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One really should keep one's gob shut. https://summit.news/2020/03/11/islamic-scholar-who-said-coronavirus-was-allahs-punishment-gets-coronavirus/

Has someone escaped from the local mental institution? Seriously - what a loon!

Glad that is the end of you , your final comments speak volumes of your uncaring attitude and presumably that of Panthers management

But he is super clever got a GCSE in computers

I see the idiot is in full swing again, thank heavens i put the twot on ignore nice and early ....

Certainly exceptional to tell people what they could have, and probably did, work out for themselves but the one important question that you know jack about & you claim diplomatic immunity - how about accepting a ban for being a mentalist

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Whatever people think about Neil,,, at least he had his name out there,,,.

It is what I think until you give me a good reason to think otherwise. You had a spat with Watson on the other thread and showed your ignorance of the issue and no understanding of the reason for the reaction. At no point did you mention this alleged defining private reason not mentioned in public. Who's wasting their time with BBC Cambs or the ET? Both pointless lapdogs in this respect. The choice is indeed mine and hopefully many more choose to stay away and encourage others to do likewise.

He isn’t

I’ve been hearing this about him for years including his various spells in the top flight. Always appears to be on a bargain low average. The reality is that it isn’t a bargain at all as he has been hugely overrated for a huge chunk of his career. At championship level you would expect his average to be much higher but the truth is because of his general lack of interest in riding in the UK I’d say that is mostly his level these days.

Peterborough obviously don't want to try to find a compromise that will suit all parties. Us BB holders are told in our terms and conditions that misuse of the badge can result in it being taken away. If, and I say if, staff were being abused the badge number should have been taken, it's on the front of the badge, and also the car reg and then report the incident to the appropriate Council. Also that particular BB number could have been banned from using disabled parking in future at Peterborough. Why should all BB holders tarnished due to the actions of one person. As someone else said all badge holders could also be told they will have to wait for a bit longer to exit the car park. As for the excuse of people walking about and car movement etc how do people get to their cars in the main car park - fly - there is the same chance of an accident there as anywhere else.

This meeting had to happen at the start of the season..with all the excitement of the oncoming season.waste of time cramming it in at the end when no one is interested...again I ask the question..why can't they just close the grandstand for this one meeting and let it go ahead?

The idiot is back

Although it’s not really the fault of THJ on this occasion he really can’t be trusted in the UK. Only ever appears interested in part seasons when it suits.

I sense a serious domestic in the background

Not factual, unless the UK now has a population of over 456 million.

Believe me when I say that imo there are very few people who will be closer to the facts than Speedster.

I'm not sure folk did take his side. His pathetic climb down was flagged by myself and many others.

I think there will be a few of us in this situation.

Not Micheal Jones?

Some would say they have been scripting them

I think you could be on the right track

I hope so

Maybe he means he missed out on the great toilet roll hoarding craze? Perhaps that's why he's having to "wind it back in".

Doesn't want to work full stop, not even as a volunteer. Give it a few days and there`ll be bleating posts about reduced admission for the unemployed.

Depressing reading that they could not even see the sense in dealing with one rogue BB user rather than placing a ban on all. There is such a thing as the Disability Discrimination Act which is far more effective than petitions. Taking what passes for logic in this situation the abuser was presumably also a speedway supporter. On that basis why not simply ban all supporters? Yes, it's ludicrous, as is banning all BB users through the actions of one incredibly easily-traceable offender. Yet again speedway takes the easy and thoughtless way out. "Ban them all". I'm glad they are doing so well that they can do without BB holders' custom. Certainly if I ever hear again of the track complaining abut low crowds there will be no sympathy from me. Blue Badges aren't handed out to annoy dimwitted car park attendants or confuse idiotic speedway promoters. They are issued to help the disabled, in ALL forms, cope with life and to make their lives a little more tolerable. Clearly such ideals are too complex for Peterborough Speedway to understand. The badge isn't there to give me an advantage over others. It's there to help me. It's more than a little depressing that a track where I once was able to commentate for video and TV won't even let me use my blue badge to park. I have no problem in paying my way. Just having a slightly shorter walk when every step is agony might be nice. I'll take you back to another incident at another track. Me "How do you define disabled wen giving concessions?" "Do you use a wheelchair" "not yet" "Well you ain't disabled" Welcome to the 19th century..............

