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I just checked the Eurovision Song Contest website and he definitely is.

NSS produces one or two races a night, rest is gate and go fast riding not racing

Who actually struggled with the track tonight? Doyle, Emil and King were brilliant, Rew done well again, Riss got a solid 5 and he's been riding like that all season (Tailed off but picking up 3rd places), JT stayed upright although tailed off which is what he does in the Premiership. Picko had his best meeting ever around Foxhall, Young Edwards got stuck in all night and was impressive for his age, Lawson got what everyone thought he would get pre-meeting. Hume's performances was rider related rather than track related, Seen him take so many falls on BSN under no pressure. Lambo got bodied by two sublime riders in Doyle and Emil to a point where his ego couldn't take it. Howarth was dreadful in the KO Cup Final around Foxhall so his performance wasn't track related tonight. Holder is just mentally weak who's mentally beaten before the meetings start at track that's aren't Polish carpet rugs. Mountain isn't good around Foxhall, Ipswich would've stuck by him if he was.

So all roads lead to Glasgow on Sunday at 6pm, when the super strong Tigers take on the Pirates. With Vissing fit but likely to not ride, Glasgow can use riders on form to more than cover. Complin tonight showed what he can do around Ashfield and will probably get 6-7 rides in the first leg. Pirates job is to keep it tight and the last time the two teams met here ended in a two point win to the tigers. However, since then Glasgow have strengthened up with Tarasenko coming in, making them favourites to win the title this year. But Poole never give up and even coming into the final as underdogs, will fight for every point and try and retain the title. The odds might be stacked but we will fight all the way. Should be a great couple of matches. Bring it on!

I've seen some funny things said before,,,, but Hume a future heat leader has got to be one of the funniest yet.

Great comeback from the Tigers! Well deserved place in the final and probably have a better chance of beating Poole all things being equal track condition wise. But... what on earth was Cami Brown doing leaving Ace Pijper in for a 4th ride! I know there's been question marks over his team management in the past but that was absolutely unforgivable team management! Pijper spent most of the night on his arse while Complin was riding out of his skin to drag his team over the line. 'mon the Tiggers!

Only time he was out in front

Clubs will struggle to justify £20 admission for another dilution of the points limit.

All this slagging off uk tracks, just to put it in to context Lambert won heat 5 last night with the fastest time of the night, which I think I read elsewhere on here is the 5th fastest time of the season. So the track can’t have been that bad. His issue is he can’t hack not only being beaten but beaten by a mile by two superb top class riders. The other point is look at all the horrendous injuries that have occurred on the supposed super safe well prepared Polish tracks over the years. The real issue is to be successful in the uk you need to have some real skill & throttle control.

And the 2nd leg of the show piece semi final last Thursday was what. A disgrace win at all costs ………

I’m not a fan of his but I genuinely feel that Fricke has been hard done by.

AEPG in desperate need of positive press on the back of almost 1500 objections to their Showground development plans. All seems a little obvious and more importantly, desperate.

Rollers aided by the fact he was often a mile behind the tapes - which the starting marshal completely ignored. And, obviously, the referee wasn't bothered either.

Confirm no tacticals in two legged event. £4 would be the approximate cost of one meeting using the BSN season pass.

How rude of the Glasgow riders and management not taking the feelings of the Poole fans into account when we fought hard to make the final. How completely inconsiderate

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/new-sponsor-for-peterboroughs-great-eastern-run-4358944 The brown envelopes have started their journeys, makes you feel sick.

Theres a track, walk for anyone who wants to have a last nostalgic stroll, but im expecting him to charge for that as well , or maybe its free if everyone brings a every little helps bag for life to fill with clay for him to transport along the A47

Here we go again….. trying to run speedway in the wettest place in the UK at the beginning of winter. No doubt that Poole will find a dry Wednesday way before Glasgow have a dry day this side of Xmas. So disappointed that Oxford fell at the final hurdle - would have been a very well attended local derby vs the cheetahs, rather than a remote contest attended by a sprinkling of away supporters.

Should be the same guests as the first leg, another thing which makes the sport look amateurish, Sheffield using 9 different riders for the final.

Buster clearly doesn't care about the club hence why we'll have a budget line-up, Buster just wants gullible punters to chip in with the 2024 KL Stars budget. Keep the faith in our team behind the scenes that's working hard, Even if we have to sit 2024 out, It's worth taking one step back to take two steps forward in the future if it means we don't have to put up with Buster anymore.

