IainB

And what happens when those riders don't "make it", you've just wasted 5 years

It goes to Swindon

A hop? Have you seen where it is!

I don't know that's a fact... None of the other pairs were that impressive, only stand out individual performances from 3 riders. Had Cook and Lambert both been fit they could have quite easily gone through the meeting getting 3-3's and maybe the odd advantage and then who knows in the semi's and final. Look at Sweden, you wouldn't say they were out of it, it would only take a stand out performance from Fred on day 2 and they could be in with a shout of a medal

Danny King

What it would be interesting to know, is how many people are out there in the (paid for by) SpeedwayGB group and why one of them is not a reserve rider?

Maybe take a look at this before being too critical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiW61ygnw0s&feature=youtu.be

Didn't Wright dislocate his shoulder on Monday? Maybe we should have taken Rory

You should take a look at Swedish Speedway on Freesport... you'll love that!

I get your point... I just don't agree with it lol. Their time will come if they prove to be good enough, that's what all of the U21 competitions are for, the senior events are for riders who are the best in their country

I don't think it's about learning from Cook and Harris, it's about learning from everybody, all riders... If you're not going to treat it as something worth winning, a world final, it becomes not worth winning, not the example to set. Kemp is nowhere near the quality of justifying a place in a world final, there's many more ahead of him. We're lucky this year in the fact that we can use Lambert as "reserve" next year Cookie is not going to get a look in and will be standby reserve should Lambert or Woffinden not be available, that will be the time to blood young Bewley, when hopefully he'll be back to full form/confidence after his injuries

It's a world final, you put your best team out regardless of age, every other country has, even Denmark and Sweden, it's over 2 days, it only takes an injury for any team and they're up against it. The answer for lack of test matches is to arrange some and not chance youngsters who are nowhere near international class, yet, and possibly set them back a few years. Who knows what the likes of Bewley or the rest are going to be, they may just turn out to be club journeymen like so many before...

Don#t forget this is a senior "World Final"... We've already got Robert Lambert in the U21 slot and the other 2 slots should be filled by the best 2 riders you have available, no matter the age. The youngsters are getting their opportunity at U21 level. The format of the SoN has been changed to be able to blood youngsters and Bewley will probably get his chance next year. The problem really lies with the lack of international test matches these days, which in my opinion is where the young kids should be fed into the international arena.

Just exactly whose fault was it then?

Are you black listed at the turnstiles then?

Oh dear, stalking him on Facebook now, lol. You should go along and shout abuse at him from the terraces, create some atmosphere... I gave Ole Olsen a dressing down he'll never forget from the 2nd bend at Blackbird Road many years ago when I was a young nipper. You've already missed the match of the season, he'll be out the club soon when they realise he's a liability

me neither and somebody pointed that out to him on twitter

Better than no preview...

You going Gemini? Josh Bates is back!

What happened with Jack Smith, after reading his comments on twitter he seems to have some kind of beef with the management????

Howarth lined him up down the home straight, dived inside and ran him very wide to the fence, a very hard move but not dirty in my opinion... Wright then spat his dummy after the race knocking howarth off on the 2nd bend of the warm down lap... All good fun

Eurosport always have been and always will be a joke... the clue is in the title "Euro"

I've got to say the promotion for this event is absolutely shocking, non existent... BSPA Website: "The page you have requested is currently unavailable. Please try again later.." Belle Vue Website: 1 Line header, top of screen SpeedwayGB Twitter: Nothing It's only because Shouty B's mentioned it on BT Sport on Monday that I'm even aware it's on... and this is the future of British Speedway... perhaps they realise there is no future. Anyway, I'm planning on coming along to support the Lions, traffic permitting!

How long you been going to Lynn?

SEC is on Eurosport this weekend, Saturday... but not live by the looks of it