Ross

Not alot but it goes to show even after a really crappy nights work and all the negative posts on here that maybe Scott Nicholls is just a genuine nice bloke trying to earn a living and be a decent father to his child. I am sure he wants to go infront of the sky cameras and score 1 point. The interview in the Speedway Star was intresting, If he doesnt himself then people close to him read this forum as he said about all the crap that gets written about him on here. He did what he thought was right when he gave the EL a miss, everybody else was jumping ship left right and centre and he knew he wasnt near the top guys so to give them an added advantage would have put him further back in theory. I doubt he had much time to make his mind up what to do, also as i said before its not all about Scott Nicholls now, he is a dad and maybe thats took something away from him.He has a few years speedway left in him and i hope after this year he stops the GP`s. Let somebody else be the next British flop for you to all moan about. And on the point he should ride in England...........If i was in Scotts shoes i would tell British speedway where to shove it, he was left out to dry by not only the BSPA`s silly poiints limit last season but more so by Coventry.Promised a job then its took back..to do that not only to your captain but after a season he gave in 2007. Funny how there isnt the same influence on the Bees team since. The last piece in the interview says about loyalty and how it works both ways. How very very true.

2 rounds down and the best Scott and Bomber will be trying for now is qualification for next seasons gp`s. The longer this goes on the more set-ups they will try and then they take risks that they dont usually take. We would all want them to do well, Scott has more pressure on him as he gave up the british scene to concentrate on the gp`s. It was Cardiff last season before they won a race, could be the same this time .I hope they can turn it round but this could be 1 hell of a long season for them both.

Scotty & Bomber in heat 20........ I hope both make it round 4 laps and end up in semi`s.

I can only agree with the above post, Coventry in the 1st half of the season had no leadership in my opinion and when heads dropped i just dont think bomber has the personality to lift others when he was going through a bad spell himself. As for the problems between Scott and Bomber is that they are both to blame and should get there heads banged together and put this childish act behind them.They are our top 2 guys and its no example to be setting to youngsters in speedway and those who watch speedway.

Hi, Does anybody have Rick Millers testimonial meeting on ideally DVD or VHS. Regards Ross

Chris is a sure starter for the GP next year, and the GP series was over many rounds not just Saturday so the finger cant be pointed at Scott for Chris not getting the points to automatically qualify.

Well well, another chapter in the Nicholls/Anderson story !! I am 100% backing Scotty again, was it me or from the angle showing them going down the straight why does it look like Hans Anderson has piles or bad wind as he was leaning over a fair way for some reason or is that his new riding style? On a serious note, Ole or somebody needs to sit them both down and try and sort there problems out before they put each other through the fence. Hard luck for last night Scotty, would have been an intresting season if Hans had started the season in the gp`s, sure Crumpy isnt to unhappy though.

He obviously likes the attention, maybe he wants an acting job in the winter and he`s going to use his dummy spitting incident as an audition tape ? Fair play to him he is riding well this season , but he just has one of those faces you rather not look at.

Thought we did quite well after the blip of going 7 races with was it 2 or 3 points in return. Apart from Scott you are never quite sure what you are going to get from them could be a stunning win or a last out of the gate trail round for four laps kind of ride. At the moment we don`t have the quality of the other countries, so for the next 3 or 4 years its a case of making the most of what we have got. oh, what about King Kelivin for next manager of GB??

In my opinion i thought it was a silly move by Hans and it was a good job that Scott knew what hans was probably going to try and do to him. It looked from a certain angle they showed last night that Hans came across the track very sharply and the way the back end of the bike came across infront of Scott made the move look planned, Scott was hard back on Hans but left him room. I wouldnt have not shaken his hand after that move to be honest and the reason there is bad feeling is due to what Hans again did to Scott in the same competiton a few years back. There is hard racing & fair racing then there is putting somebody in a position where they see there life pass before there eyes, the past two weeks has made us wake up to the dangers of the sport more than ever, you put yourself in Scotts position last night !! and maybe the 2 other riders behind him !! I just hope that when they meet on saturday they both ride it fair and the best rider wins.

Hi All, Going to Cardiff for the 1st time, any suggestions on parking ?? is it a nightmare to get out of cardiff or is that just when the stadium is full?

Know what you mean, stuck on the sofa mug of tea and spend the day watching "the good old days", done this myself many times. Usually start with the 88 video then i`v got a Tommy Knudsen video and alo the world of sport from 1983 when we beat the rivals Cradley 40-38. Going back to what you said about the track, i still dont like the new Brandon track. The old one was made to look huge and the grass on the centre green (now centre tarmac). They should have left it how it was as there is no track advantage anymore but no the dog track i there that will be the design now till the day they shut the doors for good.

Hey Rick, be great if you are able to pop over but at such short notice might be difficult!! Be good to say hello and introduce myself

Hey Rick, just incase u havn`t heard or seen it anywhere the Bees are Champions !! 17 long years !! hope to hear from you soon

Gemini !! you are correct, i`m only 26 . They are for my Dad, he loves all the old day stuff. My memories only go as far as Ole Olsen in his last season.

Hey Rick, speedway`s doing very well at the moment, the world cup is on at the moment and England did really well the other night beating the danes!! :-) to go through to the final in Poland next Saturday. Ole is still involved loads in the speedway gp`s and Jacob used to be team manager of denmark for a couple of seasons. The Bees are doing realy well again at the moment winning loads of meetings, should make the playoff`s with a bit of luck and may be the Title for the 1st time since a certain Bees team did it in 1988 !!! What you been upto then Rick? more stunts or soaking up the weather !! hope you are doing ok and in the Coventry evening telegraph a couple of weeks ago it mentioned that Tommy was buying and selling property in Turkey of all places. he did have a sunbed company but sold up to do this new venture. hope to hear from you soon Ross rosspriddy@hotmail.com

Hiya, hope anyone can help here, i`m looking to get hold of all the back issues of the magazine for my dad!! if anyone can help then pls get in touch cheers

Going back to Tommy just for a moment!! The Coventry Evening Telegraph reported that Tommy had sold his sunbed business and was now buying and selling property in Turkey !!

Finally got my hands on a copy of the interview !! Some good pics in there aswell. be good to hear from you again soon rick Ross

Rick !! u forgot about us lot ?? whats new mate ?

Hiya Rick, I`m trying to get a copy of that magazine that you have done an interview for, are they sending you a copy out? Bees have struggled so far this season but beat Poole last night so hope thats the start of things to come. Did you hear about Billy Hamill`s crash ? Poor guy, he`s such a great rider and i really wanted him back at the bees this season. one last thing before i go, who`d have thought that Hans Nielsen would have been a bees rider after all the battles we had with oxford, and also riding alongside Jacob Olsen after all past problems with Ole. Hope to hear from you soon Ross

How do i go about just getting a single edition? Being a Huge Bees fan i am after the latest issue with Rick Miller`s interview. pls can anybody help ?? Ross

When`s it out?? should be a good read.

i am 27, been going up since 83 with my dad. Gonna change my name i think to rick ?? (joke)

Death valley !!! sounds great. sounds like you must stay pretty fit. Shame about the weather over there bus as you know all to well that the weather over here in sunny Coventry is not great. Take care and try and catch up when u get time again soon Ross