Pickering was a complete contrast however - Lambert whilst making perhaps some valid comments probably only one (or maybe two) about the heat 4 incident just came across so badly. Sadly for me he has blotted his copybook and the fact he keeps turning up for (mainly) playoff finals is somewhat infurating, he needs to commit to a full season next year! Does he say the same about the KL track he rides each week? (genuione question!) He is a very good rider - possibly not as good as he can be, or thinks he is yet! The greatest riders can ride all tracks which has often been the reason some top riders insist on riding in the UK its keeps the sharp.

Should be on a disrepute charge for that An immediate 1 match ban would be about right

No you didn't, you just quoted it on a forum!

This is most certainly not over - (some) Witches fans may feel they have one hand on the trophy but there is all to play for. Track has been catching Danyon out all year sadly, he does have a tendancy to drop it just when he is in a scoring position, that seems to be the nature of his style unfortunately. The only decision to my mind the ref got wrong was heat 4 Interesting contrast in the interviews at the end - Pickering who is a great rider in my view was pragmatic and up for the final leg - Lambert just came across as a prima donna who didn't like the fact he hadn't scored more points and had been badly schooled by Doyle and Emil in heats 13 and 15 when he really should be looking to do better. Don't even get the fuss about heat 15 Doyle rode out wide to block the move - something that has been around in speedway racing since it started!! Even Abby seemed taken a back by Lamberts sourpuss grumpy face interview, come on Robert you are better than this! The racing at Ipswich will always be different from the Bowl like Owlerton / Belle Vue but there was passing its just that often the Ipwich riders were in front. My preference is to always have tracks like BV and Sheffield but I live in the real world not some the fantasy land that so many seem to inhabit. from the Ipswich perspective is imperative Doyle and Emil receive backup tomorrow King is capable of riding Sheffield pretty well so his contribution will be important - Pickering will be a major threat he is capable of scoring 10 maybe 12 in this. Lets hope that there is no bottom lip from the losers on Thursday whoever they might be!

“I’m really happy with the result, it was a really tough battle. We managed to come through it and get a decent lead, so I’m delighted with all seven of them on a tricky track tonight due to the weather we had last night. I’m delighted with the boys, and it is a good lead, but we know Sheffield are going to come strong on Thursday. “It was a brilliant performance from our three heat leaders, they won a lot of races. Heat 13 and 15 were crucial 5-1s, that is eight points up in two heats and they could easily have been shared heats. They have been superb all season and we have talked a lot about it, you can’t put into words the job they have done, and they have come up trumps again and what a pleasure they have been to work with. “It was tough out there tonight, 13 out of the 14 riders attacked the track and battled hard. It felt like a battle, and it wasn’t enjoyable conditions for anyone to ride in, but it couldn’t be helped. The weather played its part which it does at this time of year, and it was a proper final with two teams battling their hardest. I’m sure it will be the same on Thursday. “We had concerns having to move it to a Tuesday and clashing with the football team who are doing great this season but wow, you came out in force again. I spoke to everyone on the mic to re-iterate again, thank you for all of the support, you have made the world of difference to get us in the position we are in. We have come from the brink, and we now have a great opportunity to make this a legendary season.” Hawkins concedes the track was difficult and holds his hands up but people are going overboard in their criticism here. Most of the comments on here are from people who don’t live in Ipswich and didn’t see the rain we had Monday evening and then again Tuesday morning. No summer sunshine or heat yesterday to dry the track out either. Similar to last week for the Belle Vue semi, it literally pi$$ed it down at 7.30 just before the parade!

When you look at the effort lads like Hume and Edwards put in for their sides then watch the complete inept effort from holder all meeting it does make you wonder why they bother with these half has beens in this country. Just desperation I spose

Taking a leaf out of Shovlars book of reverse psychology. I think he is talking sense.

What in the world of utter crap are you talking about, if I was still a smoker I'd want some of whatever you're puffing on. Glasgow haven't even come close to beating Poole over two legs in any competition they have faced them in. So there are Zero Odds stacked against you and you are most definitely not the underdogs.

If found, please send to Robert Lambert c/o Sheffield Speedway...

As said, racing not the best due to the track and a start line 6 inches deep.... But sheer excitement for the glasgow fans. Hats off to Lee Complain who somehow managed to go above and beyond and absolutely refused to lose. We will never forget his efforts tonight and neither will he. Amazing night for the Tigers.

