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Angry doesn’t describe how I’m feeling right now so I’ll be careful what I say but people behind me in the queue who were on holiday could not get there money back just a stamped ticket what good is that to them they asked the ladies in the booth to can they speak to the promoter they were told to go and find him.someone else asked for there money back was told the same or to email Plymouth gladiators when they asked for the email address the ladies didn’t no it absolutely heartbreaking to see the club I support becoming a laughing stock I don’t no nothing about track prep but I no we haven’t had rain since 11 this morning and that was drizzle not everyone can afford to just have a ticket stamped some people it comes out of there family budget and if they could have had there money back maybe they could do something else with there kids this week.

Get sone sawdust down... Put sone red boiler suits on.... Remove goggles by end of lap two each race.. And. Look sideways, not forwards, as you ride the bike.... Wipe face clean when you get back to the pits... A big mug of hot steaming tea, three sugars, in between races. Proper Speedway...

I'm loathe to criticise any promotion as know there's so much time effort and money goes in to running a speedway club. But that's 2 entirely avoidable instances in a under a week that just bring embarrassment to the sport and turn off what few fans we have left.

Couple of seconds after the green light goes on

Greg Blair hitting nail on head with a hammer

... and it's turned into a Poole thread

That’s a few older riders putting pressure on the younger ones. BSN not pulling punches. Not enough work done on the track earlier enough and it’s a half arsed effort from the Plymouth promotion. Be lucky to see most of them back next time. Bad bad Bad.

And Lewy quick to have a go at Oxford for it!

Well said Greg

How much money has been wasted, ambulance hire, BSN turning up and setting up, saw a few bandit fans so travel costs etc. How many of those that showed up and paid money will be back next Tuesday for Redcar? I have never ridden a bike or graded a track in my life, but In my present profession and past employment I have alway adopted the 6 P's, Prior Preparation Prevents Pi$$ Poor Performance. If as Greg has stated, that they had been there since midday and nothing was done until one hour before tapes up was schedule, have the Plymouth track team put in sufficient "preparation"?

Greg Blair spot on about that lack of track prep and the Plymouth promotions half arsed effort!

i have no problem with the meeting being called off but the way this has developed makes plymouth look very amateurish. if they know the sandy base doesn’t hold up to a lot of rain then surely this should have been called off earlier today

I live in a neighbourhood where i need to check it constantly

I agree with all above, but just to add that It baffles me that some need passing for it to be a good race, the heat 5 of Dan v Tai was a great race with no passing. Going back to your post the atmosphere is what gets fans coming back, tonight was sensational, and the aggregate bonus point kept it going all the way.

Any update on when this final is happening

Nothing to do with high tides? Everything to do with no track prep til 6pm, according to BSN who were there from 12 noon ish! Anyway moving on. BSN viewers will enjoy a top notch meeting tomorrow. A spit more of rain due overnight but the track will be fine for Pirates v Cheetahs! Might even get a Super heat?!

More than Rory clearly! Why was Ritchie Worrall shaking his head after his laps??? Leon certainly wasn't happy! It's clear Jye wasn't either!! If that track wasn't safe to ride then why should they go out! People pay their money to see riders going full throttle for 15 heats.. that wasn't going to be the case if it had went ahead!! Like Greg said, just a half arsed effort from the Plymouth promotion... Why were they not there from midday doing everything they could?

Sorry Plymouth Speedway, but that`s just not good enough, and no amount of apologies will disguise this shambles.

What a shambles no wonder speedway on its arse

And set fire to it

Lots of negative looking riders. Someone needs to get a grip and tell them to get out there.

get on with it , dont let the snowflake's dictate what happens.

Mildenhall barely works for Mildenhall so it would be an incredibly long shot.

I do hope this doesn't mean no Greg Blair for a while, I find him very funny and I think he managed the filler on Friday very well.

You can't blame the clubs. They want to win and will do what it takes to achieve that, otherwise they might as well just give up now. It may not sit right with some people (me included, to be fair), but the ones to blame are those running the sport and allowing it to happen.

Let's be honest here..someone who states on a press release "I swear on my grandchildrens life" either has something to hide or hasn't got a lot about them as a person..His press releases are knee jerk to when he gets stick on here and downright woeful. Everything he does is just so unprofessional so I know which story I believe more.

Didn’t Richard ride in Cookie’s testimonial?

I think Lewy needs to keep quiet after this one.......

This looks so bad for speedway, no wonder fans dont turn up.

