bees, and that Bees beat Poole in the final to become league champions BUT it will always show Poole as top, twenty points ahead of the next team, so whilst the Pirates were not champions it wouldn't be wrong to say they finished top of the league, because they did.

The play offs do add an extra element that there is no doubt, but it is very strange having a system whereby the top four of only a seven team league races for the top prize, based on that the team that finished 4th, technically didn't even finish in the top half of the table and that you had more teams in the end of season competition to win the league than those who failed to make it. Seven teams- should have been straight final for the top two only, to have four teams in the play offs, you really need at least nine or more clubs involved in the actual league, otherwise its get even more farcical. just my opinion of course.

Yeah Hammers need him on form for Sunday

Inept refereeing at its worst, no excuse when they have the benefit of television.

Lynn rolling back the years...…………………………………………………………………………………………………….to the 80s where they always finished bottom of the league.

Fair to say I think Dry House will be anything but after all the rain we have had and will continue to have, 100% correct decision will the early call off.

Forecast for tomorrow is even more daunting now, if it does what the met office expect, then no chance.

I will be working so don’t have the choice, however if I had I would probably have stayed at home, The idea of going to Rye and tainting my lasting memory of the Hammers for 2018 is also a consideration, that last meeting against Glasgow is a very happy memory, also the fact I have heard nothing but bad things about the track at Rye does not inspire me.

Not apportioning blame to any particular party but simply saying that there were weeks we didn’t run, sometimes because of other sporting events, but now we are running head to head with another sporting event anyway, except in October staying in is a lot more an attractive option.

Yes all those weeks in the summer when the weather was kind, and we end up in a rush to get meetings done in October where the weather turns and even if it’s dry, it’s cold and breezy.

If there were complaints previously then this double header should have started earlier, or at the very least it should ave been communicated to the fans that there was a curfew in place prior to the meeting. Unfortunately comms have never been Lakesides strong point, in fact it’s more of an after thought in many cases.

Fair play to Bomber, that ride was top stuff in any league or competition, Rebels didn't blow it tonight, they blew it at home by failing to get a decent lead.

45 minutes ago they were talking about a curfew, what happened to that?

What happened to the curfew?

I would not be surprised if there was a curfew at Rye House but because over the decades nothing has ever come close to it, it was merely forgotten about, Maybe Len didn't tell the current owners about it? maybe there was complaints after the other week and it was uncovered then?

Its an interesting narrative that Lakeside are doing whatever it takes to win this tie but if they had truly wanted to do that then they would have found some way of staying at Arena Essex because what they might gain away in guests they lost ten fold in home advantage.

Is this a case of a communications break down between the owners of the stadium and Lakeside speedway? I presume the owners were aware of any covenants regarding the use of the stadium and should have passed that on, if they did and Lakeside still choose to start meetings at 7pm then more fool them, they were lucky because on another night that may well have cost them a place in the next round.

So what would have happened if with two heats to go the result of the tie had not been decided? And also how are we allowed to have Josh Pickering for Ben when we have only been allowed R/R for Kyle (both are second strings)? I am just glad my lasting memory of the Hammers was actually at Lakeside and not this farce which has replaced it.

yes and Adam is carry a weak shoulder so one harmless fall could still see the thing pop out of its socket.

This is worse than last time because unless you pay to have a selection of riders on standby if someone gets injured in the first match that team will be buggered for the second, and with both set to run rider replacement? it will mean the matches are bound to take an eternity to run, easily another 11pm finish. I wont be attending, that's for sure.

I think to be fair Steve both ties are dead rubber which is normally par for the course when it comes to semi finals, after the formalities of next week it will on to the real business of hopefully a classic finale.