Racing not as good as normal at Ashfield due to tricky track conditions and dubious preparation, but still an exciting tense meeting. Glasgow got lucky in heat 12 - why wasn't Complin in it in the first place? Lee the match winner in heat 14 with a brilliant first lap - so pleased for him. Congratulations to the Tigers.

Only two quality riders, but got all the bonus points in the league.

Doyle was a good six inches further back than the others... The starting procedures in the UK are laughable... The outside rider aims left, and the inside rider aims right... Referees are clueless...

Not quite sure what all the outrage is about? The track was pretty poor last night, and has been moaned about for the lack of racing for years. Even with the shape changes. Yes weather really didn't help matters but that doesn't get past the fact it was poor. It caught Pickering, Howarth and even the great Emil out a few times. The ref was appalling, and he was right to question the actions and asking if he makes contact will he stay in - fair. Emil should have gone in ht1 and either Doyle or Hume should have in ht4. King and Doyle got a way with a few rollers as well which usually would have been called as lucky to get away with by comms in the GPs.... Tetrow comparison was a bit odd though, Doyle outclassed him that night as well! Don't forget how much you all hate him when you celebrate GBs next medals at the SWC or SON! Just like English football fans, hate another teams player but love them in an England shirt, baffling

Any Speedway in Wales will most likely be limited to 20mph.

Hume is 27,,, so he better hurry up,,, hes been raw a fair few years now,,, and won't be anything but raw

Hume tries so hard but should realise getting third is preferable to binning it on the last bend of the last lap when half a lap in front of Holder. Holder was an embarrassment, like him as a person and has had some terrible crashes but last night was shameful. It was like the Kings Lynn night over again. Lambert is far too big for his boots in my opinion, you make Doyle sound like dirty Nicky which is isn't. Doyle is a very fair rider but hard rider with a great attitude. You are correct about Abi, BSN have far better presenters. What happened to Howarth line, we know the set up's now so it will be different!

Certainly made the right choice with watching BSN last night … soooo much better than Eurosport in every aspect.

Lambert doesn't give a toss about British speedway, he can't even be asked to come back to ride in the British Final, bit like Woofinden, just back for a top up

No moaning from me, I understand the commercial pressures.

It’s all ifs and buts, Ellis was a huge issue in the team he wasn’t scoring home or away… we have suffered with injuries you could say Tai and Musielak would of scored more than Lambert and Lawson last night but we will never know. All we know is C Holder and Howarth were very poor last night and cost us in the points. The track was a disgrace, the ref was shocking. the Sheff riders seemed pretty pumped up after the meeting just hope they get stuck in Thursday and pull it back or at least get close to make it interesting

I tend to agree with CR, had Zmarzlik been in the Crump, Pedersen, Gollob, Rickardsson era he'd have been eating much much more plywood. Absolutely nobody want to ride him to the fence when he goes round them. When he dive bombs, nobody tactically jumps off their bike. Speedway has become to nice

if you look closely you can see Holder out in front…..taken about the time he was psyched out of the meeting.

Very tense meeting but not a classic by any means as the track was prepped hyper slick to cope with some serious rainfall. No grip means next to no passing. The Pijper gamble didn't pay off, too inexperienced on a tricky surface and possibly not 100% fit. Gate 1 was awful most of the night with riders spinning in the deep stuff, and really worked against us in the early heats. Hopefully we can set up a track that suits us for the final as Poole will p1ss themselves to have it as slick as it was tonight.

You have been waiting to send that havent you....

So how’s that new n° 3 working out at Sheffield?

What a result for the mighty Glasgow Tigers. Started to look like the chance was going approaching heat 12. However the referee putting all 4 back in heat 12 was absolutely scandalous. Almost as bad as calamity cammys decision to keep Pijper in the race instead of Complin. Got away with it in the end but extremely poor management you cannot hide from that fact. Bring on the Pirates.

Maybe Lambert expected too much of a showcase speedway final and was narked at poor refereeing and an absolute dogturd of a track. The exact reason he probably has no interest in doing a full season here and quite frankly, I don't blame him. As a neutral I agree with what he said and applaud his honesty, but British Speedway will never listen to riders and wonder why it's going down the pan.

Helps that the other riders just wave him through when he is behind which makes him look faster.