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Back to the thread I was born on the first day of the War 3/9/1939 and there is no record of any matches that day even Poland,, well it was a Sunday.

So do I . Terrific read , always look forward to reading every Thursday, well done all at the Star.

That was my opinion that is why I gave it.

When the nights were light and warm - not October.

1 ride, 1 last place, that's it no more rides... see you next week, same again a couple of times, see you at the end of the season when we're struggling for riders. That's no way to bring on British youth. In the UK you are guaranteed 3 rides in a match and it's very very rare that a rider wouldn't be given at least a month to prove themselves due to average restrictions

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I fail to see how that could be good for the development of our young British talent.It hasn't really helped some other riders from GB in the past.

A strong national team kept the sport in the wider public eye in the seventies which the domestic leagues then benefitted from.. I believe that the sport would get much more coverage if consistent GB teams' success was being delivered... The sport over here should see itself as a 'breeding ground' for riders who then naturally move on to the bigger leagues and plan accordingly for their departure with talent coming through to replace them.. Maybe a successful GB team over a few years would then help grow the domestic leagues and mean they can then meet the expectations of their very best riders again, thus meaning riders not having to see Poland as their 'golden ticket'.. It wasn't too long ago that the UK was THE place to ride, unfortunately we ended up training everyone else up to take our position at the top table and gave loads of team spots to foreign riders. Poland won't make the same mistake and will maintain a team structure that has a minimum amount of Poles in them, therefore the UK should do the same and protect places for the young British lads in particular and provide them with as much track time as possible.. If a conveyer belt of talent is coming through then the best can move on accordingly and the sport can still thrive over here, and a very successful GB team can only be a good thing, and the chances of that happening are increased the earlier our lads are tested and stretched riding in leagues that actually have kudos, under the huge weight of expectation from clubs and their fans that exists in Poland..

I still subscribe to the Star but must admit i don,t read as much as i used to, maybe its to do with some of the "older" items, i,m just a youngster and only started watching in 1978

Danish riders have to ride in the Danish Leagues to be able to get the permission to ride in places like Poland, UK, Sweden, etc. Without the stars riding at home, it would be doubtful that speedway could continue in Denmark. It's a bit like respecting what you were given to make it where you are now.

Blame the poles? More like blame the UK authorities who have mismanaged the sport over the past 30 years the result being the frail sport you see in the UK today.

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