You are indeed correct he served British Speedway with absolute distinction. However he was the first one to go and many followed

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Quite clear that it isn't regionalised (All seven clubs will field their own four-man team, who will race their opponents over six heats on a one-home, one-away basis after Premiership matches between the respective sides.) but as the Premiership isn't exactly a nationwide competition like the Championship, the travel isn't too big a burden. Six home meetings can be accomodated in the warmer, lighter summer nights when spectators are happier to stay on to watch the juniors. As long as the promoters all take it seriously, use their own junior riders and encourage spectarors to stay and watch, it can succeed. All it needs to be a success is for one gilt-edged UK prospect to emerge from this mini-league every year, and that's job done.

Could tell straight away from post 1,,,, always sucks a few in early doors though. Gotta give it to him/her,,, persistent

It’s not like they even try to hide the same predictable style of writing and trolling. We knew that it would be back anyway.

Mike Bacon, local journalist from the Ipswich Star with his prediction.

This is not why I go to speedway certainly don't look forward to seeing it ,anyone can try too hard make a mistake but not just knock someone off and act in such an arrogant manner afterwards there is nothing endearing in that !

I think it shows what pedersen is , nothing but a give it cant take it guy shoving the bike at zagar kicking then running away like a school yard fight. Je can them mouth off in the pits with hus crew to look after him, still what goes round comes around.

True. I'm really looking forward to more of his healing and mobility solutions to help his friends out of their self created hole

That has been his attitude for a while now,just turns up for meetings in UK when he can be bothered.

So... Swap a 6.9 former GP rider for a 5.4 never gonna be. Is that the only change? I guess THJ sold a few season tickets.

The comments on this thread are a good illustration of why many good contributors of the past are rarely or never seen on the forum.

I'm not as worried about PK because I believe wright and bewley will occupy the top 3 alongside Brady. PK will be a 2nd string. That's quite a big statement I know.

Why did you not go? It was on the website saying "anyone interested in joining our amazing group of volunteers are encouraged to come along". You would then have found out what was discussed and possibly have a position (maybe Gary and Jamie would let you be the team manager) for the season.

I wish Danyon Hume had been given the chances Jack has had ( i e.) Glasgow, Sheffield, Redcar.

Bring back Joe or is he otherwise disposed?

Congratulations to Aaron Summers on being named Berwick captain for 2020.

It was a STAFF meeting, therefore Staff business and not yours

Ah that's good then, it won't effect any speedway meetings in this country.

JD a tough rider, give him half a space he’s going to be ruthless - no different to lindgren, zmarzlik and most of the other riders fighting for world championship at the sharp end, crump, gollob were always ruthless racers as were many other world champions including Nicki - where Nicki has differed over the years is consistently is taking it one stage further and rather than just racing hard deliberately riding the man into the fence, he’s also guilty of laying on people taking the fall and conning the ref countless times throughout his career - I agree with you Nicki can be treated harshly at times as a result of his reputation but frankly he has himself to blame imo

He wanted to run it at Newcastle this season but with the doubt about continuing in 2020 he had to opt for another track not his fault.. but the Newcastle promotion are doing a lot to help his day be a success...

That all depends on when he applied for it.

I've just finished Tai's book "Raw Speed"... or as it should have been called "It Is What It Is". And while it was very interesting to read his take on things (I still can't make head nor tail of why he punched Ben Barker, other than they were both drunk) I have to say that I don't think I've ever read a more poorly written "Autobiography" and I've read a few. At least a third of the book must be pure filler as it goes off at tangents giving irrelevant and needless details and giving you history of who people are and and venues etc. Which quite clearly haven't been penned (or even thought of, I suspect) by Tai. And if I had a pound for every time I read the sentence "As I've mentioned before"... Take away all of the filler and I don't think it's anything more than an extended Speedway Star interview. 6/10