Apparently Devon had more than double average July rainfall in July and lots since. Your worst nightmare to see Schlein turn up. He's happy to ride and win a British Final so wet you could aquaplane but regularly throws his dummy out in Leagues. Ban him for 4 weeks if he refuses to ride. Parasite

The Schlein-factor coming into play again?

Reminiscent of Glasgow Vs Leicester of few years ago and we all know who was front and centre wanting that off. Oh and he's there tonight too

I agree, but BV are still dining out on last year's win.

From the "highlights" shown in the breaks on Eurosport, that did look like a well contested match for which a draw would have been a fair result (were such a thing possible). 9+1 from 5 for Doyley has to count as a victory for the Peterborough lads. But Emil was class. He is the league's number 1 star this year, no question.

Still easier to understand than the chaos of the last couple of seasons in my opinion. Different points for different margins of away wins, etc. Had more columns than the Pantheon.

Are you sure, for sure? Chris Harris at Wolverhampton No. Points Total Mon Apr 10th 2023 Wolverhampton v Belle Vue (PRKO) 5 3, 3, 3 9 (Guest) Mon May 1st 2023 Wolverhampton v Peterborough (PRa) 1 X, 0, 1', 1' 2 +2 (Guest) Mon Jun 26th 2023 Wolverhampton v King's Lynn (PRb) 1 0, 0, 1, 0 1 (Guest)

Great to have him riding over here isnt it? Even though he rode through the pits and tested his clutch... And practised a start on parade without a helmet on.. Got booed too by the fans next to the pit entrance and was laughing his knackers off... Got the Aces an extra, at least, 300~400 or so in last night I reckon.... Hope he can stay when Jack comes back...

Rew continues to disappoint by the way. Can’t use the excuse of not seeing the track this time either. We should be seeing much much more from him at this stage of the season but there’s no getting away from the fact he’s been a massive disappointment.

Always helps being on his own bikes too, Artem's bikes obviously didn't suit him!

He's dropped one point away from home in a match which you only won by four points.....I think he deserves a lot of credit.

Already? Are they feeling alright!

What are Bluey and Marshall like on a bike?

I do want to go to the NSS - however for me it would involve going through the snake on a Monday night and hitting the Glossop and traffic as you head up to the M67 - its always a bottleneck and every time i have thought about it i cant face doing it! It theory it is an hour door to door for me but i would have to be out of work sharpish to get there. What was the crowd? The Grandstand holds 3700 it says - and it was what half full, maybe 60% full? That's approaching 2k people with a decent number down the back straight - so the crowd was 2500 maybe more? In these times thats not too bad an attendance. I the two times i have been the Owlerton this season the crowds have probably been about the same - possibly higher. There was one or two races that would have been great to see live, particularly heats 13 and 15.

The racing for the NSS was only "OK" in all honesty, cracking last few races apart.. It was the noise generated by a decent crowd and having some away fans there that made the real difference tonight, for me.. "Local Derbies", in particular should maybe have both teams discounting away fans' ticket prices..? There were around 20 Sheffield fans there tonight on the back straight, and they made some noise.. But a couole of hundred would have added even more. Maybe knocking 200 tickets out at a tenner each for away fans each meeting, not just derbies, would help add that much needed atmosphere, so desperately missing most weeks, at most tracks.. Hardly any travel now away, so not much to lose, if anything.. Quite easy to "police" too, to ensure only away fans get them.. Spent 48 quid for me and my lad tonight, and came away very pleased with the value for money that got delivered...

Brilliant meeting that, atmosphere was sensational. If speedway was like that every week it would be full stands.

just got back i got my moneys worth, enjoyed it even the so called boring races, not as boring when you are there. also felt a bit of a atmosphere . Conner baily rode very well. and Ellis and Kerr had their moments, the top lads go without saying.

Seemed a decent crowd for a TV match too.. A few Sheffield fans there as well to add a bit of atmosphere.. Woffy added a bit of panto villain moments as well.. Booooooooo!!!! My lad said "if it was like this every week the place would be packed"... He isn't wrong...

My God TV meeting threads are full of moaning and groaning. Certainly nowhere near the best NSS meeting you've seen due to the grippiness/recent rain but those last few heats were excellent. Still comfortably the best track in the UK if not the world.

Best rider in the league and one of the nicest, stood for pictures for a good 15 minutes, class act.

The FIM are saying that Saturday’s GP is sold out- i didn’t expect that !!