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With respect to a tin pot club like Grudziadz, we we are the Peterborough Panthers.

That would be good mate it's fantastic ,been able to manipulate the rules openly is a good tool to have in your locker. Beats paying a rider to do 1 lap then use rr all season (worlds worst kept secret )

Your sounding like Ben Basso Fan there.. As WTF said you have it all wrong. If Tomalin bought the club and backed up what he said there wouldn't be a problem.. You might of well had Holder and Tungate. Talk is cheap, and where is he now ??. Very quiet...... MT f@cked up by jumping the gun on Holder, trying to undermine Buster on the Holder signing, and bragging about buying the club and cocked it up .Buster then went and got NP @£3.5k a meeting. If i was him i would of got a bum and told the fans why... I feel sorry for him if im honest..

You’re about 180 degrees wrong on that. If you had any idea how much harm Tomalin and Johnson have done by promising what they can’t deliver and how much Buster has stepped in and covered their backsides so you actually have speedway at Peterborough you wouldn’t be jumping around like you are.

The Colt's racing filled the gaps well... The Triumph Owners Club was a "bit different" from the run of the mill meeting presentation.. And the National Anthem gave the meeting a bit of "gravitas".. The five and six man races were definitely good to watch and also maintained interest for at least 8 riders through the meeting.. Also noticeable was how many Aces fans were wearing club colours ranging from hats, caps to replica tops, and fleeces... The Aces seem to have got their act together off the track in this respect.. Still lots of opportunity for fan engagement, but the Aces do look like they have moved forward in this area.. The track is a huge bonus which should underpin everything else they do... A very professional set up at the Aces I would suggest...

Mate you’re way off here. Buster has bailed you out more than once in recent years, and even built you a title winning side the year before last. The disrespect he gets on here from some of you Panthers fans is staggering. Be careful what you wish for springs to mind here.

Time to make amends with Tungate and throw Buster under the bus if we have to, Just pin the entire blame onto him. Not being nasty but the team is already proving to be a disaster after one meeting and it's all down to Buster because the Nicki P situation doesn't arise if Tomalin got his side and Worrall wouldn't be having shockers in a Panthers race suit either. Would Holder accept a team place if Tomalin and CJ had a word with him and explain that it was all down to Buster and that Chris won't have to deal with Buster in any way, When it comes to payments and stuff because they'll personally take care of it. If not then we've got to pay Dudek the money he wants because we can't chuck the towel in after one meeting.

What an awful poster this is. It’s 2023 and people are still running with the “no brakes no fear, fun for all the family” line. Why not go the whole hog and advertise the opening match of the season with two guests too?

For goodness sake, everyone calm down. One meeting in and it's gone nuclear...

Nicki is riding in Poland on Saturday... what the chances he has a reaction to his injuries and doesn't ride Monday?

You're right there, the Panthers are we we

If I was Michael then everyone would know about it via a statement on the clubs website because I wouldn't sit back and take the bullet for someone else's decisions. I'd go full on Antonio Conte mode.

I never said he couldn't,I just said he struggled with the 3rd bend at times and when he fell it was more often than not on the third bend. Anyways we've got speedway back so let's enjoy it and hope the all riders stay safe.

Work than less than half a mile from the stadium and weather still fine. A bit overcast, but no more than it has been all day.

Raised the question of why must the highest average ride at 1? Shane rode at 3 and 5 vast majority of his time in the stripes, I believe he hated riding at 1 memory serves. Yes it means top riders clash in heat one but given best racing occurs generally later in the meeting is this best time for them to clash?

Edited for accuracy.

To have a champ spot he really should be getting round it straight away tho

I am honestly not Scunny bashing, I usually attend as an away supporter when Redcar are in town and your club definitely need a ring master. Roy Clarke does a fantastic job for the Bears just as he did for the Diamonds. He is the type of character Scunthorpe need with his mixture of Speedway knowledge and humour. Your announcer is probably a very nice guy and his voice is a dead ringer for Jonny Vegas but sadly without the wise cracks. Honestly there is an atmosphere at Redcar that draws people in everyone is so friendly fom the guy in the car park to the promoters and owners and if all of that could be replicated at Scunthorpe your fans would love it !! After all you have a great track and great facilities.

Can you make sure Novak hasn’t got any weddings this Friday.

They make them up as the season progresses.

Really enjoyed that, the racing improved after a slow start. A fair bit of rustiness on show but a competitive meeting with the cream rising to the top in the later stages. Always a great speedway experience and night out at the NSS.

Some Panthers fans have gone full Poole mode

It depends who’s asking ….

One is enough!

Who knows. But for Oxford to win meetings, they can't really carry anyone in top 5.

If that happens, Nicki should be sacked on the spot.

cookies instagram shows him having a practice today so guess they managed to get one in before first meeting

his Polish team won't like Nicki taking the chance of getting hurt in the UK, and as their investment is higher than Peterborough i guess they call the shots

Buster all winter -> Me, Myself and I I don't care what the clubs promoters want, I don't care what the team manager wants and I Don't care what the fans want either therefore you'll get what I give you because I said so. Delivered a No.2/No.6 to ride as a HL who threw a stinker on night one and he also delivered an injury prone No.1 who crashed out of the meeting within two bends and as it stands will not be returning to the club if the situation with Grudziadz can't be resolved. Yet somehow it's all Tomalin's fault...

What does Tomalin do for a living? Oh yes. Flogs used cars go figure

Can't name a rider but Swindon did it as a club...

We won on both visits there last year. But I agree, winning there is not for everybody

Lewy is quite correct. 2015-16.

Not at Plymouth he wasn't

European Team Speedway Championship Final A Starting List IMN 751/01 date: 15.04.2023 venue: Gdańsk, Poland Sweden LINDGREN Fredrik LINDBÄCK Antonio THORSELL Jacob BERNTZON Oliver HELLSTRÖM-BÄNGS Philip U 21 Latvia LEBEDEVS Andzejs KOSTIGOVS Jevgenijs KOLODINSKIS Daniils MIHAILOVS Olegs Gusts Francis U21 Poland WOŹNIAK Szymon MIŚKOWIAK Jakub HAMPEL Jarosław KUBERA Dominik PRZYJEMSKI Wiktor U21 France BELLEGO David BERGE Dimitri TRESARRIEU Mathieu GORET Steven TRESARRIEU Mathias U21

Harder on a bike than on a keyboard. I recall a certain B Penhall used to have problems with exit to Pits turn at Cradley. One error accidentally caused terrible injuries to Steve Clarke of Rye House who demolished Starting Gate trying to avoid Penhall. Not sure J Turner is the next Penhall but give the guy a chance. Seems he can definitely make good starts.

Then Pickering at 1 and Cook at number 3. Whichever.

Normal procedure at the late lamented Coventry was for both teams to bring out their bikes and be presented in front of the main stand. When the intros were over, they would all get on their bikes and do as many practice laps as they wanted until the CO (or later Colin Pratt) appeared on-track to signal the end of practice. Usually 5-10 minutes. Strictly no practice starts on the bends or the CO would have your wotsits for garters.

The only promotions i can ever recall giving a hoot about the MDL sides were Barry & Martin (IOW), Kevin Jolly & Rob Henry (Mildenhall), Dale Allitt (Kings Lynn) and Laurence Rogers (various) the rest as you correctly stated have bee run by fans/enthusiasts who gave untold hours for the cause and received very little back. The list of NL/CL & PL graduates through the MDL was vast at one point now that number is rapidly declining and the only real routes are NJL and youth rounds. Fast forward 5 years and the NL will consist of riders who still own a bike rather than who makes the grade.

Can you expand on that question and explain what your real meaning is?

Just have a fit for purpose RR facility.. A No1 missing then every rider can take his rides up to all riders taking no more than seven rides in total, meaning, for example, the two remaining HL's could take two rides each, their own four rides, and Ht 15.. For riders lower down the team the riders above and below could take two rides each if the manager wanted.. For a number 7 missing then a No8 comes in for two of his rides and the other reserve takes the other two.. Guests just destroy the sport from ever being taking seriously by media, sponsors and fans, hence Poland would never see them as a "necessary evil"... Not a good starting point to grow the sport when guests are so fundamentally wrong if you wish the sport to be considered relevant...

Good to see we can still win at Plymouth!! Unofficially of course.

Woah hang on..! A) I was at the back of the stand with no information of the model of bike, and B, I did say they’re were not necessarily Harleys, so many apologies!

They don't usually start the closures until 10:30, so if I attend a league match at the NSS which finishes by 9:20 I can usually beat them. But for that reason I won't be attending any televised meetings this season.

Quite right. Testimonial’s were rewarded for service to a club, not to the sport. A farewell meeting upon retirement I understand - but not then return a year or two later.

If they didn’t change it then no one would ever have a testimonial in this day and age

Very tight meeting, could even be a draw.

Great photo showing the entrance and speedway track. With the Den in the background

Just a reminder where to look for all the team line-ups- Stewmac`s excellent blog https://speedwayteams2023.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR0YPcZNeoRoU4Nmo7tmy4mlgtMCyGYoqP2YBda8Q3Eedkyxuw1zOl3HSPE

This is where it will be https://speedwayteams2023.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR2QzeE9vbdcKqyCjnsTT038qQHB1wRUWi6gV22GNqv7OWT4hSFVLLRuucs